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New York medical school offers students free tuition after $1bn donation

A late investor’s wife has donated a record-breaking sum of money to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Evening Standard

Donation of $1bn cancels tuition fees at medical school in the Bronx, NYC

Donation from Ruth Gottesman will provide students in New York’s worst-performing borough for health with free tuition.

Al Jazeera

South Korea Junior Doctors Strike Over Medical School Admissions

South Korea's medical interns and residents strike over government's plan to increase medical school admissions, impacting patient care and healthcare system.

Top News

My mother’s double first at medical school

Brief letters: Medical students giving birth | A quiet breakfast | Rishi Sunak’s manners | Clued up on hockey history | Unidentified icicle

The Guardian - UK

BMA Scotland chair calls for ministers to consider Highlands medical school

LEADERS of the British Medical Association (BMA) have called on the Scottish Government to consider funding a Highlands medical school.

The National (Scotland)

Do you know what happens in brain while daydreaming?

A study led by Harvard Medical School researchers is one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Veiled rebellion: Female medical students go underground in Afghanistan

One year ago, the Taliban told women they couldn’t study medicine. Now, some are doing it in secret.

Al Jazeera

Study investigates what happens in brain when daydreaming

A mouse study published in Nature has taken a team led by Harvard Medical School researchers one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Lawsuit alleges ex-Harvard Medical School professor used own sperm to secretly impregnate patient

A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of one of the nation's largest fertility clinics is being accused in a lawsuit of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would come from an anonymous donor

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Medical student discovers her own cancer in class demonstration

Sally Rohan found out she had nodules in her thyroid in medical school, but hopes the experience will make her a better doctor

The Independent UK

Body of man who died in Alabama jail is returned to family with heart missing

Organ may have been given to a medical school, a lawsuit claims

Fortune

Biology, anatomy, and finance? More med students want business degrees too

The number of medical students seeking a business degree has nearly tripled. This begs the question: Whom will these doctors serve more, patients or shareholders?

Medical Daily

Over 20% Of COVID Patients Treated With Paxlovid Suffer Virologic Rebound: Study

Over 20% of patients taking Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir therapy, commonly known as Paxlovid, suffer from the rebound, compared to less than the 2% chance seen in other treatment groups, a Harvard Medical School study revealed.

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Doctors plan to leave NHS in growing numbers due to burnout, GMC warns

Workforce report says government strategy to boost staff numbers may have come too late

USA Today Sports Media Group

Meet three former tour pros tackling medical school, including the 2020 college player of the year

"I wasn’t driven in the same way some of the other ladies are on tour.”

Texas Observer

Corpses of Poor, Black and Vulnerable Frequently Sent to Medical Schools for Dissection

Between 2017 and 2021, the number of unclaimed bodies accepted by Texas medical schools increased nearly sevenfold.

The Conversation

From morgue to medical school: Cadavers of the poor, Black and vulnerable can be dissected without consent

Every year, first-year medical students approach their human cadavers with a mixture of awe and trepidation. They will come to know their assigned cadaver intimately. During the course of their studies, they will carefully pull back layers of skin, muscle and tissue as they learn the fundamentals of human anatomy.

The Times of India

Mumbai: Screen addicts form 'relationships' with fictional characters, finds study

MUMBAI: Screen addiction is emerging as one of the big concerns in a digital age, with a new study from a premier medical school in Mumbai stating that those prone to depression or having a low self-esteem are at a higher risk of getting addicted.

The Independent UK

Barclay to set out medical school expansion plans

His speech at the Conservative conference takes place against a backdrop of the largest strike by doctors so far in the dispute over pay.

The Conversation

Family doctor shortage: Medical education reform can help address critical gaps, starting with a specialized program

Recent reports indicate that over six million Canadians are without a family doctor. This not only has a massive impact for those individuals, but also for the entire health-care system. Given current caseloads, about 4,000 family doctors would be required to address the current shortfall.

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