DisImpactor

12/10/2015

I worry that my steadfast professionalism in the face of such conflict is causing cracks in my foundation of compassion.

11/24/2015

Researchers have identified a mechanism that allows cancer cells to respond and grow rapidly when levels of sugar in the blood rise.

11/24/2015

Pfizer and Allergan said Monday that they would merge, a so-called inversion deal that would create the world’s biggest drug maker by sales.

11/24/2015

Restrictions on controlled medicines like morphine are causing needless suffering, argue three experts.

11/24/2015

The English that medical practitioners use can be arcane. But this is downright funny. Excerpts from patients' charts from a hospital.

10/24/2015

Sometimes after a horrible shift, palliative care consults are in order

10/12/2015

10/12/2015

Nurses, docs, RTs...what's YOUR favorite excretion?

10/12/2015

One in eight children under the age of 17 is susceptible to measles and would likely get sick if exposed to the dangerous virus.

10/12/2015

Doctors possess certain typical personality traits that enable our success, but also contribute to our fallibility.

10/01/2015

Jim Joyner, PharmD, CGP Rytary is the brand name for a new formulation of “extended-release” carbidopa-levodopa that has recently become available in the U.S. in capsule form. It is indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate to severe Parkinson’s disease...