Roger the Resident in Tears, Freed from Medicine Captivity

9
ST. LOUIS, MO - Roger Springfield, a 28-year-old internal medicine resident at St. Louis University Hospital, was rescued last weekend by conservationists after being...
ventilator

Ventilator More Effective When Connected to Endotracheal Tube

0
KEARNEY, NE - It was a close call for Kind Humanitarian Hospital's Dr. Dan G. Ross of when his ventilated patient started to desaturate....
nrmp residency match

It’s a Match! Tinder to Replace NRMP Match in Residency Programs

0
BOSTON, MA – With an increasing number of medical school seniors applying for The Match each year, residency programs have admittedly been looking for a...
foot mouth

Podiatry & ENT Take July Intern to OR to Surgically Remove Foot from Mouth

0
PHILADELPHIA, PA - In a classic July intern move that would make Scrubs' Dr. Elliot Reid proud, intern Timothy Wilcox accidentally insulted a woman by asking...
urinary tract infection

Study: People Named Willie, Dick & Johnson at Higher Risk for UTIs

0
NEW ORLEANS, LA - A study coming out of the University of New Orleans has found that people with names such as Willie, Dick,...
Enema

The Tale of the Enema and the Trailing Zero Error

0
LUBBOCK, TX - The Institute of Medicine in 1999 shocked the world when they reported that up to 100,00 persons die each year due...
tips for patients

Annual Patient Symposium Publishes Top 10 Tips for New Patients

0
Here are some great tips to drive the residents taking care of you absolutely crazy! 1.     Start by talking about your chronic pain. Even...
thank you cards

Urology Resident Leaves Husband After Sizing Up the Competition

0
WHITE PLAINS, NY - Unfortunately we have to report on another sad tale of how graduate medical education can take a toll on families.  It seems that...
potato head

Hasbro Unveils Innovative Medical Teaching Tools: Mr. Rectum and Ms. Pelvis

3
PAWTUCKET, RI - In response to the paucity of volunteers for critical physical exam instruction, the Council on Undergraduate Medical Education (CUME) has partnered...

The Updated Hippocratic Oath for Health Care Professionals

0
I swear by Epic Hyperspace, by eCW, by Allscripts, by AthenaHealth, and by all the Coders and Accountants, making them my witnesses, that I...