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Humanism and empathy are all the rage in today’s medical literature and are increasingly emphasized in the education process. We select applicants who display these virtues or in whom we think we can cultivate them. They’re even recognized by national societies like the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, of which I am I a member. All […]
December 27, 2012
During my family medicine rotation, I noticed the physicians I worked with focused more time on weight management than in any other outpatient clinic I had worked in. Recently, while on a less demanding elective, I decided to conduct my own observational study. How often, and with what prompting, do physicians address their patients’ weight? […]
September 22, 2012
For centuries, certain cultures have customarily added milk to fresh-brewed tea – but in recent years, scientists in laboratories around the world have been “hotly” debating whether this seemingly-benign practice may actually inhibit some of the already well-established health benefits of tea drinking. The topic arose recently in the oncology clinic (of all places), when […]
June 22, 2012
I’ve been interested in health and nutrition since I started playing high school sports. During my 3 year stint as a personal trainer, I developed a distinct opinion of the Body Mass Index (or BMI – the most widely used anthropomorphic measurement in medicine): it’s not a very good tool. My issue with BMI began […]
January 15, 2012
Are you sitting down as you’re reading this? If not, you may want to – chances are, if you’re browsing this on your iPhone while walking to the fridge, you’ll forget what you were reading about by the time you get back (and you may even forget what brought you to the kitchen in the […]
August 2, 2011
This is a guest post by Patricia Walling. Patricia is a web content designer for several healthcare-related sites. She self-identifies as a perpetual student of medicine, and can be found most of the time researching anything related to the field. Motorcycles and organ donors Motorcycle helmet laws historically have been similar to a toggle-switch. In […]
July 19, 2011
As we are reminded that obesity is still a problem in America, and the USDA tries again to revise its image, it becomes more important by the day to help people learn how to stop the process of packing on those extra pounds each year. A long-term study recently published in the New England Journal […]
April 7, 2011
Recently, I was speaking with my father and the topic of his next colonoscopy came up. After I gave him due praise for scheduling his appointment, he asked if it’s really worth it to have one done as often as is recommended. I’d like to share with you some of the things I told […]
March 31, 2011
Fortunately, at least when it comes to dementia and certain brain injuries, the answer is no. That’s thanks to something referred to as one’s “cognitive reserve.” When comparing the two images, you might assume that the owner of the brain on the left has severely reduced mental capacity – but you’d be wrong. That decimated […]
March 22, 2011
Professional conservative troll Ann Coulter attempted to discredit fears regarding Japan’s nuclear disaster during a segment aired this week on The O’Reilly Factor by telling viewers “radiation is good for you.” Coulter claimed that a “stunning number” of physicists believe radiation is good for you, and went on to cite several studies that revealed a […]
Abnormal Facies 
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