New AMA Module Helps Identify Physician Distress
Module includes steps to ID doctors at risk, such as talking about risk factors, warning signs for suicide
Researchers Question Value of Web-Based Test for Prediabetes
Assessment finds eight in 10 Americans over 60 at risk -- a conclusion questioned by researchers
Meditation Recommended for Helping Attendings ‘Attend’
Expert says meditation should be practiced every day and can help address burnout
Retrieved Lymph Node Number Affects Prognosis in Gastric CA
Number of retrieved lymph nodes independent poor prognostic factor in pStage II or III gastric cancer
Platelet Transfusion Has Minimal Effect for Reversing Ticagrelor
Platelet transfusion 48 hours after clopidogrel has small reversing effect post-transfusion
CDC: Too Many Health Care Workers Not Getting Flu Vaccine
Vaccination protects both workers and patients
Radiation Effect on Epigenetic Modifiers May Up Metabolic Risk
Insulin signaling chronically disrupted in skeletal muscle, adipose progenitor cells from irradiated mice
Findings May Help Optimize Tissue Expansion Procedures
Elastic modulus, Poisson's ratio, and mechanical toughness vary with relative ambient humidity
Physical Activity Does Not Appear to Lower MS Risk in Women
Study shows no benefit, but staying active can help ease disease symptoms
More Evidence HPV Vaccine Protects Against Cervical Cancer
Protection appears to occur even when only one or two of the recommended doses are given
