Dr. Michael Kamrava, the fertility doctor made famous by his patient, Nadya Suleman, the "Octomom," has been expelled from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).

According to the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 2 million patients get a hospital-related infection every year and 90,000 die from their infection. With only only 40 percent of doctors reportedly washing their hands after patient contact, it is evident that hand hygiene needs to be more of a priority in hospitals.

Swine flu vaccines will begin to be available this week. However, they won't be in sufficient supply for any but health care workers, which most states are reserving them for, to receive them.

As the H1N1 swine flu virus spreads rapidly through the Northern Hemisphere, doctors and other health care professionals face a heavier-than-usual workload. Even without a flu pandemic, studies show, up to 60 percent of physicians in the United States suffer to some degree from "burnout" - physical and emotional exhaustion. The stress on doctors can cause medical mistakes, so the universities that train America's doctors are looking for ways to prevent burnout.

The New England Journal of Medicine released the results of a national survey of physicians on Monday. Of the 2,130 physicians survey, nearly 3/4 of them support some type of public health insurance option. The hope and intention is that it will compete with the private health insurance providers and make coverage more affordable.

Are patients ready for electronic communication? Given studies show approximately 80 percent of patients already use the Internet to pay bills, communicate via email, and complete a host of other online services, it is logical to conclude the time has come for physicians to implement web-based operations. ePatientHistory.com is an easy-to-use, cost-effective solution for secure digital entry of patient health records by the patient, prior to an office visit.

I wrote earlier about Sarah Palin's rant about Obama and a so-called "Death Panel," which would decide who gets treatment based on their possible "level of productivity" in society. That rant was based, in part, on an op-ed by Lt. Gov. of New York, Betsy McCaughey, "Deadly Doctors."

Doctor Pierre Jean-Jacques Renelique, of Florida, had his medical license revoked after his clinic employees were found guilty of delivering a premature baby, and immediately stuffing the breathing child into a plastic bag and throwing it in the trash. You can pick your jaw up off the floor now.

Alexandra Andrews, ProPublica - This past weekend, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a slew of articles about dozens of doctors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who have side jobs with drug companies [1]. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) has also trained his eye on UW, where federally mandated disclosure forms don't require doctors to specify the amount of any industry pay exceeding $20,000.

A survey released today by The Physicians’ Foundation depicts widespread frustration and concern among primary care physicians nationwide, which could lead to a dramatic decrease in practicing doctors in the near future. The survey examined the causes behind the doctors’ dissatisfaction, the state of their practices and the future of care.

Raouf Amin el-Araby, a 52-year-old Egyptian doctor who has been serving the Saudi Royal family for 20 years, was convicted of malpractice, reportedly after treating a Saudi princess with painkillers. Egyptian newspapers reported that he was accused of driving a Saudi princess "to addiction."