Enclothed Cognition

According to a report published today by the Brookings Institute, "healthcare today represents a higher share of jobs than before the recession struck."  With over 1 in 10 employed people in the top 100 metro areas in the U.S. now working in healthcare,

This fantastic blog post by The Doctors' Rheum gave us a few good laughs, but definitely got us thinking about our colleagues in medicine and how it must look when taking a chance on one's work attire.

As the U.S. population grows older, demand for all physician specialties is rising dramatically across the country. The Association of American Medical Collegesestimates that the U.S. will face a shortage of more than 90,000 physicians by 2020 and 130,000 by 2015.

In today's article featured on the Harvard Business Review's Leading Health Care Innovation insight center, "Understanding the Drivers of the Patient Experience," authors James I. Merlino and Ananth Raman discuss a few innovations in approaches to patient satisfaction.

Pediatrician from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children recognized nationally as leader, advocate Philadelphia, Penn. & San Clemente, Cal. –April 30, 2014

A big congrats to 2014 TheRightFit H.E.R.O. Honorariumtop 10 nominee Dr. Sonya Kenkare and all of the participants at the Women's Dermatologic Society for a successful 2014 WDS Annual Meeting & Luncheon!

Dr. Kenkare is embarking on a successful career with one of our favorite, well-respected medical dermatology practices, Derick Dermatology - with offices close to Chicago.

Dr. Kenkare has joined the esteemed group at Derick Dermatology - www.derickdermatology.com

Here is the winning photo:

This afternoon we were treated to a picture of TheRightFit H.E.R.O. Honorarium Nominee and Stony Brook School of Medicine Resident, Dr. Christine Ann Garcia

This year's TheRightFit H.E.R.O. Honorarium Recipient, pediatric neurology resident Dr. Jon Santoro, recently published a new poem in the Journal of Palliative & Supportive Care.

In May, a surgeon performing cancer removal surgery was the first to broadcast a live stream of a surgical procedure using Google Glass—over 13,000 surgical students from 115 countries tuned in online. The Bluetooth compatible HealthPatch MD, recently approved by the FDA, allows doctors to better monitor their patients from afar by keeping track of vitals. 

From mummified fetuses, to a patient who can't experience hunger or thirst--read on about 8 mysterious medical cases that have stumped and surprised modern physicians.