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Medical School Debt Poses a Significant Burden for Most Physicians

Nearly two-thirds of actively practicing physicians are still carrying medical school debt, according to the Medical School Debt Report 2019.

Negative Emotional States May Contribute to Racial Bias in Resident Physicians Experiencing Burnout

High emotional exhaustion and high depersonalization among resident physicians were both associated with more unfavorable attitudes toward black people.

Reviewing the Efficacy of Dietary Supplements to Manage Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

The use of dietary supplements to manage pain is common in individuals with musculoskeletal disorders.

Smartphone-Based Progressive Muscle Relaxation May Reduce Monthly Headache Days in Migraine

The use of a smartphone-based progressive muscle relaxation was found to be associated with a reduction in monthly headache days and depression scores in patients with migraine.

Greater Subjective Well-Being Associated With Longer, Healthier Lives

Higher affective well-being was associated not only with greater longevity but also with healthier aging without chronic disease or disability.

National Norms Developed for Assessing Medical School Empathy

National norms have been developed for assessing empathy among men and women at different levels of medical school education.

Financial, Organizational Implications of Physician Burnout Reviewed

Investigators assessed burnout-associated costs associated with physician turnover and physicians decreasing their clinical hours at national and organizational levels.

Is Melatonin Beneficial for Pediatric Patients With Sleep Disorders?

A recently published systematic review investigated the benefits and risks of melatonin supplementation for pediatric patients with sleep disturbances.

Job Satisfaction for Faculty in Medicine

Investigators aimed to pinpoint the factors associated with job satisfaction in academic medical center to address faculty burnout.

All physical activity comes with risk, bicycling included. Although physical activity can have a protective effect on rheumatoid arthritis,3 remind your patients to make way for ducklings when out for a ride, or else they might find themselves in the middle of a pedestrian or animal nontraffic accident.

Light, Incremental Physical Activity Can Help Reduce Brain Aging

Incremental physical activity (PA), even of light intensity, is associated with larger brain volume and healthy brain aging.

Prevalence of Workplace Health Promotion Programs Low

Proportion of programs increased from 2004 to 2017, but only 17.1 percent had comprehensive programs in 2017

Physician House Calls: An Old Model With a Modern-Day Twist

To shed light on this re-emerging phenomenon of physician house calls, MPR interviewed three experts.

Using Self-Reflection to Fight Inequity in Healthcare

White physicians need to examine where racism lives within them and how it lives through them to address the appalling racial inequities in healthcare.

Overall, Physicians Are Happy and Enjoy Their Lives

Researchers surveyed 5855 members of the AAFP and physicians from other specialties to examine their thoughts about happiness in the workplace and satisfaction with life.

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Patient-Centered Medical Management for Depression

Researchers found that there has been little attention paid to intervention to enhance treatment adherence in nonpsychotic major depression, so they outlined steps for engagement, retention, and adherence for these patients.