MOC certification exodus fears spur medical organizations to respond. (DrWes)
During a Senate hearing, Valeant CEO Michael Pearson admits the company was too aggressive with its drug pricing policies. (WSJ)
Remember Laurence Olivier as the evil dentist in "Marathon Man"? Meet the real deal. (BBC News)
Speaking of torture -- and murder -- peer into the madness of a Florida prison mental-health ward. (New Yorker)
Well-aimed sarcasm helps spur creativity, says science. (Scientific American)
Pfizer agreed to pay $785 million to settle charges that its Wyeth unit underpaid drug rebates to Medicaid in the early 2000s. (Reuters)
Soon, you orthopods will be 3D-printing personalized joint replacements. Here's how far along we are. (Technology Review)
A physician recounts what she learned about racism in medical school. (STAT News)
Quiz time: what are the 7 most deadly and costly emergency surgeries? (Washington Post)
Sperm-bait for fertility and contraception? (New Scientist)
And post-mortem sperm extraction: Everything you need to know, and then some. (The Atlantic)
Finally, there's research to confirm you'll likely wish you hadn't binged on TV. (Discover)
What it's like to be a surgeon who might have electricity, and must use cardboard for casts. (NPR)
Clinical clerkships for sale? New York medical school students priced-out of rotations. (WSJ -- subscription req'd)
The "Oscar of comics" nominated the Graphic Medicine Manifesto, a medical comicbook, for an award.
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Morning Break: MOC Exodus; Sadistic Dentist; Sperm Bait
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