Healthcare Musings Blog
Nov. 13, 2024
Get Your Living Will Done Today
A patient arrives in the ICU after suffering a traumatic brain injury. He does not have decisional capacity as he is on invasive mechanical ventilation. He only has one sibling and no spouse or children. In the state of Illinois, therefore, his …
Nov. 13, 2024
PLEASE Do Not Do This To Treat Food Poisoning
I came across an article in the NY Times about a TikTok video that claimed drinking alcohol may prevent you from getting food poisoning. The person in the video ate something she felt was questionable, and so she cited a study that suggested alc…
Nov. 13, 2024
Beware the Potential Dangers of Cannabis
On October 4, the NY Times published an article entitled, "As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms."It recounted the growing number of dangers of cannabis use, especially as more and more states legalize its use, and the cannabis bei…
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