Not everyone enters medical school right after college. Here, students over the age of 30 share the benefits and challenges of being older than their peers.
The key to understanding and fighting the forces that fuel measles and other viral outbreaks is better communication with families, says infectious disease phys
Darrell G. Kirch issued a statement on the Opioid Workforce Act of 2019 (H.R. 2439), which would support new residency positions to combat the opioid epidemic.
Darrell Kirch, MD, lauds the nation’s medical schools and teaching hospitals for their multifaceted efforts to tackle pain management and opioid use disorder.
By 2032, the United States will lack as many as 23,000 surgeons. That will have a dramatic impact given a population with increasingly complex health needs.
Medical schools and teaching hospitals are closely monitoring duty hours, educating learners on sleep hygiene, and even building sleep pods to fight fatigue.
