PA Convicted of Fraud for Amniotic Fluid Shot Scheme
A Texas physician assistant has been convicted of fraud for giving patients unapproved injections of amniotic fluid for purported pain relief, and then illegally billing Medicare for the shots. After a 5-day trial, a jury deliberated for less than an hour to convict Ray Anthony Shoulders, PA, who had submitted $788,000 in fraudulent claims and […]
Opinion | It’s High Time to Protect Farmworkers From Heat-Related Illness and Death
Chicas is an assistant professor of nursing. In November, the Senate admitted defeat in the effort to pass a new version of the Farm Bill, and instead passed a stopgap funding measure to maintain the status quo — until they try again later in 2024 or in 2025. The Farm Bill is a massive piece […]
Opinion | Prisoner First, Patient Second
Resnick is an internal medicine resident. Spencer is an internal medicine physician and assistant professor of medicine. As physicians at one of the largest public hospitals in the country, we have left some patient interactions feeling demoralized. This occurs most often when it is clear that medical interventions are incapable of overcoming the structural violence […]
Opinion | Applying to Residency? Here Are 4 Traits of All-Star Residents
Estime is an assistant professor of anesthesia and critical care. Tingling is a medical student. Residents should know the skills and attributes required to be successful during their residency training. Success is much more than scoring well on a test. While the definition of success means different things to different people, in general the most […]
Britney Spears’ New Memoir: Please Read Responsibly
In this video interview, Jessi Gold, MD, MS, assistant professor and director of wellness, engagement, and outreach in the department of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, discusses how we can mindfully and responsibly approach the mental health themes of Britney Spears’ new memoir, The Woman In Me. The following is […]
Data researchers connect diet to changes in the microbiome
“Should I be taking a probiotic?” is a question that Maggie Stanislawski, PhD, assistant professor in the University of Colorado Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI), gets asked often. The answer is complicated. Every person’s gut microbiome is unique, and many probiotic supplements sold in grocery stores may not effectively bolster gut health for everyone, she […]
Researchers feed worms a natural plant extract; watch them fatten, live 40% longer
A research team in the Louisiana State University Department of Biological Sciences led by Assistant Professor Adam Bohnert has published a landmark study linking greater metabolic health — achieved through a natural plant extract — with longer lifespans in C. elegans, commonly known as roundworms. Although worms and humans don’t appear to have much in […]
When You Ignore My Gender, You Dehumanize Me
“What are you?” asks the medical assistant as he checks me in for my COVID-19 swab. As a medical student, I am routinely tested for COVID-19. “What do you mean?” My chest tightens, warning me of what’s to come. He looks exasperated, hands hovering over his keyboard. “Look. Are you a man or woman? I […]
Sleeper cells: Newly discovered stem cell resting phase could put brain tumors to sleep: Engineering researchers discover and explore new neural stem cell state that gives insight into cancer
Christopher Plaisier, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, and Samantha O’Connor, a biomedical engineering doctoral student in the Plaisier Lab, are leading research into a new stage of the stem cell life cycle that could be the key to unlocking new methods of […]