http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. What happens when the families of sick and dying hospitalized children ask their physicians to pray with them, or for them? How do pediatricians respond to such personal requests? While increasing numbers of physicians say that religion and spirituality help some patients and families cope with serious illness, a new study reports that it is almost always the families and patients who raise the issue of prayer, not the doctors themselves. http://www.physorg.com/news180187063.html Other Sciences Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:20:11 EST news180187063 Less than half of graduating medical students in the U.S. say they received adequate training in understanding health care systems and the economics of practicing medicine, according to a study conducted by the University of Michigan Medical School. http://www.physorg.com/news173529135.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:33:03 EST news173529135 A survey of nearly 4,500 general surgery residents finds that the majority are satisfied with their training and relationships with faculty and peers, but also indicated concerns regarding motivations for pursuing surgical careers and the need to complete specialty training, according to a study in the September 23/30 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on medical education. http://www.physorg.com/news172856607.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:50:01 EST news172856607 Help is on the way for anyone who has ever gotten lost at a hospital or other health-care setting. http://www.physorg.com/news168773897.html Medicine & Health Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:38:38 EST news168773897 Graduates from a single medical school who began graduate medical education (residency) programs appear more likely to change specialty or discontinue graduate medical education training if they are academically highly qualified or are pursuing training in general surgery or a five-year surgical specialty, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news148581966.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:46:06 EST news148581966 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the first large study to explore possible unconscious bias among physicians, researchers have found that doctors mirror the attitudes of the majority in society and implicitly favor whites over blacks. http://www.physorg.com/news144513920.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:45:20 EST news144513920 Web-based academic discussions could well be the way forward for cost-effective and tailored continuing education for health professionals. China's interactive Orthochina.org wiki project for orthopaedic surgeons is an example of the potential of such internet training for continuing medical education. Zhen-Sheng Ma of the Fourth Military Medical University in Xi'an, China, and his colleagues thoroughly evaluated this online tool and will publish their results in the October issue of Springer's journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. http://www.physorg.com/news141916246.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:10:46 EST news141916246