Tall Tales of Diabetic Amputations
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmD3
Diabetes is the leading cause of nontraumatic amputation in developed nations. Lower-limb amputations are particularly common... READ MORE →
Yearly Archive for 2010
Psychotropics and Youth, Part 2 – The Solutions
by Courtney Sherman, BA“Prescribed psychotropic medications are now high on the research agenda,” assert Lakhan and Hagger-Johnson.... READ MORE →
Brain Blogging, Forty-Ninth Edition
by Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS, FAANWelcome to the forty-ninth edition of Brain Blogging. In this round, we try to undercover the neuroanatomy of depression,... READ MORE →
How Your Brain Groups Words
by Seth Wulkan, BAWhen you say or hear a concrete noun, such as “apple”, what happens in your mind? Even without seeing a physical apple... READ MORE →
The Child Brain and the Playing Teacher
by Simi Agarwal, DDSScientific research has established that the major part of the development of human brain happens in a child’s first... READ MORE →
You Have a Right to Choose if we Agree
by Ronald Clary, JDMy first encounter with informed medical consent came as a young law student. I was assigned to assist a lawyer in the defense... READ MORE →
Measuring Quality in Primary Care
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDIncreasing attention is focused on the quality of healthcare provided in the United States, as well as options for controlling... READ MORE →
Matchmaker, Matchmaker Make Me A Match – The NRMP Main Residency Match
by T. A. McNamee, MDEach spring, thousands of medical students across the United States render their fate into one of the most bewildering processes... READ MORE →
Psychotropics and Youth, Part 1 – The Five Myths
by Courtney Sherman, BA“The dramatic rise in prescriptions [of psychotropics for children and young adults] has alarmed several commentators,”... READ MORE →
When It Comes to Aging, Size Matters
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDRecently, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists who defined the role and functionality... READ MORE →
New ‘Brain Games’ Exclusive Preview – Times Square Mass Mind Reading
This Sunday February 14th (9 p.m. ET), the Emmy-nominated Brain Games tv-show is back! Wonder junkie Jason Silva returns to our screens, teaming up with... READ MORE →
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