Medical School Dating and Relationships 101
[embedded content] Some people will tell you that relationships during medical school are impossible. They’ll say that you don’t have enough time for romance and you should focus solely on your studies. But I disagree. Although medical school is incredibly demanding, to say that it’s impossible to have a healthy relationship during this time is […]
Opinion | Get Your Own Doctor, Mom!
Let me tell you that being a doctor in the family can be a tricky business! On the one hand, you’re the go-to person for all things medical, so you’re never short on people to talk to at family gatherings. On the other hand, you’re also the go-to person for all things medical, so you’re […]
How a high fat diet allows expulsion of intestinal parasite worms
Scientists have discovered that a high-fat diet allows the immune system to eliminate a parasitic worm which is a major cause of death and illness in the developing world. Parasitic worms affect up to a billion people, particularly in developing nations with poor sanitation. One of these parasites known as “whipworm” can cause long lasting […]
Opinion | Winners & Losers of the Mass Exodus From U.S. News’ Med School Rankings
It wasn’t long ago that the U.S. News & World Report rankings were the agreed-upon arbiter of prestige and quality in medical schools. Sure, you might quibble with their results or their methodology, but at the end of the day we all begrudgingly conceded that only U.S. News could decide which schools were better than […]
FDA to Ease Restrictions on Blood Donations From Gay Men
The FDA is planning to ease rules that for decades have barred or discouraged men who have sex with men (MSM) from donating blood, due to concerns over HIV transmission. In draft guidance released on Friday, the agency recommended moving toward “gender-inclusive individual risk-based questions” as a means of mitigating the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV. […]
Mass Shooters’ Common Traits; FDA to Let Gay Men Give Blood; Restaurant Health Fee?
Note that some links may require subscriptions. FDA advisors recommended completely phasing out the original monovalent COVID-19 vaccines in favor of the updated bivalent shots, and also weighed in on the agency’s plan for annual COVID-19 boosters. Nearly all mass attackers were male and experienced at least one significant stressor in the past 5 years, […]
Med Schools Withdraw from U.S. News List, but Say Hospital Rankings Are Separate
A number of high-performing medical schools that have withdrawn from the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings also have related hospitals that also regularly top the outlet’s “Best Hospitals” list. So, what might the medical school decampment mean for affiliated hospitals going forward? Indeed, several medical schools have said their decisions to not participate […]
Tyler James Williams’ Crohn’s Disease
In a recent interview in Men’s Health, actor Tyler James Williams, 30, revealed that he had nearly died 5 years ago from Crohn’s disease. Williams, who originally came to fame playing the adolescent Chris Rock in “Everybody Hates Chris,” went on to play roles in “Criminal Minds,” “Detroit,” and most recently “Abbott Elementary,” for which […]
Leading Healthcare Through Relationships
“The Doctor’s Art” is a weekly podcast that explores what makes medicine meaningful, featuring profiles and stories from clinicians, patients, educators, leaders, and others working in healthcare. Listen and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Google, Stitcher, and Podchaser. What does it take to lead a health department with a budget of more than $50 billion, […]
Are Doctors or Professional Athletes Better Off Financially?
I’ve always loved playing and watching sports of all kinds. So, it may make sense that I’m also interested in the financial lives of professional athletes. And the more I learned, the more I realized how similar they are to the financial lives of physicians. But we’ll get to that later. How many times have […]