People Who Crave Structure Are More Likely To Declare That Errors In Media Reports Are “Fake News”
By Emily Reynolds
There’s been much interest in what drives fake news over the last few years: who exactly shares it, and why? But beyond actual fake news — that is, purposefully misleading information spread online to further a particular agenda — recent years have also seen many people labelling genuine journalism as untrustworthy or downright false.
There are obvious ideological drivers to this, with some keen to undermine political opponents by any means necessary. But there might be another reason people are drawn to declaring “fake news!”: a need for order.
Viewing publications as susceptible to honest mis...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - July 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Media Personality Source Type: blogs
Nanoparticles for Large Gene Therapy to Cure Common Eye Diseases
Wet age-related macular degeneration and a number of other eye diseases, including congenital conditions, are related to mutated genes that result in blood vessel abnormalities. These can be treated with gene therapy, but delivering genetic material has proven to be difficult when dealing with large gene sequences that are common in retinal conditions.
Viruses have been the go-to vectors for delivering genes into the eye, but the immune system wants to fight them. Too often this results in poor efficacy on follow-up treatments. Moreover, they are not good at carrying large genetic payloads and there’s also a risk ...
Source: Medgadget - July 9, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Genetics Nanomedicine Ophthalmology Source Type: blogs
Three Framings of ‘Faster’ at the FDA and the Federal Right to Try
Jordan Paradise (Loyola University Chicago), Three Framings of ‘Faster’ at the FDA and the Federal Right to Try, Loy. U. Chi. L.J. (2020): In May 2018, Congress passed the controversial Right to Try (“RTT”) Act, creating a process for terminally... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - July 8, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
COVID-19, Georgia, and racial disparities: Do all lives still matter?
I learned to call Atlanta home after college. It was at Grady Memorial Hospital that I first shadowed doctors, and decided that I would go to medical school. Two and a half years into being an ATLien, I cried inconsolably because it was time to leave. I have since continued to yearn for the day […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 27, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/max-jordan-nguemeni-tiako" rel="tag" > Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako < /a > < /span > Tags: Policy COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Public Health & Source Type: blogs
Brain Death Testing – Consent or No Consent?
I have a guest editorial in the June 2020 American Journal of Bioethics. Fifteen articles discuss whether clinicians should get consent for brain death testing.
Brain Death Testing: Time for National UniformityThaddeus Mason Pope
Legal and Ethical Considerations for Requiring Consent for Apnea Testing in Brain Death DeterminationIvor Berkowitz & Jeremy R. Garrett
Beyond the Apnea Test: An Argument to Broaden the Requirement for Consent to the Entire Brain Death EvaluationErin Paquette, Joel Frader, Seema Shah, Robert C. Tasker & Robert Truog
The Case Against Solicitation of Consent for Apnea TestingDhristie B...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - May 22, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
To the AAMC: Recommend an interview limit or else this year ’s residency match may be a disaster
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned medical education upside-down. From exclusively virtual pre-clerkship courses, to delayed clerkships, to canceled graduation proceedings, there has been massive disruption. Now, after weeks of speculation, we ’ve learned how the pandemic will be disrupting the 2020-2021 residency application cycle. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is now recommending that all […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 16, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jordan-hughes" rel="tag" > Jordan Hughes, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Education COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Residency Source Type: blogs
Podcast: It ’ s See You Later, Not Goodbye
All good things must come to an end. And today is one of those days. In this episode of The Not Crazy Podcast, we say a sad farewell to our amazing cohost, Jackie Zimmerman. Tune in, as Jackie and Gabe reminisce about the good old days, ponder the fate of podcasts, and discuss Jackie’s decision to leave. They also introduce you to Gabe’s new cohost, Lisa, who just happens to be his ex-wife. Yep! You heard that right! Will this divorced duo be an absolute train wreck (as most divorced cohosts would be) or an inspiration to all? You’ll have to stick around to find out.
Join us for a sweet farewell to Jackie and...
Source: World of Psychology - May 4, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: General Not Crazy Podcast Source Type: blogs
The parallels between basketball and pandemic medicine
Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant. Yao Ming. These are the biggest names in the basketball world, and all three were my superheroes growing up. Even though I’d never had the chance to meet them, to see how they carried themselves on and off the court-inspired me to push myself, to find out what my limits were […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 1, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/ton-la-jr" rel="tag" > Ton La, Jr. < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Brain Death – RUDDA Is Only Part of the Solution
Today, clinical ethicists Bryan Kibbe and Jordan Potter published a letter to the editor, commenting on our recent proposal for a Revised Uniform Determination of Death Act (RUDDA). (See also our shorter version in Annals Internal Med.)
Kibbe and... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - April 29, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Wisconsin and Anthony Fauci prove physicians need to and can be national leaders
If one of your patients told you he is going to go spend a few hours hanging out in the cold this week with a bunch of people who might have coronavirus, what would your advice be? That is exactly the situation thousands of people in Wisconsin faced on April 7, as the state decided […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 11, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/sean-jordan" rel="tag" > Sean Jordan, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs
PVCs and AV Block in a Young Adult?
===================================MY Comment by KEN GRAUER, MD (4/9/2020):===================================The patient is a man in his 30s with a long history of smoking — who presents to the ED with a history of severe dizziness, near syncope, and chest discomfort over the past few days. His initial ECG and long lead II rhythm strip is shown in Figure-1.QUESTIONS:How would you interpret the ECG and rhythm strip shown in Figure-1?Is it likely that AV block is the cause of his symptoms?Figure-1: The initial 12-lead ECG in this case (See text).My THOUGHTS: There are 2 parts t...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - April 8, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: ECG Interpretation Source Type: blogs
Meaningful Fissures: The Value of Divergent Agendas in Patient Advocacy
Presented courtesy of the American Journal of Bioethics. You can see the April 2020 issue by clicking here.
by Jordan P. Richardson & Richard R. Sharp
Patient advocacy organizations emerged in the 1950s to collectivize patient power and promote patient’s shared interests and rights. Since that time, patient advocacy organizations have grown in number and influence, filling an assortment of roles that include increasing public awareness, providing support to patients and families, building community, and advocating for research. It is their role in political activism that McCoy et al.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 27, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Blog Editor Tags: Editorial-AJOB Featured Posts Patient Advocacy patient advocacy organizations Source Type: blogs
Amid COVID-19, make USMLE Step 1 pass/fail now
COVID-19 continues to require unprecedented disruptions to medical education. On March 17, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and Liaison Committee on Medical Education recommended that medical schools release all students from clinical duties for two weeks. This effort will both decrease the risk of exposure for students and relieve stretched-thin residents of teaching responsibilities. […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 24, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/max-jordan-nguemeni-tiako-and-rodrigo-munoz" rel="tag" > Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako and Rodrigo Mu ñoz < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Medical school Source Type: blogs
