Mixed Topics
Latest News
Biden’s Cancer Moonshot turns its focus to early-detection blood tests
If these tests become standard, the oncology field will need to navigate a thicket of new challenges.
Commentary
Quiet quitting: Are physicians dying inside bit by bit? Or setting healthy boundaries?
Quiet quitters believe that it is possible to have good boundaries and yet remain productive, engaged, and active within the workplace.
Livin' on the MDedge
‘Dr. Caveman’ had a leg up on amputation
Plus: Walking your way to a quieter baby, lending a nose to Parkinson’s research, and identifying the office flirts.
Latest News
FDA warns of cancer risk in scar tissue around breast implants
This issue differs from breast implant–associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, a known risk among implant recipients.
Conference Coverage
Fish oil pills do not reduce fractures in healthy seniors: VITAL
The largest worldwide study to examine how fish oil supplements might reduce the risk of fractures did not find any benefit.
Commentary
When do we stop using BMI to diagnose obesity?
Before emotions hijack the conversation, let’s discuss BMI’s past, present, and future.
Livin' on the MDedge
One fish, two fish, are good fish for you ... fish
Plus: The secret lives of Vikings’ parasites, the first truck to perform a vasectomy, and the benefits of random-but-not-quite noise.
Feature
How to identify and treat patients with substance use disorders
Doctors aren’t necessarily rewarded for the time it takes to develop a rapport with patients ... that leads to asking, “How much are you drinking...
Feature
WIC review finds broad benefits, knowledge gaps
New research reveals evidence gaps in studies on a government supplemental nutritional program for low-income women and children.
From the Journals
Yoga, CBT provide long-term improvement in insomnia, worry
“So to find something they can do that lasts ... and has some enduring impact on their quality of life and their mental health, and they’re both...
From the Journals
Alcohol warning labels need updates to reflect harms: NEJM
The current warning is“so understated that it borders on being misleading.”