Medscape Medical Students Headlines

Safety-Net Emergency Departments No Slower

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 20:49:31 EST

A new study suggests that safety-net and non-safety-net institutions show no disparity in time frames for care.

Overweight Physicians Less Likely to Give Diet Advice

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:16:44 EST

A doctor's weight may be a factor in diagnosing obesity, a study finds.

EMR: Efficiency Mauled Repeatedly

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:56:10 EST

Dr. John Marshall says that his efficiency as a clinician is undermined as he spends more and more time entering data into the EMR with less and less administrative support. Is there a way out?

FDA Doctors, Scientists Claim Illegal Surveillance

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 08:21:31 EST

The FDA secretly monitored the private emails of staff doctors and scientists who alleged the agency was approving medical devices that posed a danger to patients, according to federal court documents.