It is difficult to enforce in others what you yourself don’t possess. My husband and I both enjoy food from all levels of the food pyramid but lack the interest and the time to prepare them. We both eat meals on the go on a daily basis, and are rarely at home at the same time to sit down for a meal. And then comes baby…

Had I known that one day my sweet innocent daughter would turn into a psychiatric patient, I would have taken Haldol instead of prenatal vitamins during my pregnancy. I had been forewarned by fellow parents, but assumed there was no way MY child would succumb to such behavior. Then at 15 months, my little monster reared her curly haired, bi-polar little head.

How can an ED solve a complex, systemic healthcare problem like patient satisfaction? They can sing about it, of course.
This gem of a video comes courtesy of the SVH emergency department in Pittsburgh. Enjoy.

A great emergency physician is an expert in the atypical, the unstable, and the unexpected. A great parent, however, sometimes requires little more than common sense. For instance, don’t drop your baby in the sink.

If you’ve ever worked a night shift (or come in early for a day shift), you know that there is an increased incidence of cardiovascular catastrophes such as stroke and MI in the morning hours (approximately 6 AM to noon).

Emergency physicians, with their long shifts worked entirely indoors, could be at a risk of Vitamin D deficiency. This might not seem like a big deal, but it has been linked to more health risks than you realize.

Research suggests that a few short intervals of exercise (adding up to 30 minutes) throughout the day will have the same health benefits as one continuous 30-minute period of exercise. That’s good news for busy emergency physicians everywhere. Here are three quick exercises that can be performed in the doctor’s lounge when the emergency department is quiet.