(MedPage Today) — Welcome to “Ask the Program Director,” a column from MedPage Today where your most pressing questions about residency — from the application process to life as a resident — are asked and answered. Dear residency program… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — Nearly half of Americans are obese. With rates of obesity more than doubling between 1990 and 2021, obesity is a significant risk factor for chronic diseases, including heart, liver, and kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — I was working in a southern emergency department (ED) once, in a beautiful location that is full of northerners, and which shall remain unnamed. We’ll call it “Vacation Memorial Hospital.” Lying before me was a charming lady… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — Looking out over the crowd before my presentation at Jefferson’s Faculty Days 2025, I couldn’t help thinking, “How did I end up being the oldest guy in the room?” Reflecting on my lengthy career, I noted that the seeds began… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — It’s 2 a.m. on a Saturday night shift in a busy emergency department (ED) in Houston. I am solo on coverage, and I’m treating a patient in diabetic ketoacidosis. They were recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes but stopped taking… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — In announcing his new Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV) program, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, described it as “a common-sense approach” intended “to bring more cures and meaningful treatments to the American… Powered by WPeMatico