Should the U.S. Ditch Daylight Saving Time? Some AMA Delegates Say Yes
Most physicians supported scrapping Daylight Saving Time and making Standard Time permanent year-round during a discussion on Sunday at the American Medical Association’s Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates. Across most of the country, clocks fall one hour backward in November and jump forward one hour in March except in Hawaii and Arizona, where […]
Letter on Patient’s Fatal Overdose May Curb Benzodiazepine Prescribing
Physicians who received a letter from a medical examiner notifying them of a recent patient’s fatal overdose prescribed fewer benzodiazepines, a secondary analysis of clinical trial data showed. Daily 2-mg diazepam pill equivalents decreased more in an intervention group that received a medical examiner letter and injunction to prescribe safely compared with a control group […]
Primary Care Docs Need 27 Hours a Day to Do Their Best Work
There literally aren’t enough hours in a single day for primary care physicians (PCPs) to provide the full gamut of basic, guideline-based care, according to a simulation study. PCPs would need an “infeasible” 26.7 hours each day to provide preventive, chronic disease, and acute care for a typical panel of U.S. adult patients, Justin Porter, […]
Experts Warn of Physical, Mental Health Effects of Extreme Heat
Physicians warned of both the physical and mental health impacts of extreme heat, particularly for vulnerable populations, during an online briefing hosted by SciLine last week. “We know that about 30 deaths per year occur [among] … children left in cars,” said Perry Sheffield, MD, MPH, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai […]
Long COVID Patients Need Equal Access to Care and Sick Leave, Advocates Urge
Advocates, physicians, and lawmakers underscored the urgent need for paid sick leave and access to care for long COVID patients, as well as the importance of believing patients, during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing. Data gathered by the Census Bureau in early June estimated that nearly one in five American adults […]
Opinion | Physicians Can Kick Tech’s A** Right Back
Physicians are getting their asses kicked by technology, but this is reversible if they integrate technology as they do laboratory science. Medicine needs specialized doctors who only focus on technology. This will combat burnout and take control of a system that has no other incentive to adapt to clinical needs. In 2013, I graduated medical […]
Opinion | 10 Financial Mistakes Physicians Should Avoid
We all know that physicians can make a good amount of money every month, but they’re not exempt from financial blunders at some point in their lives. It is essential for both young and experienced physicians to understand what possible mistakes they can make and how to avoid them. Here are some of the most […]
Opinion | LGBTQ+ Basics: 10 Things Your Queer Patient Wishes You Knew
Several months ago, I wrote a post on a Facebook community of over 17,000 Black physicians. The post asked them what they would do and how they would react if their child told them they were gay. The responses I received ranged from “I will love and accept them” to “Heaven forbid!” to “I will […]
Faust Files: Preventing the Next Uvalde
For information on how physicians can prevent firearm violence, visit this page. Following the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Jeremy Faust, MD, MedPage Today‘s editor-in-chief, sits down with S.E. Cupp, a CNN political commentator, and Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, director of Brown University’s School of Public Health, to discuss how to move forward […]
Coaching program reduces burnout among resident physicians
A coaching program aimed at decreasing burnout among female resident physicians significantly reduced emotional exhaustion and imposter syndrome while increasing self-compassion over a six month period, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “Physician burnout is linked to increased errors, higher patient mortality rates, depression, suicidal ideation and high job turnover,” […]