What do doctors do when they get sick?

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In an attempt to address this need, states have been replacing physicians with non-physician health care providers and reducing physician oversight. I’ve seen it firsthand. One day in the ER, a [...] [Discriminatory policies criminalize care for transgender youth]( I am truly disheartened and frustrated that politics are criminalizing evidence-based medical care for transgender youth. At least seven states proposed anti-trans bills in the first week of 2022, and due to political pressure, some hospitals are closing their doors to new patients. I worry about not being able to see my patients and about [...] [To be effective leaders, physicians need to be trained as entrepreneurs and encouraged to innovate]( In 2021, among the 37 individuals named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for health care, 24 were identified as “co-founder” or “founder” (64%), while only ten individuals were MDs or MD Candidates (27%), and only 4 were both MDs and Co-founder/founders (11%). These metrics demonstrate that of people under the age of 30, the [...] [Politics is health care on a grand scale]( At the same time that gun violence becomes the leading cause of death for children in the U.S., lawmakers and political pundits caution the public against turning gun violence into a political issue. Yet as Jelani Cobb writes in the New Yorker, the mass killing of children is always already a political issue. Furthermore, as [...] [20 years and counting. How long will it take to address clinical inertia in T2DM?]( This article is sponsored by the Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning, an independently owned and operated full-service medical education company that has been developing certified healthcare education for nearly twenty years. It’s been over twenty years since clinical inertia was coined a term, and since that time, experts have debated on how to define it, [...] [A call to dismantle structural heteronormative care [PODCAST]]( “The visit with my patient helped to change my perspective. I should not have made assumptions about her based on my implicit bias. I highly recommend the Harvard Implicit Bias tests as an exercise in introspection. We also need to share and reflect on our experiences — especially when we were clearly incompetent. There are [...] [Current pain treatments and their deficiencies]( An excerpt from The Pain Solution: 5 Steps to Relieve and Prevent Back Pain, Muscle Pain, and Joint Pain without Medication. The U.S. health care system is designed to handle emergencies. It manages life-threatening heart attacks and acute fractures well. Thankfully, it saves lives. But most ongoing medical conditions are not life-threatening, they are life [...] [Fibromyalgia is not a trash can diagnosis]( Yet again, while reading an article about fibromyalgia, I was hit with another pejorative term in the first few lines. The authors describe the usual characteristics of fibromyalgia and then say, “and a high level of catastrophizing related to pain.” If you do a Google search for “catastrophizing,” it tells you that it is “a [...] [How reversing Roe v. Wade will affect physicians and patients [PODCAST]]( “These changes on the horizon for our country are unlike anything we have ever experienced. We have only experienced an expansion of rights for those who have been denied fair treatment. Going backwards only infringes our ability to pursue life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Future laws that could be overturned include Griswold v. [...] [Stop financially handicapping non-citizen physicians]( “I’m sad you are leaving! But I’m sure you had your loans forgiven by coming here! So I am happy for you!” A colleague said this upon learning I was leaving to pursue a fellowship. Her comment stung. As a non-citizen with private student loans, I don’t qualify for federal loan repayment programs. I came [...] [Want your skin to look better? Then consider your mental health.]( Despite a popular embrace of self-care and the growing awareness of trauma-like symptoms stemming from COVID, one facet of mental health remains widely overlooked: the way our emotional state affects our skin. Although most of us don’t think about it regularly, our mental state impacts our bodies from head to toe, and the skin—the largest, [...] [The CT contrast shortage is a learning opportunity]( There is currently a pandemic-related shortage of iodinated contrast used for CT scans, predicted to last for several months. While the industry is addressing its own lessons on the supply side of production and distribution, those of us in clinical medicine may use this shortage as an educational opportunity to address contrast demand. There are [...] [Military and medicine: shared risk factors for eating disorder development [PODCAST]]( “To reduce eating disorder risks and to support those who may be suffering in silence, we need to keep talking and promote awareness of the issues while clarifying long-held misconceptions about eating disorders. We can’t help those who do not feel able to speak up. We can’t help people that speak up and can’t access [...] [Fitting in is not belonging]( An excerpt from No More Neckties: A Memoir in Essays. The sign that welcomed visitors to Wakefield, Nebraska, said: “Pop. 1030.” The town’s size didn’t vary in all the years I lived there. It was a close-knit community linked by culture, economy, religion, and blood. The people knew each other and knew each other’s histories. [...] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Thousands of physicians are browsing this job board](. They love its selection of over 12,000 openings across the U.S. [Physicians are finding opportunities they almost missed](. --------------------------------------------------------------- If a friend sent you this email and you want to subscribe, go to [KevinMD](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 345 Hudson Street New York NY 10014 USA [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options](