The fight to end the demonization and negative stigma associated with individuals who suffer from mental illness is spreading fast. But what many people may not realize is that a debilitating stigma plagues the very professionals who diagnose and treat these mental illnesses as well. Although...
A report published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute showed that the likelihood of a woman receiving radiation therapy after a lumpectomy increased when she had a female surgeon, even though radiation is considered a standard of quality care and shown to reduce...
With a severe physician shortage already affecting healthcare in the United States, the American Association of Medical Colleges now projects a 94,000 doctor deficit within the next decade. What has enhanced this problem is the fact that many medical students are now choosing to enter subspecialties, as opposed...
Emergency room physicians are among the most highly respected and hard working health professionals in the industry. They work in extremely fast-paced environments and see patients that come in all forms and conditions. ER physicians must must adaptable, coolheaded under pressure, and able to work cohesively...
Primary healthcare is inarguably one of the most important specialties of medicine because of how many people it affects on a day-to-day basis. Since the passing of The Affordable Care Act in 2010, nearly 30 million previously uninsured people now receive health care insurance, dramatically increasing the number of patients who seek...
Medical Definition Of Burnout 1a: exhaustion of physical or emotional strength usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration b: a person affected with burnout When researching the effects of burnout among medical students, it seems that most symptoms stem from similar circumstances to the ever-growing...
Guest contributor Dara Kass, MD discusses how her training in the specialty of emergency medicine has shaped her relationships as a wife, mother, daughter, friend, and physician. 5am on a Friday morning, during a lull in my overnight shift, I got a text from my friend Julie*. “Steve had...
Guest blogger Dr. Jonathan Kaplan is a board-certified plastic surgeon based in San Francisco, CA and founder/CEO of BuildMyBod, an online marketplace for healthcare services. I promised myself I would never be that doctor! Imagine you're the son or daughter of a physician. You're about 10 years old...
