Medical App Of The Week: Epocrates

The free version of Epocrates is considered by many to be an essential drug reference. Useful and easy-to-learn features like the pill identifier, several medical calculators, and drug interaction checker make Epocrates a favorite of clinicians and students alike....

Top 12 Cities and States For Practicing Physicians

Here are 12 best cities and states for physicians to practice, according to Medscape’s Best and Worst Places to Practice: 2013 report. The cities and states are listed by region. Here are the cities and states that topped the list for 2013: Southeast and South...

ASC Success: 5 Things To Know In The Next 5 Years

Earlier this month at the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, Luke Lambert, CFA, CASC, chief executive officer of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, answered questions about the best strategies for ambulatory surgery centers...

Medical App Of The Week: Heart Decide

Heart Decide is one of the top rated free medical apps for patient education. One of the keys to success for the iPhone is its form factor. Few apps take advantage of that fact in the way that the Decide series from Orca Health does. Here, we look at Heart Decide as...

Doctors Use 3-D Printer To Save A Child’s Life

3-D printers are now being used in the medical field.  Doctors recently used a 3-D printer to create an emergency airway tube that saved a 20-month old boy’s life. After imaging the child’s faulty windpipe, doctors at the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital printed...