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Physicians Identify Professional Dissonance as a Cause of Burnout

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Recent research into burnout in primary care providers has found many providers experience professional dissonance and cite increasing paperwork and undervaluation as contributors to burnout. The study also outlined solutions that may improve professional fulfillment…

Dr. Caplan turned 106 on Nov. 21 and remains physically and mentally active.

Paul S. Caplan, MD: A Physician’s Journey

The Medical Alumni Association at the University of Pittsburgh  |  

Editor’s note: It is with much sadness that we learned this morning that Paul Caplan, MD, passed away yesterday, March 7, 2020. “He was a remarkable person who continued to celebrate life up to the end,” says Terence W. Starz, MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. “He had a great caring, wisdom, and commitment…

Sports Doctors May Accidentally Prescribe Banned Steroids

Lisa Rapaport  |  

(Reuters Health)—Sports physicians routinely prescribe corticosteroids to athletes for conditions, such as inflammation, asthma and allergies, but not all of them know which forms of these drugs are banned under anti-doping rules, a study suggests. The survey of 603 physicians from 30 countries found four in five prescribe oral corticosteroids to athletes, one of the…

Low-Dose Methotrexate Can Cause Adverse Effects

Will Boggs, MD  |  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Low-dose methotrexate can be associated with gastrointestinal, pulmonary, infectious, hematologic and other adverse effects, according to an analysis of the Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial (CIRT). “Methotrexate is not a benign drug, even at dosages used for rheumatic diseases,” Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, tells Reuters Health…