July 11, 2019
Education
June 27, 2019
Med Students Are Doing Vaginal Exams on Unconscious, Non-Consenting Patients
June 17, 2019
A New Edition of JAMA Is Now Available
March 25, 2019
A New Edition of JAMA Is Now Available
JAMA (vol. 320, no. 19, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Physical Activity Guidelines for Health and Prosperity in the United States” by Brett P. Giroir and Don Wright “The New Age of Patient Autonomy: Implications for … Read More
January 18, 2019
A New Edition of Nursing Ethics Is Now Available
Nursing Ethics (vol. 25, no. 6, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethical Competence: An Integrative Review” by Kathleen Lechasseur, Chantal Caux, Stéphanie Dollé, and Alain Legault “Ethical Climate and Missed Nursing Care in Cancer Care units” … Read More
December 14, 2018
Japan Medical School ‘Rigged Women’s Results’
(BBC) – At least nine Japanese medical schools manipulated admissions, in part to exclude female students, a government investigation has found. The inquiry was launched in August, after the prestigious Tokyo Medical University (TMU) was found to have tampered with … Read More
October 30, 2018
Surgery Students ‘Losing Dexterity to Stitch Patients’
(BBC) – A professor of surgery says students have spent so much time in front of screens and so little time using their hands that they have lost the dexterity for stitching or sewing up patients. Roger Kneebone, professor of … Read More
October 11, 2018
Doctors Move Away from Using Live Animals for Trauma Surgery Training
(Reuters) – An initiative to replace the use of live animals with a human simulator for trauma surgery practice got training programs in more than 20 countries to make the switch, saving them money in the process, researchers say. The … Read More
August 17, 2018
NYU’s Free Medical School Tuition Could Funnel More Doctors to Primary Care
(The Atlantic) – Medical school costs a lot of money that a lot of people don’t have. That often means students do a bit of cost-benefit analysis: Is it worth it to take on hundreds of thousands of dollars of … Read More
August 17, 2018
Medical Students Are Skipping Class in Droves–And Making Lectures Increasingly Obsolete
(STAT News) – Some medical students follow along with class remotely, watching sped-up recordings of their professors at home, in their pajamas. Others rarely tune in. At one school, attendance is so bad that a Nobel laureate recently lectured to … Read More
July 19, 2018
A New Edition of Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics Is Now Available
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (vol. 27, no. 3, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Regulations on Genome Editing of Human Embryos in Japan: Our Moral Moratorium” by Eisuke Nakazawa, Keiichiro Yamamoto, Aru Akabayashi, and Akira Akabayashi … Read More
July 18, 2018
A New Edition of JAMA Internal Medicine Is Now Available
JAMA Internal Medicine (vol. 178, no. 6, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Creating a “Manageable Cockpit” for Clinicians: A Shared Responsibility” by Christine A. Sinsky and Michael R. Privitera “Concerns About the Approval of Nusinersen Sodium … Read More
July 11, 2018
A New Edition of Nursing Ethics Is Now Available
Nursing Ethics (vol. 25, no. 3, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Nurse Ethical Sensitivity: An Integrative Review” by Aimee Milliken “Moral Distress of Nursing Undergraduates: Myth or Reality?” by Heloiza Maria Siqueira Rennó, Flávia Regina Souza … Read More
July 6, 2018
A New Edition of Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Is Now Available
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (vol. 15, no. 1, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Narrative Identity in Third Party Reproduction: Normative Aspects and Ethical Challenges” by Natacha Salomé Lima “Disclosure is Inadequate as a Solution to Managing Conflicts of Interest … Read More
June 26, 2018
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 378, no. 16, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Time Out — Charting a Path for Improving Performance Measurement” by C.H. MacLean, E.A. Kerr, and A. Qaseem “Saline Shortages — … Read More
May 3, 2018
A New Edition of The New England Journal of Medicine Is Now Available
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 378, no. 12, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Saline Shortages — Many Causes, No Simple Solution” by M. Mazer?Amirshahi and E.R. Fox “Facing the Shortage of IV Fluids — … Read More
May 1, 2018
3-D Printing Is Transforming Care for Congenital Heart Disease
(Medical Xpress) – In cardiovascular 3-D printing, the 3-D model is a replica of a patient’s anatomy. These models may be used for precise pre-surgical planning and simulation. This may potentially reduce time spent in the operating room and result … Read More
April 25, 2018
‘Death Is Not a Failure’: Medical Schools Adapt End-of-Life Lessons
(Boston Herald) – Local medical schools are in the process of a curricula revamp that will train students to focus more on end-of-life care, making Massachusetts the first in the nation to reach a statewide commitment to quality of life.
April 20, 2018
The Next Generation of Doctors May Be Learning Bad Habits at Teaching Hospitals with Many Safety Violations
(STAT News) – But at some of these hospitals, residents may be learning bad habits. A STAT analysis of federal inspection data finds that there’s a wide gap in the quality of training at teaching hospitals, as shown by how … Read More
April 2, 2018
Reporter’s Notebook: On National Doctor’s Day, a Look at the New Hippocratic Oath
(ABC News) – This spring, nearly 20,000 medical students will graduate from medical schools across the country and will likely be asked to raise their hands for a new kind of Hippocratic Oath, one that now emphasizes a patient’s right … Read More
March 16, 2018
A New Edition of Nursing Ethics Is Now Available
Nursing Ethics (vol. 25, no. 2, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethics Interventions for Healthcare Professionals and Students: A Systematic Review” by Minna Stolt et al. “Facilitators and Inhibitors in Developing Professional Values in Nursing Students” … Read More
March 15, 2018
For Aspiring Doctors with Disabilities Many Medical Schools Come Up Short
(Kaiser Health News) – Being a medical student or resident is hard enough, but what if you have a disability that adds to the challenge? One medical resident with a physical disability was about a year and a half into … Read More
March 15, 2018
Med Students Are Getting Terrible Training in Robotic Surgery
(Wired) – Now add to the mix the da Vinci robotic surgery system, which operators control from across the room, precisely guiding instruments from a specially-designed console. In traditional surgery, the resident gets hands-on action, holding back tissue, for instance. … Read More
March 14, 2018
A New Edition of Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics Is Now Available
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (vol. 27, no. 2, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Anarchism and Health” by Niall Scott “Medicine and Contextual Justice” by Rosamond Rhodes “Genetics and Justice: Must One Theory Fit All Contexts?” … Read More
March 8, 2018
A New Edition of Social Science & Medicine Is Now Available
Social Science & Medicine (vol. 199, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Racial Inequalities in Health: Framing Future Research” by Margaret T. Hicken, Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, Myles Durkee, and James S. Jackson “Racialized Legal Status as a Social … Read More
