One of the aspects of clinical medicine that many healthcare workers find challenging is shift work, particularly shift work that involves working overnight. Nearly one out of every five nurses who work night shifts develops shift work disorder (SWD) because of the chronic disruption they endure with regard to their sleep-wake cycle. Indeed, when … [Read more...]
How We Can Help Healthcare Workers Overcome Shift Work Disorder Symptoms
What is the Role for Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Medicine?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed many industries, at times replacing entire jobs that were previously performed by humans. While medicine relies on innovative technology to a significant extent, AI has yet to majorly disrupt the practice of medicine itself. Many applications of AI, for example, have been applied to administrative tasks … [Read more...]
How Does Cosmetic Surgery Make Women Feel About Themselves?
The demand for cosmetic surgery among women has dramatically increased in recent years in the United States and beyond, raising some concern about why women are more heavily seeking cosmetic surgery. While physicians argue that the rise in demand for these procedures may reflect problems with respect to self-esteem and self-image, others suggest … [Read more...]
Sleep Experts Call for Elimination of Daylight Savings
There has long been a controversy over the benefits and harms of daylight savings time. The tradition of daylight savings began in Germany during World War I as a strategy to save energy. Changing our clocks to accommodate daylight savings is now required by law, and people in support of the practice argue that daylight savings improves safety for … [Read more...]
Several Studies Corroborate Value of Corticosteroids for Fighting COVID-19
Treatment and vaccine options for COVID-19 have been aggressively investigated this year as the world grapples with the pandemic. Several new publications in the medical journal JAMA have provided data that support the idea that corticosteroids may increase the chances of survival in people who become critically ill with COVID-19. In one of the … [Read more...]