Used Capsule Endoscopy Cameras Into Phones??
Have you ever taken a whiff of your IPhone’s camera and detected a faint but distinct foul odor? Have you ever noticed a brown haze to your photos? If you have, you’re certainly not...
Like Lifetime Board Certification, Docs Who Trained Before 1990 Grandfathered Into Old Medical Guidelines
Taking a page from the medical boards, the medical societies of America, ranging across all specialties, recently announced that doctors who trained before 1990 will be grandfathered into old medical guidelines. This highly controversial...
UPenn Med School Retires Dr. Oz’s White Coat
PHILADELPHIA, PA—In a move that most have hailed as long overdue, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) finally honored famed alumnus and acclaimed physician Mehmet Oz by retiring his...
Miley Cyrus claims “You don’t have to be diabetic anymore” after discovering Coke Zero
Miley Cyrus is at it again upsetting over 30 million Americans who have diabetes by telling them they don't need to have high blood sugar after discovering Coke Zero. Coke Zero itself has been...
Bravo! Patient’s Continuous Log of Stool Measures 5-Feet Long!
GREENVILLE, SC - With a swirl of stool in the toilet bowl resembling a generous piece of churro, patient Davis Adderley has just had the longest continuous log of stool in recent memory, measuring...
ABMS approves new subspecialty: High Maintenance Medicine; Hospital Drama Center designation levels to...
Chicago, IL- Due to an unprecedented need, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) fast tracked the approval of High Maintenance Medicine as a new subspecialty. Based in the suburbs of Washington, DC, the...
ABIM Institutes Disneyland Inspired FastPass Option for MOC
Responding to complaints about its ever increasing requirements for recertification, the ABIM has introduced an alternative offering, FastPass. For only an extra $5000 (with “nominal” yearly increases), candidates receive a variety of benefits, including:
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Bleeding Risk Scores Replaced By Simply Asking Patient ‘Are You Gonna Bleed?’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bleeding risk is a real concern among patients that might be candidates for anticoagulation. Should we rely on bleeding risk scores like HAS-BLED or clinical judgment? New guidelines answer...
IDSA Recommends Washing Hands Before & After Washing Hands
ARLINGTON, VA - Citing it as the best intervention to prevent the spread of infections in the health care setting, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommends health care professionals wash their hands...
Director of CME Conference in Hawaii Caught Off Guard When Participants Actually Show Up
WAILEA, HI—Jay Morgan, director of a popular annual CME conference in Hawaii, was caught off guard last week when participants actually showed up expecting educational lectures. To say that Morgan was unprepared for this...