Orthopedics Perspective

• Infographic: Are Pay Increases Enough to Make PAs Content? Physician assistants (PAs) report on what happened with their total compensation in 2022, which medical environments offer the best pay, and whether the gender salary gap is closing in their ranks.
  Medscape, June 09, 2023
• Tragedy, Hope, and a Medical Mystery: 'The Covenant of Water'   Dr Eric Topol and Dr Robert Harrington interview Dr Abraham Verghese about his fiction writing methods and Oprah's enthusiasm for his latest novel.
  Medscape, June 07, 2023
• Does Weight Loss Surgery Up the Risk for Bone Fractures? Studies have shown a link between weight loss surgery and subsequent loss of bone density. Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH, explains why this occurs and offers recommendations to reduce the risk.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 07, 2023
• Transplant Centers Often Skip the Top Spot on the Kidney Waitlist   How donor kidneys are allocated to waiting patients isn't as straightforward as it might seem.
  Medscape, June 05, 2023
• Medscape Physician Assistant Compensation Report 2023 Physician assistants (PAs) seem increasingly dissatisfied with their compensation, even though it rose last year. Gender and age made a difference, with male and older PAs earning more on average.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, June 02, 2023
• COVID Boosters Effective, but Not for Long   Dr F. Perry Wilson explains a unique study design that helps answer questions about the effectiveness of COVID booster vaccines.
  Medscape, May 30, 2023
• Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2023 Is orthopedists' income trending in the right direction? Do they feel fairly paid and would they choose a medical career again? Our 2023 Orthopedist Compensation Report gives the answers.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 24, 2023
• Ketamine, Pain, and Depression: A Special Connection   Ketamine may be a potent analgesic, but its effects on chronic pain may have more to do with its antidepressant effects, according to a recent study. F. Perry Wilson comments.
  Medscape, May 24, 2023
• S3 Episode 4: PsA Pipeline Evaluation: Progress and Unmet Needs   Drs Stanley Cohen and Philip Mease review the 2022 ACR meeting topics, including new treatments, trial data, and what they think are the most pressing unmet needs in the field.
  Medscape, May 24, 2023
• Prior-Authorization Woes? These Tools May Change the Game   Alok S. Patel, MD, discusses prior authorizations and the potential use of artificial intelligence.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, May 22, 2023
• Best & Worst Places to Practice 2023 Check out our 2023 choices for the best and worst communities, based on such factors as income, malpractice climate, lifestyle, and health indicators.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 18, 2023
• HSS, Arthritis Foundation Spotlight Neglected Hip OA Research Convenors of a recent hip osteoarthritis (OA) conference discuss current state-of-the-art practices in hip OA and identify clinical research gaps to advance clinical understanding and treatment.
  Hospital for Special Surgery, May 18, 2023
• Has Emergency Medicine Residency Lost Its Appeal for Good?   Drs Glatter, McNamara, and Ho discuss the high number of unmatched emergency medicine positions, what's behind it, and whether it can be fixed.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, May 16, 2023
• Is Parkinson's a Military Base's Toxic Legacy?   Exposure to groundwater contaminated with TCE could explain higher rates of Parkinson's disease in those who spent time at Camp Lejeune.
  Medscape, May 16, 2023
• Let's Value Health Instead of Wealth Dr Lundberg invites readers to work with him on ways to improve health and thus build a happier, wiser society.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, May 15, 2023
• Rounding in Country Music Helped This Doctor Find Balance A busy medical practice causes many to drop their hobbies, but this cardiologist kept playing music -- and he and his patients were all the better for it.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 10, 2023
• The 30th-Birthday Gift That Could Save a Life   Could a ticking time bomb be lurking in your DNA?
  Medscape, May 09, 2023
• Autism and Bone Health: What You Need to Know A pediatric endocrinologist describes how a chance encounter with a child neurologist led to a research partnership that culminated in new insights into the importance of managing bone health in ASD.
  Medscape Psychiatry, May 04, 2023
• Surprising Brain Activity Moments Before Death   F. Perry Wilson comments on a fascinating study that shines a light on the electrochemistry of the dying brain.
  Medscape, May 02, 2023
• There's No Place Like Home for Hospital Care   Dr Helen Ouyang on why she writes so much about the hospital-at-home movement: It's the future, one way or another.
  Medscape, May 01, 2023