According to the Ohio Department of Health, there were 287 new confirmed flu-related hospitalizations in Ohio the first week of January, compared to 157 the week before. How Long Is the Flu Contagious? Another important distinction between the two types is how to avoid them. So, you could be terrified enough where is the flu… Read More »
Do you know the correct answers to our handwashing survey? ‘Tis the season not only for festive music and decorations but for seasonal germs that can quickly ruin your holiday season. You may not be aware, but the month of December includes National Handwashing Awareness week. This is a time to review the essential habit… Read More »
Roger Severino, the Trump administration official tasked with enforcing civil rights in medicine, knows what it’s like to overpay for healthcare. Severino, the director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, recently sought medical care for a foot injury that required surgery. The day before the surgery, his… Read More »
Supporters react as US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders arrives with his wife Jane for a rally at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California on May 31, 2019. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) Getty At a climate-themed CNN ‘town hall’ event on Wednesday, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders made comments that have… Read More »
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians. A 49-year-old-man is evaluated 1 day after having an episode of right arm weakness without pain that lasted 5 minutes. He is now asymptomatic. The patient has type 2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia. Medications are aspirin, metformin, and atorvastatin. On physical… Read More »
Dear Greg,I was asked some tricky job-interview questions that left me blank. How should I have answered these: Tell me the differences between you and your brother? What are the qualities you would change in your father? What was the greatest setback in your life and how did you deal with it? The first two… Read More »