TAMPA, FL – In a sad and tragic turn of events, local resident doctor James Hilden was told that he would never fully be cured from his depression due to his inability to participate in yoga. Dr. Hilden, who lacked the flexibility to maintain even the most basic child’s pose, was thought to be a hopeless...
March 21st, 201903Given the overarching success of the Pain score leading to the opoid crisis, The Joint Commission (for healthcare absurdity) has now added the sixth vital sign in the form of the Crazy Score. It is designed to help all healthcare providers recognize if patients or their family members are nuts and to quantify this in a way that is...
January 19th, 201901PITTSBURGH, PA – Sometimes it’s better to acknowledge one’s own shortcomings and move on. That is why we’re saluting a hero, internist Dr. Keisha Boots, for summoning the strength and courage to do something all of us have always wanted to do: she tossed the tall stack of unread New England Journal of...
December 23rd, 201803Salt Lake City, Utah – Parents will be able to count down the days until Christmas in a much more soothing manner this season. A local pharmaceutical company has started distributing advent calendars filled with Valium, a medication known for its calming effect commonly used in treating anxiety.
According to Ann Ziety, the CEO of...
December 2nd, 201808Dubuque, Iowa – following a growing number of reports on the deteriorating mental health among doctors, the American Psychiatric Association decided to tackle the issue through the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The 6th edition reportedly will be physician-friendly and address...
December 2nd, 201803Dubuque, Iowa – following a growing number of reports on the deteriorating mental health among doctors, the American Psychiatric Association decided to tackle the issue through the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The 6th edition reportedly will be physician-friendly and address...
July 27th, 201801Lecoma, Missouri: After being seen in the clinic about a week ago for chronic behavioral outburst, a local 9 year old boy and his parents have made a groundbreaking discovery of the ability to bring back Vanderbilt forms to rule out ADHD.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly known as ADHD, is the most prevalent parent...
June 26th, 201802
Given the continued emphasis on cost cutting, implementing effective measures, and streamlining services in healthcare, some cutting-edge emergency departments are moving from their usual psychiatric screeners to psychiatric screamers. This is the brainchild of Dr. Buster Loude, who had been hauled into his medical director’s...
June 22nd, 201804AURORA, CO – Three weeks after its launch, an innovative new ‘Therapy Monkey’ program at Children’s Hospital Colorado is being met with mixed reviews. Long-known as a leader in designing ways to decrease patient and family stress during a hospital admission, the program was the brain-child of Child Life...
