Op-Ed: This Doc Has 'Post-Litigation Stress Disorder'

(MedPage Today) -- I am sure that I have "post-litigation stress disorder." It does not actually exist yet as a recognized disorder, but I definitely have it. You know what else? Countless other physicians have it too. We don't talk about it...

Elon Musk's Asperger's Syndrome

(MedPage Today) -- Billionaire Elon Musk made his debut as host of Saturday Night Live earlier this month. And true to form, the Tesla and SpaceX founder started making news right in the opening monologue: "I don't always have a lot of intonation...

Vaping Alone May Boost Lung Troubles

(MedPage Today) -- In a web-based survey involving more than 2,900 teens and young adults, electronic cigarette use was associated with shortness of breath and other respiratory events, even among those who did not smoke combustible cigarettes...

Burnout in Cardiology; Restrictive Transfusion Foiled; and Other News From ACC

(MedPage Today) -- Will the COVID-19 pandemic have long-term effects on clinicians? A survey of cardiologists and cardiovascular team members, conducted in November 2020, suggested that the prevalence of professional burnout nearly doubled during...

After the Pandemic: Internal Medicine's Value Will Be Better Known

(MedPage Today) -- For MedPage Today's "After the Pandemic" series, we asked our editorial board members to discuss what significant and lasting effects the COVID-19 pandemic will have on medicine and the delivery of healthcare. Here, we interview...

Convalescent Plasma Flops for Hospitalized COVID Patients

(MedPage Today) -- Hospitalized COVID-19 patients treated with high-titer convalescent plasma showed no survival benefits or clinical improvements compared to patients only receiving usual care, according to data from the U.K.'s RECOVERY trial...

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