The third year of medical school is pretty busy, a big step forward in the budding doctor's life. Clinical rotations are meant to give students their first taste of "real"...
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...
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...
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...
The personal statement is a core component of applying to medical school. It’s a chance to give admissions committees a glimpse of your personality, to show you’re more than just...
After decades of being relegated to the back burner, the mental health system in America may as yet be revamped by Congress in November during what is traditionally known as...
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...
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...
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,...
Today marks the first day of National Physician Assistant Week, a career path that has risen in demand by 300% in the past three years. PAs are in the 7th...
