Accident

'Is There a Doctor in the House?'

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living


Dr. Cara Barker

Of all the words I've heard in the past few days, the ones that spoke most deeply to me were these aboard the returning Amtrak train to Seattle: "Is there a doctor on board?" Believe me, I was invested in the answer.

The Media's Double Standard On Showing Neda's Death

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media


Chris Weigant

Either show us the Neda video uncensored, or don't show the poster. You can't really have this one both ways. The American public can either handle this image or we can't. Decide, and be consistent.

Talk and Die: Six Questions (and Answers) About Natasha Richardson's Ski Accident

Ben Sherwood | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living


Ben Sherwood

How can someone seem fine one moment and then quickly deteriorate? In the field of trauma medicine, it's called "talk and die syndrome."