Real Medicine's Podcast

The last place you would expect anyone to die, unexpectedly, is in a Emergency Room Waiting Area. This tragic story, told to me by nurses who work at this hospital, including the nurse in charge of the triage area, has managed to elude the mainstream media. Is this the first of future tragic events to occur?

In about ten minutes you'll learn about some of most significant, yet unreported, problems with our healthcare system. I may be some quixotic fool but at least I tell the truth.

In about ten minutes you'll learn about some of most significant, yet unreported, problems with our healthcare system. I may be some quixotic fool but at least I tell the truth.

Who should you ask? Who should you trust? Most don't realize that there are few who know which surgeon is the best and fewer who will tell you the truth! I'd start with asking a nurse who works in the Cardiac Surgical ICU.

Who should you ask? Who should you trust? Most don't realize that there are few who know which surgeon is the best and fewer who will tell you the truth! I'd start with asking a nurse who works in the Cardiac Surgical ICU.

Three senior nurses say goodbye to the hospital they once loved to be part of. This is our final episode in this series.

Three senior nurses say goodbye to the hospital they once loved to be part of. This is our final episode in this series.

The Sunshine Act was supposed to prevent doctors from hiding huge payments they receive for talks sponsored by big Pharma. But the leaders of Medicine, the ones who flourish and earn millions, made sure to create ways they can continue to take home big Pharma dollars without the public knowing about it. Isn't it time we do something about this?

The Sunshine Act was supposed to prevent doctors from hiding huge payments they receive for talks sponsored by big Pharma. But the leaders of Medicine, the ones who flourish and earn millions, made sure to create ways they can continue to take home big Pharma dollars without the public knowing about it. Isn't it time we do something about this?

Three nurses tell us their experience at Allina Health before and after the strike and let us know why they left.

Three nurses tell us their experience at Allina Health before and after the strike and let us know why they left.

During the hospital strike, Red Shirts, the color of the Minnesota Nurses Association, were banned by someone in the administration at Allina. Not only was this unlawful, and insulting to the women who were even told to "take their shirts off" , but these idiots also prevented a couple, with no affiliation to MNA, who by coincidence were wearing a " Red Shirt" from entering the hospital parking area. Why wasn't this on the local or national news??

During the hospital strike, Red Shirts, the color of the Minnesota Nurses Association, were banned by someone in the administration at Allina. Not only was this unlawful, and insulting to the women who were even told to "take their shirts off" , but these idiots also prevented a couple, with no affiliation to MNA, who by coincidence were wearing a " Red Shirt" from entering the hospital parking area. Why wasn't this on the local or national news??

First in a series of three. We present letters written to Penny Wheeler, the CEO, of Allina Health. These letters are honest and moving and provide an insider's view to the problems with corporate healthcare. We add a touch of humor to compensate for the sadness.

First in a series of three. We present letters written to Penny Wheeler, the CEO, of Allina Health. These letters are honest and moving and provide an insider's view to the problems with corporate healthcare. We add a touch of humor to compensate for the sadness.