Superheroes swoop in and battle MRI's. In this Health and Medicine Report, our Shazia Khan explains how Captain America is giving young patients courage at the hospital. 6-year-old Jade Reejhsinghani was nervous when she learned she needed an MRI of her foot. "Cause I didn't like know what it was," she says. Jade's fear and anxiety are all too common among kids who … [Read more...] about Superheroes Help Kids Get Through MRI Scans

Tips for non-medical people to keep in mind when dating residents 1. Feed them. Residents work long hours. They are hungry. If they are working a late shift or overnight, you win huge points if you offer to bring them food. Even huger points if that food includes a cookie. Enormous points if you made that cookie yourself. Infinite points if you recognize that even though … [Read more...] about Tips for non-medical people to keep in mind when dating residents

Children needing an MRI can feel prepared, thanks to a handy new toy. Members from the Frankston Men’s Shed have created a wooden MRI machine model to help children understand what’s involved with the scan. The device will be used at Peninsula Health’s paediatric unit and will use a calico doll as the pretend patient. Educational play therapist Natasha Hund, who … [Read more...] about Frankston Men’s Shed crafts toy MRI machine to lesson children’s anxiety

The 10 Highest-Paid Jobs in America Healthcare jobs dominate among the highest-paid jobs in the nation. It's college acceptance letter season, and as students prep for four years of higher education, parents would do well to give them one piece of advice: go pre-med. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its latest rundown of occupational statistics, which dates to … [Read more...] about Nine of the highest-paid jobs in US are in medicine

DHARAMSALA: A gynaecologist at a medical camp in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh has been suspended for falling asleep during a surgery after administering anesthesia to a patient on the operating table. "We have placed the doctor under suspension for negligence and have ordered an inquiry into the incident by a District Programme Officer at Mandi and strict action would … [Read more...] about Doctor Puts Patient on Anesthesia in Operation Theatre, Then Falls Asleep