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This Is What It’s Like to Experience Misogynoir as a Neurosurgery Resident

Analiz Rodriguez, MD, a neurosurgeon in Arkansas, recounts her experience with misogynoir during her residency training and the toll it took on her as a Black woman.

ACC Statement on Respect, Civility, and Inclusion in the Cardiovascular Workplace

The American College of Cardiology has issued a policy statement regarding civility, inclusion, and respect in the cardiovascular workplace.

Glaucoma Education is Failing Patients: Update Yours Now

Glaucoma experts Mildred Olivier, MD, and Ying Han, MD, provide guidance for improving in-office instructions.

Gender Bias Common in Online Reviews of Physicians

Patients rated female doctors more on their interpersonal skills and not much on their technical competence, a study found.

White House Releases Detailed Plan to Tackle the Overdose Epidemic

The Strategy focuses on 2 main drivers of the opioid epidemic: drug trafficking and untreated addiction.

Hydroxychloroquine Not Associated With Decreased Risk for COVID-19 Hospitalization

Researchers assessed whether early treatment with hydroxychloroquine decreases the risk for hospitalization among patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 infection.

FDA Considers Mail-Back Envelope as New Disposal Method for Opioids

The Agency is currently seeking public comment on this potential modification to the existing Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy.

Early Return-To-Work Program Mitigates Hospital Staffing Shortages During COVID-19

Graham M. Snyder, MD, MS, provides further insight into a study that evaluated the effects of an early return-to-work program that reduced the quarantine period for clinicians who remained asymptomatic after exposure to COVID-19.

FDA Wants to See Diverse Participation in Clinical Trials

The guidance aims to ensure that the data submitted to the Agency adequately represent the patients that will use the medical products.

Critical Care Burnout: Systemic Changes Needed, Not Just Self Care

Dr Seppo T. Rinne, lead author of a September 2021 study on burnout among critical care providers, discusses the pandemic, systemic causes of burnout, and what can be done.

During the Pandemic, Telemedicine Follow-up for Heart Failure Improved 30-Day Outcomes

A study examined if early outpatient follow-up via telemedicine reduces 30-day readmission in patients with heart failure as effectively as in-person follow-up.

COVID-19 Safety Measures Reduced Pediatric Ocular Emergency Presentations

Although cases fell during the early weeks of COVID-19, the proportions of some presentations increased.

Remote Widefield OCT-A Imaging Has Potential Beyond Pandemic

Researchers say a social distancing measure may have permanent applications.

Addressing Patient Emotions: Communication Style May Affect Visit Length

Visits were shorter when the clinician’s responses explicitly focused on the patient’s affect.

Narrative Medicine: A Way Out

Corinne T. Feldman, MMS, PA-C, discusses using narrative medicine and the act of reflective writing to help her process her experiences as a street medicine provider.

Empowering the Digital Patient

Margareth Pierre-Louis, MD, MBA, spoke with us about patients’ expectations of convenient, on-demand care and how it will determine who survives in the digital health care environment.

Workplace Culture Critical to Retaining Staff

Showing employees appreciation for their efforts is particularly important to engender their loyalty.

Navigating the Treacherous Terrain of a Malpractice Suit With Minimum Stress and Maximum Skill: An Expert Interview With Richard L. Frierson, MD

It is critical for psychiatrists to understand the most common causes of malpractice, how to proceed if they are sued, and how to prevent lawsuits.

Pulmonologist Burnout and the Pandemic: Realities and Coping Strategies

COVID-19 has further fueled widespread burnout among pulmonologists. David Hill, MD, an American Lung Association medical spokesperson, offers perspective.

Phishing, Malware Attacks Spike Amid Pandemic

Breaches involving user names and passwords soared 450% in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with 2019, according to the ForgeRock 2021 Consumer Identity Breach Report.