Emergency Medicine Perspective

• Best & Worst Places to Practice 2022 Some states offer lots of perks and temptations for physician practices, although each doctor has their own priorities that make some places more desirable.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 20, 2022
• Can an NP Lose Their Job if a Doc 'Collaborator' Backs Away? A recent legal case exemplifies the difficulties posed by requirements in some states that nurse practitioners have a physician's oversight.
  Medscape Nurses, May 20, 2022
• At What Point Does Comfort Care Become Murder?   Drs Robert Glatter, Ferdinando Mirarchi, Lewis Nelson, and Thaddeus Pope discuss a recent legal case and how it may affect end-of-life care moving forward.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, May 18, 2022
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• Student Loan Forgiveness Plans Exclude Physicians President Biden's administration is zeroing in on a plan for student loan forgiveness in the lead-up to the midterm elections. Why aren't doctors being included?
  Medscape Blogs, May 17, 2022
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• Medscape Emergency Medicine Physician Compensation Report 2022 Medscape's Emergency Medicine Physician Compensation Report 2022 explores income sources, pay gaps, and attitudes about work as COVID's impact on medical practices declines.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 13, 2022
• Paxlovid Rebound: What Is Happening?   Dr Paul Auwaerter discusses Paxlovid rebound and the use of investigational drugs.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, May 13, 2022
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• Exploring Paxlovid as a Treatment Option for COVID-19   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, discusses the antiviral drug called Paxlovid and the U.S. government's new nationwide COVID-19 Test to Treat initiative.
  WebMD, May 12, 2022
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• Will an Algorithm Save Our Butts in Sepsis?   "Don't tune out about conversations on artificial intelligence in healthcare," says Dr Alok Patel.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, May 12, 2022
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• The Case for Post-COVID Steroids   Dr F. Perry Wilson cautions against changing practice on the basis of a single study.
  Medscape, May 12, 2022
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• Sleep More, Weigh Less? Dr Aaron Holley looks at the current association of weight gain with sleep deprivation.
  Medscape Critical Care, May 10, 2022
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• You vs Us: Whom Did COVID Vaccines Protect?   Throwing a spanner into the hopes for high levels of population immunity.
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
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• Key Points From the New Heart Failure Guidelines   Dr Ileana Piña discusses the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA heart failure guidelines and how they compare with the European guidelines and recent data on heart failure.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 04, 2022
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• Paxlovid Is Here: A Pharmacist's Prescribing Pearls An effective oral medication for COVID-19 is now available. Michael Ganio, PharmD, offers tips on how to prescribe it safely, where to find it in your area, and how it works with the Test to Treat program.
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 03, 2022
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• Is the AMA Irrelevant or the Main Player? Books and articles expose the problems inside medicine but solutions don't seem to follow.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, May 03, 2022
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• Infographic: Burnout and Depression Hit Physicians Hard Physicians reveal the impacts of burnout and depression on their work and personal lives, where they turn for help, and whether the issues affect patient care.
  Medscape, April 29, 2022
• Could a Cold Virus Be Causing Severe Hepatitis in Kids?   F. Perry Wilson breaks down the data on what may be responsible, and what is probably a red herring.
  Medscape, April 26, 2022
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• Infographic: Physician Incomes Gain, Pay Gaps Remain The Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2022 infographic shows growth in physician income, specialties with biggest pay gains, and pay disparities between men and women and between ethnic groups.
  Medscape, April 22, 2022
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• RaDonda Vaught: Victim, Felon, or Both? An experienced nurse discusses the implications of the RaDonda Vaught guilty verdict for nurses who may be angry or fearful for the future.
  Medscape Blogs, April 21, 2022
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• Malpractice Case: Did Error Cause Neurologic Impairment? An infant ends up with a lifelong impairment. What led to the outcome?
  The Doctors Company, April 21, 2022
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• Antidepressants Don't Increase Quality of Life?   F. Perry Wilson comments on a study that looks at the effectiveness of antidepressants.
  Medscape, April 20, 2022
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