Doctor's Widow on Anti-Suicide Crusade ZDoggMD interviews Janae Sharp, whose physician husband committed suicide Mar 08, 2018
NPDB Records Often Ignored in Docs' Licensing Most medical boards rarely look at Practitioner Data Bank Mar 07, 2018
Suspended for Drug Offenses, Now an Addiction Specialist While on probation for prescription drug issues, doc gets new license in Florida Mar 02, 2018
From Rehab to Pill Mill Investigated for addiction in one state, now in federal prison after working in another Mar 01, 2018
Turning on the Tunes Amps Up Stress Test Times Patients ran longer to the sound of Latin beats in pilot trial Mar 01, 2018
Lifetime Chaperone in New York, Endowed Chair in Wisconsin Sex with patient brings 'moral unfitness' decision in one state; another calls it 'minor' Feb 28, 2018
Tired of EMR Crashes? Push Back Michael Kirsch, MD, looks at what digitization has done to medicine Feb 27, 2018
'Hmm, Maybe I Don't Want an LVAD' Trial intervention's better-informed patients were less likely to opt for device Feb 27, 2018
AAD 2018: Emphasis on 'Adult' Education, Engagement More hands-on sessions, direct participant involvement Feb 16, 2018
Do You Really Need My Signature on That? All this unnecessary paperwork is interfering with patient care Feb 15, 2018
'A Time Clock to a Tissue Clock' for Acute Stroke Care Stroke docs struggle with message after DAWN, DEFUSE 3, new guidelines Jan 29, 2018
Radiologists Did Most Stroke Thrombectomy In Early Days But most had neurointerventional training in Medicare data up to mid-2015 Jan 26, 2018
Making Referrals Has Become a Nightmare And too often it's to serve insurers, not patients Jan 25, 2018
Guidelines Extend Thrombectomy Window to 24 Hours Comprehensive update from AHA/ASA also expands lytic criteria Jan 24, 2018
OK, You Made a Mistake. Get Over It Edwin Leap, MD, wants you to remember that you're only human Jan 09, 2018
MRI May Still be OK for Legacy Cardiac Devices Safety protocols are key, researchers say Dec 27, 2017
Pros and Cons of Locum Tenens Bill Heller shares what you need to know before you pack up and go Dec 05, 2017
Should Patients Be Allowed to Record Doctors? Communications expert Ron Harman King examines the legal and practical questions Nov 29, 2017 video
The Worst Slide Show Ever We asked for your worst slides, and we got more than we bargained for Nov 21, 2017
By the Numbers: Malpractice Hits Nurses, Too New report sheds light on five years of cases against NPs Nov 17, 2017
AHA: Everybody Now Is a Clinical Investigator, Says Califf Time to revolutionize clinical data gathering, ex-FDA Commissioner urges Nov 15, 2017
Tool Available to Help Rheumatologists Cope with MIPS Eases reporting needed to avoid penalties, earn incentive payments under MACRA Nov 07, 2017
EHRs Help Identify Patients for CKD Care Flagged at-risk patients in pragmatic trial with little added burden Nov 03, 2017
Telehealth Advocates Push for Expanded Use Several pending bills would encourage more use of the technology Oct 30, 2017
When and How to Say Sorry to Patients Apologizing doesn't guarantee losing a malpractice suit -- but it might prevent one Oct 25, 2017 video
Seeing the Patients Behind the Numbers Data can be useful, but the patient needs to be our priority Oct 19, 2017
ACG: Half of Gastro Docs Experience Burnout Lifestyle, work-life balance most often associated with burnout Oct 16, 2017
Mental Illness Insults Need Doc Intervention (BMJ) Firestorm ignored, diagnosis used as an insult Oct 06, 2017
Morning Break: Antibiotics Running Out; Teen Sex Interest Drops; Children Drive to OR Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Sep 20, 2017
How to Rediscover the Joy of Medicine (db's Medical Rants) Highlights from grand rounds with Kelley Skeff, MD, PhD Sep 14, 2017
PAC Contribution Checkoff Proves Controversial at AAFP But many resolutions sail through with little debate Sep 13, 2017
Candidates for AAFP Presidency State Their Cases See burnout, regulatory burden and family physicians' value as key issues Sep 13, 2017
Study: Opioid Users Don't See Overdose as Wakeup Call Brush with death had little effect on subsequent use Aug 23, 2017
Two-Doc Couples: How Does Having Kids Affect Work Hours? Things haven't changed much (but why not?) wonders Perry Wilson, MD Aug 21, 2017 video
Vinay Prasad, MD, on 'Medical Reversal' 'Not every reversal puts money in doctors' pockets' Aug 17, 2017 video
What Happened When a Doctor Cried on Social Media Trust-building important in healthcare Aug 02, 2017 video
