(MedPage Today) — Who hasn’t read Lewis Carroll’s ode in which sweet, young oysters leave their safe ocean-bed only to be eaten by a wily walrus and his dour human pal? Today, scholars still debate the meaning behind “The Walrus and the Carpenter… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — Dear esteemed physician, Congratulations! You have been selected to complete a peer reference survey. The process is a simple professional endorsement of your colleague. However, please do not be surprised if it feels like an… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — My (Feng) first house call as a third-year medical student was eye-opening, revealing the pressing need for better home-based healthcare. We visited Olivia*, a patient with a severe heart condition, in her cluttered apartment… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — In the overview to my very first book (Future Practice Alternatives in Medicine, published by Igaku-Shoin, NYC, in 1987), I popularized the term “White Coat/Blue Collar.” The book’s first full chapter was authored by the then… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — On Saturday, an email from the Trump administration demanded that all federal employees email the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) by 11:59 p.m. Monday to tell them what they accomplished last week — a menacing prospect… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — “We knew he was lying when he said he was not going to touch this group in particular.” — Georges Benjamin, MD, of the American Public Health Association, discussing the possibility that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — Throughout the last few weeks, the Trump administration has proposed tariffs on a battery of countries, which would likely impact the availability or cost of gowns, gloves, syringes, pharmaceuticals, and many more vital medical… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — No one likes overspending or waste, particularly when it comes at taxpayers’ expense. And no one likes dealing with “red tape” or “jumping through hoops” either. In the emergency departments where I have spent much time, too… Powered by WPeMatico