Business of Medicine
Opinion
When can your hypochondria help patients?
Hypochondriacs with medical degrees cannot reassure themselves, but we can bring useful experience to help other members of the worry club.
Commentary
What’s my number? Do I really need $10 million to retire from my medical practice?
If you look online, articles may recommend having a portfolio valued at $2 million, $5 million, and not uncommonly $10 million or more to retire...
Latest News
Female doctors of color say they feel pressure to change their look
“There’s a big movement to police women of color and how they present themselves in medical spaces.”
News
CDC notes sharp declines in breast and cervical cancer screening
The new data come from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which provides cancer screening services to women with low...
Feature
Physician fired after slurs, including ‘cannibalism,’ against Israel
A rights group is joining with law firms to represent Fidaa Wishah, MD, claiming “wrongful termination.”
Latest News
Wrong-site surgery doc says he can’t be sued
PREP was intended to shield doctors and other licensed health care professionals from liability during a public health emergency.
Latest News
Average childbirth costs more than $3,000 out of pocket with private insurance
“To avoid imposing undue financial burden on families, private insurers should improve childbirth coverage,” the researchers wrote.
Conference Coverage
Guidance provided for telepsychiatry in tardive dyskinesia
An in-person visit is preferred for initial evaluation and diagnosis of TD, Dr. Rif S. El-Mallakh reported.
Feature
MD jailed for road rage, career spirals downhill
“In my situation, what happened had nothing to do with medicine, it had nothing to do with patients, it had nothing to do my professional demeanor...
Livin' on the MDedge
Gray hair goes away and squids go to space
Also, a new source of vanilla and a visit to the brain bank.
From the Journals
High rates of work-related trauma, PTSD in intern physicians
About 10% of participants screened positive for PTSD by the end of the internship year, compared with a 12-month PTSD prevalence of 3.6% in the...