Opinion | Moving Beyond the ‘Angelina Jolie Effect’ to Address Cancer Disparities
Giri is a medical oncologist who specializes in clinical cancer genetics. *Patient’s name has been changed In room A is Tonya*, a 41-year-old African-American woman with metastatic breast cancer. In Room B is Joseph*, a 39-year-old Asian male with advanced colon cancer. As an oncologist who specializes in cancer genetics, I regularly see young patients […]
Opinion | ‘It’s Now Health Workers Who Are Suffering’: What We Heard This Week
“It’s now health workers who are suffering.” — Deborah Houry, MD, MPH, the CDC’s chief medical officer, on the rising rates of burnout among healthcare workers. “By 3 days, the majority of children are going to be non-infectious.” — Eran Bendavid, MD, MS, of Stanford University, pinpointing the median duration of infectivity among adolescents with […]
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 […]
Suicidal Ideation Common Among Transgender, Gender Diverse Youth in ED
WASHINGTON — A keyword-based search in the electronic medical record (EMR) at an urban emergency department (ED) showed high rates of suicidal ideation among transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth, according to a retrospective cross-sectional study. In 81% of ED encounters at a single tertiary children’s hospital, TGD youth screened positive on the Ask Suicide-Screening […]
Opinion | ‘The Nose Is the Front Door of the Brain’: What We Heard This Week
“The nose is the front door of the brain.” — Ray Dorsey, MD, of the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, describing how inhaled toxicants may play a role in the development of Parkinson’s and other brain diseases. “He’s going to walk out with a golden parachute we all paid for.” — Westby […]
Opinion | Rural EDs Shouldn’t Need Fundraisers to Keep the Lights On
Cho is a fourth-year medical student. I was traveling to my hometown in Central Pennsylvania when I read this fantastic investigative piece by MedPage Today‘s Kristina Fiore on Bucktail Medical Center, a hospital in the rural town of Renovo that solicited GoFundMe donations in order to keep the community hospital open. Located just over an […]
Most Patients Don’t Realize HPV Causes Throat Cancer, Survey Finds
Most respondents to a survey conducted at an academic medical center were not informed of the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) and throat cancer by their healthcare providers, a study showed. Among 271 respondents who visited an otolaryngology clinic, only 23.3% understood the relationship between HPV infection and throat cancer and a mere 7.4% said […]
Opinion | Violence in Healthcare: Why Are People So Angry?
Ho is an emergency physician. The first time I was assaulted in healthcare, I was a third-year medical student. An incarcerated, agitated patient handcuffed to a gurney rail in the emergency department fought so hard, the entire metal rail separated from the bed. The 6-foot piece of heavy steel would’ve gone flying into my skull […]
AI Beat Clinicians at Figuring Out Difficult Diagnoses
A generative artificial intelligence (AI) program diagnosed elderly patients with extensive medical histories and long hospital stays more accurately than clinicians, suggesting the technology could help identify missed diagnoses, according to a new study. An analysis of medical histories for six patients over the age of 65 with delayed diagnoses revealed that GPT-4 (Generative Pre-trained […]
Doc Who Said COVID Vax Magnetized People Has License Suspended
The State Medical Board of Ohio voted to suspend the medical license of Sherri Tenpenny, DO, on Wednesday, after she failed to cooperate with an investigation into public comments she made about the COVID-19 vaccines, according to a spokesperson for the board. The suspension is indefinite, and Tenpenny will be fined $3,000, the spokesperson added, […]