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Here are some of the more interesting comments readers have left recently.1. Mediaslackers on the UK's proposed 48-hour physician workweek:I agree there are significant dangers inherent with limiting the number of hours a doctor can work in a week, but…
Here are some of the more interesting comments readers have left recently.
1. Mediaslackers on the UK’s proposed 48-hour physician workweek:
I agree there are significant dangers inherent with limiting the number of hours a doctor can work in a week, but I don’t think they are totally insurmountable or all that much greater than when a doctor is working 30 hours straight, getting a divorce …
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6 top medical comments, April 26th 2009

Maria writes: "I'd like your take on what you think constitutes a 'good' medblog . . . I am continually surprised with what people like about medblogs. Some people like brief links, some people like critical discussions, some people like…
Maria writes: “I’d like your take on what you think constitutes a ‘good’ medblog . . . I am continually surprised with what people like about medblogs. Some people like brief links, some people like critical discussions, some people like stories.
This ultimately all boils down to opinion, but I’d like to know what traits you like in medblogs.
Can you start by opining that you strongly dislike …
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What makes a good medical blog? 5 traits that matter

Stunning news. The Boston Globe on Flea, his trial and how his blogging ultimately led from a possible victory to settlement:As Ivy League-educated pediatrician Robert P. Lindeman sat on the stand in Suffolk Superior Court this month, defending himself in…
Stunning news. The Boston Globe on Flea, his trial and how his blogging ultimately led from a possible victory to settlement:
As Ivy League-educated pediatrician Robert P. Lindeman sat on the stand in Suffolk Superior Court this month, defending himself in a malpractice suit involving the death of a 12-year-old patient, the opposing counsel startled him with a question.
Was Lindeman Flea?
Flea, jurors in the case
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How an anonymous doctor blog surfaced in a malpractice trial
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