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Signout is hospital slang for the transfer of information between patient care teams. It is also the name of this blog, which represents one of the less dysfunctional ways in which Dr. Signout copes with her participation in a U.S. medical residency program.

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The way they are

There's a boatload of studies describing behavioral differences between men and women. What causes so many of them to be so crazy-making is their authors' tendency to discuss their findings as if they are causes, not effects.

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Posted on September 7, 2007 12:31 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

A little touchy to ask

A couple of weeks ago, a study appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine showing that patients admitted to hospitals with heart attacks on weekends had higher mortality than similar patients admitted on weekdays.

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Posted on April 10, 2007 2:33 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

As ornithology is to birds

I am not a neuropsychiatrist, and UCSF isn't exactly tugging at my sleeve to offer me a job. However, I cannot understand how a person with any exposure to medical science can comprehend this little about its advancement.

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Posted on December 11, 2006 1:31 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks