Many busy clinics display a large fish tank in the waiting room. Staring at fish can help patients relax and lower blood pressure and anxiety before appointments. But how do fish feel about staring at miserable patients all day long?
In the fall of 1999, an exotic eel makes his feelings known.
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Residents in Salem, Oregon, are designing an ideal medical clinic. Slated to open by April 2013, the clinic may feature a dinosaur exam table, a cool gecko that greets patients at the front desk, and maybe even a pet goat. But the final design will be determined by citizens gathering at town hall meetings over the next few months.
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Dear Gregg,
I’m thinking of you tonight. Five years ago your wife told me you died. You were at a medical conference. They found you in a hotel room with pain pills. You were just 44.
You gave your life to medicine. We all did. We just wanted to help people.
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Change your name. Don’t friend patients. Delete your Facebook account. This is official social media advice for today’s medical students and physicians.
What fuels physician Facebook phobia?
Patients may make romantic advances or request appointments on Facebook. Patients might view a physician’s personal posts or vacation photos.
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I pick up a Glock semiautomatic, the model used in the Virginia Tech massacre. I need to hold it, to feel it, to rub my finger across the trigger.
I don’t fear death. Raised in a morgue, I worked with my dad, the city medical examiner.
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Doctor revived after suicide. Here's what he says.
