It's Elementary
It's Elementary Steven Peskin, MDWe know Watson, the supercomputer, for its vast fund of knowledge and thinking prowess when machine bested man, defeating the all-time Jeopardy champ for games won, Ken...
View ArticleThrough the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass Steven Peskin, MDAlice found a Wonderland.What we found last week, when the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released cost information for the 100 most common...
View ArticleOne Question
One Question Steven Peskin, MDAt a recent Grand Rounds, a leading clinician medical ethicists told of a meeting with members of the family of a critically ill 6 week old boy who had been in a neonatal...
View ArticleWhere Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio? Steven Peskin, MDIn doing research for a Grand Rounds needs assessment on humanism in medicine, I re-acquainted myself with a classic lecture by Dr. Francis Peabody,...
View ArticleDo You Believe in Magic?
Do You Believe in Magic? Steven Peskin, MDThe memory tape of the golden oldie from Lovin' Spoonful was playing in my head before watching Dr. Eric Topol’s interview with Dr. Paul Offit about his...
View ArticleWelcome to Mohs!
Welcome to Mohs!Steven Peskin, MD"Welcome to Moe's" is the warm and friendly greeting of the staff at one of my favorite cantinas — Moe's Southwest Grill, where a rice bowl and iced tea set me back...
View ArticleShingles is Hell!
Shingles is Hell! Steven Peskin, MDThree days of a severe headache that would not respond to the ibuprofen, naproxen, or acetaminophen. "I never get headaches" is what I said multiple times to my wife...
View ArticleWARNING: Antibiotics May Be Harmful to Your Health
WARNING: Antibiotics May Be Harmful to Your HealthSteven Peskin, MDThe title of this post might also read "Don't Mess with Mother Nature"We have seen remarkable improvements in human health as a direct...
View ArticleChoosing Wisely: The Video!
Choosing Wisely: The Video! Steven Peskin, MDThis is my third installment on the Choosing Wisely Campaign from the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation and Consumer Reports that brings into...
View ArticleStanding Ovation!
Standing Ovation!Steven Peskin, MD“At first they thought it was anxiety,” Melissa Thomason began her deeply moving and inspirational story. Melissa’s first pregnancy was complicated by preeclampsia,...
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