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Outliers was reminded of an Introduction to Philosophy course when we heard about the American College of Physicians' new “What is Internal Medicine?” public relations campaign. Rene Descartes' most famous line gets a retread in the effort: “I think, therefore...
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Dr. Michelle Eads doesn't have a large staff at Pinnacle Family Medicine, the solo practice she operates in Colorado Springs, Colo. But since 2008, the office has had an official greeter.
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With dogged de-termination, scientists at the University of California at Davis have identified a gene they believe can be an important risk factor for neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida, which is caused by the incomplete closure of the spine.
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“I bet you more people could tell you the name of the new prince of England than could tell you that the health market opens Oct. 1.”—HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
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An innocent Twitter exchange back in February with Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rogers has thrust a Colorado travel nurse into the media spotlight.
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For its 30th anniversary this year, the Salt Lake City-based Wilderness Medical Society decided to say it with paper. Posters, to be exact.
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In the United Arab Emirates, the phrase “worth its weight in gold” now has a literal meaning. As part of an effort to get the oil-rich Middle Eastern country to slim down, the government is offering to give residents a gram of gold for each kilogram, roughly 2.2 pounds, they lose by...
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“We have one last chance to stop this if the White House won't cooperate, and that's through our budgeting process. Some will say, 'Well, that's crazy. You are going to shut down the government over Obamacare?' No, what's crazy is moving forward with this thing.”
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While the hospital construction boom is a well-documented phenomenon, less attention has been paid to a corollary trend: an uptick in hospital demolitions.
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Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder—but it's also in the brain cells, heart cells and stem cells, too.
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