Sen. John Fetterman Checked Into Hospital For Clinical Depression
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) checked himself into a hospital this week in order to be treated for depression, according to a statement released by his chief of staff Thursday. “Last night, Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression. While John has experienced depression off […]
Opinion | ‘Everybody Is a Little Bit Anxious’: What We Heard This Week
“Everybody is a little bit anxious, and they are watching this.” — William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, on a study showing mammal-to-mammal transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a mink farm in Spain. “We know that alcohol-based hand sanitizer kills more bugs than hand-washing removes.” — Janet Glowicz, PhD, […]
Why Medicaid Could Be The Next Program Republicans Try To Cut
This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. It was a pretty big deal on Tuesday night, at the State of the Union, when President Joe Biden got Republicans to promise they wouldn’t cut Medicare or Social Security. It’s not clear how binding that promise is or whether it even […]
Opinion | Higher Pay for Healthcare Staff? Ease Burnout by Using Your PTO
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. Navigating Medicare’s pay cut and other changes that will affect your bottom line – Physician payment outlook (Medical Economics) Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division […]
TikToks Only a Doctor Can Explain
[embedded content] In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO — who goes by “Dr. Mike” on social media — reacts to medical-related TikTok videos. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): Varshavski: Show me your statistic before you make wild statistics! “Day 33 of kicking trees till I get shins […]
Opinion | Healthcare Ranks Low for Worker Satisfaction; Trusting Your Gut in Medicine
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 […]
64 Products You Better Believe Live Up To Their Wild Number Of 5-Star Reviews
Popular items from this list: HuffPost receives a share from retailers on this page. Prices and availability are subject to change. Advertisement Emma Lord/BuzzFeed A “flossing toothbrush” with two layers of bristles Mouthwatchers is a small business established by Ronald Plotka, DDS, that specializes in antimicrobial toothbrushes designed to get deeper cleans even patients with […]
Jacinda Ardern’s Resignation Is A Lesson For Anyone Who Has Burnout At Work
This week, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, announced her sudden resignation, saying she no longer had “enough in the tank” to continue leading her country. “I’m leaving because with such a privileged role comes responsibility — the responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead and also when you […]
Why Do People Keep Falling for Things That Don’t Work?
[embedded content] In this video, Rohin Francis, MBBS, discusses the nuances of scientific information. The following is a partial transcript of this video; note that errors are possible. Francis: I talk about the different cognitive biases on this channel fairly frequently that we all exhibit. And what’s interesting about them is that everybody is affected, […]
Opinion | Physicians vs Patients: Providing Abortion Care Post-Roe
In this video, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, sits down with Jamila Perritt, MD, MPH, and Kristyn Brandi, MD, to discuss providing ob/gyn care in the post-Roe landscape. Perritt and Brandi talk through concerns from both physicians and patients around the country and correct some of the assumptions made in the “mass chaos […]