And I thought we were having trouble with the whole driving thing in SVG: Student drives into building - “A current [University of Rochester] undergraduate student drove a car through the front door of Susan B. Anthony Halls at approximately 7:10 a.m. on Sunday morning.” Post a Comment
I knew that the NHS was having issues with waiting times, but this is a little over the top: Stab Victim Ignored By Health Centre Medics - “A teenager bleeding profusely after being stabbed in the back was treated by patients in a GP’s waiting room after being ignored by doctors and staff, it was claimed today.” Post a Comment
Grocery list: Milk, detergent, strep test - “Fearing bad news as her son suffered with a cough, aches and a sore throat, Donna Bultez found help in the most common of places — her neighborhood grocery store. Just feet from the beeping cash registers, a few steps behind the frosted-glass door, Bultez was relieved to find that her son Trevor Belmont wasn’t suffering from strep throat. That she saved money by avoiding a trip to the emergency room was good news, too.”
And the staff of your local Emergency Department thanks you for being able to read the sign as well. Post a Comment
I don’t often delve into politics, but this just boils my blood: Bush: ‘No doubt’ NSA surveillance is legal - “President Bush suggested Thursday he might offer resistance if Congress moves to change the law relating to his controversial program of warrantless surveillance for terrorist threats and said: “There’s no doubt in my mind it is legal.”
I am reminded of a quote by Benjamin Franklin - “The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either.” For a humorous Q&A with the omnipotent president, check out fafblog. Post a Comment
By the time you read this, I will be dead - Following the example of Dr. Ticktin by committing suicide to bring attention to a cause, “a retired physician urged the Government yesterday to make assisted suicide legal as she took her life with the help of doctors at a controversial clinic in Switzerland.” Post a Comment
We want everything - “Americans generally want their health-care system to do three things: (1) provide needed care to all people, regardless of income; (2) maintain our freedom to pick doctors and their freedom to recommend the best care for us; and (3) control costs. The trouble is that these laudable goals aren’t compatible.
We can have any two of them, but not all three.” (via Medpundit)
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Doctor: New lips not made for smoking - “The world’s first face transplant recipient is using her new lips to take up smoking again, which doctors fear could interfere with her healing and raise the risk of tissue rejection.” 2 Comments
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