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The New Instagram For Doctors: Shudder-Inducing Figure1 App Lets Professionals Share Medical Photos [VIDEO]

By Jonathan Weiss | Jun 11, 2013 12:27 PM EDT

Although marketed toward doctors, the new iPhone app can be downloaded by anyone who wants to get lost in gruesome medical photos.

76% of Doctors Would Prescribe Medical Marijuana if Necessary

76% of Doctors Would Prescribe Medical Marijuana if Necessary

By Anthony Rivas | May 30, 2013 11:59 PM EDT

A survey found that the majority of doctors would prescribe medical marijuana if the patient was elderly, had cancer, and suffered from immense pain.

On the Subject of Expanding Nurse Roles, Doctors and Nurses Can't Agree

On the Subject of Expanding Nurse Roles, Doctors and Nurses Can't Agree

By Anthony Rivas | May 17, 2013 12:05 AM EDT

There is an overwhelming disparity in the views between doctors and nurses over whether nurses should have a larger role in health care.

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Doctors, Stop ‘Friending’ Patients on Facebook

By Ashik Siddique | Apr 11, 2013 11:07 PM EDT

New recommendations advise doctors and patients to avoid “friending” each other on Facebook and communicating online without strict limits. How can physicians use social networking sites without breaking down trust and professional boundaries?

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Surgeons Left 16 Different Items in German Patient's Body During Routine Procedure

By Christine Hsu | Jan 17, 2013 02:23 PM EST

The family of an elderly patient who died in Germany after surgeons left 16 different items in his body during a routine operation is now suing hospital for over $120,000.

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Patients Rarely Told About Medication Errors

By Andrew Seaman | Jan 15, 2013 09:49 AM EST

A U.S. study has found that patients and their families are rarely told when hospitals make mistakes with their medicines.

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General Medicine Students Choosing Specialty Over Primary Healthcare

By Amber Moore | Dec 05, 2012 10:10 AM EST

Many internal medicine students are now opting for gaining specialty instead of primary care.

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Do Doctors Practice What They Preach?

By Nikki Tucker | Oct 09, 2012 02:24 PM EDT

Behind closed doors many of us wonder if doctors really practice what they preach.

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Doctors' Humor and Secret Language Revealed

By Nikki Tucker | Sep 05, 2012 03:00 PM EDT

In a survey conducted by the Tufts University, 75 percent of doctors have been accused of gallows humor in medicine. Gallows humor is defined as humor that treats serious, frightening or painful subject matter in a light or satirical manner.

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