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I’m an ER Pediatrician. I Won’t Let my Kid Do These 5 Summer Activities
"Summer is around the corner. Pediatric emergency medicine doctors share the risky summer activities children should avoid and safety tips for parents: playing with fireworks, go in or around home pools unsupervised, swim in a rough ocean, spend time in the sun...
Research Predicts: Flu Season to be Bad This Year
Many have noticed the non-existent flu activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, but research suggest that could change soon. Two new studies predict that the flu will come roaring back this fall and winter. They have predicted that there could be 100,000 to 400,000 more...
For Doctors Hit by COVID-19 Stress: Tools to Help
The COVID-19 pandemic’s emotionally pulverizing impact on physicians and the health-professional workforce has exacerbated the mental health and burnout crisis within health care and demands action. In the article below from the American Medical Association (AMA),...
Technology Will Combat Medical Error and Reduce Physician Burnout
As we have read in previous blog post, many physicians are dealing with information overload, however technology can help. There is rapid growth and sharing of medical information has the possibility to improve patient care. However, it can also lead to physician...
Addressing Physician Mental Health
Addressing Physician mental health can be challenging. However, with the help of Dr. Neil Baum - physicians can take a closer look into understand their mental health and ways to improve it. Dr. Neil Baum is a Professor of Clinical Urology at Tulane Medical School in...
Four Tips for a Better Physician Work/Life Balance
Obtaining work/life balance can be one of the most challenging lifestyles from physicians to achieve. As a matter of fact, attempting to acquire a healthy work/life balance requires, exertion. Above all, it is an operation that requires taking initiative of your...
7 Stats on Physician Burnout Directed Toward COVID-19
Sixty-one percent of physicians reported experiencing burnout in 2021, up from 40 percent in 2018, according to a small survey the Physicians Foundation released Aug. 4. The survey is based on responses from 2,504 U.S. physicians collected between May 26 and June 9....