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In their paper, “Should Physicians New to a Case Counsel Patients and Their Families to Change Course at the End of Life?” Shyoko Honiden, MD, MS, and Jennifer Possick, MD, describe a case where two physicians disagree on a treatment plan for a critically ill patient with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Insulin’s legendary co-discoverer was never in it to get rich. Banting donated the patent to try to avoid today’s global tragedies.

People enrolled in a large clinical hypertension management trial were half as likely to control their blood pressure if they received care at clinics and primary care practices in low-income areas, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

Podcast: “A Frank Discussion About Ending Sexual Harassment in Medicine”

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) represent a considerable threat for patients who require urinary catheters. It is estimated that 75% of urinary tract infections acquired during hospitalization are associated with catheterization. Moreover, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 15-25% of hospitalized patients receive catheters during their stay, underscoring that CAUTIs are truly a risk to patient safety.

Fellow Focus in Four (August 2019) - Sumeet Pawar, MD

Watch patients with chronic pain get answers using the help of thousands of strangers on the internet.

It’s not enough to offer meditation and teach yoga. Institutions need systemic changes to protect the well-being of trainees, argues a researcher who has studied thousands of residents.

An uninsured man with Type I diabetes switched from prescription insulin to a less expensive over-the-counter product last year. He died months later due to complications from the disease, according to his obituary.