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Urine sample collected in office was clearly water

I somewhat recently saw a 16 year old female for a routine well visit, and her and her mother agreed to start the Gardasil vaccine...

Medical Paternalism Is Making a Comeback (And Maybe It Should)

Excerpts from the article: In 1972, Jerry Canterbury went in for back surgery, suffered a postoperative fall from his hospital bed, and ended up paralyzed....

I want a show when a real-world physician gets isekaied into a medical drama.

I grew up watching House, MD and Scrubs, but haven't been able to stomach any medical drama/show (except Scrubs) since my M2 year (even though...

AP News: CMS admits it made a glaring error in its New York health fraud accusations, revises its original claims of fraud by about 90% lower (from 5 million to 0.45 million).

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-medicaid-fraud-dr-oz-trump-342285a3c5d5b71f36ce3f3c77ec72c5 In a rare and characteristically un-Trump move, the administration (specifically CMS by Dr. Oz) admits that it made a glaring error in its primary accusation...