Orthopedics News

• US Likely to Find Out About Next COVID Booster by Summer: Fauci Scientists and health officials by this summer should have a better sense of what type of COVID-19 booster will be needed to deal with the next phase of the pandemic and when it should be administered.
  Reuters Health Information, April 29, 2022
• LGBT+ Residents Show Greater Rates of Depression: Study A new study shows that "sexual minority" residents face greater rates of depressive symptoms than their heterosexual peers in training, indicating more work needs to be done with inclusivity.
  Medscape Medical News, May 02, 2022
• Premature Return to Play After Concussion Has Decreased Rates of premature return to play among student athletes following a concussion are improving, but rates of premature return to learn have remained unchanged over time.
  Medscape Medical News, May 02, 2022
• ACP-IM 2022 'Where Does It Hurt?': Primary Care Tips for Common Ortho Problems Musculoskeletal pain is one of the most common problems seen in primary care; in a presentation at the annual ACP meeting, an expert offered pointers on assessment and treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, April 29, 2022
• Some Good News: Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor Becomes MD Need a break from the negative headlines? We've got you covered with these feel-good stories.
  Medscape Medical News, April 29, 2022
• 'Sexual Minority' Med Students Face Inclusivity Challenges: Study Yale study finds that gay, lesbian, and bisexual med students view their learning experiences less favorably than their heterosexual peers and encounter higher levels of burnout.
  Medscape Medical News, April 29, 2022
• Breakthrough Spinal Injury Therapy With Help From AI and Robotics Scientists say this enzyme could be game-changing for spinal injury patients, helping them heal and regain function faster.
  WebMD Health News, April 29, 2022
• Calcium Supplements Linked to Worse Outcome in Aortic Stenosis Oral calcium supplementation was associated with lower survival and a greater need for aortic valve replacement in elderly patients with mild to moderate aortic stenosis, a new study finds.
  Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2022
• ECCMID 2022 Rapid MRSA Decolonization Beneficial for Emergency Hip Surgery Prosthetic joint surgery infections following emergency femur fracture surgery can be avoided by screening and decolonization.
  Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2022
• 30 Years of Fake Nursing Ends With 7-Year Prison Sentence After three decades of pretending to be a nurse in Canada and the US, a woman with a lengthy criminal record was sentenced to 7 years prison.
  Medscape Medical News, April 27, 2022
• How Old Is Too Old to Work as a Doctor? Some hospitals and medical groups have raised the question of testing older physicians for mental and physical competency. A number of doctors agree; others contest its usefulness.
  Medscape Medical News, April 27, 2022
• OARSI 2022 OARSI Sets Sights on Classifying Early-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis "Early-stage knee OA classification criteria, we believe, are critically required," Gillian Hawker, MD, said at the OARSI 2022 World Congress.
  Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2022
• OARSI 2022 Wearable Sensors Reliable for Home Gait Assessment in Knee OA Remote use of wearable gait sensors appears reliable but yields results slightly different from those achieved in the laboratory, researchers from Boston University have found.
  Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2022
• Are Healthcare Institutions Doing Enough for Physicians? It's no secret that healthcare professionals are burned out and fed up. How, if it all, are healthcare institutions addressing employees' demand for a better work-life balance?
  Medscape Medical News, April 25, 2022
• Relief and Concern Over Step 1 Exam's Switch to Pass/Fail The elimination of test scores reduces anxiety, but med students and former exam-takers fear biases may creep into the equation with more value on factors such as references, mentorship, and school size.
  Medscape Medical News, April 22, 2022
• 3 in 4 Docs Employed by Hospitals, Corporate Entities: Report Health insurers and venture capital firms are accelerating physician employment since the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.
  Medscape Medical News, April 22, 2022
• Women in Rheumatology: A Look Back, a Look Forward This article takes a look at women's impact on the specialty in research, education, patient care, and leadership, as well as the evolving challenges they face.
  Medscape Medical News, April 22, 2022
• Physician Assistant Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Fellow PA A physician assistant pled not guilty today to second-degree murder in the death of another PA, whose wife reportedly had a previous relationship with the suspect.
  Medscape Medical News, April 21, 2022
• A Biomarker for ALS? A biomarker typically linked with Alzheimer's disease may also signal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
  First Look, April 21, 2022
• Are Free Lunches Back? Docs Start Seeing Drug Reps Again A new paradigm has emerged in the physician/pharma rep relationship, and it's unlikely things will ever be the same.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2022