Booted Docs Charge Censorship At Diabetes Journal
Editors at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) top journal are once again levying charges of censorship, after a packet of editorials about the events of this year's annual meeting was denied publication by organization leadership.
12 Physician Specialties Getting Unhappier
Infectious diseases physicians saw the highest increase in happiness from 2025 to 2026, while allergy and immunology saw the greatest drop in happiness.
AHA Finally Comes Out In Favor Of Coffee
If you walk into any hospital breakroom at 3 in the morning, you’re not going to find bowls of kale or treadmills. You’re going to find coffee. It is the raw fuel that keeps the medical system running. Perhaps all of modern civilization. So much of lifestyle medicine involves cutting back on enjoyable things — less carbs, less alcohol. But coffee, along with sex and sleep, is on my very short list of things that are both enjoyable and good for you.
Physician Burnout Is The Hazard No One Trained Me For
If you hadn’t smoked your whole goddam life, I would be asleep right now. This thought floated through my brain as I stood waiting for the elevator to take me to where an old man with emphysema was gasping for breath.
Effort to Unionize 10,000 Attending Physicians Gets Underway
Some doctors are pushing to organize the 10,000 attending physicians within the University of California system, setting in motion what could become the largest union of employed physicians, organizers say.
12 Books That Will Inspire You To Be A Better Doctor
Serendipity slithered onto my nightstand this summer because two of my favorite science writers published new books. I turned onto Mary Roach two decades ago with her tale about cadavers, Stiff, which prompted me to salivate over every release since, including...
AI Should Elevate Clinical Judgment, Not Replace It
Artificial intelligence is forcing medicine to make a choice that has received surprisingly little attention. Should AI be designed to replace increasing portions of clinical judgment? Or should it be designed to elevate it?