Using Self-Reflection to Fight Inequity in Health Care
White physicians need to examine where racism lives within them and how it lives through them to address the appalling racial inequities in healthcare.
Practice Management
Pass Me the Psychological Scalpel: Lessons on Resilience for Doctors
As rates of physician burnout continue to climb, a diverse group of researchers weigh in on enhancing resilience and particularly emphasize enlightening educators about how resilience develops during residency.
Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefit Policies Should Address Health Disparities
The investigators suggest that community health and health equity become more central goals of Community Benefit, and recommend 4 changes to federal policy that will help prioritize community health needs and foster greater collaboration with key community partners.
Endocrine Society Supports European Parliament’s Call for Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical Regulation
The Endocrine Society commended the new resolution from the European Parliament addressing regulation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
Significant Gender Pay Gap for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Subspecialists
The gender pay gap is significant for reproductive endocrinology and infertility subspecialists in the United States, with women making substantially less money compared with men.
Not so Inactive: Excipients in Medications May Trigger Adverse Reactions in Some Patients
A team of investigators from both Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology analyzed data on thousands of inactive ingredients in approved medications to further characterize them and enhance our knowledge of their safety.
Are Hospital Readmission Reduction Programs Truly Evidence Based?
When politicians attempt to make changes to health policy based on sentiments rather than on evidence-based conclusions, physicians often find themselves trying to meet unrealistic expectations.
Helping Patients Navigate Clinical Trials: What Physicians Can Do
Patient participation rates in clinical trials remain low, despite the overall good that clinical trials can provide to the healthcare community.
Overlapping Surgery Does Not Increase Risks for Mortality or Complications
Investigators assessed the relationship between overlapping surgery and mortality, complications, and length of surgery.
FDA: Warning Letters Sent to Several Homeopathic Product Manufacturers Due to Quality Issues
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to four homeopathic drug manufacturers due to serious concerns over the quality of the products produced by these companies.
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