Tag Archives: Perform

Watch Dr. Pimple Popper Perform 2 Deeply Satisfying Cyst Pops in Her Newest Instagram Video

Dr. Sandra Lee, MD—aka Dr. Pimple Popper—shared two satisfying cyst pops in her latest Instagram video. For the first pop, she forces a shiny, round growth from an opening in the patient’s skin. It really comes shooting out! For the second, she squeezes out some thick, beige gunk. It’s a double whammy! Dr. Sandra Lee,… Read More »

Doctors significantly over-allocated times to perform joint replacements, study shows

Dive Brief: The physician-led Relative Value Scale Update Committee over-allocated the time required to perform knee replacement surgeries by 23% and hip replacement surgeries by 18%, according to a new Health Affairs study. Time over-allocations were even greater when previously implanted joints were being repaired or replaced. More than 80% of original replacements and more than… Read More »

Scientists Warn: Insects With Capacity to Perform Genetic Engineering in the Environment Could Be Easily Weaponized

Genetic engineering (GE) is being used in myriad ways these days, despite the fact we know very little about the long-term ramifications of such meddling in the natural order. For example, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an arm of the U.S. Department of Defense, is now planning to use insects to deliver GE… Read More »