Hispanic Physicians You Should Follow on Social Media
From creating patient-centered blogs to researching some of the most current pressing medical issues, these Hispanic leaders in medicine champion their roots by advocating for social justice and equity in healthcare. These are just a few of the diverse voices out there, so let us know who you’re following in the comments. Please note some […]
Mixed Results With Umbilical Cord Milking in Struggling Newborns
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Umbilical cord milking offered some benefits in non-vigorous newborns, but fell short for cutting admission to the neonatal ICU (NICU), according to a large randomized trial. Infants (born at 35-42 weeks’ gestation) who underwent umbilical cord milking were less likely to need delivery room cardiorespiratory support (adjusted odds ratio 0.65, 95% CI […]
Opinion | ‘Sit Down, Shut Up and Sign, Don’t Make Waves’: What We Heard This Week
“Some nursing homes and chains will hire medical directors to just do what I call the three S’s: Sit down. Shut up and sign. Don’t make waves.” — Karl Steinberg, MD, immediate past president of the Society for Post-Acute and Long Term Care Medicine, on a proposed bill requiring all 15,000 Medicare-approved nursing homes to […]
The Invisible Cost Of Caring For A Child With A Health Condition
When Brittany Martinez’s son was 1 year old, she and her husband noticed that he wasn’t meeting some developmental milestones. They had him evaluated, and he was diagnosed with autism. The diagnosis, Martinez told HuffPost, “has impacted every aspect of his life, and our life as a family, as my son is now 14 years […]
Doctors May Have Found A Way To Reduce The Effects Of Alzheimer’s
A ‘pacemaker’ for the brain has helped a number of Alzheimer’s patients regain some of the cognitive function that they had previously lost because of the disease. The process involves placing tiny electrical wires deep within the frontal lobes of the brain and then applying a small electrical current.
More Data Needed on Monkeypox, HIV Co-Infection
San Francisco has seen some of the highest case counts of monkeypox in the U.S., and Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, of University of California San Francisco (UCSF), said she’s seen plenty of co-infection with HIV. Gandhi cautioned that she sees a skewed population as the medical director of a large HIV clinic, “Ward 86,” at […]
Opinion | I Got Monkeypox Drugs — Not Everyone Is So Lucky
When I first contacted my primary care physician about some minor rectal discomfort that surfaced a few days after New York City’s Pride festivities in June, he and I both knew the most likely diagnosis: a sexually transmitted bacterial infection. We performed an STI screen, and I went home to await the seemingly inevitable positive […]
Jared Kushner Reveals Cancer Dx; Docs Warn on ‘No Poop July’; The Pharma Bro Returns
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Jared Kushner says in his soon-to-be-published book that he was diagnosed with and treated for thyroid cancer while he was working in the White House during the Trump administration. (New York Times) Texas otolaryngologist Mary Talley Bowden, MD, sued Houston Methodist Hospital for defamation, claiming the […]
‘Viagra’-Laced Honey; CDC Raises Alarm on Another Virus; Health Workforce $$ Coming
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The FDA warned four companies against selling tainted honey-based products that contained ingredients not listed on the label, including active drug ingredients found in Cialis and Viagra. In other agency news, the FDA may issue an emergency use authorization for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine as early as […]
OTC Birth Control; Abortion Access a Public Health Emergency? Monkeypox Cases Surge
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. HRA Pharma, a subunit of Perrigo, has submitted an application to the FDA to potentially be the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill. President Biden is considering declaring a public health emergency over the current state of abortion access, though White House officials are debating whether the […]