Sunday, June 19, 2016

Questions to ask When Picking a Medical School if You Want to be a Good Doctor

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I graduated medical school this May from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.  And only now can I speak about what I should have cared about...

Is the FDA's "Ban" on Gay Men Donating their Blood Discriminatory?

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In the wake of the horrific Orlando shootings , there has been renewed attention given to the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) s...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Trump's 7 point healthcare plan is actually just as stupid as everything else he says

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Donald Trump's healthcare plan has started to make the rounds.  People are impressed!  It seems simple.  It seems to make sense.  It g...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Politics and Medicine: Hillary Clinton's Health Risks

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This presidential campaign has been alternately amusing and terrifying, courtesy of the antics of Donald Trump.  The prospect of someone wh...
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Penile Discharge Deja Vu

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Yesterday was groundhog day- About 2 months ago, I was volunteering at one of USC's free student-run clinics, located in a homeless s...
Saturday, January 2, 2016

Residency Work-Hour Restrictions Ought to be Individualized

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There's been a bit of kerfuffle over resident duty hours lately. For those unfamiliar with the topic, physicians in training in the U...
Friday, January 1, 2016

The Residency Application Process suffers from Misaligned Incentives

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Doctors who wish to practice in the United States must apply for and undergo a residency in a particular specialty in order to practice med...