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Western science and Indigenous science are two very different methods of studying human health and the natural world. But as Canada continues its reconciliation process with Indigenous communities, a professor at the University of Calgary says the two perspectives are converging. "We're seeing, increasingly, respect and acknowledgment and partnership between... 15 March 2017
Physicians across many specialties are treating trafficked persons in their practice. Yet, they are not trained to recognize human trafficking or know how to intervene. Studies have shown that 88 percent of US-born sex trafficking victims reported receiving medical care while being trafficked. This puts health care providers in a key position with... 14 March 2017
Snapping at medical staff may cause bigger problems than patients realize, especially when it comes to the quality of care their children receive. Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that rude parents in the neonatal intensive care unit create a wider margin for medical error and misdiagnosis. Insensitive comments also lower effective... 13 March 2017
A research team, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a groundbreaking process to successfully rewarm large-scale animal heart valves and blood vessels preserved at very low temperatures. The discovery is a major step forward in saving millions of human lives by increasing the availability of organs and tissues... 13 March 2017
Washington’s two research universities are once again asking lawmakers for extra money for both of their medical-school programs in Spokane. But the frosty relationship between the University of Washington and Washington State University over medical-school funding seems to be a thing of the past. “Finally, we see this as behind... 13 March 2017
A large proportion of medical students own smartphones and consequently, instant messaging applications have become a favored method of communication as opposed to e-mailing. Interestingly, past research has conveyed that the inclusion of mobile applications within dental and medical educational programs raised participation rates among students, improved communication between tutors... 10 March 2017
I was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age of 28. In 2014, a few years after I was given the all-clear, I made the decision to become a doctor. One of my reasons for taking up medicine was to learn more about cancer, and to use that knowledge and... 10 March 2017
Within a few months of arriving at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, a medical student may have already saved someone’s life. That’s because Greenville medical students spend their first seven weeks training to become certified emergency medical technicians (EMTs). After receiving EMT certification, students work one... 9 March 2017
Journal of the American College of Surgeons study authors report that, after implementation of the publicly funded state trauma system, preventable mortality rate decreased by 48 percent CHICAGO (March 8, 2017): Implementation of a statewide trauma system in Arkansas cut the rate of preventable deaths due to injuries nearly in... 9 March 2017
East Tennessee State University’s Dr. Joseph Florence was recently honored for helping establish a dedicated training center in India where medical professionals can learn how to treat and respond to emergencies related to the heart. “There are still a lot of physicians in India who haven’t received Basic and Advanced... 8 March 2017
Cal State Fullerton will soon offer Screening, Brief Interventions and Referrals for Treatment (SBIRT) training for students in its nursing, social work and human services programs. The evidence-based practice is designed to help students identify and assess individuals who are at risk for, or who have, a substance use disorder. 8 March 2017
More than 50 Airmen from the Montana Air National Guard’s 120th Airlift Wing attended training at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Alabama, Feb. 12-18. The group, comprised mainly of members of the 120th medical group and augmented by Airmen from the unit’s fire department,... 8 March 2017
Practicing medicine in a rural community where doctors are few and far between can be a daunting prospect, but medical school professors and students who concentrate on rural medicine say that the challenge is worth taking on. Experts say rural medicine can be fascinating because of the variety of health problems... 7 March 2017
Veteran video game developer Sam Glassenberg stumbled onto an accidental gold mine just trying to help his anesthesiologist father. Glassenberg, who calls himself the "black sheep" game developer in a family of physicians, used to putter around making medical simulations on request, and coincidentally found, or confirmed, a tremendous pent-up... 6 March 2017
The EMS education staff at Blue River Career Programs is proud to offer students the opportunity to explore career possibilities in a college-level course for emergency medical services. Emergency Medical Technician-Basic certification provides students with a solid medical knowledge which allows students to build careers in fire and ambulance services... 6 March 2017
Physicians and other health professionals frequently overestimate and underestimate the harms and benefits of medical treatments, screenings and tests, according to a recently published systematic review of medical literature on the subject. Decision-support tools can help address knowledge gaps and inform patient-physician discussions. Researchers did a comprehensive search of four... 3 March 2017
Today, Senator Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) filed legislation that would require Texas medical schools to do a better job of matching medical school graduates with an in-state, post-graduate medical residency program, also known as Graduate Medical Education (GME). SB 1066 will help ensure that the state has an adequate number of... 3 March 2017
Perioperative nurses, responsible for the safety and comfort of patients before, during and after surgery, are the unsung heroes of the operating room. They must also supply surgeons with the right instruments at the right times throughout a procedure. Highly specialized, perioperative nurses are often assigned to a specific surgical... 3 March 2017
As he outlined the expansion as something that would have an impact well beyond Gwinnett County, Wayne Sikes described the two significant additions to the campus as an offering to the people closest to the school. “All of this, and all of this to come, is a gift to the... 2 March 2017
Joe Kiani likes to point out that the most worn spot on most medical monitoring devices is the mute button. He’s out to change that — and, he hopes, to stop the epidemic of preventable hospital death that kills tens of thousands of Americans each year. It’s not a glamorous... 2 March 2017