Business of Medicine
Opinion
Words from the wise
When there’s time, consider asking for advice from those elders who happen to have an appointment with you.
Conference Coverage
EHRs have no impact on inpatient heart failure clinical choices or outcomes
Relative to usual care, prognostic information at the bedside provided no advantage for heart failure care.
News
Biden seeks to return Califf as FDA chief
President Joe Biden said on Nov. 12 that he’ll nominate Robert Califf, MD, to be commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration once again...
News
Pandemic stresses harder on physician moms than physician dads: Study
Study results suggest that the pandemic has increased gender disparity and added disproportionately to the burden of female physicians.
Feature
What to do about pandemic PTSD
More than three-quarters of the health care workers reported symptoms that fell within the clinical range for depression (76%) and anxiety (78...
Latest News
Texas interventional cardiologist subject of anticompetitive lawsuit
Through threats and coercion, multiple qualified interventional cardiologists who were interested in joining Laredo Physicians Group, and to whom...
Feature
Should you tell your doctor that you’re a doctor?
“I wouldn’t have treated him differently, but I just could have discussed the procedure with him in more professional terms.”
Feature
COVID-19 has brought more complex, longer office visits
Patients’ increased mental health needs and worsened chronic conditions have practices playing catch-up and expanding teams to ease demand.
Livin' on the MDedge
James Bond taken down by an epidemiologist
And the ER that collects a cover charge.
Commentary
Boxed warnings: Legal risks that many physicians never see coming
Learn about the legal dangers posed by boxed warnings before it’s too late.
Feature
80% of Americans research recommendations post-visit
Confusion over health information and doctor advice is even higher among people who care for patients than among those who don’t provide care to...