Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival

The “Best of Medical Blogs - weekly review and blog carnival” is a weekly summary of the best posts from medical blogs. Please email your suggestions for inclusion to clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best of Medical Blogs (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.

Is robotic surgery the “laser” of the 21st century? http://buff.ly/Vpbt6W

A Low-tech Solution to Keep Immunosuppressed Patients Safe: a green ball http://buff.ly/VjcoFM

Cardiologist: Physicians Beware on the Twittersphere: "I was left at a conversational disadvantage because of the loss of context that is inherent to 140-character interactions on Twitter. This is a complex issue, and surely not suitable for Twitter. Engaging on this medium on this topic was a mistake. I learned from it." http://buff.ly/YWDE3x

Best article first-author, maybe ever: Taco Monster http://buff.ly/YMVUfq

Celebrity Actors Who Have Received a Tracheostomy (Catherine Zeta Jones Included) | Fauquier ENT Blog http://buff.ly/YNhXmo

Productivity tips: TalkTyper and more http://buff.ly/VjmdUc

Epocrates finally fights back - a review of their iPad app http://buff.ly/Rz9AZs

Here is my PhD thesis, by Dr. Bertalan Meskó: “Two weeks ago, my childhood dream became true and I finished PhD therefore becoming a medical geneticist.” http://buff.ly/YWAmx7

If you’re going to purchase a medical ebook, go through the Kindle app (more flexibility and less buyers remorse) http://buff.ly/S01xFq

Chronic Disease and Social Networks http://buff.ly/REhcKp