On rounds one morning, we were talking to a patient and I notice that one of the pillowcases was stenciled with black letters saying “Property of X Hospital.” What was interesting is that we were in a completely different hospital, Y, about two hours away from the hospital stamped on the pillowcase. That got me […]
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Infertility: Disease, Condition, Right, Privilege?
One of the more sensitive issues that comes up in obstetrics, gynecology and Advanced Urology is patients having problems with infertility. We received some excellent didactic instruction on the medical elements of the topic, but I was struck by a key issue that came up during this discussion. It was the issue of how we, as a […]
Party Balloons and MRI Machines
When you buy some party balloons and eventually they escape into the sky or all the helium escapes, that helium is literally “escaping.” It is lighter than most of the atmosphere, so it goes up and up and up and basically out to the edge where our atmosphere becomes outer space. Ultimately, it would be very hard to […]
