Healthy Sleep Habits for Doctors
Anyone working long shifts knows the struggle — your head starts swimming, focus is lost, and general confusion can ensue. Now put yourself at the center of a bustling hospital or clinic and the importance of maintaining healthy sleep habits for doctors is completely obvious. Though healthcare professionals should be the first to recommend a good night’s rest in advocacy of someone’s overall wellbeing, it seems that new graduates...
How to Discuss Vaccines With Parents
We’ve all heard of (and likely encountered) our fair share of parents who are hesitant to have their children vaccinated. While some parents argue that vaccines are unnecessary, others fear that vaccines may actually put their children at risk. However, studies have shown repeatedly that there is really no cause for concern. This said as the popular opinion on the matter has become increasingly polarized, with the recent...
Hiring Traveling Physicians | 5 Reasons Why
Healthcare is a world that is always evolving and changing, and yet there are still some things that industry professionals will continue to focus on. No matter how many new laws and regulations come to be under whatever administration is in power, real healthcare workers really just want to improve patient care, reduce healthcare costs and facility spending, and promote the best population health management through the latest...
Could Prescription Heroin Be the Answer?
Like the crack cocaine epidemic of the 80s, the heroin epidemic is quickly becoming the defining drug issue of the millennium. With the number of heroin overdoses rising exponentially, it’s left millions of people in the United States searching for answers to combat the epidemic. Sadly, the heroin landscape continues to change as the product is cut with deadlier chemicals every single day. Canada has recently unveiled a radical new...
LGBT Healthcare: A Guide for Physicians
You step into an exam room to see a patient you’ve never cared for before. You say hello, and hear a deep voice say hello back as you are quickly skimming the information they filled out in the waiting room. You smile as you look up, and address the patient by name, “How are you today, Jane?” A look of terror likely washes over your face as you immediately realize that the patient sitting in front of you, wearing jeans and a t-shirt...