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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 88: Data is king, but food fills seats
Data is all the rage as healthcare analysts look for quantitative measures of healthcare quality. But how do you get busy attending physicians and residents to fill out surveys? Find out one trick in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.
June 27, 2019
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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 87: The feminist narrative
Do today's research trials adequately reflect medical outcomes in women? Or are they too focused on men? Ryan starts to wonder in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.
June 13, 2019
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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 86: Think before you scoot
Electric scooters are everywhere now, and while they can be a lot of fun, they also can have unintended consequences. One of those is more work for radiologists who read imaging studies from the emergency room -- including Andy, who decides to make a statement in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.
May 30, 2019
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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 85: The magic of Cinco de Mayo
With the Cinco de Mayo holiday approaching, many hospital residents who aren’t working or aren’t on call have the opportunity to blow off a little steam. Priya and Andy are no different, as we discover in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.
May 2, 2019
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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 84: The most dangerous place
Yes, the emergency room can be a dangerous place for a physician. But even greater danger can be found elsewhere in the hospital, as we learn in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.
April 11, 2019
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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 83: Circling the drain
One of the most challenging things about a radiologist's job can be dealing with referring clinicians, especially ones that are particularly obstinate, as Dr. Rankin is in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.
March 21, 2019
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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 82: When you hear hoofbeats ...
It's been a late night in the reading room, and Andy encounters a perplexing case that could have a variety of differential diagnoses. Find out how she settles on the correct one in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.
March 7, 2019
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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 81: The price to pay for being antivax
Antivaxxers may think they're doing the right thing for their kids, but there's a price to pay for not getting vaccinated -- and it's mainly paid by their children, as Andy and Ryan find out in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.
February 21, 2019
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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 80: Anxiety in the reading room
What fears push your anxiety buttons? For some radiologists, it's the board exam, while others have more existential concerns. Andy has to face some of her internal demons during a long night in the reading room in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.
February 7, 2019
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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 79: How sweet it is
Most folks would agree that the explosion of new coffee varieties is a great thing. But they can have a downside, as Andy and Priya find out in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.
January 24, 2019
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