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Telehealth Benefits Patients, Addresses Climate Change

Across a statewide academic health system in California, telehealth use cut down on travel distance, time, and cost and reduced the number of injuries and deaths from motor vehicle accidents, according to investigators.

Beauty Industry Collaboration With Medical Students May Offer Consumer, Patient Benefits

The benefits that industry-supported learning opportunities might bring to medical education are discussed.

Medical Practices Face Widespread Staff Shortages

Physician retirements and challenges in recruiting and retaining staff are among the reasons medical practices are struggling with staff shortages.

Intervention Reduces Use of Systemic Therapy at End of Life in Cancer Patients

An intervention can increase serious illness conversations and reduce the use of systemic therapy at the end of life in patients with cancer.

Picking the Best Place to Practice Medicine

Annual pay, growth potential, cost of living are among the important considerations.

Terminology Important When Consulting With Transgender Patients in Dermatology Clinics

Recommendations about sensitivity and inclusive language surrounding transgender dermatology patients are provided.

Sophisticated Cybercrime Group Targeting Health Care Providers

The FBI and other federal agencies have issued warnings about a ransomware and data extortion group called the Daixin Team.

AGA Releases Updated Guidelines on Pharmacological Management of Adult Obesity

The American Gastroenterological Association developed 9 recommendations for pharmacological and lifestyle interventions for adults with obesity.

Patients More Likely to Complete Electronic Informed Consent Forms

Patients are more likely to complete electronic informed consent forms than paper informed consent forms, a study suggests.

Microaggressions Are Not So Micro

Author discusses her experiences with microaggressions in the workplace and calls for sustained efforts to enact change.

Racism Recovery Program Provides a Safe Space for Black Health Care Workers

Safe space participants discussed ways to cope with racism in the workplace and developed individualized racism recovery plans.

Medication Administration Processes Often Interrupted in Post-Acute Care Setting

Study finds that medication administration processes (MAPs) are frequently interrupted and these disruptions may create an opportunity for patient harm.

Wearable Medical Monitoring Devices: The Innovation Continues

An ultrasound monitor that can stick to the skin and provides sharp images of blood vessels and internal organs is among the latest medical remote monitoring technologies under development.

HIPAA May Not Cover Personal Health Data Patients Disclose Online

HIPAA protects patients from unauthorized disclosure of personal information by covered entities such as medical practices and hospitals, but out from under the HIPAA umbrella, patients are mostly on their own, according to the authors of a recent report.

PA Job Satisfaction Ranked by Specialty

Job satisfaction rates among PAs remain high despite burnout and stress amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Effects of Climate Change on Older Adults

Climate change can affect older patients with asthma, COPD, allergies, kidney disease, and other conditions.

Advocating for Full Practice Authority: Do’s and Don’ts

Expert provides strategies for advocating for APRN full practice authority by presenting the health equity case and business case.

Telehealth Widely Popular Among Health Care Providers, Survey Finds

Many health care providers want to leverage telehealth to find more nighttime and weekend work

Reliability Assessment of Alopecia-Related Most-Viewed Videos on TikTok

Researchers sought to investigate the reliability and characteristic content of the most viewed alopecia-related videos on TikTok focusing on diagnoses, content type, and content creators.

Methotrexate Prescribing in the Post-Roe Setting 

AMA president Jack Resneck, Jr., MD, and David M. Pariser, MD, FAAD, a dermatologist in private practice, tell us their thoughts and experiences on the challenges patients face in accessing methotrexate.