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The third Thursday of March each year is Match Day for fourth-year medical students. There are many smiles and frowns made on this day when soon-to-be doctors discover where they will obtain their first job to continue their medical training. While Match Day is the most [...]

Dissecting a human body is messy, smelly, and expensive.
In fact, more medical schools are resorting to so-called “virtual” gross anatomy, using sophisticated imaging and computer programs.
This is a mistake, says psychiatry resident Christine Montross, in a NY Times op-ed. And she has a point.

President Obama has called for the nations health care system to adopt electronic medical records a move that he says will lead to 80 billion dollars in savings.
That figure comes from a theoretical study done in 2005. But analysts admit that real-world evidence doesnt support the claim. For one thing, 100 percent of physicians [...]

More hospitals are resorting to so-called “dayhawk” radiology services to read their x-rays.
It’s modeled after the “nighthawk” model, where radiologists (via Shadowfax), in some cases as far away as India, remotely read films in the middle of the night.
Now, the phenomenon is happening during business hours as well, which according to radiologist Giles W. L. [...]

Earlier this week, President Obama argued that we need to spend money now, in order to curtail the spiraling costs that Medicare and Medicaid will reap on future generations.
However, when it comes to primary care, the Congressional Budget Office is not so forward thinking: “Savings from some initiatives may not materialize because incentives to reduce [...]

The first company that comes up with a effective drug for obesity is bound to make billions.
Prior failures notwithstanding, a trio of small pharmaceutical companies are trying to come up with the next great obesity pill. That means clinical studies are ongoing.
So, what’s it like to participate in such a trial? Ed Susman, [...]

If you are plagued by troubles with your feet then you, undoubtedly, know what foot orthotics are. For those of you who are fortunate enough to have pretty, little, pain-free feet now, you just might need to be aware of what orthotics are for in the future.

It seems that residents and medical students are having trouble intubating patients these days.
Apparently, one of the biggest mistakes is positioning the head incorrectly, and the problem is traced back to the television drama ER. When surveyed, most young doctors and medical students cited television as the main source of tips on how to [...]