Cardiology
Lack of Sleep Tied to Physician Burnout, Medical Errors
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Sleep-related impairment among physicians is associated with increased burnout, decreased professional fulfillment, and increased self-reported clinically significant medical error, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Network Open. Mickey T. Trockel, M.D., Ph.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, and...
Kidney Disease Leading Risk Factor for COVID-19 Hospitalization
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Kidney disorders are the strongest preexisting factor associated with COVID-19-related hospitalization, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in PLOS ONE. Matthew T. Oetjens, Ph.D., from the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania, and colleagues used electronic health record data to assess pre-COVID-19 pandemic clinical phenotypes (12,971...
Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Up in Cancer Survivors
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cancer survivors are at higher risk for comorbidities that are considered risk factors for severe COVID-19 outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in EClinicalMedicine. Helena Carreira, Ph.D., from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and colleagues compared survivors (for at least one year)...
Obesity Duration Tied to Higher Cardiometabolic Disease Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Longer obesity duration is associated with worse cardiometabolic disease risk factors, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in PLOS Medicine. Tom Norris, Ph.D., from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, and colleagues used harmonized body mass index and cardiometabolic disease risk factor data from 20,746 participants...
Fear of Surprise Medical Bills Keeps U.S. Adults From Getting Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of U.S. adults do not seek health care for fear of a surprise medical bill, according to a survey released by the American Heart Association (AHA). The online survey was conducted by the Harris Poll from Oct. 12 to 14, 2020, and included 2,045 U.S. adults....
Female Physicians Spend More Time in EHR Than Males
MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Female physicians spend more minutes per day in the electronic health record (EHR) than their male counterparts, according to a research letter published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Sarah D. Tait, from the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues examined the...
Sedentary Behavior Linked to Heart Failure Hospitalization
THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In postmenopausal women, sedentary behavior is associated with an increased risk for incident heart failure hospitalization, according to a study published online Nov. 24 in Circulation: Heart Failure. Michael J. LaMonte, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the University at Buffalo in New York, and colleagues studied 80,982 women in the...
AMA Pushes for Widespread Telehealth Adoption
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — At a Special Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new policy to advocate for widespread adoption of telehealth beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the resolution, the AMA will advocate for the federal government and the Centers for Medicare &...
Female Doctors Less Likely to Be Promoted to Upper Faculty Ranks
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Women physicians in academic medical centers are less likely than men to be promoted to upper faculty ranks, according to a study published in the Nov. 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Kimber P. Richter, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the University of Kansas School of Medicine...
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