Candidates raise alarms about state funding

Candidates raise alarms about state funding Incumbents running for nominations to be re-elected to the Lakeland School Board point to the district’s sound financial footing, while some challengers question the district’s building maintenance and hiring practices. Read more on The Scranton Times-Tribune

The “Brilliant” Kidney

Check out this video! (March 2, 2010) Dr. Glenn Chertow, Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Nephrology at Stanford, discusses the functions of the kidney in organizing the body’s systems. Stanford Mini Med School is a series arranged and directed by Stanford’s School of Medicine, and presented by the Stanford Continuing Studies [...]

Study Finds Improvements In Response To Nursing Home Compare Publication

Study Finds Improvements In Response To Nursing Home Compare Publication A five-year study co-authored by a Temple University Fox School of Business professor has found that a national report card on nursing homes, which allows consumers to compare the quality of care provided by one facility to another, appears to motivate nursing homes to genuinely [...]

Female Doctors Face A $2.3 Million Wage Gap

Female Doctors Face A $2.3 Million Wage Gap In the course of a 35-year career, female doctors will earn $2.3 million less than male peers. Read more on Forbes

Our teachers: Everything you want to know

Our teachers: Everything you want to know Tiffany Grove, a sixth-grade science teacher at AGS Middle School Ellen Street Campus in Fenton, uses real-world examples to help the students understand concepts such as convection and radiation. Read more on Tri-County Times

Weekend Fundraiser Slated For Oakdale Boy

Weekend Fundraiser Slated For Oakdale Boy Eight-year-old Gannon Dial, a student at Sierra View Elementary School, has suffered from epilepsy since he was two and has anywhere from 20 to 30 seizures a day. After the failure of numerous medications and other modalities to control his seizures, he has been scheduled to undergo brain surgery [...]

Medical Student Tips 1 Truth

Check out this video! Beginning tips on clinical encounters. Epistemology or how you know what you know or what is the ‘truth’ is something you need to question throughout your career.

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Bullies, victims visit nurse more often

Bullies, victims visit nurse more often NEW YORK – Both bullies and their victims take more trips to the nurse’s office than other students – but not just for the obvious reasons. In a new study published today in Pediatrics, kids involved in bullying were more likely to see the school nurse for illnesses and [...]

Focus Programs Show Nebraska Students Career Options

Focus Programs Show Nebraska Students Career Options A University of Nebraska Medical Center program is offering Omaha high-schoolers a unique opportunity to explore careers in health care. Read more on KOLN Lincoln