6 Simple Financial Tips for New Residents
This is a very special time of year as freshly minted doctors begin their residency training. It also marks the time that junior residents transition to their senior training years. So, to all of you, congratulations! With this time of year in mind, I would like to share some financial advice for residents (even though […]
Researchers develop rapid COVID-19 test to identify variants in hours: Determining patient’s strain previously required lengthy whole genome sequencing
Last year, pathologist Jeffrey SoRelle, M.D., and colleagues developed CoVarScan, a rapid COVID-19 test that detects the signatures of eight hotspots on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Now, after testing CoVarScan on more than 4,000 patient samples collected at UT Southwestern, the team reports in Clinical Chemistry that their test is as accurate as other methods used […]
‘I Wish Everyone Would Just Pay’: When Med Students Flock to Pirated Study Tools
During one particularly grueling year of medical school, cartoons marked the start of every day for Anna Moshkovich. But she wasn’t watching “Tom and Jerry” or “Scooby-Doo.” Instead, she was watching animated videos about medicine on the subscription-based test-prep website Sketchy. At least tens of thousands of other medical students learn the same way, thanks […]
Keeping the energy in the room: Professor Ben Mazin talks superconductors, exoplanets and dance clubs as he explains advances in sensor technology
It may seem like technology advances year after year, as if by magic. But behind every incremental improvement and breakthrough revolution is a team of scientists and engineers hard at work. UC Santa Barbara Professor Ben Mazin is developing precision optical sensors for telescopes and observatories. In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, he […]
I Was One Of The Most Famous Pop Stars In The World. No One Knew The Secret Pain I Hid.
The year is 1997, and talk show host Rosie O’Donnell is interviewing me about the smash hit “I Want You.” It’s a song Rosie helped make a Billboard Top 5 hit, having played what she affectionately nicknamed “The Chica Cherry Cola Song” incessantly during her show’s intro segment for months prior to us even landing […]
Justin Bieber’s Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
So far, this year hasn’t gone so well for Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey. In March, Hailey was hospitalized after having transient ischemic attacks. It was later discovered that this was due to a patent foramen ovale (see our story about her here). And now, the pop star himself has canceled his current tour […]
The road to success when it comes to mitigating flood disasters
Australia has experienced one of the worst flood disasters on record in the eastern states this year, with 23 people killed, thousands left homeless, and a damage bill expected to top $1.5 billion. Climate change aside, increasing urban development is escalating the potential flood risks and adding to the likelihood of a projected $10 billion […]
Unraveling a perplexing explosive process that occurs throughout the universe
Mysterious fast radio bursts release as much energy in one second as the Sun pours out in a year and are among the most puzzling phenomena in the universe. Now researchers at Princeton University, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have simulated and proposed […]
Healthcare Consolidation Expected to Continue, Expert Says
Expect more consolidation in the healthcare industry in the coming year, said Ricky Goldwasser, managing director at Morgan Stanley, during the annual “Wall Street Comes to Washington” event sponsored by the Brookings Institution. “We think that we’re definitely going to see more consolidation,” Goldwasser said Wednesday at the virtual event, which was sponsored by Arnold […]
Opinion | Are My Coping Skills a Result of My Emergency Medicine Training?
In the wake of a harrowing year, I’m left wondering: Is a career in emergency medicine worth it? Like so many of my colleagues, I suffered personal tragedies during the pandemic that exacerbated the incredible stress at work. My brother died in March 2021, 3 weeks after receiving a diagnosis of metastatic colon cancer. Just […]