Pokemon GO is the new gaming craze sweeping the world, as you probably are already aware if you have been online in the last few weeks. Released on July 6, Pokemon GO (http://www.pokemongo.com/en-us/) is a smartphone based, augmented reality game created by Niantic, makers of...
Our ability to rationalize and make good decisions can be adversely impaired once a single hormone is produced when we experience hunger, according to a team of researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Findings showed that rats given the ghrelin hormone were...
Between the proliferation of campus coffee shops, flavored energy drinks, or even just a 5-hour energy shot, caffeine has a natural place in every medical student's heart. Though widely popular, it is probably not the best idea to dose up on caffeine in order to stay...
No two days are ever the same when it comes to the life of a doctor, but sometimes there is a nice dose of comedy to balance out the chaos. You signed up for a career full of varied experiences and life-changing interactions, but how...
With long work hours, high-stress environments, and patients’ health and lives in their hands, it’s no wonder that career burnout is more prevalent in physicians compared to the rest of the U.S. working population. According to a recent American Medical Association and Mayo Clinic study, which measured...
The effects of mindfulness and meditation are more recently becoming an active area of research on the mental and emotional stability of health professionals. Mindfulness is the simply defined as the practice of being conscious and present as much as possible. Meditation, an extension of...
According to a recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, researches found that though BMI was unaffected, early risers who got at least 6.5 hours of shut-eye a night were more likely, than late sleepers,...
Most healthcare professionals are completely fascinated by science, the “things” that make up this world and the universe in which it all exists. Among these well-versed bio-nerds, chem-geeks and astrono-majors, however, there are few who would agree that subjects in the arts and humanities are as...
Despite the fact that the internet is now our number one source of information, this endless digital library of data, news, and resources still holds a negative stigma for many in the realm of academics. As a recent college graduate, I can remember most of...
According to the Mayo Clinic’s Daniel Cabrera, M.D., “The moral and societal duty of an academic healthcare provider is to advance science, improve the care of his/her patients and share knowledge.” And based on the ever changing advancements in technology and the way people communicate...
