Gladstone Institutes rank high in the scientist survey of best places for postdocs
The J. David Gladstone Institutes, a group of UCSF-affiliated medical research institutes, is among the top 15 institutional work environments for life sciences postdoctoral fellows, according to The Scientist's annual "Best Places to Work for Postdocs" survey, set to be published in the February 14 issue. ......The Gladstone Institutes, the only Northern California institution to be named in the...More docs favor national health insurance, study reveals
Nearly half of physicians in the United States favor governmental legislation to establish national health insurance, with the strongest support coming from pediatricians, psychiatrists and general internists.... ...Those are among the findings of a nationwide study conducted by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine whose findings were published in the Nov. 18 issue of the Anna...Docs see missed opportunities for adult, kid vaccinations
American immunization rates could get a boost from practices like vaccinating people during unrelated medical visits and creating standing orders for vaccinations that personnel other than physicians can administer, according to new recommendations for childhood and adult vaccination. ......"Part of the problem lies with healthcare providers who miss opportunities, such as sick visits, emergency...Study: ER docs can give stroke clot-busters safely, but patients need to get to ER faster
ANN ARBOR, MI Emergency room physicians can deliver clot-busting drugs to appropriate stroke patients as quickly and safely as dedicated stroke teams, if they follow guidelines set by national organizations, a new study finds. ... ...That means the closest ER may be the best one when a stroke strikes but only if the ER team is prepared to give special thrombolytic drugs called tissue plasminoge...