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Bioethics Medicine Religion

A physician’s obligation

I’ve written about the corrosive effect that religion can have on medical care when it is allowed to become too pervasive. One example where the intersection of religion and medicine concerns me is when various religious doctors insist on very dubious evidence that religiosity is good for a patient’s health and that physicians should therefore […]

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Entertainment/culture News of the Weird Television

24: Jack Bauer versus Aqua Teen Hunger Force

I have to admit, I don’t quite “get” the whole Aqua Teen Hunger Force thing (I’m either too old or too uncool, I guess), but, as a certified 24 addict, I found this to be a rather amusing take on the terror scare caused by an ill-fated ad campaign in Boston a couple of weeks […]

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Medicine Surgery

What you find on YouTube these days: Central venous catheter placement

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a bizarre complication of a central venous catheter placement. Now, on YouTube, I find a primer on how to place central venous catheters. The remaining parts can be found here.

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Humor Science fiction/fantasy

No, I…am…Doom!

This one seems to be going around the ScienceBlogs, bunch, and, given the nature of the test and my having collected comics for over 30 years, there was no way I could pass it up. The results are, of course, utterly expected. Bow before your better! Bow before…Doom! Your results: You are Dr. Doom Dr. […]

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Entertainment/culture Science fiction/fantasy Television

Weekend Doctor Who silliness

It’s sort of becoming a bit of a tradition here. Well, sporadically, anyway. This time, David Tennant himself joins in the fun…