Residents Perspective & Journal Articles

• Recent Journal Retractions: Flawed or Fraud?   The medical community has come to expect accuracy from top medical journals, says Dr George Lundberg.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, July 02, 2020
• New Study Supports Treating Cancer Now   Dr David Kerr comments on a recent study that looked at one of the big unknowns when COVID-19 started: whether there is an increased risk for mortality for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
  Medscape Oncology, July 01, 2020
• The Convergence of COVID-19 and Structural Racism   Emergency physicians Robert Glatter, Megan Ranney, and Ali Raja discuss the second surge of the pandemic, structural racism, PPE grassroots initiatives, and why emergency planning needs to be rethought.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, July 01, 2020
• Could Nightly Drinks Be Good for the Brain?   Dr F. Perry Wilson comments on a study suggesting that moderate alcohol consumption may be associated with greater cognitive function.
  Medscape, July 01, 2020
• AGS Policy Brief: COVID-19 and Assisted Living Facilities This policy brief presents guidance to federal, state, and local governments on how best to care for older adults residing in assisted living facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 01, 2020
• Taking Residency Training Online   Got residents to train? With inexpensive tools, you can build an innovative web-based training program.
  The Curbsiders, June 30, 2020
• Wearable Tech May Detect COVID-19 Infection Before Symptoms   Eric Topol explains how digital technologies can help identify COVID clusters and contacts.
  Medscape, June 29, 2020
• Three Reasons Why Median Age of COVID Infection Is Dropping The median age of those with COVID-19 is now substantially younger than the 60s and 70s we saw early on. Why is that?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, June 26, 2020
• Moral Injury Stems Beyond the Lack of PPE   Drs Robert Glatter and Christine Moutier discuss the healthcare system's approach to mental health.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, June 26, 2020
• NY Psych Residents Describe 'Tsunami' of COVID-19 Patients   Dr Jeffrey Lieberman speaks with three Columbia residents about the lessons imparted by training during a pandemic.
  Columbia University Psychiatry, June 26, 2020
• Smoking, Socioeconomic Status, and Cutaneous Melanoma Are smokers less likely to develop melanoma than non-smokers? This study sought to investigate the association of smoking and socioeconomic status on the incidence and survival of melanoma.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, June 26, 2020
• Public Health Response to Pandemic COVID-19 in the US This report examines the factors that contributed to the amplified spread of COVID-19 in the US during the early acceleration period.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, June 26, 2020
• No Shame in Choosing Not to Be a COVID-19 Hero   A revealing FaceTime call with her mother, a fellow cardiologist, caused Lisa Rosenbaum to change course during the COVID-19 surge. The NEJM columnist discusses her reasoning with Michelle O'Donoghue.
  theheart.org on Medscape, June 25, 2020
• Many People Lack Protective Antibodies After COVID-19 Infection   A new study on antibodies raises new concerns but also suggests that there may be light at the end of the (longer) COVID-19 tunnel.
  Medscape, June 24, 2020
• Wastewater Testing May Help Predict Coronavirus Hotspots   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Mariana Matus, CEO and co-founder of Biobot Analytics, a company that develops cutting-edge technology to bring wastewater epidemiology to cities.
  WebMD, June 24, 2020
• Characteristics, Outcomes of Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 This report characterizing hospitalized adults with COVID-19 in an urban area of Georgia found that most patients in the cohort were black, but outcomes didn't significantly differ by race.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, June 24, 2020
• Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Gansu Province, China, 2020 In what ways did the epidemiology of COVID-19 in a remote region of China differ from that in the outbreak epicenter in Wuhan?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 24, 2020
• HCQ for COVID in Primary Care: Clinicians Debate A recent case described management of a COVID-19 patient in the primary care setting. Did Medscape readers agree?
  Medscape Family Medicine, June 23, 2020
• COVID-19 Outbreak Among Affiliated Homeless Service Sites This report describes a COVID-19 outbreak involving transmission among residents and staff members of three affiliated homeless shelters in Seattle, Washington.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, June 22, 2020
• SARS-CoV-2 Infection Prevalence in Homeless Shelters This brief report on the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in homeless shelters underscores the need for testing of all residents and staff members, regardless of symptoms.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, June 19, 2020