Latest Residents News

• Dermatology Attracts More Than Its Share of Physician Assistants The authors speculated about possible reasons that have contributed to the "substantial increase of dermatology PAs" documented in their study.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022
• Journal Retracts Cesarean Delivery Paper With 'Impossible' Data The study purported to involve nearly 1300 women – making it the largest analysis of women receiving steroids for the indication in the trial.
  Retraction Watch, May 09, 2022
• Lab Algorithm Cancels Same-Day Redundant Orders Automatically A lab algorithm canceled more than 5% of whole-blood cell differentials every month with no additional effort from clinicians and lab technologists.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• ASLMS 2022 Tattoo Removal Restores Dignity to Sex Trafficking Survivors The findings support a proposed ASLMS campaign that intends to connect sex trafficking survivors with board-certified physicians for pro bono removal of branding tattoos.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• Stanford Health Care's Residents Vote to Join Union Stanford's residents are participating in a growing national trend toward unionization in medical education.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• ACOG 2022 Most At-Home STI Tests Fail to Meet Young People's Needs Kits that let people test themselves at home for sexually transmitted infections are largely meant for adults, a new study found, and are less than ideal for young people to use.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• Q&A With Hubert (Hugh) Greenway, MD Anyone who practices Mohs micrographic surgery is likely to know the name Hugh Greenway, MD, the longtime head of Mohs and dermatologic surgery at Scripps Clinic in San Diego.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
• Even as COVID Cases Rise, Mask Mandates Stay Shelved Much of the country is stopping short of bringing back restrictions amid deep pandemic fatigue.
  Associated Press, May 04, 2022
• Roe v Wade Reversal Would Rock Ob/Gyn Residencies A leaked draft of a decision by the US Supreme Court that would overturn Roe v Wade could spur big changes to reproductive health training for ob/gyn residents.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2022
• Post-Roe America: More Births While Maternal Mortality Rises The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy countries. And it may get worse as abortions become more difficult to obtain, say public health experts.
  ProPublica, May 04, 2022
• ASLMS 2022 PIH in Black Patients Responds to Laser Treatment: Case Series The case series included three patients with recalcitrant PIH and Fitzpatrick skin phototypes V and VI treated with a combination of topical and laser therapies.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2022
• ASLMS 2022 Laser Treatment of Nevus of Ota: Does It Work in Black Patients? The case series included eight patients with Fitzpatrick skin types V or VI who underwent laser treatment with the 1064-nm Q‐switched Nd:YAG for Nevus of Ota from 2016–2021.
  Medscape Medical News, May 03, 2022
• Massachusetts Takes Aim at Hospital Building Boom and Costs Other states are looking at whether Massachusetts' decade-old model of controlling health costs is worth emulating.
  Kaiser Health News, May 03, 2022
• California Nurse Strikes Highlight Shortages, Pandemic Strains As one California nursing union accepts a new contract to end a weeklong strike, other unions continue to negotiate amid recent strikes demanding better safety, staffing, and support.
  Medscape Medical News, May 03, 2022
• City Sees Its Healthcare Downsized as Hospital Awaits Demolition A 124-year-old hospital in a midsize Rust Belt city in Indiana will soon be torn down, despite protests from residents and city officials decrying the loss of local health services.
  Kaiser Health News, May 02, 2022
• Black Doctors Say They Face Discrimination Based on Race Black doctors across the country commonly experience discrimination, ranging from microaggressions to career-threatening disciplinary actions.
  Associated Press, May 02, 2022
• What Is Happening With Abortion in Oklahoma? The first anti-abortion bill signed into law this year by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt would make performing an abortion a felony crime, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
  Associated Press, May 02, 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
• Los Angeles County COVID Cases Up 40% Over Past Week Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director, called the latest increase “pretty significant” and encouraged people to take actions to limit the spread of the virus.
  WebMD Health News, May 02, 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