Medical Lifestyle News

• Are You Satisfied With the Medical Specialty You Have Chosen? How satisfied are you with your medical specialty?
  Medscape Reader Polls, March 31, 2023
• Why I Fell in Love With Oncology: Hope, Compassion, Connection Four providers give a window into why oncology is their calling.
  Medscape Medical News, March 30, 2023
• Music and Med School: Student Advises Contestants on The Voice A finalist of last season's nationally televised singing contest recounts his experience juggling med school and vocal performances with tips for those competing on the current show.
  Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2023
• High EHR Burden for Some GI Providers EHR use may be particularly burdensome for physicians who specialize in inflammatory bowel disease or hepatology, as well as for nonphysician GI care providers.
  Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2023
• The Fraud-Fighting Doc Who's Busting Corrupt Studies For more than a decade, Ben Mol, MD, PhD, has been exposing misconduct in clinical trials.
  Medscape Medical News, March 28, 2023
• Medical Device Maker, Surgeon to Pay $46M in Kickback Scheme The kickback settlement involves a surgeon and two leading ophthalmology device suppliers. Experts say physicians accepting vacations and other perks from manufacturers could face similar penalties.
  Medscape Medical News, March 27, 2023
• How Doctors Can Manage Their Daily Work Stress Being short-staffed, working through a maxed-out appointment schedule, your share of emergencies? It may seem like a physician's job stress is inevitable. Here are some ways to challenge it.
  Medscape Medical News, March 23, 2023
• Nurse Makes Millions Selling Her Licensing Exam Study Sheets During the pandemic lockdown, an emergency nurse learned to study for board exams by creating her own study sheets and videos. When she shared some of the study guides on TikTok, her future changed.
  Medscape Medical News, March 22, 2023
• Has the Time Come for National Medical Licensure in Canada? Support from physicians and recent moves by the provinces and territories suggest that national medical licensure in Canada could finally become a reality.
  Medscape Medical News, March 20, 2023
• Med Students Wished for 'Luck of the Irish' on Match Day Some students matched into top residency programs, specialties. Others faced heartbreak in The Match, their personal March Madness, resulting in record primary care positions, international applicants.
  Medscape Medical News, March 17, 2023
• Temp Nurses Cost Hospitals Big During Pandemic Missouri is considering making it a felony to jack up temporary healthcare staffing prices during a statewide or national emergency. It's one of at least 14 states looking to reel in travel nurse costs.
  Kaiser Health News, March 17, 2023
• Rheumatology Fellows Learn About Career Opportunities Rheumatology is not one of the higher-paid medical specialties, but its practitioners have found other reasons for career fulfilment in their clinical relationships with their patients.
  Medscape Medical News, March 17, 2023
• Few Women on Latin American Journals' Editorial Boards The lack of gender diversity on editorial boards impairs not only women's career progression, but also journals' output, according to researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, March 16, 2023
• In the Shadow of Big Centers, Community Oncologists Still Thrive Choosing to practice at a community oncology center over a larger institution may seem like a risky endeavor. But many oncologists are still able to succeed professionally and financially in these smaller practices.
  Medscape Medical News, March 16, 2023
• Docs Feel 'Trapped' by Noncompete Policies: Survey Amid a new survey highlighting the financial and mental strife noncompete agreements cause emergency physicians, ACEP urges the FTC to finalize the proposed federal ban on restrictive covenants.
  Medscape Medical News, March 15, 2023
• Nursing Students, Faculty Tackle Dual In-Flight Emergencies En route to a nurse training program in Uganda, students and faculty from the University of San Diego responded to medical emergencies on two flights, putting their skills to the test in mid-air.
  Medscape Medical News, March 15, 2023
• Physician Suicide: Investigating Its Prevalence and Cause Rates of suicide among physicians are higher than in other professionals. Why aren't we making more strides against this silent physician killer?
  Medscape Medical News, March 15, 2023
• Exodus of Healthcare Workers From Poor Countries Worsening, WHO Says Poorer countries are increasingly losing healthcare workers to wealthier ones, sometimes through active recruitment, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
  Reuters Health Information, March 14, 2023
• The 2023 WebMD/Medscape 'Meddy' Awards The Oscars have nothing on our picks for outstanding medical performances in movies old and new.
  Medscape Medical News, March 10, 2023
• Ob/gyns Reveal Heavier Suicidal Ideation Burden 'Too much work with too little control is a recipe for depression in anyone,' said Andrea Giedinghagen, MD, of Washington University, in the Medscape Physician Suicide Report: Doctors' Burden 2023.
  MDedge News, March 10, 2023