Wendy Harpham on Healthy Survivorship

Saving Time

My Sept. 15th and 19th posts were prompted by a story about not taking time to determine which patients are, indeed, allergic to penicillin. I want to explore the problem of time, not only as it relates to doing the right thing in medicine.

The Story Behind the Overblown Story of Penicillin Allergiies -- Part II

My September 15th post in response to Penicllin Allergies Overblown introduced the problem of physicians over-prescribing broad-spectrum antibiotics when penicillin would be the more appropriate drug.

This week, the Washington Post relayed the CDC's warning of an impending catastrophe of drug-resistant infections.

The Story Behind the Overblown Story of Penicillin Allergies

Journalist and infectious disease specialist Dr. Abigail Zuger tackled one rarely discussed aspect of the serious problem of drug-resistant bugs: overuse of penicillin alternatives due to patients claiming penicillin allergy when, in fact, they are not really allergic.

Talking to Your Daughter About Her Body

My last post on ED provided some backstory for today's excerpt from a mother on talking to daughters about their body -- a message that applies to talking to anyone.

ED in America

When you saw this post's title, what did you think you'd be reading about? Erectile dysfunction? Emergency Departments?