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The financial crisis has lead to an increase in substance use and depression among financial professionals, according to a report by msnbc.com. The pressure of job losses, huge…

By JOHN HALAMKA Now that Healthcare IT is part of the stimulus and newsworthy, I receive many questions from reporters about the fundamentals of healthcare IT. Here’s a primer with the Top 10 questions and answers: 1. Can you define…

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A fourteen year old South Carolina girl survived for more than one hundred days without a heart in her chest.
Since July 2008, D’Zhana Simmons had two heart transplants — and survived with artificial heart pumps instead of a heart between the two surgeries.

JAMA forcefully responded to the recent allegations of a small university professor going behind their back to mainstream media outlets.
As MedPage Today reports, JAMA sought to preempt any form of criticism, saying, “The person bringing the allegation will be specifically informed that he/she should not reveal this information to third parties or the media while [...]

I’m afraid the answer is yes.
An op-ed in the Washingon Post criticizes the influx of federal dollars to fund the spread of the current generation of electronic medical records.
Much of the data supporting the improvements in patient safety and the supposed cost-savings were done in large, integrated health systems, such as the VA, Kaiser Permanente [...]

And if so, is this the best time to start a turf war?
The ACP’s Bob Doherty highlights a study from the research arm of the American Academy of Family Physicians suggesting that, “Medicare spending by general internists and subspecialists is significantly higher than for family physicians.”
I haven’t seen the study myself, but if this is [...]

Nobody’s perfect — and that usually includes your skin. There are a number of different conditions that can make your skin lumpy, bumpy, or discolored.
Cysts are closed pockets of tissue that may be filled with fluid or pus.

Given the strong emphasis on medical specialization and the beleaguered state of primary care, Democratic and Republican policymakers and a host of private-sector interests are promoting the resurrection of the generalist doctor in the physician workforce. But most graduating medical students who matched to residency positions this year have not yet gotten the message. And [...]

Is medical training taking a turn for the worse?
We are so focused on reducing medical errors, as we should, that doctors in training have no leeway to make a mistake. Often times, giving them that space is the only way to give them the confidence to become a competent physician.
Psychiatrist Richard Friedman is noticing [...]