Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic
More than 134,000 cancers might have gone undiagnosed during the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study of national trends in cancer incidence. Annual cancer incidence fell almost 30% short of the expected rate from March through December 2020. The difference represented potentially 134,395 undiagnosed cancers during that period. Diagnosis of […]
ID Experts Urge Healthcare to Shed Universal Masking
The time for COVID-inspired universal masking in healthcare “has come and gone,” even if only for now, infectious disease specialists argued in Annals of Internal Medicine. Expanded use of facemasks — for clinicians, staff, patients, and visitors — was implemented as a “critical protective measure” during the pandemic, but it was done so in the […]
Justin Bieber’s Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
So far, this year hasn’t gone so well for Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey. In March, Hailey was hospitalized after having transient ischemic attacks. It was later discovered that this was due to a patent foramen ovale (see our story about her here). And now, the pop star himself has canceled his current tour […]
Lucrative Medical Careers for Doctors Who Don’t Match
Match Day 2022 has come and gone. For many freshly to-be-minted physicians, Match Day is a day of celebration as they find out where they will be training in their specialty of choice. However, for many others who don’t match to a residency training position, this day can be heartbreaking and quite challenging. In 2022, […]
Didn’t Match? You Can Still Have a Lucrative Medical Career
Match Day 2022 has come and gone. For many freshly to-be minted physicians, Match Day is a day of celebration as they find out where they will be training in their specialty of choice. However, for many others who don’t match to a residency training position, this day can be heartbreaking and quite challenging. In […]
I’m Training To Qualify For The Olympic Trials On A Treadmill In My Garage
One evening, when I was 13, my dad asked me if I wanted to go on a run. I had never gone on a run before, but I figured if my dad could do it, I could, too. Dogs barked as we made our way down country roads. The setting sun was making the fields […]