Medical Lifestyle News

• Who Wants to Be an Infectious Disease Specialist? The specialty has long struggled to recruit residents, and experts cite comparatively lower pay as a major disincentive to entering the field.
  Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2022
• Should You Quit Employment to Open a Practice? If you've ever been disillusioned with your employment status, you know what it's like to dream of opening your own practice. Four physicians share how and why they did it, and whether it was worth it.
  Medscape Medical News, December 13, 2022
• Do Younger Doctors Have Lower Patient Volumes? A new study suggests that recently trained family physicians practice similarly to their predecessors and are not to blame for medical access challenges in Canada.
  Medscape Medical News, December 13, 2022
• Racism in Maternity Outcomes; Gaps in Cancer Care; Breaking Bad News in IVF The top 3 things you should know to start your day.
  3 Things to Know Today, December 12, 2022
• Rheumatology Match Day Follows Same Pattern as Previous Years Pediatric rheumatology didn't do as well as adult programs, filling just 18 of 32 certified programs (56.3%) and 27 out of 43 certified positions (62.8%).
  Medscape Medical News, December 09, 2022
• Italian National Health Service Faces Doctor Shortage Seven physicians leave the national health service every day, and the situation will worsen unless action is taken at the national and regional levels.
  Medscape Medical News, December 09, 2022
• States Cracking Down Harder on Docs Who Sexually Abuse Patients States are tackling sexual misconduct after criticism of medical board leniency. Under a new California law, doctors won't get a second chance at licensure if they sexually exploit patients.
  Medscape Medical News, December 09, 2022
• Black Women and Cancer; Psychiatric NPs; and Buddhist Teachings The top 3 things you should know to start your day.
  3 Things to Know Today, December 09, 2022
• How This MD Beats Sleep Deprivation Fatigue and short sleep may be unavoidable in medical practice, but these physician-tested methods can help you keep working at a high level.
  Medscape Medical News, December 08, 2022
• Women Docs Say High Salary Trumps Perks and Benefits Female physicians continue to earn less than their male colleagues, but do benefits or flex time make up for it? Women physicians speak up.
  Medscape Medical News, December 08, 2022
• Do Buddhist Teachings Protect Against Depression? Most practitioners have heard of mindfulness, which is derived from Buddhist practice. This study looks at the potential benefits of observing five key Buddhist precepts in protecting against depression.
  Medscape Medical News, December 08, 2022
• Diabetes Decision Tool Yields Benefit in Low-Resource Clinics Adding a computerized clinician support system to diabetes care improved the cardiovascular health of patients with diabetes.
  MDedge News, December 07, 2022
• Minnesota Nurses Reach Tentative Deal With Hospitals to Avoid Strike The union representing thousands of Minnesota nurses said on Tuesday it had reached a tentative agreement with hospitals on a new contract that, if approved by members, would resolve a labor dispute without a threatened strike.
  Reuters Health Information, December 06, 2022
• UK Ambulance Workers Announce Strike Dates in December More than 10,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales will strike later this month over pay and conditions, the GMB union said on Tuesday, adding to widespread industrial action across Britain's health service over the Christmas period.
  Reuters Health Information, December 06, 2022
• Physicians React: Loving, Loathing Working for a Health System Doctors evaluate the income stability and job security they enjoy by working for health systems and other medical employers, vs frustrations with bureaucracies and contract restrictions.
  Medscape Medical News, December 07, 2022
• First-Generation Students Face Roadblocks in Medicine The first in their families to graduate from college, first-gen students are often impeded by a medical school pipeline that's not designed to support them.
  Medscape Medical News, December 06, 2022
• Stanford President Under Investigation for Alleged Misconduct Hints of data misconduct first plagued Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne 7 years ago. Now, scientific-misconduct investigators allege that he intentionally manipulated data to advance his aims.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2022
• Pediatric Emergencies Associated With Unnecessary Testing: AAP The American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement with recommendations for avoiding unnecessary diagnostics when children are seen in emergency settings.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2022
• Why Is Life Still So Hard for Female Surgeons? Female surgeons face sexism and must use instruments that were ergonomically designed for men. But surgeons say that these factors are changing.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2022
• NPs React: Addressing Burnout and Depression A Medscape report focused on high levels of burnout affecting nurse practitioners, a problem that only worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what your colleagues are saying.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2022