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Have You Ever Had Real Wasabi? Probably Not (Video)

So just what is the commonly used substitute in most restaurants?

What I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides

There are some fixable explanations for the high rate for physicians and medical students.

What Happens After a Failed Drug Test?

Having employees take a drug test isn’t an unusual practice. But what happens after a failed drug test? Here’s what employers and employees need to know. Have you been asked to take a d…

CPR Dummy With Breasts Aims To Overcome Fondling Fears

Why I Almost Fired My Doctor

Was I going to risk my longevity to avoid hurting my doctor’s feelings? I needed a physician I respected and trusted.

Why your family medical history matters

Sara McGregor never worried about getting breast cancer. Neither did her two older sisters. After all, their mother and maternal grandmother never had the disease. So when McGregor's eldest sister was diagnosed at age 32, the news came as a shattering shock to all three siblings

Mouth Pipetting: Blogger Reminds Medical Laboratory Technologists of an Era When This Was Leading...

Mouth pipetting was the topic of a recent blog published by Body Horrors. The blogger recalled a time when clinical laboratory professionals routinely mouth pipetted specimens.

Cornell Researchers Identify Gut Microbes that May Help Some People Remain Thin; Findings Could...

Researchers at Cornell University have identified a family of microbes that may provide a genetic explanation for why some people are able to stay thin. If their findings are validated, pathologists might see a clinical laboratory test for this bacteria, along with a macrobotic regime to help people lose weight or stay lean.

New Problem for Pathologists and Physicians: Should Patients Be Told about Incidental Findings...

When a genetic test for a certain type of cancer provides additional information that could affect the patient's health, what is the ethical course of action for pathologists and clinical laboratory scientists? Should this information be disclosed to the physician who ordered that cancer test? In turn, should that physician inform his or her patient about these "incidental findings?"

Preventing diagnostic errors by uniting the clinical laboratory with direct patient care

Doctoral programs are preparing experts to lead diagnostic management teams at hospitals, with promising early results

Doctors' Mistakes in Genetic Test Orders Is Warning Signal to Pathologists and Clinical Laboratories

Almost one-third of medical laboratory test orders for complex gene tests contained mistakes in handling by ordering clinicians. This finding comes from a study by ARUP Laboratories, Inc.. The finding is an early warning flag for pathologists and clinical laboratory professionals that a gap exists between the availability of genetic tests and clinician knowledge of how and when to use them and how to interpret the results.

Researchers Determine That Individuals' 'Breathprint' Are Unique; May Have Potential for Clinical...

New research shows that a person's "breathprint" is as unique as a fingerprint and may be as effective as bodily fluids in diagnosing diseases. That same research effort is showing that it is feasible to combine breath specimens and mass spectrometry to accurately identify disease. That could give clinical laboratories a new methodology to use when creating diagnostic assays.

Not a Surprise for Pathologists: Study Determines Doctors Fail to Follow Up on as Many as 60%...

Studies performed in the United States show that, for ambulatory patients, doctors fail to follow up on as many as two-thirds of medical laboratory test results and up to one-third of radiology reports! A recent review of 19 of these studies also showed that these failures resulted in serious lapses in patient care.

How Smartphones Are Revolutionizing Diagnostic Medicine

We have covered how smartphones can greatly enhance our lives, not just by being our lifeline to the online world, but also in changing aspects of our physical lives. After...

Improving Diagnostics Through Measurement

This Viewpoint discusses the newly released Institute of Medicine report about diagnostic error and the most effective strategies for improving the diagnostic process.

Diagnostic Error: Chaos or Conquerable?

Diagnostic error continues to plague healthcare, despite the existence of proven effective solutions. Read more about outlined initiatives to reduce error.

Diagnostic Mistakes Can Prove Fatal

The increase of misdiagnosing and delayed diagnosing has prompted the Institute of Medicine to investigate medical providers as a whole. According to one of their recent reports, a patient will most likely receive a delayed or wrong diagnosis at least once in their lifetime. Unfortunately, several of these mistakes can lead to harm and death to patients due to the inattentiveness and neglect of medical providers…

The Diagnostic Process: Rediscovering the Basic Steps

The persistent problem of diagnostic error mandates that we relearn the diagnostic process along with the cognitive and system errors that commonly occur.