Enclothed Cognition

Mention “electronic health record” or EHR’s in a room of doctors and you’re likely to hear a collective groan. The technology created to streamline the flow of health information and improve overall healthcare delivery is actually doing the exact opposite. 

This weekend thousands of anesthesiologists will flock to San Diego to hear lectures from featured speakers, attend educational lectures, and rub shoulders with industry leaders at the 2015 Anesthesiology Annual Meeting. To celebrate the coming together of anesthesiologists from around the world, lets take a look back on the development of anesthesia, an absolutely essential component of effective patient care.

As with all Medelita garments, our scrubs are designed with the end user in mind. We know how much time our customers spend in their scrubs - which is why we make ours so comfortable and flattering, you could live in them. 

While there is no question that physician burnout is on the rise, different studies report different rates of the phenomenon. These deviations arise due to the different criteria used to determine burnout. 

Manikin simulators are a practical, cost effective way for residents to gain real-life medical experience without putting any lives at risk. This technology is gaining traction as a training method, and production companies consistently improve their simulator manikins to make them more lifelike. 

Its not yet November, but lets take some time to be thankful for how far the medical industry has progressed. Medical knowledge improves and evolves every day, hospitals are (usually) extremely sanitary environments, and medical instruments must be tested and approved for safety. 

On a rural island off the coast of Nicaragua, the landscape seems picturesque at first, with children bicycling along dirt roads that encircle vast fields of sugarcane. Until you start to notice how few men there are on the Nicaraguan island, you might not guess that "La Isla de las Viudas" is one of the many areas in Central America whose population has been devastated over the past two decades by a mysterious kidney disease. This regional epidemic lies at the intersection of a social injustice and a public health crisis, where “Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown origin” (CKDu) has become more deadly than HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and leukemia combined.

On Tuesday night Lamar Odom, an NBA player and ex-member of the Kardashian clan, was discovered in a brothel unconscious with herbal Viagra and other recreational drugs found in his system. He remains on life support, leading many people to question the safety of herbal drug alternatives.

Technology often progresses and evolves so quickly that its hard to keep up. Situations we might never have thought possible now are, as we push ourselves deeper into the vast frontier of space, expanding the scope of healthcare to beyond just Earth's orbit. 

One of the biggest culprits of patient frustration can be found in the waiting room of a hospital or private practice. All too often a patient shows up at their scheduled appointment only to wait for extended periods of time, helpless until their name is finally called.