Lifestyle
The Optimized Doctor
Life is beautiful
A perfectly arranged Mayo stand, oh, exactly as you like it. An empty EMR in basket. A flap close on the nose that closes just so.
Audio
Craig Getting, Luis Aguilar-Montalva: Part I
How The Lantern Theater and Thomas Jefferson University team up to fight burnout and develop empathy.
Livin' on the MDedge
Necrotizing lunchitis, pneumonia throwdown, global gamete warming
And beatboxing in an MRI reveals new frontiers in the brain’s language abilities.
Audio
Heather Yeo: Surgical Residency Attrition
Why are residents leaving surgery?
The Optimized Doctor
Superheroes
Heroes change with the times and are metaphors for the real-life challenges we face and our abilities to overcome them.
Audio
First Episode: Dr. Lorenzo Norris
First episode with the host of the MDedge Psychcast
The Optimized Doctor
Slowing down
This past Labor Day weekend, I did something radical. I slowed down. Way down.
From the Journals
Burnout may jeopardize patient care
Burnout was associated with unprofessionalism and higher rates of patient safety issues.
Feature
Maryland gets an A on ‘Rheumatic Disease Report Card’
American College of Rheumatology hands out lots of B’s and C’s but no F’s.
From the Journals
AAP cautions against marijuana use during pregnancy, breastfeeding
“The fact that marijuana is legal in many states may give the impression the drug is harmless during pregnancy, especially with stories swirling...
From the Journals
Study examines the world of alcohol use
Alcohol-related problems cause 2.8 million deaths a year worldwide.