Are we getting blood pressure all wrong? A healthcare reality check

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Real TalkPatient PerspectivesResidency RoadmapWomen in MedicineWellness MattersMalpractice Monitor

Straight talk about the real challenges in healthcare.

• Can you tell a surgeon’s specialty by their OR stance? The hilarious responses speak for themselves
• Docs spill Match Day myths vs harsh reality
• 'Can someone please explain this to me?! I just want to understand…' say baffled docs
• "You're taking up an ER bed for someone who truly needs it"—the holistic health debate intensifies

Straight talk about the real challenges in healthcare.

• Can you tell a surgeon’s specialty by their OR stance? The hilarious responses speak for themselves
• Docs spill Match Day myths vs harsh reality
• 'Can someone please explain this to me?! I just want to understand…' say baffled docs
• "You're taking up an ER bed for someone who truly needs it"—the holistic health debate intensifies

Insider views of the patient experience—by patients, for doctors.

• Mangione isn't alone. I feel desperate with the same condition.
• From isolation to support: Thriving with narcolepsy in childhood and beyond
• Narcolepsy unmasked: Advocating for recognition and support
• My journey with narcolepsy: The struggle to get a timely and correct diagnosis

Learn how to thrive at this stage of your career.

• This potentially controversial tactic could alleviate physician shortages
• The NRMP is evolving to relieve med students of their worst fear
• This pediatrics subspecialty has possibly the best work-life balance
• Why you should volunteer during residency

Personal perspectives and guidance for empowered female clinicians.

• Tucker Carlson just attacked Black physicians—and the response from docs is so satisfying
• White men promoted at higher rates than women and minority groups in academic medicine
• Most docs don't understand this 'health crisis,' but a first-of-its-kind film is changing that
• How women in medicine struggle for equality in academic publishing

Improving wellness for both you and your patients.

• New kitchen trend promises relief from anxiety—would you try this yourself?
• At-home fermentation for stress relief? Benefits and risks of this new patient trend
• New research on ALS opens up for early treatment
• 4 common signs of orthorexia

Attention-worthy malpractice cases across medicine.

• This $2M verdict could make your malpractice policy obsolete
• Major malpractice suit due to... doc's hidden dementia? Who's to blame?
• ‘Dismissive' ophthalmologist fails to diagnose retinoblastoma, leaving a child blind
• Do ER docs face unfair legal risk, given ER chaos and the urgency of patient decisions?

SPECIAL REPORTS

CAREERS & EDUCATIONBeyond the white coat: Exploring the side gig economy of today's physicians

MALPRACTICE MONITORThe legal battlefield of medicine: Insights into medical malpractice nationwide

HEALTH TECHNOLOGYChatGPT: A pocket-sized mentor or a useless AI gadget? Doctors debate its role in medicine

BALANCING LIFE & WORK

Professional Development

RESIDENCYPrivate practice vs hospital employment—Which suits you best?

• WOMEN IN MEDICINEWhat to do when patients drop your ‘doctor’ title
• CAREERS & EDUCATIONWill self-employment really give you the autonomy you crave?
• GERIATRICSMount Sinai establishes Steven S. Elbaum Family Center for caregiving

Personal Finance

WORKING WITH PATIENTSPatient dumping: What not to do when patients can’t pay

• PERSONAL FINANCEYoung doctors are earning more. Will it be enough?
• PERSONAL FINANCEPeople think this doc is lying about his $1.4M salary. Here’s why they’re wrong
• PERSONAL FINANCEDocs abroad are mad about high US salaries—but here's what they don't understand

Mental Health & Wellness

MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESSMental health perceptions: What's in place to protect physician careers?

• REAL TALKDid I give up motherhood to take care of patients?
• WELLNESS MATTERSNew kitchen trend promises relief from anxiety—would you try this yourself?
• WELLNESS MATTERSAt-home fermentation for stress relief? Benefits and risks of this new patient trend

LATEST CLINICAL NEWS & RESEARCH

• ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGYMore evidence links physical activity with improved cancer survival, new ACS study finds
• ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGYCommon antidepressants could help the immune system fight cancer, UCLA study finds
• STROKELess frequent stroke monitoring is safe, effective and frees up resources, study finds
• STROKENerve stimulation trial demonstrates meaningful improvements for spinal cord injuries
• PEDIATRIC CANCERSMolecular process driving deadly childhood brain cancer discovered