Recently we have seen a rash of headlines along the lines of 鈥75% of infected people were fully vaccinated鈥 atop stories describing a 鈥渟uper-spreader鈥 event in Massachusetts. While that statistic...
In the first episode of the television show The Resident, a nurse tells the young protagonist that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States after cancer and heart...
For example, my roommate who is sharp in finance but has no scientific training believes that dish detergent residues on dishes cause cancer, which is why she only washes her dishes with water. ...
Another case of chest pain. Almost anyone who comes to the ED with complaints of chest pain gets admitted. First task is to rule out ACS or Acute Coronary Syndrome. The differentials for chest pain...