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The World’s Oldest Neurosurgeon
The Onion: World’s Oldest Neurosurgeon Turns 100 Nothing can stop Carl Wainwright from doing what he loves best – performing surgery on the human brain. Take a good look at his medical school diploma from 1930… “For the treatment of bad humors of the brain.”
FDA Approves Depressant Drug
From The Onion: Despondex is a treatment for the annoyingly cheerful. Some prefer natural treatments such as a diet of corn syrup and white bread combined with a total lack of exercise.
French Anti Kama Sutra
This version of the Kama Sutra is actually an Anti Kama Sutra. It is very safe sex because no other precautions are required to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.
Spaceship Accident
Injured By a Spacecraft? There’s a Diagnostic Code for That – WSJ Health Blog So we’ve got this patient here who was injured in this spaceship accident. You know, just a routine, uh, orbital mishap. But how do we account for that? Oh, right, it’s ICD-9 code E845 — “Accident involving spacecraft.” What the Frak?Battlestar [...]
Sexy Nurse for Hiccups
Cindy is a sexy Asian nurse and no translation is required for this Korean video. How will she stop this patient’s hiccups? The rice bowl and chopstick technique looks promising. The doctor’s gesture indicates that a hiccup is an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm [mayoclinic.com].
High School Musical Disease
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. This a parody of the High School Musical movie refers to the following medical conditions: Ecchymosis Bulimia nervosa Teenage pregnancy Amblyopia, otherwise known as lazy eye Drug addiction Ectopia cordis, a birth defect of the heart Solitary testicle Juvenile diabetes… Related Link: Dance Injury Research Video
The Dangers of Smoking
Warning: Smoking can seriously damage your health.
World Toilet Day
Potty Mouth – Doc Gurley …it’s World Toilet Day today. Are you thinking this is all a load of crap? Let’s just bear down on these facts, shall we? Don’t forget to flush.
Dr Fingerman’s Weird Patient
An unusual case that has the doctor stumped.
The Psychiatric Hotline
Hello. Welcome to the Psychiatric Hotline. If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly. If you are co-dependent, ask someone to press 2 for you. If you have multiple personalities, please press 3, 4, 5, and 6. If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be transferred to the mother ship. If you [...]