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What I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides

There are some fixable explanations for the high rate for physicians and medical students.

Have You Ever Had Real Wasabi? Probably Not (Video)

So just what is the commonly used substitute in most restaurants?

Synthetic Urine and Drug Testing

drug testing facilities have improved their procedures and made it more difficult to hide and use fake urine while taking a test.

APN Health Receives FDA Clearance for Cardiac Mapping System

Navik 3D helps electrophysiologists/cardiologists ID catheter location in cardiac arrhythmias.

Why I Almost Fired My Doctor

Was I going to risk my longevity to avoid hurting my doctor’s feelings? I needed a physician I respected and trusted.

Mouth Pipetting: Blogger Reminds Medical Laboratory Technologists of an Era When This Was Leading...

Mouth pipetting was the topic of a recent blog published by Body Horrors. The blogger recalled a time when clinical laboratory professionals routinely mouth pipetted specimens.

New Problem for Pathologists and Physicians: Should Patients Be Told about Incidental Findings...

When a genetic test for a certain type of cancer provides additional information that could affect the patient's health, what is the ethical course of action for pathologists and clinical laboratory scientists? Should this information be disclosed to the physician who ordered that cancer test? In turn, should that physician inform his or her patient about these "incidental findings?"

Doctors' Mistakes in Genetic Test Orders Is Warning Signal to Pathologists and Clinical Laboratories

Almost one-third of medical laboratory test orders for complex gene tests contained mistakes in handling by ordering clinicians. This finding comes from a study by ARUP Laboratories, Inc.. The finding is an early warning flag for pathologists and clinical laboratory professionals that a gap exists between the availability of genetic tests and clinician knowledge of how and when to use them and how to interpret the results.

Researchers Determine That Individuals' 'Breathprint' Are Unique; May Have Potential for Clinical...

New research shows that a person's "breathprint" is as unique as a fingerprint and may be as effective as bodily fluids in diagnosing diseases. That same research effort is showing that it is feasible to combine breath specimens and mass spectrometry to accurately identify disease. That could give clinical laboratories a new methodology to use when creating diagnostic assays.

How To Find Mental Health Services in Your Area

Mental health services are critical because they provide essential support for people who are struggling with their mental health. Treatment can allow people to better manage their mental health conditions, connect them with resources, and provide support for their families. Mental health care providers are a meaningful and integral part of the overall health care system. However, it can be difficult to know where to look…

Can health services handle the Apple Watch?

Apple's Watch upgrade brings new features that some warn could put strain on health services.

Preventive Health Service Use among Rural Women

Research Alert from the Rural Health Research Gateway for: Preventive Health Service Use among Rural Women

Petition: Increase funding to Children's Mental Health services

NHS children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHs) are so poorly funded that young people are often left to suicide before they get the help they need. CAMHs are having to turn away children with complex psychological conditions. No child should be told they are not ill enough to get help.

Preventing diagnostic errors by uniting the clinical laboratory with direct patient care

Doctoral programs are preparing experts to lead diagnostic management teams at hospitals, with promising early results

How 3 Districts Are Bolstering Their School-Based Mental Health Services

A federal grant program is giving school districts opportunities to expand mental health services.

How Low-Code Development Will Deliver The Future of Public Health Services

Low-code development is a critical tool for delivering the public health services of the future and meeting the demands of our time.

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Cornell Researchers Identify Gut Microbes that May Help Some People Remain Thin; Findings Could...

Researchers at Cornell University have identified a family of microbes that may provide a genetic explanation for why some people are able to stay thin. If their findings are validated, pathologists might see a clinical laboratory test for this bacteria, along with a macrobotic regime to help people lose weight or stay lean.

Meet the Disruptor: Providence Health & Services Building an Amazon-like Culture

Providence Health & Services has hired a team of experts from Amazon to help disrupt the health care industry and create closer ties with consumers.

WHO Framework on integrated people-centred health services

The Framework on integrated people-centred health services represents a call for a fundamental shift in the way health services are funded, managed and delivered. This is urgently needed to meet the challenges being faced nowadays by health systems around the world. The fact that people are living longer, along with the burden of treating long-term chronic conditions and preventable illnesses which often require multiple complex interventions…