A few days ago I picked up on an interesting post on Althouse about a new Nurse Practitioner Program, where the graduates will have the title "Doctor." Here’s her post Althouse: How to make patients think of the nurse as a doctor? . And here’s the original article: Call the Nurse "Doctor" WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL … Read more
This is from the NY Times health section a couple of days ago. See my comment at the end. Hospitals Slow in Heart Cases, Research Finds – New York Times In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, increasing the risk of brain … Read more
Here’s a member of the Russian Academy of Science who says a relative cold spell will soon set in… RIA Novosti – Opinion & analysis – A cold spell soon to replace global warming Earth is now at the peak of one of its passing warm spells. It started in the 17th century when there … Read more