Are Medical Associations Still Relevant?

Are Medical Associations Still Relevant?

Medical Associations: Are the Benefits Worth the Dues? When reporting on the opinions of doctors as a group, journalists often use the stance of the American Medical Association (AMA) as shorthand. But the AMA, the nation’s largest association of physicians and...
How do I Smell? Much the Same as How You See

How do I Smell? Much the Same as How You See

A collaboration between researchers from the Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics (IMPB) at the Charité in Berlin and the European Synchrotron (ESRF) in Grenoble has uncovered a new common feature in the molecular processes that are responsible for senses such...
How the Nose Perceives Common Class of Odors

How the Nose Perceives Common Class of Odors

Biologists claim that humans can perceive and distinguish a trillion different odors, but little is known about the underlying chemical processes involved. Biochemists at The City College of New York have found an unexpected chemical strategy employed by the mammalian...
What is Otolaryngology?

What is Otolaryngology?

What is Otolaryngology? Otolaryngology (pronounced oh/toe/lair/in/goll/oh/jee) is the oldest medical specialty in the United States. Otolaryngologists are physicians trained in the medical and surgical management and treatment of patients with diseases and disorders...