Report Offers Guidance on Medical Ethics Education
Novel approaches to learning encouraged, such as flipped classroom, use of reflective narratives
Negative Impact Persists for Survivors of Firearm Injury
Almost half of those surviving gunshot wound had positive screen for probable PTSD
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Acute Kidney Injury Common in Children With Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Children with versus those without AKI have lower scores on tests of short-term memory during DKA
Depression Linked to More Severe Dry Eye Disease
Participants who screened positive for depression had worse DED symptoms and composite DED sign score
Review Links Anxiety Disorders to Risk of Cardiovascular Events
Anxiety linked to increased risk of cardiovascular mortality, CAD, stroke, heart failure
Adaptation to Pharmacotherapy Does Not Up Smoking Cessation in Black Adults
No significant difference in verified seven-day abstinence seen by treatment group among Black adults who smoke daily
Analysis Reveals ‘Female Libido’ Pill May Not Be Worth It
Flibanserin carries risk of serious side effects without delivering much more sexual satisfaction
Psilocybin Can Pull Cancer Patients Quickly Out of Despair
Hallucinogenic drug relieves depression, anxiety quickly; effect can last for months
Diagnoses of Common Conditions Declined in March to May 2020
Common mental health diagnoses reduced 50 percent; similar drops seen in circulatory system diseases, T2DM
