France to fine patients who miss medical appointments
France is to introduce a five euro ($5.50) penalty for people who fail to turn up for millions of doctors' appointments missed each year, the prime minister said Saturday.
Apr 7, 2024
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Students lead new study on barriers facing Black medical students pursuing surgical residency
A study led by fourth-year undergraduate medical students at the University of Toronto (U of T) is shedding light on the experiences of Black medical students in applying for a surgical residency in Canada.
Mar 25, 2024
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Creating medical exam questions with ChatGPT
For a recent study, UKB researchers created two sets of 25 multiple-choice questions (MCQs), each with five possible answers, one of which was correct. The first set of questions was written by an experienced medical lecturer; ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Structural racism shown to persist in radiotherapy
Everyone should get quality care, no matter the color of their skin. However, implicit bias, micro-aggressions, and a lack of cultural understanding persist, leading to oppression and unequal treatment in health care.
Nov 30, 2023
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From morgue to medical school: Cadavers of the poor, Black and vulnerable can be dissected without consent
Every year, first-year medical students approach their human cadavers with a mixture of awe and trepidation. They will come to know their assigned cadaver intimately. During the course of their studies, they will carefully ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Discrimination is the biggest career obstacle for women of color in the NHS—new research
In March 2023, NHS midwife Olukemi Akinmeji won an employment tribunal case against the hospital in Kent where, as an employee, she had faced race discrimination and victimization.
Oct 4, 2023
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Texas medical schools increasingly use unclaimed bodies
In a new research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a professor and an undergraduate student from The University of Texas at Arlington found that the use of unclaimed bodies in Texas medical ...
Sep 29, 2023
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How doctors use social media to advance medicine
Ever wonder what your doctor is doing on social media? A new study, titled "#MedEd: Medical Education and Knowledge Translation on Social Media," published in JAMA led by John W. Ayers, Ph.D., from the Qualcomm Institute ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Nearly half of mental health practitioners say they are unprepared to help clients cope with climate change
Many mental health counselors feel ill-equipped to help their clients deal with psychological issues around climate change, according to a new study published in The Journal of Humanistic Counseling.
Aug 28, 2023
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Study explores ways to increase diversity in medical residency programs
Leading national organizations focused on graduate medical education assert that losing the diversity gap is critical to ensure equity in medical education and health care quality. Nevertheless, evidence-based strategies ...
Apr 27, 2023
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