Career News

• Hospital Medicine Gains Popularity Among Newly Minted Physicians More senior physicians trend toward outpatient care.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• The Rocky Path to Parenthood During Cardiology Training An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the US and Asia vs other countries.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Neurosurgeon in the Making: The Amazing Journey of Kwadwo Sarpong How did a young immigrant, who began life in the US as a janitor, start several nonprofits, garner invitations to the White House, and achieve his dream of pursuing a career in neurosurgery? Read on.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Concerns Over Mandatory Nurse Overtime Increased During Pandemic More than half of states lack legislation prohibiting forced overtime for nurses; organizations urge reform as turnover and burnout create safe staffing challenges.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• How a Separation Agreement Could Save Your Career Even if you're not planning to leave your job, it's wise to lock in a separation agreement; it can affect your future career.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Gut Instincts and Social Media: Tips for Your GI Practice Having a professional social media presence has become "vital" to any new or growing gastroenterology practice, argues the author of a new article.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• ATS 2022 COVID Burnout? Turn Off Your Mind, Relax, and Float Downstream A randomized trial showed that transcendental meditation can relieve burnout-related stress and emotional exhaustion.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Patients' Bad Behavior Provokes Burnout in Physicians: Study Mistreatment and discrimination by patients increase the risk of physician burnout; for 1 in 5 physicians, patients refused care because of the physician's appearance.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Marthe Gautier, 'Forgotten' Discoverer of Trisomy 21, Dies Gautier's scientific contributions, like those of many other women, were not initially given their due acknowledgement.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Growing Hospital Expenses: Rising Nurse Pay or Poor Planning? While hospitals are struggling to manage labor costs, payers and employers aren’t footing the bill. Meanwhile, nurses are leaving the profession after 2 years of battling a pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Hospitals Call for More Choice Than Pricey Blood Treatment Method The nation's largest supplier of platelets is moving to a method it says is easier for hospitals, but one that sharply raises costs, leading some centers to demand more options.
  Kaiser Health News, May 17, 2022
• Most COVID-19 Survivors Return to Work Within 2 Years Survivors report more symptoms than controls, but overall symptom burden decreased over time.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Tuberculosis: The Disease That Changed World History Scientific discoveries have greatly improved the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of TB. Yet efforts to eradicate the disease appear to have taken a step backward.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Alert RaDonda Vaught Sentenced to Probation for Patient Death The 38-year-old nurse received 3 years of supervised probation and was permanently stripped of her nursing license. She also apologized for the first time to the family of Charlene Murphey.
  News Alerts, May 13, 2022
• Meatpackers Convinced Trump Officials to Keep Plants Running During COVID Crisis: US House Report Top US meatpacking companies drafted the executive order issued by President Donald Trump in 2020 to keep meat plants running, according to a report released on Thursday by a US House panel.
  Reuters Health Information, May 12, 2022
• Ex-Hospital Porter a Neglected Giant of Cancer Research Dr Yellapragada SubbaRow never received rightful recognition for developing methotrexate, a powerful, inexpensive therapy for leukemia and other diseases, and additional scientific achievements.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Early-Onset Colon Cancer Projected to Double by 2030 “We’re seeing a lot of younger people with this disease. It’s rather alarming,” says the author of a review that predicts further increases.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• ED Staff Speak Out About Workplace Violence, Ask for Mitigation How much is workplace violence contributing to the great resignation in healthcare and what might be done to make clinicians feel more supported? ED doctors and nurses have some ideas.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2022
• ACOG 2022 COVID Fallout: 'Alarming' Dip in Routine Vax for Pregnant Women The percentage of low-income pregnant mothers who received influenza and Tdap vaccinations fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in Black and Hispanic patients, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2022
• AAD 2022 Dermatology Residency Focuses on Rural Placement of Graduates The structure of the residency, which involves 3-month–long rotations at rural clinics in Mississippi, is designed to address the shortage of rural-based dermatologists in the United States.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2022