Advertisement
Close to one in 10 American men suffer from depression or anxiety

CDC: Men With Anxiety, Depression Not Getting Treated

0
Young minority males less likely than whites to access mental health care
More than 250 of this year's graduating seniors from U.S. medical schools did not match to a residency position

Some Graduating Seniors Not Matching to Residency Positions

0
More than 250 seniors didn't match to residency; reasons include failing exams, poor interview skills
For residents

Geographic Location Most Important for Residents

0
Lifestyle, adequate call hours and personal time, good financial package also important
An analysis of the current state of medical ethics education in the United States has been published in the June issue of Academic Medicine. The article

Report Offers Guidance on Medical Ethics Education

0
Novel approaches to learning encouraged, such as flipped classroom, use of reflective narratives
Medical school applicants with Medical College Admission Test scores obtained with extra test administration time have lower rates of success in medical schools

Extra Time During MCAT Linked to Less Success in Med School

0
No impact on medical school admission rate, but lower rate of passing Step examinations
U.S. health authorities are trying to find anyone who may have had contact with a woman who has been diagnosed with a highly drug-resistant form of tuberculosis.

CDC: Seeking Those Exposed to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

0
Patient spent seven weeks in country, traveled to three states before diagnosis
While the overall rate of traumatic spinal cord injuries was stable from 1993 to 2012

Spinal Cord Injuries Up Among the Elderly in U.S.

0
Falls are the major cause among Americans 65 and older, researchers say
Antibiotic-resistant infections from foodborne germs still cause about 440

CDC: Drug-Resistant Foodborne Bacteria on Rise

0
Rate more than doubled in two years for one strain of Salmonella
The 50 U.S. hospitals with the highest charge-to-cost ratio have markups approximately 10 times the Medicare-allowable costs

Analysis Targets U.S. Hospitals With Highest Markups

0
In the 50 hospitals with highest charge-to-cost ratio, charges 10-fold above Medicare-allowable costs
The same ticks that spread Lyme disease may also carry a rarer bacteria

Another Tick-Borne Disease Documented in Northeast

0
Recurring fever is hallmark for this little-known infection, researchers say