Top 4 Fears of Med Students In The OR 1. Knot Accidentally Cut Too Long or Too Short 2. Velociraptor Attack 3. Loss of Bowl / Bladder Control During Prolonged Surgery 4. Med Students Direction of Camera Causes Surgeon To Get Nauseous and Vomit Into Patient Source [ads1]
Testicular Exams In Public Ask Men To Turn Their Heads And Cough Right On The Street
It takes less than 30 seconds and it helps men ensure everything’s copasetic down there. So why don’t more men administer testicular self-examinations to check for lumps on their nether regions or any other sign of testicular cancer? This video uploaded by Simple Pickup shows just how willing men are to let an attractive young […]
In California, That MRI Will Cost You $255 — or Maybe $6,221
Prices for common medical tests like mammograms and MRIs are notoriously opaque. Negotiated rates between insurance companies and doctors or hospitals are sealed tight by contract. We know there’s price variation, but comparing what one insurance company pays versus another is virtually impossible. That’s why we here at KQED in San Francisco turned to members […]
The Top 10 Pick Up Lines that Never Fail for Med Students
These pickup lines would surely work on a nerd like me. If not, at least they would make me smile 🙂 1. Did you cut my phrenic nerve? Cause I can’t breathe when I’m around you. 2. Baby, you are so sweet that even my GLUT 2 transporters are at Vmax. 3. Nice antibody. Wanna […]
Speaking More Than One Language Could Sharpen Your Brain
Skip the sudoku, try learning French A recent study found that bilingual speakers may actually process information more efficiently than single-language speakers. Researchers from Northwestern University and University of Houston used brain imaging to look at bilingual people’s comprehension abilities. They found that people who speak more than one language are comparatively better at filtering […]