November 25, 2013
David Oliver has spent decades teaching others how to care for dying patients. Now, he is terminally-ill with Stage 4 cancer. But the medical school professor at the University of Missouri is using death as a teachable moment, using his … Read More
November 22, 2013
In his new book, Social Networks and Popular Understanding of Science and Health: Sharing Disparities, Dr. Brian Southwell explores the various reasons why there might be such huge differences in the extent to which health and science information gets “spread … Read More
November 22, 2013
With the pace of technological developments ever increasing and people becoming more aware of the possibilities this offers, there is greater expectation and demand from patients for us to use technology to deliver higher standards of care and support. When … Read More
November 22, 2013
The problem is this: if we aim to reduce the costs of health care, we need to reduce the costs of medical education. We don’t have to believe that the high cost of medical education is what causes increases in … Read More
November 20, 2013
On 1 January 2014, Bulgarians and Romanians will be able to work anywhere in the European Union as the last of their membership restrictions are lifted. Research suggests that few will migrate abroad without a firm job offer but many … Read More
November 19, 2013
Dr Subrata Chattoapadhyay, who organized the seminar, agreed that corrupt practices were becoming more and more common among doctors and this seminar was meant to be an eye-opener for young doctors. Reminding that WHO has declared spirituality as an important … Read More
November 18, 2013
A fully re-envisioned Master of Public Health program was launched by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in the fall of 2012, ushering in the most sweeping changes in public health education in decades. Detailing the experience leading up … Read More
November 15, 2013
I was spending a month on the medicine wards at the beginning of my fourth year of medical school, and Mr. P was among my patients during his two-week stay at Boston Medical Center, the safety-net hospital for the metro … Read More
November 7, 2013
Two knee surgeons in Belgium say they have identified a previously unfamiliar ligament in the human knee. Writing in the Journal of Anatomy, they suggest the fibrous band could play a part in one of the most common sports injuries … Read More
February 13, 2013
A new issue of Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy (Vol 16 No 1, February 2013) is available online and in print. Articles of interest include: “Quandries of Ethics Education” by Bert Gordijn & Henk ten Have. “How not to Think: Medical Ethics as Negative … Read More
February 13, 2013
A new issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (Vol 368 No 6, February 7) available in print and digitally. Â Of particular interest is the Perspective article “Becoming a Physician: Service: An Essential Component of Graduate Medical Education.” by … Read More
