March 2019

There may be nothing more symbolic in the field of medicine than the white doctor lab coat. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself the question, “Why do doctors wear white?” Good question. The History of the Lab Coat It may surprise you to learn that historically — and up through the late 19th century …

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Doctors have documented what they say is only the world’s second known case of “semi-identical” twins. The boy and the girl, now four, from Brisbane, in Australia, are identical on their mother’s side. But they share only a proportion of their father’s DNA – placing them, genetically, somewhere between fraternal and identical twins. Experts say …

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