What can Be Done about Doctors Who Spread Misinformation?
Especially in a pandemic. By Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel The Oregon Medical Board suspended the license of family practitioner Steven Latulippe for what it called “unprofessional or...
View ArticleJury Awards $400,000 in “Wrongful Prolongation of Life” Lawsuit
The estate of Rodney Knoepfle successfully sued a Montana hospital for not honoring his wish to be treated as “Do Not Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate” [DNR/DNI] during a 2016 hospitalization. A recent...
View ArticleThe alarming frequency of errors in medical records
By Physician’s Weekly Blogger, Skeptical Scalpel My comments are in italics. Over the course of my 45 or so years in the business, I have noticed many patient charts contain errors. I’ve never stopped...
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How long should patients fast before elective surgery? Part 2
Written by Physician’s Weekly Blogger, Skeptical Scalpel A couple of years ago, I blogged about preoperative fasting here. I had conducted a Twitter poll asking surgeons, anesthesiologists, and...
View ArticleThey’re MDs, but they can’t find residency positions
Written by Physician’s Weekly Blogger, Skeptical Scalpel In February, the New York Times published an article about this subject. Several vignettes depicted the plight of medical school graduates who...
View ArticleDoctors in the news and not in a good way
Jason Pirozzolo, a Florida hand surgeon, is being investigated by the feds for “having allegedly paid for the travel expenses, accommodations, and female escorts” on a trip to the Bahamas with...
View ArticleDoctors in the news and not in a good way: Part 2
In this week’s post, physicians’ behavior goes from the ridiculous to the deadly serious. Social media strikes again. TikTok videos show Brazilian plastic surgeon Caren Trisoglio Garcia dancing with...
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A TikTok challenge: Can it be stopped from harming people?
Russian doctors endoscopically removed 209 magnetic balls one at a time from the stomach of a two-year-old child. His parents had noticed black stools and colored metal balls in his stools. The figures...
View ArticleThe Decline of Science
By Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel Sherri Jane Tenpenny, an Ohio family practitioner and outspoken anti-vaxxer, was, for some reason, invited to testify as an expert witness at the Ohio...
View ArticleBeing sued for malpractice is one thing; being accused of homicide takes it...
By Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel An investigation into the death of 60-year-old Argentine soccer icon Diego Maradona has resulted in seven members of his medical team being charged with...
View ArticleThe amateur urologist
By Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel Ryan King, a 28-year-old man from Brisbane, Australia, admitted in court that he castrated two men who had contacted him through a “eunuch-interest”...
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Naturopath faces federal charges for selling fake Covid-19 vaccination cards
By Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel Naturopath Juli A. Mazi, who practices in Napa, California, was charged with wire fraud and making false statements related to healthcare matters. She...
View ArticleYou won’t believe what this woman said about masks at a school board meeting
Former Disney actress Leigh-Allyn Baker spoke to the Williamson County, Tennessee school board recently. She said she was a “refugee” from California and was against the board’s mandate that children...
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COVID Follies: Tales from the Pandemic
In the last few months I have written about a woman speaking before a school board in Tennessee and claiming that masks decrease the amount of oxygen to the brain and a family practitioner who...
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Unusual Cases Part 7: Growing Hair…and a Guidewire
Written by Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel I Can’t Stomach This One Figure 1. Contrast in the stomach, showing an inguinal/scrotal hernia An elderly man with a long history of a left...
View ArticleComparison of Outcomes of Antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) Trial:...
Written by Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel The short-term results of the CODA trial have just been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This study of over 1500 patients...
View ArticleSerial Con Artist OB/GYN awaits trial
Written by Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel Board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist Javaid Perwaiz is facing over 60 federal charges including 33 counts of making false statements...
View ArticleQuestion: What do math and medicine have in common?
Answer: The way they are taught is out of date. By Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel A guy named Steven Levitt is tired of helping his teenagers with their quadratic equations and imaginary...
View ArticleHow to Get Around a State’s Cap on Pain and Suffering
Written by Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel Since 1975, California has had a $250,000 cap on pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases. A recent case illustrates how a plaintiff’s...
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Non-Physician Hospital CEO Cut after Participating in Surgery
Last week on Twitter I asked this question: The 130 (2.5%) of 5,213 respondents who said they would allow a CEO to make a skin incision highlight the unscientific nature of Twitter polls. Restricting...
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