Distrust of doctors and concern over being abused as human guinea pigs may explain why U.S. blacks have been less willing than whites to volunteer to take part in medical studies, researchers said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
How important is competition among medical students? How do we train our minds to strive for absolute excellence rather than a relative one? Medscape Med Students
Online patient self-reporting is a feasible long-term strategy for monitoring the symptoms and adverse effects of chemotherapy, even in advanced cancer. Medscape Medical News
Variations in chromosome 16 were found in about 1% of autism cases, and a common variation in a gene on chromosome 7 increased autism risk, 2 studies report. Medscape Medical News
