Day: June 16, 2016

In a recent survey published in JAMA, patients overwhelmingly preferred their doctors to be dressed in white coat and tie over scrubs or business suits. Only 2% of the patients preferred their doctors to be dressed casually in T-shirts and jeans. Early on in a patient-doctor interaction, the patient forms an opinion about the knowledge and … Read more

The news of questionable science and data integrity issues at Theranos has filled prime time news for several months. Critics have variously chastised the company for all aspects of its operations. However, the blame for this does not rest only on Theranos; the industry as a whole made major mistakes in not checking one of its own. But there … Read more