5 reasons why IMGs will save U.S. health care
Spoiler alert: I am biased. I graduated from St. George’s University, a medical school in Grenada that graduates more physicians annually than any other medical school in the world. It is a school comprised of people who are so determined to become doctors that they are willing to move to a different country — some taking their families with them, some leaving everything behind — to study medicine. My peers came from all over the United States and Canada and had prior graduate degrees, prior jobs and life experiences. Eventually, we all came to the same conclusion: No career would make us happier than a c...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 30, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jenna-t-nakagawa" rel="tag" > Jenna T. Nakagawa, MD, MPH < /a > Tags: Education Residency Source Type: blogs
The Introvert ’s Weekend: 6 Tips for Enjoying It Your Way
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“When you honor your body, mind and spirit you are saying to the universe, ‘I love you’” –Panache Desai
Most of us look forward to the weekend. Whether it’s for sleeping in late, catching up with friends, spending time with family or enjoying the occasional getaway, the weekend breaks up the routine of the work week and reminds us that life is more than just toil.
For those of us who ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - January 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Summer Edward Tags: featured happiness self confidence best confidence blogs how to relax introversion introvert introverts pickthebrain relaxation tips self improvement the weekend weekend plans Source Type: blogs
Is There a Link Between Negative Emotions and Disease?
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Do negative emotions affect your health? Conditions such as depression and anxiety have been shown to affect how we manage and treat our other chronic conditions but, even if one does not suffer from these conditions, unresolved emotions can pave the way for chronic diseases to manifest. These unresolved emotions include grief, anger, jealousy, hatred, guilt and shame to name a few. Now I am not saying ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - January 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: naumannaeem Tags: depression featured happiness health and fitness self improvement chronic disease negative emotions pickthebrain stress treatment Source Type: blogs
Guide to Trump ’s Executive Order to Limit Migration for “National Security” Reasons
President Trump isexpected to sign an executive order shortly to temporarily ban all visas for people from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia among other actions. An advanced copy of this order was available earlier this week. The first sentence of his order states that it is to “protect the American people from terrorist attacks by foreign nationals admitted to the United States.” However, the countries that Trump chose to temporarily ban are not serious terrorism risks. I compiled alist of foreign-born people who committed or were convicted of attempting to commit a terrorist attack on U.S. s...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 26, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
“An elderly man sitting inside his time-worn home in...
"An elderly man sitting inside his time-worn home in Trinidad, Cuba. When visiting Cuba, breaking out of Havana is essential, eye-opening, often impossible. The effort, though, is worth it. The country yields all the complexity, beauty and idiosyncrasy of one of the world's few remaining frontiers. During President @barackobama's visit to #Cuba, we'll be sharing scenes from a recent journey across the country by @nytimes journalists. Visit the link in our profile to see the full photo essay." By nytimes on Instagram. Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - March 21, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs
Free market for surgery: interview with Allevion CEO Arnon Krongrad, MD
Surgery can be expensive, scary, dangerous and even deadly. Yet it’s hard for patients and even for referring physicians to navigate the system. So I was intrigued when I was contacted by Dr. Arnon Krongrad , CEO of Allevion, Inc., a healthcare logistics company that markets surgery packages. The company’s Surgeo online marketplace let’s patients shop for the surgeon of their choice.
I explored the topic in depth with Dr. Krongrad in this email interview.
What are the limitations of referrals to surgeons by primary doctors?
Conventional surgeon referrals by other doctors, such as primary physicians, r...
Source: Health Business Blog - January 6, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: e-health Entrepreneurs Patients Physicians Source Type: blogs
Where Do K-1 Visa Holders Come From?
Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik were killed last week in a gun battle with police after they committed a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Malik entered the U.S. on a K-1 visa, known as the fiancé visa, accompanied by Farook. Their attack is the first perpetrated by somebody on the K-1 visa - igniting a debate over increasing visa security.
The government issued approximately 262,162 K-1 visas from 2005 to 2013 – 3177 or 1.21 percent of the total to Pakistani citizens.
Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) SECURE Act identifies 34 countries as particularly terror-prone. There were 32,363 K-1 visa, 12.34 pe...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 7, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
Taking On The Inequities Of Rural Life: Is Life In Rural America Good For Your Health?
Is rural living good for your health? If you’re one of a quarter billion Americans who live in metro areas, you may be conjuring up an idyll of burbling streams and fresh air.
But rural Americans are more likely than city dwellers to live in poverty, according to federal data compiled by the National Rural Health Association. Rural poverty rates are especially high among ethnic minorities and children, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by the US Department of Agriculture.
People living in rural counties also frequently have poor access to physicians and behavioral health providers, are more likely to smoke a...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - July 30, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Ned Calonge Tags: Equity and Disparities GrantWatch Access Aging Children Health Philanthropy Hunger Rural Health Care Source Type: blogs
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Fig 1. Spider venom activating chick ASIC1, which responds by absolutely refusing to conduct Ca2+...that he was in Nature last year. Here's the article. Yep, impressive, eh? Certainly, reader you can buy me a pint next time we meet. Make mine a Ringwood 49er.Wait, what's that you say, hmm?Oh, no, no, dear reader, I'm not to be found among the authors, no. You've got to scroll down a wee bit...That's right, keep going...Bit further...Down, down, down...That's it, past the references...and...THERE!You see! A ha! What do you make of that, then?"We appreciate assistance in the initial characterization of the ac...
Source: Across the Bilayer - November 15, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Tags: IonChannels Science Source Type: blogs
The 2013 Geoffrey Beene Global Neurodiscovery Challenge
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, in association with the Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative, announce preliminary winner, finalist for the awards, and open voting to the public.
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Online Voting begins on November 1
and ends of November 5
From November 1 – 5, 2013 the public will have the opportunity to vote for the grand prize winning entry. Click the image above for details.
The grand prize winner will receive an additional $50,000 award to continue research specifically in the area of male/female differences in Alzheimer’s disease.
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Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 29, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Genetic Mutation Linked to Alzheimer’s Doubles Rate of Brain Tissue Loss
People who carry a genetic mutation associated with Alzheimer’s disease may develop the disease three years earlier than expected.
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Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have mapped the effects of that genetic mutation, showing for the first time how the Alzheimer’s risk factor affects the living human brain.
The discovery is detailed in the Oct. 17 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine alongside five other studies focused on the TREM2 gene variant, whose link to Alzheimer’s was first reported in January.
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Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 16, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Tubal Reversal: West Indies, Trinidad
A couple from Trinidad, West Indies travels to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center for sterilization reversal. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog)
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Source: Carin' For Karen - August 11, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: pletchersgh Tags: Life in general Source Type: blogs
Immigration Does Not Decrease Economic Freedom
Alex Nowrasteh
A common criticism of immigration reform (here, here, and here) is that it will decrease economic freedom in the United States, by increasing the voting pool for the Democratic Party. Leaving aside the issue of which party supports economic liberty, if any, it’s important to see what the actual impacts of immigration are on economic freedom in the United States and the world. The political effects of immigrants after they arrive are less certain than the economic benefits. Do immigrants decrease economic freedom in their new countries? The bottom line: fears of immigrants decreasin...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 8, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Alex Nowrasteh Source Type: blogs
