Tip sheet from Annals of Internal Medicine Oct. 14, 2014
High Value Care sub-scores from the Internal Medicine In-Training Examination (IM-ITE) reflect the importance of training medical residents to understand the benefits, harms, and costs of tests and treatments, according to a study published today in …
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Medicine, As You Know It, Is Younger Than You Probably Realize
This week, the bloggers at science-salon The Last Word on Nothing are dishing out stories based on scary issues in medicine. "We won't resort to fear mongering, because we don't have to," the site reads. "Medicine is scary enough as it is." …
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US|Morris Collen, Pioneer in Computerized Medicine, Dies at 100
Dr. Collen, a tinkerer as a teenager, did not set out to pursue medicine. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1934 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. But after meeting his future wife, Bobbie, a nurse, he decided to go to …
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