The Mayo Clinic and the Arizona State University have collaborated for more than a decade on various projects including nursing education, dual degree programs, joint research, intellectual property disclosures, and faculty appointments. Now, the two institutions have teamed up once again to offer a new...
Every year, scientists and researchers discover and develop new drugs, devices, and vaccines that improve the health of millions of people. These innovations range from complex inventions that take decades to develop to ingeniously simple devices that benefit the most vulnerable populations in the world. Here are...
With society becoming increasing more accepting of transgender people, a growing number of physicians are finding they are unsure of how to treat these members of society with sensitivity. Besides doctors, there is also a lack of understanding amongst support staff in medical practices on...
With expanding technologies and the digitalization of information storage, modern industries and fields of research, from science to economics, now find more and more use for digital data visualization. Data visualization is the visual representation of abstract data, usually through graphs and charts, that can be...
A 2015 publication released by JAMA found that over 80 million computed tomography scans are performed per year in the United States. This is undoubtedly a surprising volume of CT scans, but what makes the statistic alarming is that researchers also estimate that 29,000 cancer...
Researchers have found that women who take estrogen-based contraceptives also intake higher quantities of vitamin D, and conversely, that those who discontinue their use of birth control face a significant drop in levels of Vitamin D. In addition to helping the body absorb calcium, an essential...
How have mentors positively impacted your career? Mentors have probably most impacted my career by being examples – good examples. 🙂 I feel that my mentors have helped and continue to help shape my career (and sometimes personal) path. Originally, my mentors helped me choose a career in...
Psychiatrists Ryan C. W. Hall and Susan Hatters-Friedman discussed how they use analyses of Star Wars characters as diagnostic tools during the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting (APA 2016) in Atlanta, Georgia. For students of psychiatry, it can be hard to take textbook definitions of psychopathology and imagine...
In a recent article Roy Benaroch M.D., a pediatrician and author of A Guide to Getting the Best Health Care for Your Child, shines light on a peculiar study that breaks down just how a doctor spends his/her time throughout a typical day in a real granular...
With Poland’s legislature’s recently proposed, near-total ban on abortion, along with the September 24 pro-choice marches decrying Ireland’s strict abortion laws that took place in a number of cities worldwide, reproductive rights and access to abortion are currently stirring immense debate and rightfully earning recognition...
