Northwestern Memorial Hospital files $96.5 million plan to upgrade ICU
Northwestern Memorial Hospital has asked state regulators to approve plans for a $96.5 million upgrade of its intensive care units.
Silver Cross Health System plans $20.6 million medical office building in Lemont
Silver Cross Health System has asked state regulators to approve a nearly $20.6 million plan for a new medical office building in Lemont.
Hillsboro Health plans $28.6 million modernization
Hillsboro Health has asked state regulators to OK a $28.6 million modernization of its 25-bed hospital.
Duly Surgery Center Westmont plans $6.2 million expansion
Duly Surgery Center Westmont has asked state regulators to approve a $6.2 million expansion of its facility.
ChatGPT Flubbed Drug Information Questions
ANAHEIM, Calif. — ChatGPT provided incorrect or incomplete information when asked about drugs, and in some cases invented references to support its answers, two evaluative studies found. In the first, 39 questions sent to a drug information service for pharmacists were later posed to ChatGPT, which provided no response, an inaccurate response, or an incomplete […]
Does Your Therapist Find You Annoying? We Asked Them.
SDI Productions via Getty Images We asked therapists to share if they have a favorite client, if they’re ever annoyed by patients and more. Does anyone else ask themselves “Does my therapist like me?” after, uh, every therapy session? If so, it’s all good! Been there, done that, so no shame here. In fact, many […]
Opinion | Should I Debate the Fringe?
Recently, I was asked to debate some people who I would categorize as “COVID misinformation celebrities” in a rather large public forum online. This is a classic dilemma for someone like me. I treat real patients. I do real research. I am faculty at a real (and prestigious) medical school. Should I engage and debunk […]
We Asked Kids To Explain How Germs Work, And The Results Were Adorable
We asked to explain some of tough questions: what the heck are germs and how do they work?
When My Infant Daughter Was Declared Brain-Dead, I Had To Make An Unimaginable Choice
Nearly a decade ago, the doctor who had been responsible for my daughter’s care in the pediatric ICU asked me: “Would you consider organ donation?” My mind struggled to string his words into a decipherable sentence. My husband and I had just been told that our 1-year-old daughter, Rehma, was brain-dead. She was on a […]
Colorado to Collect Providers’ Sexual Orientation, Ethnicity Data
Clinicians in Colorado will soon be asked — though not required — to give the state demographic information that includes their ethnicity and sexual orientation as part of an effort to build more culturally diverse provider networks. Under a rule that took effect on March 2, Colorado Options — the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange […]