Enclothed Cognition

Experts such as Tom Frieden, Director of the CDC, worry that the overuse of antibiotics could lead to the next global pandemic by creating microbial illnesses that cannot be controlled by modern medicine. Here's what you need to know about antibiotic resistance.

New medical students all over the country recently slipped on their white lab coats for the first time and got to feel the prestige and honor that this symbol holds. The white lab coat worn by doctors transcends the limits of merely functional workwear, giving the wearer a feeling of confidence and pride in their accomplishments and the knowledge that they are looked up to as among the most trustworthy members of society.

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. 

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!

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. 

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.

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.

Although she was mentally slow, Rosemary Kennedy was sweet natured throughout her childhood and the Kennedys went to great lengths to hide her apparent disabilities. But by her early twenties her disposition began to change and she became extremely volatile, swinging into violent fits of rage and temper tantrums. 

Nurses represent the largest single group of medical professionals. They are constantly on the frontline of patient care, which of course gives this segment of the medical community a tremendous impact on patient experience as well as health outcomes. 

In early August, a simple hashtag was introduced to Twitter. From this hashtag #ILookLikeASurgeon, a powerful social movement to eliminate gender norms in the field of surgery was born. By the morning of August 16th, the hashtag #ILookLikeASurgeon had been tweeted nearly 15,000 times and was mentioned on Instagram nearly 500 times.