Burnout, moral injury, family, money, and the human behind the white coat.
Answering someone's worry with a story about yourself is what sociologist Charles Derber called a shift-response. It can come from a bid for attention, ADHD impulsivity or an autistic way of connecting, and one exchange cannot tell you which.
Night shifts will never be natural for a daytime species. A deliberate plan for light, timing, and the transition days can make them far more survivable.
Clinical schedules and childcare rarely line up. Families that manage it well treat coverage like a call schedule, with clear layers, shared ownership, and honest conversations at work.
Patients are harmed first, but clinicians carry the aftermath too. Recognizing the second victim experience and responding well can protect both the person and the care that follows.
Patient portal messages arrive around the clock, and many physicians answer them the same way. Clear boundaries and team workflows can protect access without consuming your evenings.
Medicine surrounds physicians with people yet leaves many of them without friends. Rebuilding connection takes intention, but it may be one of the most protective habits in a career.
Fear of licensing and credentialing questions keeps many physicians from seeking care. Understanding how those questions work, and where confidential options exist, can make the decision clearer.
Losing a patient you cared for can hurt in ways medicine rarely names. Recognizing that grief, and making room for it, protects both the clinician and the care that follows.
By our count the AMA adopted 15 policies at its Nov. 6-9 meeting, including a bar on licensing AI as a physician and EHR alerts for downcoded claims.
The FDA approved pimicotinib on Nov. 10 after a 56 percent week-25 response rate, the third CSF-1R inhibitor for TGCT and the only one dosed daily.
Orforglipron cut sleep apnea events 12 to 13 an hour more than placebo in ATTAIN-OSA, against 20 to 24 on tirzepatide's label, largely tracking weight loss.
The VA inspector general's 2026 survey found severe physician shortages at 135 of 139 facilities, with radiology, urology and anesthesiology rising most.
