Surgical complications are more likely to land a person back in the hospital than the condition that sent them there in the first place, according to a new report from the American College of Surgeons. The report analyzed the medical records of nearly 500,000 patients who underwent surgery at 346 hospitals nationwide to determine why […]
Addressing Orthopedic Surgeon Burnout
Statistically speaking, physicians suffer more job burnout than any other profession in America. Don’t get me wrong, the vast majority of us love our jobs and what we do, but being a physician takes a significant physical and emotional on your mind and body. Looking specifically at orthopedic surgeons, we fall near the middle of […]
TV Doctors About As Healthy As TV Dinners
Television shows like The Dr. Oz Show and The Doctors have grown in popularity as viewers are interested in learning more about health and wellness, but a new study suggests you shouldn’t blindly follow their recommendations. In order to determine credibility of the medical advice being touted on these shows, researchers screened 80 randomly selected episodes […]
iPads, Tablets and Smartphones May Be Disruptive to Sleep
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the glow of a tablet or smartphone may be disruptive to your sleep pattern, which can impact your long term health. For their study, researchers studied 12 adults over the course of two weeks. Half of the group was asked […]
Preventing Surgical Errors and Cognitive Bias
A short while ago the Boston Globe ran a story about Carolina Carcerano, a 74-year-old who went into Tuffs Medical Center for a routine back pain procedure. The operating neurosurgeon requested a special dye to test the location of a tube that had been placed in her spine. The pharmacy didn’t have the specific dye, […]
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