“Some of my closest friends are people I met during intern year. We’ve been through some incredible ups and downs,” said Garibaldi. “One of my best friends from residency, I still speak to every week — sometimes about career stuff and sometimes about cases we’re seeing.
Dolly Parton died last month at age 80. Her death has prompted extensive coverage of her humanitarian and healthcare legacy. My big takeaway from learning more about her: Parton is a wonderful role model for physicians because many of the qualities that made her successful are exactly the qualities medicine needs.
The findings, which were made in mice, may offer a new way to prevent a common chemotherapy side effect that can last well beyond treatment. Chemotherapy is brutal. The cancer treatment is often lifesaving, but it comes with serious side effects.
Medicare’s final valuations were lower than specialty societies’ initial recommendations for 39.9% of physician services examined in a recent study.
Imagine with me, it’s January and you are sitting at work. Your muscles start to ache, and you have a strong desire to lay your head down on the desk for a quick rest. Maybe you overdid it shoveling snow a couple of days ago.
A physician is bringing antitrust claims against the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for what she alleges is a monopoly over the residency application process that's gouging doctors.
Public health workers are relying on word of mouth to fight the largest ongoing outbreak in the United States. Pennsylvania health workers confronting the country’s largest ongoing measles outbreak have been trying a behind-the-scenes strategy: administering vaccines around a family’s kitchen table, inside the privacy of their own home.
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