E-Portfolio Developed to Assess Millennial Med Students
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has developed complex system to chart performance
AAFP: Expected 0.5 Percent Pay Increase Reduced to Zero
Medicare physician fee schedule shows expected Medicare pay increase reduced for all specialties
Burnout Reduces Readiness to Change Teaching Approaches
Clinical faculty with low occupational burnout more likely to be in action stage of change
Reduced Mortality Risk Seen for Coffee Drinkers
Regular coffee and decaf consumption linked to survival benefits in study
Prognostic Biomarkers ID’d in Pulmonary Hypertension
Lower vWF and HDL cholesterol levels, higher NT-pro-BNP-levels linked to death, transplantation
Prostate Cancer Screening, Detection Both Down in U.S.
But whether that's good or bad isn't yet clear
Head Lice infestation Could Cause Iron Deficiency Anemia
Case report describes 23-year-old woman with no cause of anemia other than head lice infestation
Knee Bracing No Benefit Over Nonoperative Program in Knee OA
Significant improvements in pain, activities of daily living at week 52, regardless of bracing
Continuation of Antibiotics for UTI Often Inappropriate
Antibiotics frequently initiated inappropriately in ER; continuation after admission inappropriate for 68%
White-Coat, Masked HTN Tied to Target Organ Complications
Both associated with increased aortic stiffness, renal injury, incident cardiovascular events
