The other counterargument I would have included is that we do make more as students/residents/fellows than our civilian counterparts. If you include HPSP stipend, scholarship value, and pay differential in residency, on a 4 year HPSP it makes things a little better, but not much. As you ...
Blameworthy appraisals are more likely for conditions that appear controllable and that appear to be social as much as medical in origin. Self-injurious behavior,e.g., suicide attempts and cutting, tends to generate anger and frustration along with diminished optimism and effort [53], unless, not...
Med-peds doctors Internal medicine-pediatric doctors – or med-peds – are specially trained in both internal medicine and pediatrics. This means they can care for both children and adults. If you’re looking for a doctor who can treat your entire family, and dual specialty certification is im...
The ability toincrease pay, and increase it substantially, solves a ton of financial problems that real doctors run into and email me about all the time. It's way easier to pay off your student loans or mortgage on twice the income. Even after-tax, it's much easier to become financially...
it made it so much easier. (Mother, one child) How are we going to engage them? And we’ll give them a phone call, another phone call, another phone call, and then we’ll start to text them as well when things are on and just hope that the regular contact might – and you ...
she said. Research into families' opinions of care for a terminal illness has been rare—partly a result of researchers' concerns about whether such studies put too much strain on people who are under stress or grieving. But a desire to learn from families' experiences means the work is gain...
It is important to know the signs of someone with mental health issues so that we can help them in the right way and not make it worse. The signs of someone struggling with their mental health due to too much concern for their appearance are: They feel like they need to lose weight ...
By Lisa Stuckey There are thousands of chemical additives in our food supply today. These chemicals, by and large, do not even have to be tested for their effect on the human nervous system or immune system. Yet they are...
The restraint used on NASCAR race cars is afive-point harness. Two straps come down over the driver's shoulders, two straps wrap around his waist and one comes up between his legs. The straps are made from thick, padded nylon webbing. They are much stronger than the seatbelts in a stree...
Although proponents of HGH swear by its rejuvenating results, the hormone was not studied that much, specifically in supplement form (most research have centered on HGH injections). Doctors have already been using it for a long time in children who have problems with abnormal growth problems, in...