Coping With Fear of Cancer Recurrence at AshTip Solution.

Medical-surgical registered nurses say their concerns over staffing levels and quality of patient care have been ongoing and ignored by management for the past six years. 2023-06-24

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 mandates that all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)–registered physicians and healthcare providers complete a one-time, 8-hour CME training on managing and treating opioid and other substance abuse disorders. This requirement goes into effect on June 27, 2023. New DEA registrants must also comply. Veterinarians are exempt. 2023-06-26

Madeline Sterling, MD, knew something was wrong when she heard her patient's voice on the phone. The patient was breathing too fast and sounded fatigued. Like many people with heart failure, this patient had several comorbidities: diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer, which was in remission. 2023-07-05

Today, in Nature, a groundbreaking and compelling report on the genomics of why some people do not manifest symptoms of COVID. And last week, two papers (here and here) on the genetics of Long COVID. This represents genetic probes for the extreme of the clinical spectrum — from not exhibiting symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection to developing a debilitating, chronic condition. In this edition of Ground Truths, I'll review the three new studies and contextualize their importance. 2023-07-19