When I started my OB/GYN training in the 1970s, 95% of obstetricians and gynecologists were men! Now, almost 50% of practicing OB/GYN specialists are women and 80% of the residents are female. If you have ever wondered whether to choose a male or female gynecologist, you may be interested in a study published this year […]

Surely I’m not the only person who has gone to the orthopedist figuring that the radiologist sent over the MRI, only to find out that I was supposed to have asked for a CD and a paper copy of the report. Really? That is so last century. Since I can Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest images […]

an intrepid Redditor has bravely done what none of us had done before: measure their heart rate while proposing to their partner. In a post on the ‘data is beautiful’ subreddit, user Sesipikai shared a graph of their heart rate spanning around 40 minutes before and after proposing. The results are about what you’d expect; […]

We asked our fans on Facebook, “what is the strangest thing you have heard a patient say after waking up from anesthesia?” and the result was hysterical. We hope you enjoy their answers as much as we did. Share your own anecdotes in the comments! “This must have been the stuff that killed Elvis.” The […]

Fear and anxiety about undergoing an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan is a very real issue among patients. Researchers at the University of Adelaide’s Joanna Briggs Institute have been working to better understand the difficulties faced by patients when undergoing an MRI scan, and how to help ease their fears and lead to greater patient […]