This week's In the news

I've got a personal connection to some of the items I've found this week. Hope you all enjoy

I knew it!
Ever have horrible migraines when it's ready to storm? You're not alone. Researchers have correlated migraines to all sorts of things, including lightning strikes, according to this CNN story.

Sad story
A teenager gets an elective surgery to stop sleep apnea and some other things, then ends up brain dead, according to this CNN story. It may be simple, but as a parent, so sad.

Throwing your money away?
You may be if you believe this Medscape article on multivitamins and cognition.

Were you hoodwinked?
Maybe once or twice? Mashable tallies up these social media hoaxes which got a lot of mileage this year.

Finally...
And last, but not least, just in case I win the Mega Millions prize (even a sliver of it) tonight, I may play hooky tomorrow from work, but I just want to let you know I won't stop blogging. It's too much fun.

That is all...more to come.

Ethical considerations

My boss's boss wasn't sure I encountered any of these in my job in the SU, so she left them off the requirement for my performance review. Consequently, they sent it back and did not review me.

Luckily, she was able to unearth the review this past week and send it back. Of course, it was late. Even more BS to put up with....

Nevertheless, I was not at all surprised when I saw this article about a little boy awaiting a heart transplant.

I have encountered this attitude much more than I'd like at the Hotel and our sister hospitals.

It really makes me sad.