MedCrunch

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Clinical Medicine
Harnessing the wisdom of crowds to solve medical mysteries with CrowdMed

Harnessing the wisdom of crowds to solve medical mysteries with CrowdMed

CrowdMed: revolutionizing healthcare by harnessing the wisdom of crowds' to help solve even the world's most difficult medical cases.

Studies You Like to Quote?

Studies You Like to Quote?

Awesome video with a new angle on evidence based medicine. Fun and educative. Watch it!

HeatlhSpot's Remarkable Opportunity

HeatlhSpot’s Remarkable Opportunity

How Ohio-based HealthSpot could transform Primary Care and what it means for development countries. Find out!
Crowd-Funded Asthma Inhaler Sets Out to Make Pediatric Asthma Therapy Fun

Crowd-Funded Asthma Inhaler Sets Out to Make Pediatric Asthma Therapy Fun

Learn how an MIT spinoff wants to change the way children approach their own asthma therapy.
The Wrong Reasons For Choosing Medicine as a Career - How to Be Truly Happy as a Physician

The Wrong Reasons For Choosing Medicine as a Career – How to Be Truly Happy as a Physician

Going into medicine for the wrong reasons can lead to pain and misery. Discover if you'll be a happy and fulfilled physician. Must-read for all pre-meds out there!

Using Health Data: When Information Hurts

Using Health Data: When Information Hurts

A friend of mine mentioned a few months ago that he couldn't understand why every year he wasn't offered every possible test to make sure something wasn't lurking ready to attack when he tipped over a certain age. That was the real way he thought medicine should be practiced.

How To Choose a Medical Specialty in a Changing Landscape

How To Choose a Medical Specialty in a Changing Landscape

Most medical students find that there are many sub-fields they find engaging. So what happens at the end of the road if you haven’t decided and are still torn between more than one specialty?

A Gold Standard For Medical Pricing

A Gold Standard For Medical Pricing

What medicine needs is a gold standard. The Big Mac Index for medical procedures.

Health Design Archive: Revisiting Tufte's Graphical Patient Status

Health Design Archive: Revisiting Tufte’s Graphical Patient Status

1994 seems a long time ago. Prior to the new century we didn’t have tablets, our modern day smart phones or as readily available wireless access in homes and public places.

Your Professional Life Must Begin At The End Of Your Comfort Zone

Your Professional Life Must Begin At The End Of Your Comfort Zone

When we think of contractors (at least in Europe) a physician usually not comes up our mind. The plumber across the street or the my best friend's hairdresser, but ...

The Future Of Healthcare Design Is Already Here

The Future Of Healthcare Design Is Already Here

Read how design can change healthcare for the better and that futuristic implementations are already here!
The Inspection

The Inspection

A friend sent me an email 2 weeks ago about his experience in establishing care. A young male in his early 20s, he is healthy and was looking only for a physical. He had a less than stellar experience with the physician who saw him. “Is it just me or does it feel like mechanics...