Depressed doctor: “I’m angry and frustrated and lost.”
"I have lost my joy and my soul is sad. I never used to feel this way about medicine." Dr Pamela Wible offers her Rx.
Fish Oil in Osteoarthritis: Low-Dose Beats High
A new study finds that low doses of fish oil improved pain and function in knee osteoarthritis more effectively than high doses. No clinical or structural advantage to an anti-inflammatory dose was found.
Most Men Are Not Young at Heart
Heart age is higher than actual age in most men and women, so many don’t understand their risk of cardiovascular diseases and are missing opportunities to prevent them.
9 Doses of Laughter, the Best Medicine
We scanned medical bloopers, wacky acronyms, one-liners, and more to create 9 slides we think will get at least a chuckle each.
Safest for Favorable-risk Prostate Cancer: Surveillance
The goal is to avoid treating men who don’t need surgery or radiation. A new long-term study points to the potential of surveillance as a treatment option.
4 Things I Hate about EMRs
A good handwritten H & P told you all you needed to know and, just as important, nothing that you didn’t need to know.
Seizure in a 7-year-old Boy
He is actively seizing when EMS arrives. Mother says this happens once a year, about the same time. Details, in the video.
Headache and a Weak Leg in an 11-year-old Boy
Cold symptoms that persisted for several weeks became ominous signs when the headache worsened and walking became difficult.
PREVENTING OVERDIAGNOSIS 2015
Clearly, too much medicine can be very bad for your health. And it is also a disaster for the health of our economy.
Acute Facial Edema, Erythema in a 58-year-old Man
Pt video: Woke with symptoms. PMH: hypertension, arrhythmias. PPD smoker, drinks ETOH. More history, here.
Monthly Roundup: Top 7 Primary Care Stories
Here's a salute to 7 particularly notable doings and happenings in medicine during the past month.
A Barbecued Chicken Wing: What Wisdom About Maintenance of Certification?
CDC: One in 100 Contact Lens Wearers Follows All Directions
It's no wonder contact lenses are associated with infections. Just about everyone who wears them engages in "risky behavior' involving improper care and handling.
A Young Male with a Rash of Scales
The asymptomatic rash came on quickly and is prominent on the boy's trunk and arms. Close-ups of the lesions in these slides may help you make the Dx.
Do Physician Health Programs Increase Physician Suicides?
Who, exactly, is protecting doctors from being misdiagnosed, mistreated, and abused?
A 54-year-old Woman with Chest Pain Radiating to Jaw
The patient felt like her "head would explode" from the pain on the left side of her face. Watch the ED video and formulate your own diagnosis.
"Please empathize with me, Doctor!"
Doctors who don't know their patients make easily avoidable technical mistakes that can have tragic consequences. The best way "to do no harm" is to know and understand your patient.
Is Medical School an Anti-Mentorship Program?
Is med school now a place where students meet doctors they'd never want to become? Is anyone modeling the happy doc in solo practice?
Trust Your Instincts When Treating Patients: Healthcare Career Insights
Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers. . .
A 5-year-old with a Hand Burn
The mother reports the child spilled hot liquid while removing a cup from the microwave. Does the injury match the claim?