Greed for the Greater Good? The Scoop on Prescription Price Hikes
Martin Shkreli is one of the most disliked men in America right now, spiking controversy after raising the price of the prescription Daraprim 5000% from $13.50 to $750. Fair warning, 5000% is not a typo, and Shkreli’s tweets are just too good to be fabricated. Perhaps, it’s time Shkreli uses his millions to hire a PR rep.Taking it upon himself to defend his actions, Shkreli, the CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, sent out 125+ tweets to...
Reasons to Drop Everything & Become a Locum Physician
Psssst—–hey you. Wanna know the medical field’s biggest not-so-secret secret? Well, it’s simple. Basically, working as a locum tenens physcian is the best way to boost your career and to gain some major advantages in your personal endeavors as well. Here’s just a few reasons why: Paying the bills before you find a permanent spot. While you’re participating as a locum tenens physician, you can expect...
18 Inspiring Travel Quotes for Locum Tenens
Traveling feeds the soul and brings enchantment to our lives. It opens our eyes to different cultures and gives us a better appreciation for the world as well as the richness and diversity of the people who walk it with us. Locum tenens physicians are able to practice their profession while simultaneously venturing on exciting excursions that will leave them with memories that will never part from them. Here are a bunch of truly...
How Old is Too Old: Required Retirement for Physicians
Imagine spending over a decade receiving proper education for your job, putting in years gaining experience, and then just when you feel that you are truly an expert of your specialty, being asked to retire. This is something physicians deal with all the time. Retirement for doctors ideally comes at their own doing. However, this isn’t always the case. For the past few months, the American Medical Association (AMA) has been...
8 Celebrities with Ph.D.s that will SHOCK You
Just because you’re a doctor, doesn’t mean you work in a hospital. And although the vast majority of celebrities cannot practice as a physician of medicine, actually a pretty large amount of famous people were and are more brainy academically than we may have imagined. These following surprising celebs have earned their doctorates in tons of various types of specialties. Celebrities with Ph.D.s Hunter S. Thompson The Fear...