Johns Hopkins Obgyn Dr. Nikita Levy was suspended by Johns Hopkins Medical Center after he was suspected of filming patients during medical … [Read more...]
Hypertonic Saline for Fluid Resuscitation
Hypertonic saline for fluid resuscitation is best performed with an institution-approved protocol. One such protocol for buffered 3 % hypertonic (half … [Read more...]
William Osler’s Brain
William Osler, MD, was the first physician-in-chief at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. A dedicated physician, on his deathbed in 1919 of pneumonia, he … [Read more...]
Cherry Flavored Tongue Depressors?
In an attempt to make better tasting (and hence easier to use) tongue depressors, physicians in the 1920s at Johns Hopkins Hospital had the carpentry … [Read more...]
Surgeon Burnout May Contribute to Medical Errors
Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Charles M. Balch is reporting in a study to be published online in the Annals of Surgery that surgeon burnout and depression … [Read more...]
Elliott Haut, MD – Trauma Surgeon and Book Author (Part 1 of 2)
Elliott R. Haut, MD, is Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a specialist in trauma surgery and … [Read more...]