Dr. Sonja Sophia Kustka unsuccessfully tried to argue that patient privacy and physician–patient privilege precludes her from being forced to send patient records as part of a college investigation.
Two drugs sold in the U.S. can modestly slow worsening of early-stage Alzheimer’s by clearing the brain of one of its hallmarks, a sticky gunk called amyloid. But until now, there haven’t been hints that removing amyloid far earlier—many years before the first symptoms appear—just might postpone the disease.
A new study suggests using artificial intelligence to assist in medical decision making has the potential to improve medical care without amplifying healthcare disparities.
‘I regret to inform you that the clinic’s one issue per visit policy has been amended, effective immediately, to half an issue per visit,’ writes Dr. Bonnie Larson in this comical take on moral injury.
As part of a series of first-person true stories written by physicians, Dr. Yoel Abells wonders at the circle of life and his fortune at seeing it up close.
