I don't generally talk about medical terms when I discuss my position as a disabled person. I take a social rather than medical approach to disability, and so long Latin names for congenital conditions are not relevant. Stella Young approachconditioncongenital share on social
Nutrition is an exciting, dynamic field - there are more than 10,000 articles published on human nutrition in medical journals every year. Michael Greger 000articledynamic Change image and share on social
Genome-based treatment, based on wider and cheaper availability of genome data, will provide new ways to customize the therapeutic protocol and enhance our control over diseases and medical treatment. Nayef Al-Rodhan availabilitybasecheap Change image and share on social
I might have been just as happy to have been a practicing primary-care doctor. But as a medical student, I had interacted with patients suffering from neurodegeneration or acute clinical schizophrenia. It left an indelible mark on my memory. James Rothman acutecareclinical share on social
In a wristwatch, imagine the battery is in the strap and there's a medical sensor in there connected to the internet. If someone is monitoring that, they could phone up if the user has forgotten to take some medication. This could save hundreds of dollars in medical fees later. What's missing? It's a stable battery. Donald Sadoway batteryconnectdollar share on social
But I contend that if we're providing total medical coverage for every man, woman, and child in Iraq, shouldn't we at least be doing the same thing for every man, woman, and child in the United States? Tony Campolo childcontendcoverage share on social
There is an enormous amount of options that a physician can provide today, right down from curing patients, treating patients, or providing patients with psychic solace or pain relief. So, in fact, the gamut of medical intervention is enormous. Siddhartha Mukherjee amountcureenormous share on social
A strong intuition is much more powerful than a weal test. Normals teach us rules; outliers teach us laws. For every perfect medical experiment, there is a perfect human bias. Siddhartha Mukherjee biasexperimenthuman Change image and share on social
For my convalescence, I had to exercise my voice only with vowels. It is a medical rule after a long loss of voice. Nana Mouskouri convalescenceexerciselong Change image and share on social
Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America. Barbara Ehrenreich americabankruptcydebt Change image and share on social