Healthcare Reform and the ACA Perspective

• How Can We Make Medical Training Less 'Toxic'?   Robert D. Glatter, MD; Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH; and Júlia Loyola Ferreira, MD, discuss ways to address and reform the toxic culture associated with medical training.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, June 06, 2023
• Integrating Mental Health and Primary Care The good old days are long gone in which pediatric patients with mental health challenges could be simply referred out and promptly assessed and treated by specialists.
  MDedge, May 22, 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
• SGIM 2023 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from SGIM 2023
  Medscape Internal Medicine, May 10, 2023
• Should CGM Be Used for Those Without Diabetes? An array of companies now offers continuous glucose monitoring for people without diabetes to track their blood glucose levels. Endocrinologists weigh in on what they think of this trend.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 04, 2023
• Apr 28 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Two studies of cardiac device infections, observational studies, RCTs, and our ways of knowing in Medicine are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 28, 2023
• ACP-IM 2023 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ACP-IM 2023
  Medscape Internal Medicine, April 27, 2023
• Colon Cancer in Young People: Not an Obesity Issue   John L. Marshall, MD, discusses colon cancer in young people.
  Medscape Oncology, April 14, 2023
• Healthcare in America: Let That Tapeworm Grow Our sickness care system is one helluva jobs program.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, April 11, 2023
• Prior Authorizations: Time to Rebel? A practicing psychiatrist says it's time for healthcare professionals to organize a collective rebellion against prior authorizations, which at best delay patient care and at worst hasten death.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 06, 2023
• Rogue Faculty and Academic Freedom in the Age of Misinformation   Should our nation's academic institutions rein in faculty who amplify conspiracy theories and spread potentially harmful falsehoods?
  Medscape, March 15, 2023
• The 4 Ps of Cancer Care: Policy, Politics, Priorities, and Prevention   AstraZeneca's David Fredrickson is encouraged by the latest cancer research and discusses the four Ps: Policy, Politics, Priorities, and Prevention.
  WebMD, March 07, 2023
• Bullying and Suicide: Is Legislation Enough?   F. Perry Wilson comments on a study showing what happened to youth suicide rates after enactment of state anti-bullying laws.
  Medscape, March 06, 2023
• The End of England's Long-Term National Cancer Plan: Costing Lives?   David J. Kerr, CBE, MD, DSc, discusses a recent publication detailing the termination of England's long-term national cancer plan.
  Medscape Oncology, March 02, 2023
• Why Evidence-Based Medicine Fans Could Use a Lesson in Persuasion Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP, explores the evidence-based oncology movement, which started off promising but transformed into takedowns of trials, investigators, and the FDA.
  Medscape Oncology, February 16, 2023
• People With Disabilities Deserve Better Health Care Patients who need special accommodations struggle to find doctors. But the barriers they face affect everyone.
  Undark, February 09, 2023
• Do Liberal State Policies Really Save Lives?   A study looking at mortality in working-age adults finds big differences between red and blue states.
  Medscape, February 02, 2023
• The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Epilepsy Treatment   Andrew N. Wilner, MD, and Joseph I. Sirven, MD, discuss the impact of social determinants of health on epilepsy.
  Medscape Neurology, January 30, 2023
• Should You Seek 'Operative Request' Rather Than 'Informed Consent'? Patients undergoing surgical procedures need to be made aware of the risks and benefits -- and confirm that awareness in writing.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, January 26, 2023
• Respect for Marriage Act and Health, Well-Being of LGBTQ+ Youth LGBTQ+ youth are known to be at increased risk for adverse childhood events because of the stress that comes from being part of a minority group and the discrimination they face.
  MDedge, January 18, 2023