Patients undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis often experience pruritus which is associated with morbidity and mortality. One proposed treatment approach is to target the opioid pathway using either µ-opioid antagonists or κ-opioid …
The FDA often exercises flexibility in deciding whether to approve highly promising drugs for patients in desperate need of treatment options. But it doesn’t consider…
At the free, LIVE class, get everything you need to leverage Trauma-Informed Coaching Skills to cut back to part-time hours at your full-time doctor job.…
This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses associations of time spent on digital screens with the risk of myopia.
By not having honest debates about the NIH funding, University are failing the social bargain.
Not long ago, the CEO of a sales company mentioned that he was spending millions of dollars to train his employees in emotional intelligence. He…
Nature Reviews Nephrology – In this Review, the authors examine the diuretic drug class and its use in the treatment of hypertension and volume overload…
Rules and protocols are helpful in medicine. I’ve argued for streamlined standardised pathways,1 and I also value the doctor’s unique role in knowing when to…
A collaborative dialogue between clinician and patient can make a huge difference to patient experience, writes Stephanie O’Donohue It is vital that patients feel safe…
