Got this off a facebook group (this seems most pertinent to USC Med school) We have to get up at 6:45 am and drive to school We have lunch together at 12 on the quad We have lockers We are in the same room everyday There are lunch clubs The same people are officers in [...]
I’ve been doing a lot of reading of Allie’s recent posts on healthcare since she’s now in what looks like a very interesting class on public health policy. In her first post, she responds to the question of whether or not health care is a right or a commodity and answers that it ought to [...]
In case anyone’s interested, my article on Avian Flu (which I have to admit is very long) for NextGenMD is up! I got a chance to talk with Dr. Frederick Hayden (professor of clinical virology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine) and Dr. Michael T. Osterholm (director of the Center for Infectious Disease [...]
suffice to say, I consider this to be very interesting and somewhat close to the truth. Conquering Cancer with Private Medicineby Michael D. Tanner Few things in life are as terrifying as a diagnosis of cancer. But for millions in the United States, the news just got a little bit better. Death rates for those [...]
In January, Jane posted this great informational bit on bird flu. If you haven’t looked at it and you’re still under the mistaken assumption that eating chicken will give you bird flu, take a look. She lays it out very plain and simple, although she shows a bit of optimism that I’m not too sure [...]
I don’t usually do this, but if anyone wants to do their good deed for the day and help kids in Ghana who have serious injuries or deformities experience a normal life, please donate to the Ghana Plastic Surgery Project Fundraiser by visiting the website and buying some of their calendars. Its a worthy cause. [...]