Hotels for Locum Tenens | Making the Best!
Working locum tenens physician jobs can, at times, mean living your life out of a suitcase. Although many assignments will provide temporary housing for months at a time, shorter assignments sometimes warrant an extended stay in hotels. Although it’s not always the ideal situation, there are certainly some advantages to living the “suite-life” that may actually be quite appealing to some traveling physicians! Here we’ll take a look at...
Editing Human Embryo DNA | New Research
Although genetically modifying plants and animals has been considered a fact of mainstream science for decades, it’s only until recently that similar processes have been applied to human DNA. Already, there are innumerable advocates and opposers to the processes, especially with the most recent report… editing human embryo DNA Editing Human Embryo DNA | A Look at New Studies Now, for the first time, an international team of scientists...
Physicians – Talking with Patients about Weight Loss
Your goal, as a physician, is to help your patients be as healthy as possible, which means you should be talking with patients about weight loss. Being overweight can be harmful to one’s health and it often results in people being at a higher risk for certain health issues such as diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea, and even certain types of cancers. Yet, discussing weight with patients can be an awkward conversation to have,...
Psychological Effects of Video Games on Children
In today’s age of technology, children are becoming increasingly exposed to various technological devices from iPads, iPhones, television, and even video games. Unfortunately, not only does screen time negatively affect children’s’ eyesight, but the rise of violent video games is also a factor in the cause of increased aggression in children. As a matter of fact, a 2008 report by the Pew Research Center states that...
10 Strange Medical Conditions
There are a lot of strange medical conditions that exist in the world that seem to have no explanation. From being allergic to water to having blue skin, the world has seen it all. In 2015 we wrote a blog post on 8 strange and rare medical conditions that plague today’s societies. Today we bring you ten additional strange medical conditions that will peak your interest in the medical field. 10 Strange Medical Conditions 1. Cold...