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Urine sample collected in office was clearly water

I somewhat recently saw a 16 year old female for a routine well visit, and her and her mother agreed to start the Gardasil vaccine...

Op-ed discussion: My patient would rather take a peptide than a statin. That reveals an uncomfortable truth in medicine.

Title is the headline from this opinion piece from Statnews (should not be behind its paywall if you have free stories remaining): https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/03/peptides-statins-research-trust-bpc-157/ I found this...

I want a show when a real-world physician gets isekaied into a medical drama.

I grew up watching House, MD and Scrubs, but haven't been able to stomach any medical drama/show (except Scrubs) since my M2 year (even though...

Whats the most embarrassing thing you ever said at work?

Admitted a patient with priapism for urology to do a procedure on (yeah they shouldve admitted or done in ED but not the point here)....