Why You Might Need Iron Supplements
Highlights Iron is a mineral responsible for carrying oxygen in your red blood cells and transmitting nerve impulses. Not having enough iron in the body is known as anemia. Most people get enough iron in their diets. If they don’t, iron supplements are available. Some of the reasons a person …
Treatments for Restless Legs Syndrome
What is restless legs syndrome? Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, is a condition that causes uncomfortable sensations, most often in the legs. These sensations have been described as tingly, crawling, creeping feelings, and cause the overwhelming urge to move the affected limb. RLS symptoms typically occur …
The Effects of Stress on Your Body
You’re sitting in traffic, late for an important meeting, watching the minutes tick away. Your hypothalamus, a tiny control tower in your brain, decides to send out the order: Send in the stress hormones! These stress hormones are the same ones that trigger your body’s “fight or flight” response. Your …
Here’s Why Being Scared Can Make You Faint
Maybe you scream when you see something scary. Perhaps you laugh. But have you ever fainted? If so, it wouldn’t be uncommon. Lots of people who attended the recent Broadway show “1984” found themselves passing out during some of the play’s torture scenes. In fact, Robert Icke, the play’s co-director, …
QuantiFERON-TB Gold
What is QuantiFERON-TB Gold? QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) is a simple blood test that aids in the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria which causes tuberculosis (TB). QFT is an interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assay, commonly known as an IGRA, and is a modern alternative to the tuberculin skin test (TST, PPD or …
Which Medical Specialty is The Most Respected by Other Doctors?
Most doctors who are most respected are ethical, completed pg in a national institute like AIIMS or returned from US. It doesn’t depend on the specialty, it depends on the doctor. But obviously, clinical specialties are more respected than subclinical and non-clinical specialties. If you want to make fun you …
The Best Movies For Doctors And Medical Students
The list contains more than 100 films , each medical student and doctor should see Enjoy ! 1- Patch Adams 2- Wit 3- Philadelphia 4- Terms of Endearment 5- Leaving Las Vegas 6- The Doctor 7- Awakenings 8- The Fisher King 9- Something the Lord Made 10- And the Band …
How to Increase Concentration While Studying?
1. Get Rid of Distractions This should be pretty obvious right? But actually, it’s not. We often get distracted without realizing that we already are. Once distracted, we engage in the new task and we don’t pay attention to what we were originally supposed to do. Instead, to get rid …
3 things women doctors need to succeed
“There was porn in the call room the first night I slept there.” The call room is the room where doctors sleep — if they have minutes to catch some sleep — when they are on call. When you’re the first female doctor to ever be on the service, apparently …
5 Reasons Why Doctors Should Be Highly Paid
All right, I’m biased. I’ll admit it. I think doctors, especially me, should make a gazillion dollars. Now that we have that disclosure out of the way, I’d like to explore five reasons why we (as a society) shouldn’t want physician pay to go lower. 1) Physicians provide a valuable …
