HPV, Terrorists, a Joke, and Real Med Student of Genius

I had a hard time doing a pelvic exam yesterday because the patient I was performing one on had a serious rectocele.

Is it okay or not okay to have a scruffy beard as a medical student? What about longer hair if you are a male? What about short hair if you are female?

Taco Bell is authentic Mexican food.

Joke:
Two little kids lined up for surgery are lying in stretchers outside the operating room.

The first kid leans over and asks, "What are you in here for?"
The second kid says, "I'm in here to get my tonsils out and I'm a little nervous."

The first kid tries to reassure the other and says, "Oh! don't worry. It's very simple. I had that done when I was four. They put you to sleep, and when you wake up they give you lots of Jell-O and ice cream."

The second kid, feeling a little better, then asks, "What are you here for?"
The first kid says, "A circumcision."

The second kid says, "Whoa! I had that done when I was born. I couldn't walk for a year!"


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News. For the people, by the people.
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1. Judge: Doctor Can't Treat Terrorists
Hmmmmm........
"A doctor accused of pledging to treat al-Qaida members can be prosecuted because medical care counts as material support to terrorists under federal law, a judge said Tuesday. Dr. Rafiq Abdus Sabir, an Ivy League-educated doctor, had argued it was unconstitutional to prosecute a doctor for providing medical services."

2. Drugmaker wants law to require STD shot
I agree.
"Merck & Co. is helping bankroll efforts to pass state laws requiring girls as young as 11 or 12 to receive the drugmaker’s new vaccine against the sexually transmitted cervical-cancer virus. Some conservatives and parents’-rights groups say such a requirement would encourage premarital sex and interfere with the way they raise their children, and they say Merck’s push for such laws is underhanded."

3. One-Quarter of Vaginal Births Cause Tiny Brain Hemorrhages
"In news that's sure to concern expectant mothers everywhere, researchers are reporting that as many as 26 percent of all babies born vaginally may experience bleeding in the brain caused by the birthing process."

4. The Importance of Knowing What the Doctor Is Talking About
I'm a medical student, and sometimes I don't even know what the Dr. is talking about!
"How often have you left a doctor’s office wondering just what you were told about your health, or what exactly you were supposed to be doing to relieve or prevent a problem? If you are a typical patient, you remember less than half of what your doctor tries to explain."

5. Hunt for ancient medicine secrets
It's about time people start using "traditional medicine"
"British scientists are helping uncover the secrets of medicines used by the ancient Egyptians 5,000 years ago....."

6. Hong Kong limits pregnant Chinese
Hmmm......Control.
"New rules are about to come into effect in Hong Kong, designed to limit the number of pregnant women arriving from mainland China to give birth."