Staff News Writer

Getting patients to make healthy lifestyle choices ranks high on every physician’s professional wish list. But realistically accomplishing this goal requires care teams to zero in on what really patients really want.

Wikipedia-style journal clubs are building collaborative channels for physicians to stay current on the latest medical research in their fields. Look for these five key benefits if you’re planning to join an online journal club.

This month’s USMLE test prep question deals with a 72-year-old obese woman who collapses and is brought to the emergency department. The situation explores pathology and cardiovascular topics.

What if joy or amusement could improve your health? In a TEDMED presentation, a psychology researcher explores human emotions and why our feelings they may predict that state of our health.

Engineer Peter Janicki was asked to clean up sewage wastelands in developing countries. A creative way of thinking about sanitation led to a groundbreaking invention that solved a public health problem and turns tons of sewage into clean, drinkable water.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a nasal spray version of naloxone—the medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and save thousands of lives by restoring breathing and preventing death. The approval marks another gain in the effort to curb the opioid overdose epidemic.

Being a physician requires a level of altruism unlike that in any other profession. Suzie Brown, MD, knew emotional suppression was draining her wellness. So she began writing songs. The cardiologist-songwriter recently performed at TEDMED2015. Here’s how she says music restored her self-awareness and strengthened her relationships with patients.

Citing some of the medical and environmental consequences of nuclear war—no matter how “limited”—the AMA urged the U.S. Department of State to eliminate nuclear weapons and work to reduce nuclear arms in a letter sent earlier this month.