Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman speaks at the sentencing hearing for Larry Nassar.
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Laws like Title IX are supposed to shield athletes from abuse. But lax enforcement allows sports organizations to protect perpetrators over athletes.
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Current cholesterol tests in the UK are outdated and are putting lives at risk.
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Creative appointment scheduling minimizes in-office waiting for physicians and patients.
Around 3,000 more Australian patients have a complication in their hospital care in January than in other months.
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New medical staff start in January and may not be as skilled or adept as their predecessors, meaning more things go wrong.
Surgeons in Switzerland use the robot da Vinci to aid a hernia operation. Over a third of US hospitals have at least one surgical robot.
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There are more robots than ever in the operating room – but that’s led to fewer opportunities for surgical trainees. Now, some new doctors are teaching themselves in secret.
Pills and ills.
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Antimicrobial stewardship is proving effective, but we’re not fully across what is happening.
Digital health.
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The internet can help answer patients’ lingering questions.
Noel Conway’s case is discussed in court.
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At the moment there is too much left unsaid.
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People working in caring professions are not superhuman.
Medical assistance in dying has been legal in Canada since July 2016, but there are no ‘specialists’ responsible for doctor-assisted suicide and many doctors are overwhelmed with requests.
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More than 2,000 Canadians have chosen medical assistance in dying (MAID) since legalization in 2016. But palliative care doctors aren’t embracing assisted suicide as part of their job.
A new model of ‘competency based’ medical education is gaining popularity globally, in which trainees are assessed on skill rather than mere time invested.
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A radical new model of “competency based” medical education emphasizes trainee skill over time invested. Queen’s University is the first in Canada to fully embrace this shift.
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PTSD isn’t just reserved for those on the frontline – my experience alongside a surgical team at Camp Bastion showed how it could affect anyone dealing with the fall out of war.
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… and spend more time with their patients.
The line-up of BBC2 comedy drama, Quacks.
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A new BBC drama manages to capture the flawed, but sometimes brilliant, men of Victorian medicine.
‘The Plantation,’ oil on wood, ca. 1825.
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Slaves were involved in medical experimentation in the 1700s – both as sources of knowledge and as nonconsenting participants.
Challenging times for junior doctors.
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Starting a new job is never easy, never mind one that puts people’s lives in your hands on a daily basis.
Older patients often suffer from multiple conditions.
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Modern healthcare specialises, but as the population ages, many patients need more general care.
Health care makes up a sizable portion of U.S. GDP.
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Nearly one-fifth of US GDP is spent on health care. Where does all of that money go?
Melanoma transfer tattoo.
Doctors are taught how to treat skin cancer – but not necessarily how to empathise with those who have it.
One stroke every two seconds.
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Doctors and other health professionals are too focused on rehab and not enough on secondary prevention.