Dr. Wes

It is tough playing man-to-man when coaches on the sideline keep insisting your team plays zone. Such is it with health care. For docto...

From Cory Franklin, MD in today's Chicago Tribune : The tragic tale of Flight 447 should not only be a case study in aviation but also i...

Call it an après-holiday reflection, but as I look back at 2011 and anticipate the year ahead it is only natural to ponder what the New Year...

Click image to enlarge Thanks to all the doctors and nurses who contributed. Wishing you all the happiest of holiday seasons! -Wes

Seriously... -Wes

Seems everyone is doing the Top Ten of 2011 thing: Wall Street Journal: YouTube's Top Ten Videos of 2011 (Can you say Rebecca Black?) ...

I just received fantastic holiday surgical caps from the incomparable Ramona Bates, MD of the newly re-named Sutured For a Living blog. He...

As a reminder, today's the last day to submit a quick picture of your favorite holiday tie, sweater, scrubs, shirt, underwear, socks - w...

From Authentic Medicine : So what happened to the other 75% of reps? Some of them are now working for hospitals to make sales calls on doct...

Just saw this advertised for patients taking Multaq (dronedarone): interactive pill bottle caps called "GlowCaps:" GlowCaps TM i...

"What's your favorite color?" my brother asked me. I had never been asked that question before, so I had never thought about...

Well, good . -Wes Reference: Dr. Wes: On Medicare's Wearable Cardiac Defibrillator "Reconsideration"

In a brief burst of holiday enthusiasm, we worked on a special song today that came together after our fifth case for your enjoyment: The Tw...

It's busy this time of year for me, so I offer this prior piece, previously published 3 Aug 2010: “The family wants the pacemaker turne...

In the spirit of good cheer, I have an idea, but I need your help. I need a picture of your favorite holiday tie or sweater. Not you, mi...

Today's one of those days this time of year where there just doesn't seem to be enough time, so I offer you a bit of reading from an...

Why we need to be wary of press releases, especially when they contain so-called "scientific" content that "pushes the envelo...

It is a decision that is not made easily each morning. It takes a careful consideration of the anticipated caseload or clinic volume. It...

Walking downtown yesterday in Grant Park, I looked up and marveled at Chicago's skyline. As I looked north, there before me was the hug...

It was just supposed to be a school computer project from the small Yupiq Eskimo Village of Quinhagak, Alaska, but it's become a YouTube...