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, […]
See Who Made This Year’s List of Best Hospitals
There was no surprise when it came to first place on this year’s “Best Hospitals” list from U.S. News & World Report. For the seventh consecutive year, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., clocked in at No. 1 on the Honor Roll of the 20 institutions ranked as “delivering exceptional treatment across many areas of care,” […]
How Long Can a Person Live after Being Diagnosed with Hep C?
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. There are a variety of toxins, diseases, illicit drugs, medications, bacterial and viral infections, and heavy alcohol use can case inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis C viral infection (HCV) is one type of hepatitis. According to the CDC, in 2014 there were an estimated 30,500 cases of acute hepatitis […]
Opinion | To Bill or Not to Bill, That is the Question
With the increased penetration of the patient portal and remote access among our patients, there has been a dramatic increase in the quantity of messages we receive every day, and many different types of requests come to us through this portal. Before we had a portal within our electronic health record, pretty much the only […]
Is Sleep Deprivation Driving the Burnout Crisis in Healthcare Workers?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For all the mindfulness techniques and yoga classes, there has been no improvement in burnout among healthcare workers. Researchers trying to curb the tide of this occupational syndrome wonder: Does it all come down to sleep? “Burnout is at a crisis level, made worse by COVID-19,” lamented Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, a […]
Opinion | Assume Every Child Has PTSD These Days Until Proven Otherwise
We are only halfway into 2022 and there have already been 214 mass shooting events in America, several of which have been in schools. It goes without saying that even one life lost to senseless violence is too many, but this week on May 24, the lives of 19 innocent fourth graders and two of […]
Snorkeling Discovery Proves Something To Smile About
There must have been something in the water. A Mississippi man snorkeling in the Gulf of Mexico this month discovered something another man lost in the waves earlier in the week: his teeth. Advertisement “As I stuck my head in the water, they were literally sitting there on the bottom, just smiling at me,” Welborn […]
Don’t Steam The Vagina
Chrissy Teigen and Gwyneth Paltrow have endorsed vaginal steaming, but experts say there is no proof it actually works.
What Are the 27 Basic Emotions? Effects on Physical Health
There are several theories that define the types of emotions in various ways. In the latest research conducted by the University of California, Berkeley, 27 distinct categories of emotions have been identified. There are several theories that define the types of emotions in various ways. Some theories say there are eight basic emotions, while others […]
‘Down-There’ Grooming Questions Answered
From waxes, to lasers and vajazzles – there is a whole booming business built around grooming lady bits. Why are we so obsessed with coifing our nether regions and what are the hair-down-there questions we’re too embarrassed to ask?