They came seeking healing, not to perish in smoke.
11Dec11
Hospital of Horror
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Posted in death & dying, deaths in the news, global health, hospital care, patient safety
Tagged hospital fire, kolkata
Tagged hospital fire, kolkata
28Nov10
Thank you for Not Smoking
How well does e-smoking approximate the real thing? Hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving. GlassHospital was on the road again, taking the kids to visit the hometown of Cleveland, health mecca of the eastern Midwest. Had Thanksgiving dinner at my aunt and uncle’s. My aunt is a culinary master; she loves to pull out all [...]
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Posted in global health, health & wellness, lifestyle modification, preventive health, primary care, research
Tagged e-cigarettes, smoking, tobacco
Tagged e-cigarettes, smoking, tobacco
13Oct10
Ni hao from China
In our unremitting effort to make transparent all that is Medicine, GlassHospital has journeyed to China, home of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The real reason we’re here is to facilitate dialogue and cultural exchange between two great medical schools, those being the one affiliated with GlassHospital and the one here at Wuhan University. Like many [...]
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Posted in global health, health care reform, medical education, preventive health, technology
Tagged blogs, China
Tagged blogs, China
8Mar10
Peace In
So, I haven’t used this blog to shill products. Me, my writing, my ideas–sure. Here’s an idea that’s so good I can’t resist passing it on: Peace Care. Remember the Peace Corps? Started by JFK and now in its 50th year, thousands of Americans have volunteered for stints of two to three years in 139 [...]
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Posted in charity, disaster relief, global health, preventive health
Tagged peace care, peace corps
Tagged peace care, peace corps
27Jan10
An Uncomfortable Question
Like most people, I’ve found the news and images coming from Haiti in the aftermath of the January ’10 earthquake appalling and upsetting. The sheer amount of devastation and orders of magnitude loss of life make the story compelling by itself. Coupled on top of Haiti’s ignominious history, the situation touches us for its Job-like [...]