Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next. Physician practices across the country are experiencing significant drops in patient visits and cuts to their revenue streams, a recent survey found — Doctors say COVID-19 has slashed
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Across the country, hospitals are incorporating Friday’s warning from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the risks of prescribing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 into their treatment protocols. For some hospitals, the message affirmed the cautious approach they were
We’ve been sheltering in place for weeks. So why are the “peaks” of hospitalizations and deaths still yet to come? “There is a delay because the way it goes, you have people who get exposed; they get infected; the number of new infections, hospitalizations, critical care and deaths (follow),” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of
Editor’s note: We are publishing personal essays from CNN’s global staff as they live and cover the story of Covid-19. Sarah Jorgensen is a producer in CNN’s New York Bureau. It wasn’t too surprising — I had just returned from a long-planned vacation to South Africa. I’d spent about 20 hours on planes, getting back
There are at least 1,002,498 cases of the virus across the US, according to a tally from health officials by John Hopkins University. The grim milestone comes after seven coronavirus models anticipate a rise in cases that will depend on how much “contact reduction” Americans practice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The models estimate
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Grief-laden posts are coursing through social media following the suicide on Sunday of emergency department physician Lorna M. Breen, MD, who had been immersed in treating COVID-19 patients at the epicenter of the disease in New York City. Breen, 49, was
The newer class of oral anticoagulants that have been supplanting the traditional mainstay warfarin for a variety of indications may be inferior for at least one use — getting rid of left ventricular (LV) thrombus to reduce thromboembolic risk. In a retrospective, three-center experience of more than 500 patients with LV thrombi, the adjusted risk
Thinking and decision making are among the cognitive processes affected by stress. The hippocampus and amygdala (to simplify this) kick the pre-frontal cortex off line, so to speak, depending on how activated we are. Putting it simply, when our bodies (and minds) are scanning for threat, we’re not using the thinking part of our brains
Toronto, Ellen L. K. 2009. Time Out of Mind: Dissociation in the Virtual World. Psychoanalytic Psychology. 26 (2) 117-133), I have described the case of the young woman whose use of the Internet had cordoned off an important part of her psychic life. In doing so she performed her work responsibilities well but paid a
Today I love that yesterday I made date squares and they were as good as any I’ve ever made before and I’ve made lots. I love that my new oven has yet to fail me, wow what a great thing it is. I do regret that it doesn’t open sideways, but that is a small
I see it in my daughter’s life, and I see it in the mental health industry that has grown up in support of supposed pathologies that a short time ago would never have been considered mental illnesses. The ideals I see threatened: work and responsibility. In my daughter’s life we’re beginning week seven of homeschooling
How could this happen? Yup. Government late to the problem and lacking solutions? Yup. Raw fear? Yup. Hospitals overflowing? Yup. Uncertainty about who is well and who is not? Yup. Lack of clarity regarding transmission and lethality? Yup. As gay men of a certain age, my colleague Dr. David Fawcett and I are having some
Today I love that I bought some yeast sight unseen by ordering it on the phone and when I got it it is four times the quantity that I normally buy and so I won’t have to go looking for yeast for quite some time I reckon. I love that I am now contemplating baking
I thought I’d do it, well, better. But I’m not calmer and I’m not doing it better at all. Instead, somehow my mind has been remarkably persistent thus far about trying to translate “stay at home” to mean “put my whole life on hold” and then convince me it is right. And unfortunately, my mind
But then I got thinking, are WE safe at home? WE? Yes, WE! Those of us with ADHD. Now don’t get me wrong here, I’m not suggesting we should be allowed to roam around freely, ignoring isolation rules and just being all manner of foolish. I’m simply asking the question, are we really and truly
According to World Health Organization (WHO) and any other health expert, washing your fruits and vegetables is essential during this time of pandemic. But how do you actually do it? Here’s what you need to know. Washing Your Fruits And Vegetables It’s common knowledge that keeping our health in tip-top shape is important, coronavirus pandemic
Of course, we can’t speak for everyone out there, but it’s safe to say that the majority of us inside our homes have to also deal with cancelled or postponed holiday plans because of the raging pandemic. Of course, that comes from a place of privilege since the fact that we can stay at home
The keto diet can be used to medically recover from health issues: particularly by improving blood sugar, aiding cancer treatment and body fat reduction. However, before choosing a diet, it’s important to weigh the pros and cons, especially if you are looking at making health improvements. Studies on keto diets are applicable to both men
There are several people in the U.S. who have bounced back from COVID-19 infection. Out of 1.01 million confirmed cases, about 114,000 people have recovered in a few weeks time. If the neighborhood pharmacy has run out of medication and online medication may not be verifiable, storing medication at home could prevent you from panicking.
One useful way to check in with ourselves and, if need be, recalibrate our attitudes and actions is to conduct an evening review of our day. The suggestions below are meant to be done in a spirit of self-compassion and gentleness. This is not an opportunity to beat ourselves up for perceived shortcomings or to
But even if you have that empathy in a theoretical sense, applying it in the moment is harder. In fact, applying skills in the moment is where people with ADHD often experience challenges. Symptoms like impulsivity and not thinking situations through fully can interfere with us putting the theoretical knowledge we have – or in
Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling said that scientists working on a drug trial for famotidine, a common heartburn medication, have “a reasonable confidence” that the drug may make a difference in the treatment of Covid-19 patients. “It’s one of many trials we’re doing, but we believe in the next two weeks or so we’ll have
A new poll finds that a majority of Americans say that the federal government should commit to reducing economic inequality in this country over the next year, considering the spread of coronavirus in the United States and its impact on the economy and the American people. A national survey conducted by The Harris Poll on
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Apr 27 2020 Two pediatric brain cancers that are challenging to treat if they recur, medulloblastoma and ependymoma, are the target of a clinical trial using a new type of therapy. A multi-institutional, international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and the Hospital for Sick
A Boeing 737 Max 9 plane at the Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington on on March 22, 2019. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun told shareholders Monday that air travel demand won’t recover for two or three years, another challenge for the manufacturer that was reeling from the 737 Max grounding before the
Researchers at the University of Louisville have discovered an application for their research in fighting the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. Researcher Paula Bates, John Trent, and Don Miller developed a therapeutic drug that could potentially block the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. Their research was
Three researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have received awards to pursue treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s stem cell agency. The recipients are Dr. Gay Crooks, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and of
Father-daughter team Steve and Leah Kim model the masks their New York City alterations business, Master Tailor, started making when the coronavirus hit. When New York City largely shut down last month due to the spread of Covid-19, it was a devastating blow for some businesses. That included the Master Tailor, an alteration shop on