Say what you want about Dancing With the Stars. Go ahead and mock that Flavor Flav show and the inane lives of teenage rich kids as seen on MTV's The Hills. But don't you dare include any of those shows in the same breath as The Biggest Loser, possibly the...

A tough admission to the VIP floor came in a few days back. Patrick Swayze, the '80s heart throb most famous for dirty dancing with Jennifer Grey and potterizing Demi Moore was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

George Fisher, MD, Swayze's oncologist told People magazine that "Patrick has a very...

Cases like that of Donda West are exactly why we started this column. When an unusual medical case enters the purview of the public forum , details are often murky at best and we are here to sort through the vague press releases and nonspecific symptomology to provide you with...

See one, do one, teach one.

That was always the mantra passed on by my seniors and those that came before them. It referred to the chain of command and hands-on learning style of academic medicine, particularly with regard to basic medical procedures. A young doctor watches the procedure performed...

Dave Chapelle, the oft-conflicted comedian who turned down a $50 million contract with Comedy Central and jetted to South Africa instead, checked into the hospital over the weekend for "exhaustion".

While virtually nonexistent in the non-Hollywood patient population,...

There are a few old adages that every doctor has heard a million times. Old clichés like Sutton's Law ("Go where the money is"), "Don't chase zebras," and the Duck Prophecy, i..e. "If it walks like a duck, and sounds...

Katherine Heigl, the actress that plays Dr. Izzy Stevens on Grey's Anatomy has designed a new line of scrubs "...that would allow women to infuse some of their personality and style into their work apparel."

"I have tremendous respect for women in the healthcare industry," said Katherine. "I know that...

Let me tell you a few things:

First, I'm gonna miss these guys. When The Sopranos first started I was slogging my way through graduate school in the Midwest, complaining about the lack of a good bilay and fresh mozzarella with prosciutto. Nothing, but nothing, brought me back to my...

One day after his third sputum culture came back negative, the grandstanding has hit a fever pitch. Regardless of the microbiology or the actual facts of the case, politicians had their time in the TB spotlight yesterday as the House of Representatives launched missives against the federal authorities in charge...

The only thing more confusing to me than this tuberculosis (TB) fiasco is how I am still the first to use this line for my title. The antagonist in the international bacterial brouhaha is a young personal injury lawyer...

Only one day after my site, Stoppagingme.com, wrote about a busted Pakistani organ-harvesting ring, news comes from Holland that a new reality show is inflaming medical ethicists all over the world.

The bioethics committees of the world must be really sitting around those tables and philosophizing now....

From St. Elsewhere to Grey's Anatomy, and all the ones in between (see: Chicago Hope, Strong Medicine, ER, etc., etc.), television MDs have been all the rage for as long as we can remember. But how about their silver screen equivalent? While medical TV has been a staple on primetime...

Someone above is looking out for StopPagingMe. We have been looking for an excuse to talk about the upcoming finale between the Keane-like, beat-boxing Blake and the smiley, It-factor-laden Jordin.

Our excuse to come clean about our Idol affinity...

According to the Associated Press, a group of doctors has filed suit against the state of Louisiana seeking $100 million they say they are owed for providing free care to poor and uninsured patients following Hurricane Katrina.

In all, 381 physicians at West Jefferson Medical Center, say the state failed...

Who needs discipline and moderation when you have stardom and money? Today I read about yet another young celeb checking getting dry.

According to his publicist, "He felt a break was needed to maintain his recovery. Jonathan plans to resume his schedule following completion."

The ever-increasing number...

On a recent plane trip home from Hot-lanta, where we endured 3 days of non-stop lecture about cardiac ultrasound, our brains were not up to discussing any politically incendiary health issues. However, we did get a good laugh from the ever-entertaining SkyMall catalogue. Please to enjoy...

Like many of you out there we peruse the list of one-liner news stories provided to us by a number of RSS feeds. Here's what we clicked on today.

Bush: A Champion of Inhibiting Science

He did it before and he'll do...

What is going on in this world? It's not enough that Tom Cruise has more money than most small countries, but now Maverick is using it to exploit some Scientology-based bullshit treatment for 9/11 workers.

And no one is writing a thing.

The self-proclaimed...