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More Women Are Pursuing Majority-Male Specialties and Changing Patients’ Perceptions

By AMY E. KRAMBECK, MD With the exceptions of pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology, women make up fewer than half of all medical specialists. Representation is lowest in orthopedics (8%), followed by my own specialty, urology (12%). I can testify that the numbers are changing in urology – women are up from just 8% in 2015, and… Read More »

Can you be diagnosed with anorexia

The broad ambiguity of the category made it hard for researchers and clinicians to adequately define and treat the range of patients in this group. Diagnostic guidelines in the DSM-5 also allow professionals to specify if the person is in partial remission or full remission recovery, as well as to specify the current severity of… Read More »

9 Killer Kebab Tips

Kebab has come to mean any food cooked on a skewer over hot coals (or baked in the oven in bad weather). “Kebabs fit any flavor profile and ingredient you want to use,” says Derrick Riches, co-author, with Sabrina Baksh, of Kebab: 75 Spectacular Recipes for Grilling. “They are incredibly versatile.” Here are his top… Read More »