Why are kids dying at the dentist?
Is pediatric dental anesthesia safe? Right on the homepage of the ADSA is a big box: “getting sedated at the dentist: there’s nothing to worry about”. Recent news, however, seems to contradict that statement. In Texas alone, there are at least 85 reported deaths of...
Who is mentoring academic physicians?
This week, I had the honor and delight to be a Visiting Professor at Cornell. Specifically, I met with members of the Department of Anesthesiology of Weill Cornell Medical College at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on the Upper East Side of Manhattan (although the...
On Perceived Value, Patient Satisfaction, and Commission Bias
Recently, I read an article about a new mother’s experience taking her toddler to the emergency room after a face-first fall onto an iron table, bleeding profusely. After her child was evaluated, it was determined that no serious injury was sustained, and no further...
BX2015 Highlights: The 2015 International Behavioural Exchange Conference
Did you know? The relentless stress caused by poverty has the same effect as reducing your IQ by about 15 points. And if you look even a little bit poor, you are also perceived as incompetent – so things are only looking worse for you tomorrow. Most people lie and...
Three Reasons We Are Still Making So Many Decision Errors
It is estimated that the volume of knowledge is doubling at least every 8 years. This rate of expansion overwhelms our capacity to stay abreast of emerging knowledge, even in the ever-narrowing micro-specialization of medical practice. New careers are created...The Career Rx PODCAST!
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