Dr. Wes

I'll be traveling to the far reaches of the earth for an extended weekend with little Internet access. As a result, comment moderation ...

In a letter to Dr. Donald Berwick, the newly appointed Director of the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), Senator Charles Gra...

Every time an experiment on human subjects in proposed in our hospital (or any hospital in the United States for that matter), there is an ...

Employment Alert: While there is no frank nudity, viewing video might be best done after hours. Although this ad for lingerie might not be s...

From a recent white paper from England's Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and Secretary of State for Health about the National He...

... ask your local electrophysiologist: (Collection found in various lab coats) Now the tough part: remembering who I lent them from... -Wes

Malaria vivax (caused by the usually more indolent plasmodium vivax) is causing a stir in India because of a rash of what sounds like disse...

Dr. Charles is hosting a science and medicine poetry contest over at his blog, The Examining Room of Dr. Charles . It's a great way to ...

With the unvetted recess appointment of Donald Berwick to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), some interesting questions t...

Should be an interesting debate on WGN Radio 720 TONIGHT from 10pm-12 midnight Central Standard Time with Milt Rosenberg moderating. The ...

No, in fact it is very much alive. According to the CBO : This morning CBO released a letter to Chairman Fortney Pete Stark analyzing a pro...

With their stock struggling to survive, the latest Boston Scientific defibrillator advisory could not come at a worse time: Boston Scientif...

It was innocent enough. A patient. Syncope. Enough AV block to make you wish the pacemaker was implanted yesterday. Next to the patient:...

It seems doctors can never do enough. Not only must we diagnose and treat medical illness, this morning in the Chicago Tribune we learn f...

... because the delivery man might just save your life : Linn's wife says he had just gone into cardiac arrest Friday when the pizza del...

Doctor and patient, running a marathon together. Such an inviting story, it just warms the cockles of your heart: “I got to thinking, Hey, ...

Quick EMR quiz: Which is the most different? (1) An "unresulted order" (2) An "overdue result" (3) A "result" ...

I sit before the computer this morning struggling to write. It happens from time to time, I know, but for come reason I find myself at a par...

... like this atrial myxoma after it's been resected. -Wes P.S.: A pretty good review on myxomas can be found here.

All I can say is, best of luck : In a move likely to shake up the market for heart care in the Chicago area, the well-known Cleveland Clinic...