New blood cancer tool to radically improve survival rates
A new online training course designed to raise awareness of the symptoms of blood cancer among GPs is set to radically improve the rate of early diagnosis, bringing the UK up to EU standards and...
View ArticleFree online course will support end of life care
Sheffield Hallam University is teaming up with St Luke's Hospice to launch a free online course supporting health and social care workers in providing palliative or end of life care.
View ArticleLearning is not a spectator sport
Free - or very inexpensive - online courses have become quite a trend in education.
View ArticleSurgeons, athletic and musical pros join forces to devise new surgical...
What do surgeons, elite-level athletes and professional musicians have in common?
View ArticleAmerican Heart Association and advocates celebrate that 1.5 million American...
The American Heart Association (AHA) applauds the New York State Board of Regents for passing legislation to become the 26th state mandating that CPR training become a required part of the public...
View ArticleSurgical trainees retain information, master skills better when honed beyond...
New study finds that overlearning can be a highly effective surgical training approach that shortens the learning curveResearchers from Drexel University, Philadelphia, have found that when...
View ArticleStudy shows babies born extremely premature may benefit from proactive,...
Denise Foyle had been pregnant for just 23 weeks when she gave birth to her daughter, Bryn. She weighed one pound and three ounces, and measured only 12 inches long.
View ArticleMedical profession urged to do more on physicians' ill health
The medical profession should do far more to prevent and deal with stress and illness among physicians, the World Medical Association has said.
View Article3-D printing provides low-cost alternative in bronchoscopy simulation training
Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, found that 3D-printed tracheobronchial tree models compared favorably against other more standard models in training...
View ArticleSmoking among physicians-in-training linked to duty hours, presence of peers...
A survey distributed by researchers from the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center in Manila, Philippines, may have found a link between the number of duty hours and the prevalence of...
View ArticleMore menopause-focused education required for doctors
New study shows value of educating OB/GYN residents in addressing health issues of booming number of menopausal patientsDespite the fact that nearly two million women every year reach menopause...
View ArticleResearchers develop virtual training tool to help doctors improve their...
University of Huddersfield researcher Yeshwanth Pulijala is dedicated to bringing about big improvements in medical training by harnessing the power of virtual reality and 3D technology.
View ArticleNew curriculum teaches patient-centric practices for 21st-century docs
Medical students at Penn State are now receiving training in health systems sciences and patient navigation, along with the traditional areas of medical education.
View ArticleNew framework to support high quality dementia care, UK
A comprehensive new resource to support health and social care staff and educators who work with people living with dementia and their carers has been launched today.
View ArticleGME squeeze for US med school graduates unlikely, commentary says
Will U.S. medical students have trouble securing residency positions in the future as they have been warned by media and groups representing organized medicine?
View ArticleOnline cognitive behavioral therapy intervention to reduce suicide ideation...
Physicians in training are at high risk for suicidal ideation (thoughts) during their internship year. In an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry, Constance Guille, M.D.
View ArticleWhy don't more uninsured people seek health coverage? U-M study suggests...
Findings from free clinic run by U-M medical students could help other safety net providers.
View ArticlePigeons may provide insights on how pathologists, radiologists acquire visual...
Pigeons may distinguish between benign and malignant breast histology.Pigeons may be able to distinguish between benign and malignant breast histology and radiology, according to an animal...
View ArticleMedical students ignore social media guidelines
More than a third of Australian medical students post inappropriate material to their social media accounts, despite awareness of guidelines on professional online conduct, according to research...
View ArticleHow does my therapist rate?
New machine-learning software developed by USC, University of Washington and University of Utah researchers detects empathy in therapy sessions."And how does that make you feel?
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