Boston program aimed to mentor specialists whose medical education was forged in the remnants of the old Soviet system. Medscape Medical News
Tag: Internal Medicine
US Board Discloses Cheating, Grads Say Problem Is Rampant
USMLE says it is invalidating some scores amid mounting allegations that online sellers of test questions have been operating without consequence. Medscape Medical News
Legacy of a Medical Crusader: Sidney Wolfe, MD
As the cofounder of the Public Citizen Health Research Group, Wolfe worked for more than five decades to protect patients. But his efforts helped change medicine, too. Medscape Medical News
Information Underload: Device Tracking Seen Falling Short
Missed opportunities abound to spot risks with implantable devices. Physicians said identifiers should be included in electronic health records and claims for payment. Medscape Medical News
FDA OKs First Drug for Geographic Atrophy, a Major Cause of Adult Blindness
"The approval of SYFOVRE is the most important event in retinal ophthalmology in more than a decade." FDA Approvals
Physician Group Staffing Down, Expenses Up, New Reports Show
New reports show that higher wages elsewhere induce ancillary staff to leave, groups hire more RNs to fill the gap, and advanced practice clinicians get their own patient panels. Medscape Medical News
Study Shows Deadly Toll on MDs of Pandemic’s Early Wave
The excess physician death rate evaporated once COVID-19 vaccines became widespread, researchers found. Medscape Medical News
Can AI Exist in Medicine Without Human Oversight?
Melanie Mitchell talks about the challenge of giving a machine the native knowledge of a toddler, and why we shouldn’t feel threatened by artificial intelligence. Medscape
Industry Payments Go Mostly to KOLs — Does It Matter?
Recent studies show that key opinion leaders receive half of all industry payments given to physicians. Are they being bought, or could there be another explanation? Medscape
Medscape and the History of Internet Medical Ethics
Medscape was among the earliest medical sites on the Web and pioneered many innovations. George Lundberg recounts one of them: codifying internet medical ethics. Medscape Internal Medicine
Lid Lag or ‘Sand in My Eyes’ — What Could They Mean?
The Curbsiders choose their favorite practice-changing tips on hyperthyroidism. The Curbsiders
COVID Immune Responses Explained
Akiko Iwasaki explains why waning COVID antibody levels are not a cause for alarm; cytokine ‘hurricanes’; herd immunity; long COVID; sex differences in infection; and more. Medscape
What Does the Case Fatality Rate Really Tell Us?
There are two big problems with the case fatality rate metric, says Dr F. Perry Wilson. What we really want to know is the infection fatality rate. What’s the difference? Medscape
Fauci to Medscape: ‘We’re Gonna Get Through It’
In a discussion with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese, Anthony Fauci describes how we’ll make it through the pandemic as a country and scientific community. Medscape
When a White Coat and Badge Don’t Protect You
Samuel Kebede is a Black internal medicine resident who is often mistaken for cleaning staff or asked to show his ID. “Racism permeates all institutions,” he says. ”Medicine is not immune.” Medscape Internal Medicine
Yes, Current COVID Infection Fatality Rates Are a Big Deal
Some have argued that rising COVID-19 infection rates in young people are no big deal because death rates are falling. A closer look at data tells a concerning story. Medscape Internal Medicine
AI for Eyes Is ‘Nothing Short of Remarkable’
Pearse Keane joins Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese on this episode of Medicine and the Machine to discuss the unique opportunities for AI and deep learning in ophthalmology. Medscape
COVID-19 Testing: Eric Topol, MD, On Getting It Done
WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Eric Topol about the need for better testing, contact tracing, and surveillance, and where we should be spending more of our efforts. WebMD
CMS Finalizes 2021 Rate Increases for Medicare Advantage
CMS will continue phasing in new risk-adjustment methodology; because of the COVID-19 crisis, the agency will suspend quality data reporting for star ratings. Medscape Medical News
Goop Targets Gaps in Patient Care
The size of the complementary and alternative medicine market is an ‘indictment against the conventional medical industry,’ says F. Perry Wilson. What can be done to reverse this growing trend? Medscape