The deputy mayor of Moscow has recommended that Russian doctors watch House, but what advice might they glean from other fictional physicians? Let Dr Spaceman lead the way
In a recent radio interview, the deputy mayor of Moscow urged real-life doctors to emulate the medics from the US hospital drama House. I know what youre thinking. Isnt the eponymous physician a pill-popping, misanthropic jerk with off-putting googly eyes and bedside manner as soothing as a 3am phone call from Stalin? Yes, he is all those things. No matter. Hugh Lauries Dr Gregory House and his colleagues should be role models to the medical profession, suggested Leonid Pechatnikov.
They dont lose a single minute, Pechatnikov explained as he eulogised the US TV series that is huge in Russia (even though Hugh Laurie called for a boycott of Russian goods in response to the countrys anti-gay laws). They do one test, another test, some research, then come up with a diagnosis quickly, followed by fast treatment, and only if they have something extremely serious, patients stay in the hospital.
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In a recent radio interview, the deputy mayor of Moscow urged real-life doctors to emulate the medics from the US hospital drama House. I know what youre thinking. Isnt the eponymous physician a pill-popping, misanthropic jerk with off-putting googly eyes and bedside manner as soothing as a 3am phone call from Stalin? Yes, he is all those things. No matter. Hugh Lauries Dr Gregory House and his colleagues should be role models to the medical profession, suggested Leonid Pechatnikov.
They dont lose a single minute, Pechatnikov explained as he eulogised the US TV series that is huge in Russia (even though Hugh Laurie called for a boycott of Russian goods in response to the countrys anti-gay laws). They do one test, another test, some research, then come up with a diagnosis quickly, followed by fast treatment, and only if they have something extremely serious, patients stay in the hospital.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago.