Business of Medicine
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Residents react: Has residency become easier or overly difficult?
One respondent called the pass/fail change a “total game-changer,” as it lets applicants apply to all specialties while having other...
Commentary
A plane crash interrupts a doctor’s vacation
‘My oldest brother-in-law jumped into his ski boat and we sped out to the scene.’
Opinion
Sick call
A recent Medscape survey of physicians found that 85% said they had come to work sick in 2022.
Conference Coverage
Is there a doctor on the plane? Tips for providing in-flight assistance
Tools in a physician’s in-flight toolbox start with the first-aid kit.
Managing Your Practice
Starting a podcast
With podcasts, you have a better chance of standing out in a crowded online world.
Hitting a Nerve
The Charlie Brown tree
With the stresses of the holidays and other year-end chores, a sad little Christmas tree is a reminder to keep a sense of humor.
Feature
Physicians react: Climate change and other social issues
Around half of physicians rated climate change among their five most important issues, according to results of a Medscape survey.
Hitting a Nerve
Software templates: Use at your own peril
Any sort of default setting in medical office software can’t be taken for granted.
Feature
New Medicare physician fee schedule leaves docs fuming over pay cuts
Physician groups’ initial reactions centered on an across-the-board reduction of 4.4% in the conversion factor.
Feature
Working while sick: Why doctors don’t stay home when ill
Only 2% of respondents said they never come to work unwell, in a Medscape survey.
Latest News
Locked-in syndrome malpractice case ends with $75 million verdict against docs
“Cases that elicit significant and sometimes decisive sympathy include locked-in syndrome, permanent vegetative state, injury to the sexual or...