According to work published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, incorporating patient decision aids (PDAs) into clinical workflows can enhance patients’ overall sense of empowerment after informed consent conversations for image-guided procedures—without requiring additional time or effort from radiologists. “Well-vetted plain-language PDAs provided before image-guided procedure consent conversations improve patients’ self-perceived understanding of the procedure […]
In a recent study published in the Sexual Medicine Reviews journal, researchers conducted a scoping review on sexual well-being during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Study: Sexual Health During COVID-19: A Scoping Review. Image Credit: Zubada/Shutterstock Background SARS-CoV-2 was discovered initially in December 2019 in China. Appallingly, the virus spread quickly to the […]
Nearly 3 in 4 US physicians who responded to a recent Medscape poll say they see the practice of medicine as a calling rather than as a good profession or a job. This was equally true of male and female doctors, doctors 45 and older, and primary care physicians and specialists. The poll ran from […]
A substance produced by gut microorganisms can lead to scarring and blood vessel damage in patients with scleroderma, a new study suggests. The intestinal microbiome regulates immunity, and its alterations play a role in autoimmune conditions such as scleroderma. However, until now, researchers did not know how alterations in the intestinal microbiome contribute to fibrosis […]
No one likes the thought of getting old, but it seems to be an inevitable part of life. Most species grow, develop and repair damage to their bodies until a certain point in adulthood. After this, the body becomes less capable of repairing itself and slowly starts to accumulate damage. But this doesn’t seem to […]
BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to channel John F. Kennedy on the 60th anniversary of JFK’s moonshot speech, highlighting Biden administration efforts aimed at “ending cancer as we know it.” The president was traveling to Boston on Monday to draw attention to a new federally backed study that seeks evidence for using […]
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many troubling ethical issues to the frontlines of clinical care, creating significant distress for clinicians, patients, and families. Behind the scenes, clinical ethicists managed those issues to support front-line workers and were integral to hospital operations. Until now, little has been published about the expanded role clinical ethicists played during this […]
Lonely older Australians experienced immense emotional suffering, suicidal thoughts and felt rejected by society during the pandemic, a study led by Monash University has revealed. “Pandemic diaries: lived experiences of loneliness, loss, and hope among older adults during COVID-19,” published in The Gerontologist, is based on diaries completed by 32 older adults during the arduous […]
In a recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Psychiatry, researchers investigated the association of psychological distress before coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with the risk of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC). PASC, also known as long COVID, is defined as the persistence of COVID-19 signs/symptoms beyond four weeks from the initial […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Suzy Fitzgerald remembers looking out the windows as wildfire flames surrounded the hospital where she worked. “We had fire in all three directions,” Fitzgerald recalled. “I thought, ‘Oh gosh, this is serious. We need to get these people out.’ “ Fitzgerald helped with the evacuation of 122 patients from Kaiser Permanente’s […]
