News tagged with medical student
Study of golf swings pinpoints biomechanical differences between pros and amateurs
When it comes to hitting a golf ball hard, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified several biomechanical factors that appear to separate the duffers from the pros.
Jul 29, 2011 |
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Spoiler alert: TV medical dramas 'rife' with bioethical issues and breaches of professional conduct
A medical student and faculty directors from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics analyzed depictions of bioethical issues and professionalism over a full season of two popular medical dramas—"Grey's Anatomy" and ...
Mar 26, 2010 |
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Study: Medical school students post unprofessional content online
A majority of medical schools surveyed report they have experienced incidents of students posting unprofessional content online, including incidents involving violation of patient confidentiality, with few schools having ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Flexible learning in a virtual microscope lab
For every medical student, examining specimens under the microscope is part of the syllabus. However, the opening hours of the labs and the number of enlargers are limited. Thanks to a new online platform, ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Author predicts widespread acceptance of pocket-sized ultrasound machines
Since the Civil War, the stethoscope has been a standard tool of the trade for physicians. Soon, the average doctor may be toting another valuable diagnostic tool: a pocket-sized ultrasound machine.
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Improving sonography requires improving sonography school admissions
Diagnostic ultrasounds are the most widely used medical tests in the world. Though the technology is more than 50 years old, scientists continue to discover new uses for it, ranging from more targeted cancer treatments to ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 08, 2010 |
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Teaching doctors to treat the individual
Doctors can be taught to listen better to individual circumstances that may affect patient care, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. The findings are reported in the Sept. ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Study identifies students at risk for difficulties in medical school
Students who enter medical school with high debt levels, low scores on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) or who are non-white are more likely to face difficulties that may prevent graduation or hinder acceptance ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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At-risk college students reduce HBP, anxiety, depression through Transcendental Meditation
The Transcendental Meditation® technique may be an effective method to reduce blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and anger among at-risk college students, according to a new study to be published in the American Journal of ...
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Less than half of medical students understand health care system
Less than half of graduating medical students in the U.S. say they received adequate training in understanding health care systems and the economics of practicing medicine, according to a study conducted by the University ...
Sep 30, 2009 |
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'Mixed reality' human helps medical students learn to do intimate exams
"What brings you in to see me today?"
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Poll: Many students stressed, some depressed
(AP) -- Got stress? Oh, yeah, college students say, what with roommates, GPAs, student loans and all the rest. But where's the line between feeling simply stressed and being truly depressed?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 21, 2009 |
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Business booms at world's biggest sperm bank
Business is booming for the world's biggest sperm bank, Denmark's Cryos, which is struggling to meet demand despite a soaring number of donors and new offices opening around the world.
May 15, 2009 |
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South Koreans start using mobiles at 10: survey
More than 90 percent of schoolchildren in South Korea own a mobile phone and they start using them at an average age of 10 years and fours months, according to a survey published Friday.
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Study examines changes in medical students' views about internal medicine careers
Compared with 1990, more medical students in 2007 viewed internal medicine as a potentially meaningful career; however, the majority of students are choosing other specialties, according to a report in the April 25 issue ...
Apr 25, 2011 |
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