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Welcome to those who clicked over from Clay Bartram’s terrific episode of Pediatric Grand Rounds. I look forward to hosting the next episode on May 21st. Submissions can be e-mailed to me at any point before May 20th.
I just returned from Guadalajara, and am trying to process the entire experience. […]

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It’s the 5th of May here in Guadalajara and now with all of my talks behind me, I finally had a chance to breathe. Interestingly, the 5th of May in Mexico isn’t nearly as important as it is in the United States. I’m told that Cinco de Mayo has been turned into a […]

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You didn’t really need a study to prove that nurses play nicer than doctors in the operating room.
You could’ve just asked my wife!
(On second thought, maybe we did need that study).
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Pitayas I
Originally uploaded by Sam Blackman.
On the non-medical side, I spent the better part of the day on foot in Guadalajara. It’s an amazingly colorful, photogenic place.
You can see today’s photos here.
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It’s amazing how many cracks are appearing in one of the major components of today’s scientific enterprise: the peer-review system. This is a not well-known part of science that is now starting to smolder under the spotlight of the press. Briefly, when scientists are ready to publish data, they submit their manuscript […]

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It’s not because I’m here in Guadalajara that I’m thinking about infectious disease. Really. And I’ve been eating with reckless abandon. Truth be told, since I’ve been sampling some exotic fruits, I’ve been more worried about anaphylaxis than anything else. Fortunately, Alejandro carries an EpiPen with him.
No, the reason […]

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I found this wonderful algorithm while surfing around today. It’s pretty accurate.

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First Rule of Overseas Travel: The willingness to host a stranger in one’s home seems to be inversely proportional to the gross domestic product of the host country.
As I repeat any scientific experiment three times in order to assure myself that the results I’ve observed are valid, my current trip to Guadalajara has provided me […]

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