As rates of physician burnout continue to climb, a diverse group of researchers weigh in on enhancing resilience and particularly emphasize enlightening educators about how resilience develops during residency.
When politicians attempt to make changes to health policy based on sentiments rather than on evidence-based conclusions, physicians often find themselves trying to meet unrealistic expectations.
A team of investigators from both Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology analyzed data on thousands of inactive ingredients in approved medications to further characterize them and enhance our knowledge of their safety.
Investigators performed a comprehensive review on the prevalence of nonprescription antibiotic use in the United States and analyzed the factors that influence it.
Although not definitive, results suggest that biases linking surgery with men and family medicine with women may be widespread across the United States among surgeons.
In cases in which an error is made in the care of an unrepresented patient, the absence of a surrogate does not preclude the clinician’s ethical responsibilities to document, disclose, and, insofar as possible, rectify the mistake.
In this observational study, investigators analyzed the relationship between the independent contributions of a patient’s neighborhood and its local hospital’s service area and risk for 30-day readmission.
Investigators sought to determine how frequently information treated as confidential with regard to New Drug Applications or Biologics License Applications is available to the public.
