‘Staring Down the Barrel of This Gun’: What We Heard This Week
“We’re still staring down the barrel of this gun because its hypertransmissibility is causing more pediatric infections than earlier versions did.” — David Kimberlin, MD, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Infectious Diseases, offering his take on how the Delta variant altered the course of the pandemic. “Mandatory models are like […]
Wild COVID Vaccine Myths
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Can a Doctor Have a Personality?
Can doctors have personalities? I get this question a lot, or, rather, I get told by patients as a running joke that physicians typically lack the fun gene. Understandably, we have dedicated our youth to the medical profession and have missed out on most of our 20s and 30s by completing rigorous training and building […]
7 Signs Of A Nervous Breakdown
By Rosie McCall I’m having a nervous breakdown. You may utter this (or at least think it) when you’re overwrought and ready to snap. But what is a nervous breakdown, exactly? And what should you do when you feel like you’re about to fall apart? Advertisement It turns out “nervous breakdown” isn’t a clinical term. […]
Nurse Rehabilitation Programs: Why Is Enrollment So Low?
This story is part of a MedPage Today series on alternative-to-discipline nurse rehabilitation programs. A 3-month investigation by MedPage Today has revealed that enrollment among alternative-to-discipline (ATD) rehabilitation programs for nurses — believed to be the best option to help them overcome substance use disorder without discipline — is “tragically small,” in the words of […]
Lawyers Advertise to Nurses: Think Twice About State Rehab Programs
This story is part of a MedPage Today series on alternative-to-discipline nurse rehabilitation programs. Type the words “nurse alternative discipline program” in Google and depending on the state, up will pop the websites of several law firms specializing in defending nurses facing complaints of substance abuse. The nurse may have been arrested for driving while […]
Video vs Virtual Care; Financial and Physical Wellness
Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare […]
Why What Simone Biles Just Did Matters So Much To Black Women Like Me
Full disclosure, I wasn’t even going to watch the Olympics this year. I’d considered watching Track and Field just to see Sha’Carri Richardson literally run circles around her competition. But when she was disqualified for having THC in her system, it felt as though watching the Olympics wouldn’t be worth my time. Until earlier this […]
If You See Me In A Tank Top, Please Don’t Ask Me Where I Got My Scars
Warning: This essay includes descriptions of self-harm. Post-vaccination, I met up with a friend in a park. True to Austin weather, it was hot and humid. Sweat dripped down my back. As we chatted, I noticed my friend staring at my left arm at the scars that begin at my wrist and continue up to […]
Building Patient Trust; The Promise of At-Home Testing
Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare […]