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Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

Sound Physicians

I went to the University of Toronto and finished my Bachelor of Science there in 2013. I attended medical school in America and completed my residency at the Catholic Health Internal Medicine program in Buffalo, New York.

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

In 2013, only 56 percent of Americans owned a smartphone, which climbed to around 90% by now. Self-care and telemedicine for patients The options of teledermatology services, as well as self-care platforms, are soaring. (*There are widely varying figures, ranging from 66% to 90% depending on the source of information.)

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Trump Whacks Agency That Makes the Nation’s Health Care Safer

Physicians News Digest

Singh devises ways to integrate technologies like telemedicine and artificial intelligence into electronic health records to alert doctors to potential prescribing errors or misdiagnoses. Medical errors caused by missed diagnoses, drug errors, hospital infections, and other factors kill and maim tens of thousands of Americans each year.