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When Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Timing Matters
When it comes to identifying survivors of intimate partner violence, dedicated delayed screening is superior to early screening, a new study has concluded.
AUGUST 18, 2025
Anthem Backpedals on Controversial Anesthesia Policy, but Questions Remain
Almost as quickly as it came, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s proposed policy to limit reimbursement for anesthesia beyond a certain time limit has disappeared.
APRIL 14, 2025
To Promote Patient Safety, Don’t Criminalize Medical Errors
Criminalizing unintended errors during anesthesia administration could drive up malpractice costs and cause clinicians to flee the profession.
JANUARY 13, 2025
Steps to Improve Ergonomics in the OR, and Lengthen Your Career
There are ways surgeons can optimize ergonomics in the OR and mitigate the strain on their bodies that over time could lead to a career-shortening injury.
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Don’t Go It Alone: Surviving the Lawsuits and Supporting Second Victims
In the spring of 2014, Christopher Conley, MD, met with Robbie and his parents one last time before the 19-year-old was taken to the OR for surgery.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Many Health Workers Harmed By Hostile Work Environments
More than double the number of U.S. health workers reported a higher number of threats, bullying, verbal abuse and other harassment from patients and co-workers in 2022 than in 2018, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.
JANUARY 29, 2024
The Allure of Locum Tenens, and a Few Points to Ponder
Locum tenens, once used primarily by healthcare organizations to find permanent staff, has exploded into an industry of independent contracting as a way to address personnel shortages and physician burnout.
JANUARY 22, 2024
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence And Big Data in the New World
After years of hype, AI has arrived at a point where physicians may soon see them increasingly included in clinical workflows.
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Imposter Phenomenon a Common Experience for U.S. Physicians
Imposter phenomenon is frequent in physicians and even more common than in other professions, according to a survey.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Recent Steroid Injections Should Be on Anesthesiologists’ Radar Before Surgery
Intraarticular and epidural steroid injections carry the risk for glucocorticoids spreading, possibly causing adrenal insufficiency and surgical complications.
MAY 3, 2023
Hernia Radiology: Your Road Map to Operative Success
In the hernia world, it was thought that a physical exam was all you needed to accurately gauge the severity and complexity of a hernia.
APRIL 26, 2023
Study Supports Paradigm Shift of Cooling Patients After Cardiac Arrest
Breakthrough temperatures in excess of 37.5° C during the first 48 hours of targeted temperature management therapy are associated with favorable neurologic outcomes and decreased mortality in post–cardiac arrest patients.
MARCH 6, 2023
