Healthcare Musings
This is the official podcast and blog of Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a NY Times-featured Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, Author, and Healthcare Executive. Healthcare Musings discusses important issues in Critical Care, Healthcare, and Medicine in general.
Recent Episodes
Do Doctors Gaslight Their Patients?: My Conversation with Dr. Chailee…
I was taken aback by the term, "Medical Gaslighting," used in this recent article. So, I sat down with the principal author and discussed the article and its larger implications beyond Gynecology. Article link: https://jamane...
Are All Plaintiff Attorneys Bad People?: My Conversation With Dr. Jef…
A malpractice lawsuit can be very stressful for physicians - it sure was stressful for me. So, are all plaintiff attorneys bad people? What about those physicians who are expert witnesses for plaintiffs? I asked this and much...
How To Do The SEP-1 Bundle Right
Like it or not, compliance with the SEP-1 Bundle is here to stay, despite its questionable effect on outcomes. We can either rail against it or learn to how do it well. In this episode, to culminate Critical Care Awareness Mo...
The Man Behind PulmCCM: Great Minds in Medicine
PulmCCM is one of the best Substacks out there. So, I sat down with Dr. Matt Hoffman, Critical Care physician and creator of PulmCCM to discuss his journey and evidence-based medicine in general. Substack Link: www.pulmccm.or...
Tips For A Good Night’s Sleep
In the last episode of the “Sleep in the ICU” series, Dr. Hassaballa goes through several easy tips to help get a good night’s sleep. American Academy of Sleep Medicine Tips: https://sleepeducation.org/healthy-sleep/healthy-s...
I Was A Nurse For A Day: It Wasn’t Pretty
Dr. Hassaballa tells the story of when he filled in as a Tele-ICU Nurse. It wasn’t a pretty picture, and it highlights how important nurses truly are to the healthcare field. A very Happy Nurses Week to every nurse in the wor...
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Recent Blog Posts
Sleep in the ICU: What Do The Guidelines Say?
Sleep, I often say, is the elusive treasure of a hospital stay. Indeed, when hospitalized, there are many things that need to be done to the patient: diagnostic tests, laboratory studies, multiple visits from multiple clinicians, to name a few. So, …
The Best Answer to "Why Medicine" I Have Ever Heard
“Why Medicine?” Why go into a career that takes several years - and costs hundreds of thousands of dollars - to complete? And, it is still a very demanding job at the end of that long, expensive path. So, why do it? Many, including mys…
Sleep in the ICU: The Classic Experiments
In the classic sleep deprivation experiments, two rats were placed on a disk that can rotate over water. They had as much food and drink as they wanted, and if the experimental rat fell asleep or entered a prohibited sleep stage, the disk started to…