It's not like someone forced you to go into medicine. If you don't like it, leave. Doctors are only in it for the money, or they'd treat people for free. Our patients can be violent, and that's just part of the job. You chose this. Do these opinions sound familiar?
The primary care crisis has been well documented. Experts cite low pay, lack of respect and administrative burden, all of which have contributed to burnout and a growing shortage of primary care physicians (PCPs). But even if we solve those problems, are PCPs well-prepared to care for an increasingly older, sicker population saddled with psychiatric disease?
Two new studies have identified risk factors that may be associated with the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) among younger Americans. "The majority of cases are sporadic, suggesting modifiable, nongenetic factors may play an important role,” said Mohamed Eldesouki, MD, internal medicine resident at New York Medical College at Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2026.
Boston Scientific issued a recall involving a correction on all 27 Accolade pacemakers and CRT-Ps, according to a May 7 FDA news release. The agency identified the recall as Class I.
Heart rate variability has become the wellness scene’s favorite recovery score, but experts say most people misunderstand the actual meaning of the number. HRV, which measures the subtle variation in time between heartbeats, was once a niche metric reserved for elite athletes and sports scientists, but has now gone mainstream as the wellness world’s favorite score for stress, recovery, and overall health.
Competitiveness in medical residencies is typically determined by the percentage of unmatched US MD seniors and their mean Step 2 CK scores. Medical residencies can also be ranked by research, by the fewest available spots, and by lifestyle ranking, including work-life balance within that specialty.
The CDC has issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory on hantavirus, urging clinicians to be aware of the potential for imported cases of hantavirus disease in connection with an outbreak of Andes virus aboard a cruise ship.
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