Archive for April, 2010

Pre-Med Haters

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Here’s an unfinished draft I pulled up from way back in early 2008. I’m thinking it still applies:
I think some of the naive pre-meds have been drinking a bit too much of the Hatorade lately. I’ve seen numerous threads pop up in the pre-allo forum at SDN referencing Med School Hell and typically the comments [...]
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The Med School Gunner Song

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Pretty fucking badass!

does anyone know when this will take effect

Wut

Friday, April 30th, 2010

So it has been awhile since my last post, and my last post was a cheat since someone threw me the content.
OK.
I’m just posting to say I’m still here stacking paper. You have to realize it’s near impossible to write about medical school since I’ve been out of the game so long now. If someone [...]
wonder what this really means

So You Want To Write?

Friday, April 30th, 2010

I’ve gotten a few requests for writers through the comments and contact form here at MSH. Since I’ve been out of the game for so long now, this is really the only way others will benefit from hearing the truth about medical training.
People want to hear from those that are in the trenches. I want [...]
if people only knew

Fuck Your Health Care Reform

Friday, April 30th, 2010

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Health care isn’t a right, it’s a privilege.
The left, however, tends to disagree with that statement.
Massachusetts is perhaps the bluest state in the nation. Liberals practically pour from the cracks of the sidewalk in Boston. Keep in mind that the last Republican senator from Massachusetts was [...]
oh i can’t beleive it

Gangs Increasingly Involved In Medicare Fraud

Friday, April 30th, 2010

ABC News: “Gangs across the country are arming themselves with powerful weapons to bilk taxpayers out of billions of dollars through Medicare fraud. What used to be a mostly non-violent, white collar crime has turned potentially deadly, and Federal agents who once combed through paperwork are now firing rounds at the shooting range to prepare for extreme dangers…
if people only knew

Outstanding Young Gastroenterologists Receive AGA Foundation 2010 Research Scholars Award

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition (FDHN) has announced the 2010 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation research scholars. The grants have been awarded to seven outstanding young gastroenterologists who promise to make significant strides in the field of gastrointestinal research…
if people only knew

Pharmaceutical Giant Astrazeneca To Pay $520 Million

Friday, April 30th, 2010

AstraZeneca LP and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP will pay $520 million to resolve allegations that AstraZeneca illegally marketed the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services’ Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) announced today…
if people only knew

Interruptions Associated With Medication Errors By Nurses

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Nurses who are interrupted while administering medication appear to have an increased risk of making medication errors, according to a report in the April 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
this is bogus, who would think

AstraZeneca Settles Drug Marketing Lawsuit, Plea Deal Rejected For Possibly Defective Heart Device Maker

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The New York Times: AstraZeneca has settled a case and agreed to pay $520 million after federal investigations into its marketing practices for a schizophrenia drug, Seroquel. The announcement came Tuesday from Attorney General Eric Holder…
and i though i was the only one to see it this way