Coronavirus Perspective

 
 

  • Left-Digit Bias and Other Random Acts of Medicine   A new book reveals how chance can change the course of a person's health, life, and death.
  • Episode 6: RSV in Rural Communities: Lessons From Appalachia   Rates of RSV are rising in rural communities. How are rural healthcare providers responding? Join Drs Forest Arnold and Brittanie West as they discuss.
  • Medscape Hospitalist Wealth & Debt Report 2023 Hospitalists report their successes and failures in building wealth, controlling spending, managing debt and expenses, investing smartly, and maintaining a comfortable lifestyle.
  • ERS 2023 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ERS 2023
  • Medscape Medical Student Lifestyle Report 2023 Medical students reveal their concerns about job stress, financial worries, and work-life balance, among other issues. They also tell how consistently they feel burned out and what they do about it.
  • Medscape Physician Behavior Report 2023 Physicians reveal how often they see fellow doctors misbehaving in person or on social media and recount some of the worst physician behavior they have witnessed.
  • Canadian Physicians Satisfied With Work, Not Compensation Canadian physicians said that their work is rewarding but acknowledge challenges, including long hours, staffing problems, too many rules and regulations, and too little compensation for their efforts.
  • Medscape Employed Physicians Report 2023 Employed physicians reveal the pros and cons of their jobs, income and bonus structure, roles in the organization, and corporate policies and rules.
  • Episode 3: Highlights in the Treatment of COVID-19   Drs Matteo Bassetti and Tobias Welte discuss highlights in the treatment of patients with COVID-19, including a discussion of antivirals, corticosteroids, monoclonal antibodies, and what lies ahead for future treatment options.
  • How the Modern ICU Was Galvanized By a Polio Epidemic   The medical and dental students who kept polio patients alive by hand-ventilating them around the clock are among the cast of characters in this incredible story.
  • Medscape Nurse Practitioner Burnout & Depression Report 2023 Nurse practitioners continue to fight overwork, stress, depression, and burnout. They're coping slightly better than during pandemic times but are still facing many challenges.
  • Episode 5: 50+ Years in the Making, RSV Vaccine Arrives   Dr Barney Graham, Time's 2021 Hero of the Year for his work on the COVID-19 vaccine, joins Dr Forest Arnold in this episode covering the groundbreaking work done to develop an RSV vaccine.
  • 2023 World Parkinson Congress Highlights   Neurologists Kathrin LaFaver and Indu Subramanian discuss updates from the 2023 World Parkinson Congress and how the multidisciplinary approach is key.
  • Physician-Led Care Team Key to Effective Care We must protect family and other primary care physicians' ability to practice to the full extent of their training and work side by side with their care teams, not be replaced by them.
  • Medscape Hospitalist Compensation Report 2023 Earnings rose in 2022 for physicians who work full-time in hospitals, although incentive bonuses were flat. Trends are explored in male vs female hospitalist pay, net worth, and working conditions.
  • Medscape Internist Wealth & Debt Report 2023 Internists report their successes and failures in building wealth, controlling spending, managing debt and expenses, investing smartly, and maintaining a comfortable lifestyle.
  • Medscape Endocrinologist Wealth & Debt Report 2023 Endocrinologists report their successes and failures in building wealth, controlling spending, managing debt and expenses, investing smartly, and maintaining a comfortable lifestyle.
  • Medscape Family Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023 Family physicians report their successes and failures in building wealth, controlling spending, managing debt and expenses, investing smartly, and maintaining a comfortable lifestyle.
  • Medscape Cardiologist Wealth & Debt Report 2023 Cardiologists report their successes and failures in building wealth, controlling spending, managing debt and expenses, investing smartly, and maintaining a comfortable lifestyle.
  • Medscape Neurologist Wealth & Debt Report 2023 Oncologists report their successes and failures in building wealth, controlling spending, managing debt and expenses, investing smartly, and maintaining a comfortable lifestyle.