Anyone following the trial?  Check out this graph made by Doubleshot, a.k.a. Dr. Panchali Dhar, showing Michael Jackson’s blood propofol level. GENERAL ANESTHESIA!   From Dr. Dhar: The graph shows Michael Jackson’s blood propofol at the time of death. The other drugs are not even counted here! Jackson’s blood level was 4.   This means he [...]

According to various news sources, it seems that American Idol contestant Fantasia Barrino has been hospitalized in Charlotte, NC for aspirin and sleep-aid poisoning.  The LA Times blog reports that Fantasia’s overdose coincides with the public announcement of her boyfriend’s divorce from his wife.  Fantasia’s boyfriend, Antwuan Cook, is a cell phone salesman whose wife [...]

This weekend was the opening weekend for Martin Scorsese’s latest flick Shutter Island – a psycho thriller about a patient gone missing at a psychiatric hospital containing patients that are deemed criminally insane.   I won’t give away the plot, but it’s definitely a must see.  The profiles of the patients there are certainly over-dramatized; however, [...]

Februrary 8, 2010 was the day Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist, was formally charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter in the case of the death of Michael Jackson.  The Huffington Post has the whole story, which I’ll summarize and editorialize below. Basically, Murray was charged with manslaughter by the Los Angeles court system, [...]

So here’s the follow up to my original post about the Grey’s Anatomy episode that we all found so shocking.  I’ve posted a clip courtesy of You Tube below.  It’s just the first 8 minutes, but fast forward to minute 1:32 to start the drama! As it turns out, the patient has a mutation in [...]