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MedPage Today Share     A decade after the Institute of Medicine's report cataloging iatrogenic injury, harm resulting from medical care is still common with few signs of improvement, at least at 10 North Carolina hospitals, researchers found. Over a six-year period, internal reviewers identified 588 instances of patient injury among 2,341 admissions, for a rate of 25.1 per 100 admissions, according to Christopher Landrigan, MD, MPH, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues. More
Join us for AMSA's Annual Convention and Exposition AMSA Share
 AMSA's Annual Convention and Exposition, March
10-13, is truly the place where medical and premedical students come together to learn, network and gain valuable experience enhancing their medical education. Being held in Washington, D.C., this year, there will be several not to miss events. For more information go to www.amsa.org/conv. Register by Jan. 7, and you will receive early bird rates.
Health reform law sees both sides bolstering arguments American Medical News Share
Republican leaders in Congress and elsewhere are formalizing their opposition to the national health reform law by offering friend-of-the-court briefs supporting a 20-state lawsuit to block the law's implementation. Meanwhile, six hospital associations, the American Academy of Pediatrics, more than 75 state legislators and others have filed or requested permission to file amicus briefs defending the health reform law. More Perspective: Residency 101 for physician-scientists Clinical and Translational Science Network Share
For a young physician-scientist seeking a career in academic medicine, choosing a residency can be stressful and difficult. But the decision can be eased by breaking it down into three questions: Which clinical field(s) should I choose? Should I consider a "research" or short-track residency program? And finally, what specific programs should I consider? Answering each of these questions in turn will help you assemble a residency short list that, hopefully, contains your perfect-fit residency. More
The key ingredient to effective cancer treatments Technology Review Share
About 50 percent of cancer patients have tumors that are resistant to radiation because of low levels of oxygen—a state known as hypoxia. A startup in San Francisco is developing proteins that could carry oxygen to tumors more effectively, increasing the odds that radiation therapy will help these patients. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently gave that startup, Omniox, $3 million in funding. Omniox is collaborating with researchers at the NCI to test whether its oxygen-carrying compounds improve radiation therapy in animals with cancer. More Announcing the 3rd Annual Patient Safety & Leadership Institute AMSA Share
 The 3rd annual Patient Safety and Quality Leadership
Institute (PSQLI) is a three‐day long intensive leadership training program for physicians‐in‐training from across the nation. The primary goal of the PSQLI is to provide education, training and skill enhancement in the areas of patient safety and quality allowing participants to increase their knowledge and to develop projects in patient safety and quality improvement for implementation in their respective schools following participation in the institute. The programming will
provide historic significance as well as current and future trends in the field of safety and quality in the United States and from across the globe.
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Ways to settle defaulted federal student loans Stock Markets Review Share
If you have recently defaulted on your federal student loans, there are some options available to you. Defaulting on any loan can make you feel insecure about your finances, but in this economy it can be hard to make your payments on time. There are so many people that are in this same boat right now. You should still be trying to find a way to make these payments. More
Inefficiency hurts US in ranking of health The New York Times Share
By any measure, the United States spends more on health care than any other nation. Yet according to the World Fact Book, it ranks 49th in life expectancy. Why? Researchers writing in the November issue of the journal Health Services say they know the answer. After citing statistical evidence showing that American patterns of obesity, smoking, traffic accidents and homicide are not the cause of lower life expectancy, they conclude that the problem is the health care system. More
Aging ills reversed in mice The Wall Street Journal Share
Scientists have partially reversed age-related degeneration in mice, an achievement that suggests a new approach for tackling similar disorders in people. By tweaking a gene, the researchers reversed brain disease and restored the sense of smell and fertility in prematurely aged mice. Previous experiments with calorie restriction and other methods have shown that aspects of aging can be slowed. This appears to be the first time that some age-related problems in animals have actually been reversed. More Diagnosis uncertainty increases anxiety in patients Medical News Today Share
Have you ever felt uneasy sitting in a doctor's waiting room or climbed the walls waiting for your test results? That feeling of anxious uncertainty can be more stressful than knowing you have a serious illness, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). More
Win exciting prizes: Member Get-A-Member Drive AMSA Share
 AMSA is where you find your voice, achieve your goals and become the physician you aspire to be. And no one knows the unique experiences and challenges of medical students better than you. So we are introducing a fun new way for you to introduce your friends to the benefits of AMSA membership, while having the opportunity to
win some exciting prizes as our way of saying thank you for helping us to bring new life and new energy to our community. The AMSA Member-Get-A Member Drive will run through Dec. 15. For more information
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