News
High rates of work-related trauma, PTSD in intern physicians
June 22, 2021
About 10% of participants screened positive for PTSD by the end of the internship year, compared with a 12-month PTSD prevalence of 3.6% in the general population.
Opinion
Understanding the grieving process
June 17, 2021
Research has found that efforts to find meaning in loss facilitates the grieving process.
Opinion
Incorporating self-care, wellness into routines can prevent doctors’ burnout
June 16, 2021
The importance of mental health and self-care cannot be overstated. How do we incorporate wellness into our routines while navigating the complexity of medicine?
News
Child suicides drive Colorado hospital to declare state of emergency
June 4, 2021
"I've been in pediatrics for two decades and have never seen anything like this before," said Dr. David Brumbaugh.
News
Pandemic experience taught lessons about clinician wellness
May 27, 2021
“I didn’t know how to help people because the problem was so big, especially during the height of the pandemic,” Dr. Sarah Richards said.
Opinion
Cultivating emotional awareness
May 24, 2021
Cultivating emotional awareness is a simple technique to maintain equanimity as we do emotionally turbulent work.
News
Clinician well-being a top priority, Surgeon General says
May 7, 2021
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said he’ll push for scientists to be heard in an unpoliticized way.
News
Military leader shows hospitalists a way out of pandemic ‘combat’
May 4, 2021
Hospitalists treating patients during the pandemic must take stock of the physical and mental toll on their own health.
News
Moral distress in the COVID era weighs on hospitalists
May 3, 2021
“The volume of deaths and the apparent dangers to providers themselves reflect some of the critical aspects of war,” Dr. Asken said.
News
How often should we check EKGs in patients starting antipsychotic medications?
April 19, 2021
A prolonged QT interval can predispose a patient to dangerous arrhythmias that can result in sudden cardiac death.