Lifestyle
The Optimized Doctor
Getting a good night’s sleep
Nothing frightens sleep away faster than an all-out effort to find it. And yet, it should be the easiest of all health habits to cultivate.
Opinion
In search of an ear
For many people, the workplace serves as a therapeutic outlet where they can share their troubles. But this is not often the case for physicians...
Postcall Podcast
500 Women in Medicine: Part I
The aim is to create a network of support and advancement for women in medicine.
Latest News
Michigan Medicine launches effort to make wellness a cultural norm
CORONADO, CALIF. – Goal is “to help all human beings who are suffering in our work environment.”
From the Journals
Anxiety, depression, burnout higher in physician mothers caring for others at home
While the study did not examine physician fathers, caring for someone with a major illness or disability more frequently falls to women.
Livin' on the MDedge
Gametes for back pain, Alice in Wonderland syndrome, and liver-saving beer
And why patients are more likely to know their bank balance than their blood type.
Postcall Podcast
Cyberbullied by anti-vaxxers: Monique Tello Part I
How Dr. Tello became the target of anti-vaccination activists and how hard it’s been to fix the issue.
Livin' on the MDedge
Prescription puppy, China’s commode hospital, Hall of Fame diuretics
And how sudden reverse-slope hearing loss endowed one woman with an extraordinary superpower.
News
Looking back to reflect on how far we’ve come
Livin' on the MDedge
Gout’s Golden Globe, resistance is fecal, eucalyptus eulogy
You’ve met the in vivo and in vitro study. Please welcome the “in vimo” study!
Postcall Podcast
Raymond Barfield Part I
After nearly walking away, this Duke physician is back and taking on burnout.