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How Loneliness Affects the Mind and Body
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How Loneliness Affects the Mind and Body. Gary J. Kennedy, M.D. May 7, 2015. Loneliness is a common emotion when someone feels alone, separated from others or unsupported and distressed. It’s often transient. But loneliness that becomes persistent causes accelerated aging with multiple health consequences, including conditions that lead to death. Studies, including one published in March by Brigham Young University researchers. The Emotional Impact of Loneliness. On the emotional side the perception that...
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Choosing the Right Medical School
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Choosing the Right Medical School. Noreen Kerrigan, M.P.A. April 1, 2013. Let’s start with those of you getting ready to apply. Make sure you’ve got what you need. For that, let’s see what you’ve got! We admissions officers hate to agree with premeds who insist that admission is nothing more than a numbers game; most of us will agree that numbers may be where we start but they’re not where we finish. And peruse its list. Of programs. However, don’t lose sleep over that one C you got in general chem!
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Personalizing Medicine: Considering Preferences and Values
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Personalizing Medicine: Considering Preferences and Values. Paul Marantz, M.D., M.P.H. July 9, 2015. Photo courtesy of Andrew Janke). If you’re interested in heart disease and who over the age of 40 isn’t? You may have read an excellent series of articles by reporter Gina Kolata recently published in the. If you haven’t seen it, the series includes pieces on blood pressure. Treatment and a new approach to aortic valve replacement. As Robin noted, our mom was told in 2009 that if she didn’t have the surge...
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Annemieke Wilcox
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Medical-Student Volunteers: Lessons from Patients. May 14, 2015. Don't Miss a Dose of. From Nurse to Doctor: The Career Path Less Encouraged. Five Tips for Taking Step 1 (USMLE). Is Physician Shadowing a Shady Practice? 5 Ways to Ace Medical School Exams by Maximizing Study Time. Beth Israel Medical Center.
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Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.
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Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D. Chris Borland’s Early Unexpected NFL Retirement: A Message for the Rest of Us. Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D. May 19, 2015. Don't Miss a Dose of. From Nurse to Doctor: The Career Path Less Encouraged. Five Tips for Taking Step 1 (USMLE). Is Physician Shadowing a Shady Practice? 5 Ways to Ace Medical School Exams by Maximizing Study Time. Beth Israel Medical Center.
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From Nurse to Doctor: The Career Path Less Encouraged
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From Nurse to Doctor: The Career Path Less Encouraged. May 20, 2014. Recently, while enjoying my fourth-year medical school bliss. I was invited to write this blog post about making the transition from a career in nursing to medical school. As a registered nurse with a little over four years of critical care experience, first as a staff nurse and then as a charge nurse, the idea of reflecting on my transition really appealed to me as a way of closing the loop before I graduate. Perhaps part of it stems f...
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Shedding the Stigma of Miscarriage
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Shedding the Stigma of Miscarriage. Zev Williams, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G. May 11, 2015. Thankfully, many medical conditions that once were never discussed in public, such as cancer, AIDS and even infertility, have largely shed their stigma and sense of secrecy. In the first national study on the perception of miscarriage, published May 11, 2015, in. We surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. adults from 49 states. Most respondents mistakenly believed that miscarriage was rare, occurring in less than 6 ...The Wall ...
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Disclaimer
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The Doctor's Tablet Editors. March 27, 2012. The Doctor’s Tablet. Blog by Albert Einstein College of Medicine staff, College of Medicine affiliate institutions or guest authors is intended to provide information only. They are not a substitute for the advice of a licensed health care professional in your state. The Doctor’s Tablet. You understand and acknowledge that there is no physician-patient relationship between you and the author. Don't Miss a Dose of. Five Tips for Taking Step 1 (USMLE).
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Is Physician “Shadowing” a Shady Practice?
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Is Physician “Shadowing” a Shady Practice? Elizabeth Kitsis, M.D. February 14, 2013. I was startled to learn, when interviewing medical school applicants, that tagging along with a physician, or shadowing, is a common practice among high school and college students these days. Yes, I did say students as young as high schoolers. But as I spoke with premed after premed about their shadowing experiences, I became uneasy. Which was published in the January 2013 edition of. Our goals in the paper were to revi...
