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Celebrating National Hospitalist Day: The Future of Medicine

Today we celebrate National Hospitalist Day. This year is the fifth annual National Hospitalist Day, and for 2023 we’re celebrating all the amazing advances in patient care and how technology…

Celebrating Random Act of Kindness Day!

Kindness is a powerful force that has the power to transform lives and make the world a better place. Even the smallest gestures can have a huge impact on someone’s…

How to Prevent Physician Burnout

According to the 2022 Medscape poll on physician burnout, overall physician burnout increased from 42 percent in 2020 to 47 percent in 2021. This poses a risk not only to…

Are There Any Health Benefits of Red Wine?

The question of whether red wine has health benefits is still a debatable issue. Several studies have shown that drinking moderate amounts of red wine—which has an alcohol content of…

5 Ways to Fight Back When Pollen Attacks

Spring is in full bloom, and so are itchy eyes, sneezing, and scratchy throats. That’s right, allergy season is in full bloom, too. Pollen counts have continued to rise over…

How Big Retailers are Rolling Into Healthcare

Big retail companies like Walmart, Amazon, CVS, and Walgreens are investing more in telehealth. What can this mean for the future of the healthcare industry? Did you ever stop to…

Practices Get Back to Work and the ‘New Normal’

After facing a long shutdown, many medical practices are finally getting back to work and are facing new challenges. Physicians and medical staff are getting caught up on missed surgeries…

April is Stress Awareness Month

April is right here—meaning longer days are here and warmer weather is near. April also happens to be Stress Awareness Month; unfortunately, no one is immune to stress, it happens to all of us. Stress often manifests itself within…

Some Mobile Health Apps Risk Exposing Data

A recent report revealed API-focused mobile attacks are exploiting vulnerabilities and shortcomings to expose patients’ personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI). Due to the pandemic, mobile health…

Honoring Dr. Wu Lien-teh – The Plague Fighter

Today, we thank a very special epidemiologist for the invention of the surgical face covering, which is the predecessor to the N95 mask widely used to stop the spread of…