Proposed cuts to the Hospital Preparedness Program may limit hospitals’ capacity to manage pandemics, natural disasters, and mass-casualty events affecting U.S. health systems.
A new movement in medicine aims to teach “shame competence,” helping physicians recognize and manage one of the field’s most corrosive yet overlooked emotions.
A 30-year-old man with no prior medical history developed cardiogenic shock shortly after eating a tuna sandwich. He experienced central, burning chest pain, diaphoresis, and generalized pruritus. His pain worsened with breathing and did not respond to nitroglycerin.