Business of Medicine
Conference Coverage
A psychiatric patient confesses to murder: Now what?
Philadelphia case report offers lessons in handling an unusual dilemma.
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Roe v. Wade’s pending fall raises privacy concerns
“It leads down this slippery slope of if you don’t even have control over your own body, then with electronic communications … we might as well...
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Trade-offs doctors make to become mothers: Interview study
Commentary author says, “It is embarrassing that employees of tech companies have better support for reproductive health than do physicians.”
From the Journals
Improved cancer survival in states with ACA Medicaid expansion
The 2-year overall survival increased from 80.6% before the ACA to 82.2% post ACA in expansion states and from 78.7% to 80% in nonexpansion states...
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Doc faces U.S. federal charges for hacking, ransomware
Dr. Zagala’s Thanos software allows users to create their own unique ransomware software for personal use or to rent to other cybercriminals.
Commentary
Finding ‘bright lights’: Why family physician continues to love practicing mid-career
“Seeing opportunities to practice preventative medicine in family medicine made me realize the specialty was the perfect fit for me.”
Conference Coverage
Tool helps health system cut risky scripts for older adults
A nonprofit system reported a significant drop in the number of potentially inappropriate medications to older adults on discharge from the...
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The baby formula shortage continues
“I’d equate this to how we were all frantically looking for vaccine appointments when they first rolled out.”
The Optimized Doctor
One weird trick to fight burnout
Why do some older workers recharge daily and carry on while many younger ones say the daily grind is burning them out?
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Poorest children at higher risk for PICU admissions, death
Children in poor neighborhoods may be more likely to receive care in lower-quality hospitals or may be treated differently from other children...
Commentary
Student loan forgiveness plans exclude physicians
Further weakening forgiveness plans for physicians has been two caps proposed by the administration in recent days.