Medscape Blogs

• Is Bacterial Resistance the Next Pandemic? Fears that a new health policy in the UK increases the risk of emerging bacteria resistance is just one sign that we are still not doing things right.
  Medscape Blogs, November 21, 2022
• Staying Healthy During Step 1 A med student offers ways to prioritize your health as you study for the Step 1 exam.
  Medscape Blogs, November 17, 2022
• Moaning Works for Me: Why It's a Good Gauge of Pain An experienced nurse explains why encouraging patients to verbalize pain any way possible helps guide treatment options.
  Medscape Blogs, November 17, 2022
• Four-Day Workweeks Work for Doctors Too Four-day workweeks are gaining popularity as we adjust to post-pandemic workplace changes. Though not new in medicine, if you are not already taking part in this trend, it may be worth checking out.
  Medscape Blogs, November 16, 2022
• Do You Really Know Your Patient? It's a Key to Health Equity Making stronger connections with patients and listening to their stories offer a better way to improve healthcare delivery than merely recording their social and economic disparities.
  Medscape Blogs, November 15, 2022
• Burned Out? Maybe It's Time for a Medical Sabbatical What if a medical sabbatical could offer physicians both recovery and rejuvenation?
  Medscape Blogs, November 14, 2022
• Confusion Over COVID Health Law Waivers May Hurt Physicians With many healthcare laws waived during the COVID pandemic, practices should confirm that they have been properly following the law and prepare for enforcement to increase.
  Medscape Blogs, November 10, 2022
• Gisele Barreto Fetterman is a Hero The stakes are simply too high for this lesson from Fetterman's story to be drowned out by political noise.
  Medscape Blogs, November 10, 2022
• The Importance of the Need for Hope Healthcare professionals are a symbol of hope, yet they are not immune to fear and despair. Where do we turn when we experience damage to hope.
  Medscape Blogs, November 08, 2022
• Screen Time for Kids: What’s the Big Deal? Less is better when it comes to screen time for kids and more “in real life” is best!
  Medscape Blogs, November 03, 2022
• Near-death Experiences Near-death experiences have a profound impact on those who experience them.
  Medscape Blogs, October 31, 2022
• How Does Cellular Immunity Work? Cellular immunity and antibodies are both key to the vaccine and booster response for COVID-19.
  Medscape Blogs, October 28, 2022
• Benefits of Early Clinical Exposure Why medical schools are increasingly encouraging early clinical exposure.
  Medscape Blogs, October 27, 2022
• We Want to Suck Your Blood! A microbiologist reflects on the use of horseshoe crabs by the pharmaceutical industry for the potent endotoxin detector in their blood and why it might be time to stop.
  Medscape Blogs, October 24, 2022
• Four Methods to Chip Away at Imposter Syndrome Lorenzo Norris, MD, takes a look at the rise in the prevalence of imposter syndrome in healthcare professionals and gives some practical points to start reclaiming our authentic self.
  Medscape Blogs, October 21, 2022
• Addressing Cervical Cancer Screening in Sexual Minorities Cisgender women who are sexual minorities are poorly screened for cervical cancer. How can we change that?
  Medscape Blogs, October 20, 2022
• Focusing on What Goes Right: The Safety-II Mindset Can adopting a Safety-II mindset help systems stem the tide of burnout by addressing feelings of ineffectiveness?
  Medscape Blogs, October 17, 2022
• CDC's New Mask Guideline Says Vulnerable People Are Expendable A Friday-night news dump shows that the CDC knew what they are doing was bad.
  Medscape Blogs, October 14, 2022
• Playing the Fat Shame Game in Medicine: It Needs to Stop We know that weight stigma is a serious issue that affects the physical health and psychological well-being of our patients. So why are we, as healthcare providers, part of the problem?
  Medscape Blogs, October 13, 2022
• Will a New Bill Protect Kids From Social Media? California has passed a bill requiring social media companies to consider children's mental health. A psychiatrist reflects on the bill and the association between mood disorders and internet use.
  Medscape Blogs, October 12, 2022