Emergencies happen anywhere, anytime, and sometimes physicians find themselves in situations where they are the only ones who can help. Is There a Doctor in the House? is a new Medscape series telling these stories. Dr Jesse Coenen It started as a mountain biking excursion with two friends. When we drove into the trailhead parking lot, we saw several […]

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe on Tuesday signed a bill into law that outlawed organised protests by healthcare workers who could now face a fine or an imprisonment of up to six months. The signing by President Emmerson Mnangagwa comes after health workers were locked in a protracted fight with the government over poor salaries last year. Thousands of nurses and […]

When a fever and sore throat or cough strike, the symptoms point to many possible illnesses. Common culprits are influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or COVID-19. Americans are now accustomed to buying at-home COVID test kits, swabbing, waiting, and interpreting the results themselves. But what about at-home tests for the flu?  In Europe, it’s now possible to buy an at-home […]

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers investigated the putative mechanism(s) of vaccine failure underlying the resurgence of mumps in the United States (US). Study: Disentangling the causes of mumps reemergence in the United States. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock The sustained mumps re-emergence over the past two decades in countries with […]

Pregnancy causes all the feels — even in those not carrying the new baby. A recent mom-to-be found that out the hard way when her mother-in-law had an emotional outburst at her daughter-in-law’s gender reveal party, and Reddit thinks the pregnant mama is actually the one who needs to apologize. In the “Am I The A—hole?” subreddit, a 31-year-old woman […]

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The EU’s COVID pass system worked well to allow continued free movement in the bloc during the coronavirus pandemic, but other tools fared worse, the European Court of Auditors said Wednesday. A report by the ECA focusing on the measures deployed to facilitate travel within the 27-nation European Union during the height of the pandemic found […]

Interventional cardiologist Jeffrey Tauth, MD, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, has agreed to pay $900,000 to resolve allegations that he submitted claims to Medicare for inserting medically unnecessary cardiac stents, in violation of the False Claims Act. As part of the settlement, Tauth will enter into an integrity agreement with the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), according to […]

Photo: Dr. Michael Donovan A new study of more than 500 medical students, published in Academic Radiology, found students think emerging technology like AI will reduce job prospects for pathology, diagnostic radiology and anesthesiology. Not only is this perception untrue, experts say, but it is likely to be dangerous for the global healthcare industry. There already is a severe shortage […]

I’m going to nursing school. I’ve probably said or typed that sentence more than 100 times over the last few months, but it hasn’t quite started to feel completely real. It feels exhilarating, exciting, hopeful … and terrifying. I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for a decade. For ten full years, I’ve devoted most of my time and mental energy to […]

We asked an expert to provide their top tips for managing feelings of overwhelm as we navigate the chaos of January. Here’s what they had to say. From the pressure to keep up your new year’s resolutions to the stress of returning to work after the Christmas break, January can be a lot to handle. Add to that all the […]