Magic 8-Ball

Teaching Team Consults Magic 8-Ball for Assistance

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NEW YORK, NY - "Will my patient need placement?" intern Jamie Dreessen asked the Magic 8-Ball, shaking it solidly for 15-seconds before placing it on...

Tufts Nurses Go On Strike, New Interns Forced To Be Nurses

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BOSTON, MA – Due to the recent nursing strike at Tufts Medical Center, the hospital is now forcing its new interns to also be nurses....
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Intern Determined Not to Have Medical Decision-Making Capacity

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ANN ARBOR, MI - For several days medical intern Brent Hammock appeared very confused.  He had lucid moments now and again, but he was...

Spouse of Surgical Resident Charged with Polygamy

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YONKERS, NY - 27-year-old Emily Follingsworth was charged with polygamy yesterday in Yonkers, NY, days after her second wedding.  Follingsworth, a spouse of a fifth-year neurosurgical...
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Urology Resident Leaves Husband After Sizing Up the Competition

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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...

Intern Asks Nurse for Multiple Choices Before Making Decision

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On his first week as a surgery intern, Dane Colbert began what is sure to be a storied career in medicine by asking the nurse...
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Adorbs! Med Student Thinks CAGE Questionnaire Has to Do with Pets

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MIAMI, FL - Today during bedside rounds first-year medical student Eric Smiley was asked what he could tell the team about the CAGE questionnaire. ...
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Review of New Medical Dating Service: TheMatch.com

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A new website called TheMatch.com uses a time-tested algorithm to pair you up with the residency of your dreams.  You can sign up today...
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Year-End Bonuses to be Paid Entirely in Educational Experience

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Tampa, FL - For hospital CEO John Stevens, 2018 was a great year. Profits reached an all time high, and his board members had...

Newly-Diagnosed One-Handed Man: Totally Worth it

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CUMMING, GA – Doctors on Saturday struggled to find out why patient Robert Shaffer lost his hand.  Dr. Virginia Sullivan, an intern on the...