FDA approves first novel drug to treat medical burnout
TWISP, WA - The US Food and Drug Administration today approved Peaceaudi (Idongivafumab) injection for intravenous use for the treatment of medical burnout.
“Medical burnout is a serious condition, which affects thousands of doctors across...
Nurse confines fidgety med student in OR to Bouncy Seat
Phoenix, AZ: In what can only be described as an act of creative desperation, circulating nurse Susan Bremington found a novel way of dealing with what is no stranger to any OR staff— a...
Anesthesia resident lauded for poise during intubation, admits he had no clue what happened
PORTLAND, OR - Ms. Wee was prepped for her biannual joint replacement in OR 4, but this time would be different. Anesthesia resident Dr. CJ Van Ross would be at the helm, stationed at...
Attending Places ‘Student Driver’ Stickers on July Interns
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In an effort to appropriately inform patients and staff with whom they'll be working, an internal medicine physician has placed STUDENT DRIVER stickers on all of his July interns....
Family of Med Student Not Sure What They’re Celebrating Anymore
AUSTIN, TX -- Dale Rawlings, grandfather of Mackenzie Rawlings, attended her Match Day event this weekend and had utterly no clue the entire time.
Mackenzie joins her classmates, the class of 2018, in starting her...
South Asian Woman Graduates from Med School, Becomes Another Doctor Her Parents Won’t Listen...
DALLAS, TX -- Mr. and Ms. Rajan celebrated this weekend as their daughter Vaishnavi graduated with an MD they plan to ignore completely.
"It's so good to finally have a doctor in the family," said...
Oh NO! This Banker Doubles Students’ Debt at Medical School Graduation
PARKER, CO - At Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine newly minted doctors received a bit of a surprised at commencement. You could say their expectations were doubled. C. Allen Parker, Wells Fargo...
Med Student Attributes Wide-Eyed Enthusiasm to Cocaine Use
NEW YORK, NY - Internal medicine attending Lauren Stevens was really impressed with her third-year medical student Steven Donnelly, in particular the energy and enthusiasm he brought to work each and every morning. When...
Manual Disimpaction Gone Awry: Med Student Buried in Colonic Mudslide
PHOENIX, AZ - A frantic search and rescue is underway after third-year medical student Barry Manama was unexpectedly whisked away by a colonic mudslide during a routine manual disimpaction on his patient...
Med Student Interested In Dermatology Already Acting Like A Mohs Surgeon
On a quiet Tuesday afternoon, the dermatology clinics at GMH (General Medical Hospital) are filled with the sounds of clicks and types. As each aftervisit summary is hand-filled with “apply topical corticosteroid before bed”,...
