A Hippocratic Oath for your AI doctor
A new WHO reports lays out ethical principles for AI in medicine, but applying them won't be easy More
India’s doctors — at home and abroad — face Covid’s unrelenting toll
The dire situation in India is affecting thousands of U.S. doctors of Indian origin, who are struggling in different ways. More
Mental health and Covid-19: How the US health care system fails doctors
Doctors need mental health support. Here’s why many aren’t getting it. More
How a new buddy system is helping health workers grapple with Covid’s toll
Massachusetts General Hospital formed a buddy program for employees to support one another as they worked during the Covid-19 pandemic. More
How End-of-Life Doulas Help Ease the Final Transition
We are your personal advocate, cheerleader, companion, guide, ear, rock. More
A surprising pandemic side effect: People are more engaged with their health
Doctors have long bemoaned the learned helplessness that has pervaded the U.S. health care system. The pandemic is changing that. More
What If Doctors Are Always Watching, but Never There?
Remote technology could save lives by monitoring health from home or outside the hospital. It could also push patients and health care providers further apart. More
COVID Hits Home
To some, the pandemic is a distant thing. The deaths of hundreds of thousands can feel unreal and even impossible to comprehend. That is, until COVID hits home. More
Humanism Before Heroism in Medicine
During the COVID-19 pandemic, heroic clinician narratives have been a prominent feature of media coverage. Health care professionals who worked ceaselessly in intensive care units, sacrificed time with their families to travel to severely affected areas to care for patients with COVID-19, and put themselves in harm’s way have been acknowledged and rightly celebrated. More
If pediatrics board can’t lead with its maternity leave policy, it should at least follow
The American Board of Pediatrics counts maternity leave as part of its 20-weeks-leave-over-three-years policy. That needs to change. More
Covid Was a Tipping Point for Telehealth. If Some Have Their Way, Virtual Visits Are Here to Stay.
Pressure is mounting on Congress and the Biden administration to make permanent pandemic-inspired rules that fueled telehealth growth. Some fear fraud and ballooning costs. More
Study: 1 in 5 physicians highly distressed during first COVID-19 triages
A survey of 164 New York physicians found that one in five were severely distressed during their first COVID-19 triage decisions and last-minute training did not appear to alleviate stress, according to a study yesterday in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. More
Caring for an Aging Nation
The number of Americans 65 and older is expected to nearly double in the next 40 years. Finding a way to provide and pay for the long-term health services they need won’t be easy. More
Traumatised, burnt out & depressed — the silent crisis of Indian doctors in the second wave
Constant high-risk exposure to the virus, surrounded by death & long hours in sweat-drenched PPE kits that make even washroom breaks tricky, the struggle is nightmarish for doctors. More
Aiding Her Dying Husband, a Geriatrician Learns the Emotional and Physical Toll of Caregiving
This has been a year like none other for Dr. Rebecca Elon, who has dedicated her professional life to helping older adults. More
Women in health care are at a breaking point — and they’re leaving
In the pandemic, women are abandoning health care jobs, citing burnout and inequities in a system that was never designed to support them. More
My ‘postmortem’ folder and the intensely personal nature of the latest Covid-19 surge
The latest Covid-19 surge felt extra personal as more and more of my patients' names were appearing in my email's 'postmortem' folder. More
Nurse burnout remains a serious problem, putting patients in danger, experts say
"There was no one we could speak to, and our mental well-being was beginning to deteriorate," nurse Joanna Engman said. More
Telemedicine Is a Tool. Not a Replacement for Your Doctor’s Touch.
Covid-19 made virtual medicine a popular investment. But patients should beware. More
Informed Consent—We Can and Should Do Better
Informed consent is fundamental to the ethical and legal doctrines respecting research participants’ voluntary participation in clinical research, enshrined in such documents as the 1947 Nuremberg Code; reaffirmed in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki, revised in 1975, and the 1978 Belmont Report; and codified in the United States in the 1981 Common Rule, revised in 2018 and implemented in 2019. More