MD on TV

So much time one should spend studying, yet so much medicine on tv…! At least spend you timewasting hours learning something There are a lot of tv shows with medical themes these days. I’ve tried to list my favorites and some you might not  have seen (yet). E.R. The first, and still the best. They [...]

Books for medical students – not textbooks!

I’ve gotten a few questions like “do you recommend any cool books for medical students, other than textbooks!”. And yes, I do! I’ve made a page. You can find it under About > Books. Take a look. I will keep updating the page as I find more books. Let me know if you have suggestions! [...]

Atul Gawande on Jon Stewart

Someone asked me which fictional medical books I have read – and recommend. I’ve made a list of some of my favorite medical semi-fictional authors. You can find the list under About > Books (link). Atul Gawande, one of my favorite medical authors, has published a new book entitled The Checklist Manifesto. He visited Jon [...]

Death to the stethopscope?

General Electric is one of the largest companies in the world, at least they were. The local branch in the city of Horten, Norway, has been developing ultrasound technology for GE for years. They have now come up with a portable ultrasound machine and their target market: Family medicine physicians and other doctors in the [...]