Enclothed Cognition

Every few weeks we try to bring you the top five most compelling stories in recent medical news. Keep reading to learn about about how a wasp can treat cancer, a paralytic taking his first steps in a bionic suit, and more!

As with medical knowledge, medical uniforms, and medical treatments, spaces for healing and medicine have evolved through history. Today you can visit a private practice or hospital, but where did patients from the past go when they were sick? The modern hospital has evolved from ancient Egyptian sleeping temples, to religious patient wards, to the hospitals we are used to today--here is a brief history of the institution of hospitals.

Medelita is proud to announce Sarah Bryczkowski, MD as the winner of our #HelpUsMedelita giveaway, for which we received many stellar submissions for offices that needed a uniform makeover! Sarah is a general surgery resident at the university hospital at Rutgers, and her team desperately needed a wardrobe upgrade from the baggy, uncomfortable scrubs and lab coats they had to work in.

Racial inequality within the field of medicine not only fails to represent some of the country’s largest minority groups, but it is also hampering progress in provision of care to patients. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the AMA, 1/8th of Americans are African American, yet only 1/15th of doctors are. 

In an occupation surrounded by demanding patients and difficult situations, medical professionals can use these alternative terms and phrases to add a little humor to their communications with colleagues. The best cure for a long week is a good laugh, so we’ve compiled a list of silly, punny, and amusing medical slang for healthcare workers to use when you need to lighten the mood!

Now is your chance to stock up on first quality Medelita lab coats and scrubs at a deep discount. There garments have never been worn, and are luxurious in their look and feel. Give a professional look to your daily wardrobe today! 

Every few weeks we try to bring you the top five most compelling stories in recent medical news. Keep reading to learn about about a new liquid biopsy, how digital health can help Hepatitis-C victims, and more!

Reports from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) have projected that the U.S. will have a shortage of up to 90,000 physicians in the next 10 years. This massive gap between supply and demand of physicians can be traced to two major trends: the Affordable Care Act and the aging of America’s baby boomer generation. 

FOAM (Free Open Access Meducation) is a radical departure from how practitioners across the globe have traditionally accessed medical information. It is a philosophy, a movement, and a community—FOAM is as fluid of a concept as the constantly evolving medical knowledge it strives to make accessible. 

Watching television as a medical professional can be awfully frustrating. Some common medical goof-ups on the silver screen include poor oxygen supply to patients who have been operated upon, depictions of hospitals having more physicians than nurses, doctors operating outside of their specialty, and absolutely awful sterilizing procedures.