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ICU Rules #6 and #7: Your Ego Can Be Dangerous

I had known the patient well. She was just in my ICU a few weeks previous with a perforated bowel and multiple abscesses in...

Patient Satisfaction Surveys Earn a Zero on Tracking Whether Hospitals Deliver Culturally Competent Care

The CAHPS survey is required by the federal government for many health care facilities, and the hospital version of it is required for most acute care hospitals. Low scores can induce financial penalties, and hospitals reap financial rewards for improving scores or exceeding those of their peers.

Want to Drink Less Alcohol?

WHILE I AM NOT ONE TO MAKE New Year’s resolutions, I know that many of you make them to improve their health and better their...

Are Supplements Really the Answer to Anxiety, Depression, and Everything Else?

Perhaps you’d like to try something organic, or you don’t want medication, and you want to try supplements. Should you, and are they all that?