Friday, September 25, 2009

Dr Gupta Gets The Swine Flu

He went to Afghanistan and all he brought back was the swine  H1N1flu.

A true blogger indeed.  One of my partners showed up at work the other day with a face mask on.  It turns out her kids had H1N1 and she wasn't feeling too good.  She was told as long as she lacked fever, she was OK to work.  What do you think?  Would you want your doctor taking care of you if they had the flu?  How about the common cold?  Should doctors stay home from work when they aren't feeling good?

Doctors who are self employed, who's daily income depends on seeing patients and collecting their fee for service  payments  will work until their death bed.  Plus, for many, it's engrained in their work ethic.  When doctors don't show up to work, their  office staff still gets paid. Do they put their patients and others around them  at risk?  With common sense protections, I doubt it.  The face mask protects those around them. And hand washing is always a given whether you are sick or not.

On the lighter side, check out this funny swine flu picture. 
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