Massive Physician Shortage Ahead; Lead Like an Athlete
Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare […]
Are You Dealing With A ‘Long Cold’? Here Are The 2 Biggest Signs.
Westend61 via Getty Images So-called long colds can persist for weeks after an initial infection. Cold and flu season is here, and as we barrel toward winter, it’s only going to get worse. Many of us will likely encounter some sort of illness, but our expectation is that we’ll shake it off after a few […]
Drinking kombucha may reduce blood sugar levels in people with type-two diabetes: Small pilot study suggests larger trials warranted to confirm potential benefit of fermented tea
People with type-II diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting placebo beverage, according to results from a clinical trial conducted by researchers at Georgetown University’s School of Health, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and MedStar Health. This finding, from […]
Donanemab Slows Progression in Early Alzheimer’s
AMSTERDAM — Investigational donanemab significantly slowed clinical progression at 76 weeks in people with early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease who had amyloid and tau pathology, the phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 trial showed. The drug, which targets a modified form of beta amyloid known as N3pG, showed significant slowing versus placebo on measures of cognition and daily […]
OTC Narcan Approval Opens New Doors in Fight Against Opioid Crisis
This week’s FDA approval of the first-ever over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone product (Narcan) for the treatment of opioid overdoses was broadly praised, but medical and industry experts expressed caution about expanding access and its potential to address the overdose crisis. “We have nearly 200 Americans dying every day as a result of opioid-involved overdose,” said Smita […]
Early Postpartum IUD Placement Yields Low Complete Expulsion Rate
Inserting an intrauterine device (IUD) at 2 to 4 weeks postpartum matched the standard interval when it came to complete expulsions, a randomized trial found. At 6-month follow-up, 2% of patients in the early placement group had a complete expulsion compared with none in the group where placement was at the standard 6 to 8 […]
Long-Term Exposure to Extreme Temps Tied to Newborn Lung Function
Long-term exposure to heat and cold from the second trimester to 4 weeks after birth was associated with lung function among female newborns, according to a French population-based cohort study. Specifically, long-term heat and cold exposure were associated with decreased functional residual capacity (FRC) and increased respiratory rate, while only long-term cold exposure was linked […]
Opinion | HIPAA Mistakes While Texting; AI and Human Touch in Healthcare
Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare […]
John Fetterman On ‘Path To Recovery’ After Checking Into Hospital For Depression
Sen. John Fetterman’s office released an update on his health Monday, about two weeks after the Pennsylvania Democrat checked himself into a hospital to treat his clinical depression. Fetterman spokesperson Joe Calvello said the senator “remains on a path to recovery,” though healing “will be a weeks-long process.” Advertisement “John is doing well, working with […]
Opinion | Best Employers in Healthcare; Cutting Costs at Your Medical Group
Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare […]