“There’s a chunk of workers that were lost and won’t come back”—five years post-COVID, staffing gaps are still reshaping patient care and physician workloads.
“It’s a way to practice self-preservation in this field that is punishing patients and doctors alike” — one internist explains why some rural physicians are opting for concierge care despite the access trade-offs.
“Colorado as a state was supposed to be a safe haven,” said one mother, as families now scramble to maintain gender-affirming care amid legal uncertainty.
Dr. Pamela L. Kunz and Dr. Corrie Marijnen discuss the groundbreaking PROSPECT trial, highlighting the safe omission of radiation in many patients with advanced rectal cancer, improving quality of life and reducing side effects.
Discover how a 62-year-old woman's paradoxical reaction during paclitaxel chemotherapy led to a substitution of intravenous diphenhydramine with intravenous cetirizine, highlighting the complexities of managing infusion-related reactions.