Facing the daily rigors of treating patients with COVID-19, seven clinicians share how they prepare themselves for something they trained for but never quite expected. Medscape Medical News …read more
Removed from patient care in March, students at many medical colleges will begin seeing patients again in the next few months. Medscape Medical News …read more
With limited evidence to guide them, many maternity care hospitals and providers have been relying on consensus guidelines, case reports, and expert opinion. Dr Bahado-Singh offers a summary of best practices. Medscape Medical News …read more
Many healthcare workers have told stories of working outside their area of training to care for COVID-19 patients. How have you been affected? Medscape Reader Polls …read more
Researchers report evidence of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, in the semen of patients; the data raise the possibility of sexual transmission, but experts say there is no evidence of infectivity. Medscape Medical News …read more
Leana Wen, MD, is an emergency physician, public health professor, and former health commissioner of Baltimore. She describes her experience in delivering a baby during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medscape Medical News …read more
Tobacco predominates among substances of concern used by pregnant women, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. And opioid-related maternal mortality doubled from 2008 to 2016. Medscape Medical News …read more
Many doctors are considering retiring, but fear they’ll miss the patient interaction, mental stimulation, and income. There are ways to have it all. Medscape Medical News …read more
A minimally invasive multicancer blood test used with standard-of-care screening is safe, and effective, according to interim findings from a large, prospective study. Medscape Medical News …read more
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