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This is one of a collection of stories that are tragedies with technical details surrounding the fatal (or near-fatal) event that are drawn from real cases in the US OSHA incident report database or similar sources and are...

Parents are generally receptive to computer-assisted management of children with respiratory illnesses in the ED, though some expressed concerns, according to a study published in Academic Pediatrics. Sriram Ramgopal, MD, and...

Throughout the pandemic, there has been so much controversy about masking and distancing. I’m not an infectious disease specialist, epidemiologist, or even a public health researcher. I’m just a pediatrician. But, I feel like...

Given increasing rates of inflation, many doctors may wonder if their retirement plans will be affected. According to a Bureau of Labor Statistics news release, the consumer price index rose 7.5% year-over-year from January 2021...

Understanding whether patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are “doing well” or not is key to helping clinicians use better treatment approaches to improve disease outcomes, explains Eric F. Morand, MD, PhD. “The...

Among patients receiving hemodialysis who become infected with SARS-CoV-2, prior SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is associated with reduced risk for severe COVID-19, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American...

Racial, geographic, and socioeconomic disparities were seen in telehealth use among patients initiating cancer treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society...

Q: All the employed doctors at my hospital, even those who were not up for contract renewal, just got a new contract that includes a 1-year, 10-mile non-compete clause. The letter that came along with this said that we will be...

The following was edited for space from an original post by Kelly Cawcutt, MD, to her personal blog at paragonfire.com. Oh how COVID-19 has changed everything, right? Even if we feel things are back to normal, the truth is that...

By Humphrey Archer This is one of a collection of stories that are tragedies with technical details surrounding the fatal (ornear-fatal)  event that are drawn from real cases in the US OSHA incident report database or similar...

Decades ago, doctors finished their medical training, hung up their shingle, and started practicing medicine. Today, many practice arrangements are available, from hospital employed to partnerships to solo practice. We can get...

An increasing number of physicians are growing frustrated with patients who choose not to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. This leads to a dilemma for those physicians who would like to terminate their relationships with...

Most common allergies are not associated with the risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but some allergic conditions, including animal dander allergy and atopic dermatitis (AD), are linked with increased RA risk, according to a...

A deep-radiomics approach can be used to diagnose osteoporosis from hip radiographs, according to a study published in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. Sangwook Kim, MD, and colleagues developed and validated deep radiomics...

According to the CDC, approximately 50 million people in the US are living in chronic pain. We all know about the opioid crisis, and this knowledge has done nothing to help alleviate pain many are suffering. Although we may all...

Many decades ago, retiring physicians could seamlessly sell their practice to a young physician. While that is occasionally the case today, shifts within the business of medicine have significantly affected the buying and...