Author: Omer Rott

  • Living With Hypochondria or Illness Anxiety Disorder: A Patient’s Perspective

    Living With Hypochondria or Illness Anxiety Disorder: A Patient’s Perspective

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    Read about living with Illness Anxiety Disorder, the impact of chronic health fears, and the critical role of empathy in medical care.

  • How to Learn and Thrive with Osmosis

    How to Learn and Thrive with Osmosis

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    Learning is a word that is often used in routine discussions in a teaching environment. But learning comes with many definitions. As Osmosis comes with a mission to empower the world’s clinicians and caregivers with the best learning experience possible, we define learning as the knowledge that will transform you…

  • A Discussion Around LGBTQ+ health

    A Discussion Around LGBTQ+ health

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    When the topic of specific medical care for LGBTQ+ patients comes up, people often ask “Why?”. Why is there a need for this specification? Why are there special clinics for LGBTQ+ people in Tel Aviv, New York, and Berlin? These are all cities with a very high population of people…

  • Living With Hypochondria: A Patient Experience

    Living With Hypochondria: A Patient Experience

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    Hypochondria or hypochondriasis is a psychological disorder where someone develops chronic stress about an imagined illness. It often manifests after someone has lost a loved one to serious illness, and while it’s often dismissed and stigmatized, the condition can cause real harm by putting excess stress on the body. Today…

  • Recognizing Symptoms of Stress and Depression in Medical Students (and How to Help)

    Recognizing Symptoms of Stress and Depression in Medical Students (and How to Help)

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    It’s vital that we have each other’s backs during the COVID-19 pandemic—but how do you do this while practicing social distancing? Osmosis Medical Education Fellow and medical student Omer Rott shares his advice on managing stress and signs to look out for. Beginning medical school means starting many new things.…