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Hippocratic Oath

Sleepless Supernova: Propofol Lullabies In Neverland

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 10.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Physicians, Propofol, Melatonin, This-Is-It, Deepak Chopra, Brooke Sheilds, Jay Leno, Cnn, Jack Kevorkian, Insomnia, King of Pop, Sleep Machismo, Heath Ledger, David Letterman, Bill Maher, Sleep, Hippocratic Oath, Living News
Qanta Ahmed, MD

That an anesthesiologist could be on tour with Michael administering propofol is both baffling and repugnant. The King of Pop was effectively anaesthetized every night, while our profession was asleep at the wheel.

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Above & Below: The Health Care Debate Seen from Above

Gahl Eden Sasson | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Virgo, Hippocrates, Kabbalah, Health Care, Astrology, Hippocratic Oath, Living News
Gahl Eden Sasson

According to astrology, which was developed as a tool to understand the cycles of the seasons, now is the best time in 250 years to transform the health care institutions.

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Celebrity "Roadkill": A Black Box Warning for Physicians

Gary Cohan | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Medical Ethics, Michael Jackson, Dangerous Controlled Substance, Drug Addiction, Roadkill, Physicians, Celebrity Culture, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Doctor Shopping, Beverly Hills, Self-Esteem, Justice Department, Prescription Painkillers, Judy Garland, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Just Say No, Fame, Opiates, Drug Enforcement Administration, Deepak Chopra, Drug Abuse, Heath Ledger, Narcotics, Pain Medications, Hippocratic Oath, Celebrities, Hollywood, Black Box Warning, Entertainment News
Gary Cohan

How can a vulnerable physician resist the temptation to "bend the rules" for these "tabloid elites?"

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The Hippocratic Oath And Health Care Reform

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Health Insurance, Lakeville Journal, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Health Insurance, Business, Hippocratic Oath, Politics News
Raymond J. Learsy

This letter speaks eloquently to an issue critical to the administration and the conduct of our society.

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Psycho: Bush's Willing Medical Torturers

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 05.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, George Tenet, CIA Torture, Doctors, Torture Memos, Torture, Dick Cheney, Hippocratic Oath, Politics News
Jacob Heilbrunn

Simply releasing the documents about their embrace of torture has further soiled Bush and Cheney's legacy. But whether that is punishment enough is another matter.

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