On Friday, August 8, the MD program Class of 2029 gathered at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia for the White Coat Ceremony, a symbolic rite of passage for incoming medical students at Drexel ...

Is White Coat Syndrome Real? White coat syndrome (also called white coat hypertension) happens when your blood pressure goes up at the doctor’s office, but is normal when you’re at home. The name ...

With proud families cheering and cameras flashing, FIU’s newest medical students took a defining step to becoming physicians. The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage officially welcoming students ...

"White coat syndrome" is a common but often overlooked condition in children, where anxiety about doctor visits causes temporary spikes in blood pressure and heart rate. The name comes from the white ...

Patients are still more likely to trust doctors and consider them more professional when they wear white coats, although women doctors in this attire are often misidentified as nurses or medical ...

On June 27, new doctors at UB received their long white coats, marking the start of residency training and replacing the short white coats received as students. The early morning ceremony took place ...

In my work as an oncologist at a leading cancer center, I see people diagnosed with cancer who need care both physically and emotionally. That’s why for the last 25 years, I no longer wear the white ...