Steve, author of “Adventures of a Funky Heart!” blog and 43 year-old survivor of congenital tricuspid atresia, hosts this week’s Funky Heart edition (volume 6, number 38) of online medical Grand Rounds. Our entry about brown rice vs. white rice and the risk of diabetes was listed as follows:

Warden of On the Wards has been poking around in the cafeteria again and has found a couple of staples that we all eat but should avoid. Personally, I try to avoid Hospital Food. I dislike it so much that I try to avoid the entire hospital! (Hey, they don’t call it mystery meat for nothing!)

I must agree with Steve. With all due respect to the hard-working individuals in Food Services, hospital food leaves a lot to be desired. On the other hand, on really busy work days, I can often find myself chomping down on whatever snacks I can find in the hospital pantry (i.e., Graham crackers and biscuits). I will settle for anything, especially after a long day rounding and doing procedures.

Doctor Anonymous hosts this week’s grand rounds, a highlight of notable posts from the medical blogosphere. On The Wards is grateful for having been included with our article on medication reconciliation and patient safety.

Dr. Rob Lamberts of the Musings of a Distractible Mind hosts this week’s grand rounds … through the eyes of a groundhog. Special guests for this week’s grand rounds include a llama and an iPad-touting [photoshopped] Steve Jobs. On The Wards makes a brief appearance as well with our low-carb vs. low-fat diet article:

What’s best, low carb or low fat diets? The blog On The Wards discusses the research on the subject. It turns out that they are the same. I am glad about that. Some woodchucks eat bugs and other yucky stuff, but I stick to the veggies to maintain my chuckish figure.

For those curious about the woodchuck — er, groundhog — references made by Dr. Lamberts, take a peek at the following Wikipedia article for some background information.

Dr. Rich at the Covert Rationing Blog hosts this week’s grand rounds. Marrying his sarcastic wit and the blog’s theme about health care delivery, he creates an intriguing and humorous edition to read. On The Wards participates this week our article on typed versus dictated discharge summaries. Dr. Rich presents the article as follows:

On The Wards discusses a study that compares the relative efficiencies of electronically typed versus voice-dictated medical discharge summaries. Both work just fine, it turns out, but younger physicians (born and raised with AIM, text messages and Twitter) prefer typing. DrRich, however, hates to think of medical records stuffed with emoticons.

I am grateful to Dr. Rich for graciously including our article despite its late submission. I recently have been having Internet connectivity issues for hours at a time, thus prohibiting me from posting and submitting the article in a timely manner. My Internet issues still persist, which explains why this announcement about Grand Rounds 5.47 is a day late. My Internet service provider is aware of the problem, so I hope it resolves soon.

Kim McAllister of Emergiblog hosts this this week’s edition of the Medical Grand Rounds. She did a Cracking Good Job with the theme of Wallace and Gromit, interlacing humor with interesting medical posts. On The Wards has an entry with our article on the possible benefits of green tea at reducing the risk of hematologic malignancies.

Kim appropriately places the article under the section where Wallace is seen sipping his [green] tea. She adds, “If Wallace is drinking green tea, he may be better off health-wise!”