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When the Currency Changes — Do You Know What You’re Worth?

My wife is from a very small village in the South of France. Her parents, brothers and sisters live a modest, and by some measures, idyllic rural life in one of the most ruggedly beautiful spots on Earth. Strip away the cell phones, televisions, and internet, and you would see a very traditional life that [...]

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November 10, 2009
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Stimulus grant establishes ‘Facebook for scientists’

A $12.2 million grant from National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) will establish a new national network for sharing information between scientists, which has been described as “Facebook for scientists.” The funding for this effort comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The project’s lead organization is the University of Florida; other [...]

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November 3, 2009
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T-Shaped Pathologists

My long commute to work these days offers a lot of protected time to listen to various medical and non-medical podcasts. For some time, my favorite non-medical series has been the Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders – full of lessons applicable to any business or profession. I listened to one last week that discussed how [...]

You Might be a Primary Care Pathologist

My maiden blog post seems to have some resonance. I can’t say my inbox is overflowing, but I have gotten my share of e-mails this week from pathologists all over the country and, yes, the world, most of which explore the thematic thought of “I think I am a primary care pathologist too”. And I [...]

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October 21, 2009
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Should football be illegal?

Two neuropathologists are prominently spotlighted in an article by Malcolm Gladwell in the October 19 issue of The New Yorker. The article explores a provocative question raised by autopsy results on football players: namely, should football be illegal? Featured are Dr. Ann McKee (pictured), neuropathologist at the Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts and Dr. Bennet [...]

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October 20, 2009
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Welcome to pathologist blogger Dr. Gregory Henderson

The list of pathologist bloggers continues to grow with the start of Primary Care Pathologist by Gregory S. Henderson, MD, PhD from Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, WA where he is President and Partner of Pathology Associates of Kitsap County. I first heard of Greg long before I met him at the College of American [...]

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