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The number of women cardiologists presenting at grand rounds has increased steadily over 25 years in the United States, but in some subspecialties, women grand round speakers remain markedly underrepresented, according to the first published study on the topic. Ersilia M. DeFilippis, MD, with the Center for Advanced Cardiac Care at Columbia University Irving Medical

Quizzes > Weekly News Quiz — You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz by MedPage Today Staff January 18, 2025 The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up

Perspectives > Second Opinions — Private practices offer personalized care, expanded access, and physician autonomy by Amy McNally, MD January 18, 2025 McNally is a gynecologic oncologist and surgeon. With today's medical advancements and technologies, innovation in the surgical field is creating possibilities for patients that did not exist a few years ago. I utilize

While artificial intelligence (AI) is helping clinicians in medical dermatology improve diagnostic accuracy, streamline workflows, and develop patient treatment plans, its wide adoption for use in cosmetic dermatology is still in the early stages. According to Jeffrey Dover, MD, co-director of SkinCare Physicians in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, cosmetic dermatologists are primarily using AI for patient

Kim Hilton inside his new apartment at an assisted living facility in Columbia Falls, Montana. Hilton wasn't able to afford the unit on his own, but he got one of the limited slots in a Medicaid program that helps pay for assisted living. (Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio) COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — Over two years ago

Seoul-based Asan Medical Center (AMC) has been validated for Stage 7 of the new iteration of the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM), a first among hospitals in Asia-Pacific.  The new INFRAM24 assesses a healthcare organisation's infrastructure maturity based on cybersecurity, adoption, sustainability, performance, and outcomes. The previous framework evaluated the areas of mobility, security, collaboration

Black and Latino enrollment in American medical schools has fallen sharply after the 2023 US Supreme Court decision effectively ending affirmative action in higher education, a new report finds. In the first class selected post-affirmative action, the numbers of Black and Latino individuals entering medical school in the 2024-2025 academic year dropped by 11.6% and

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the nation braces for potential policy shifts under President-elect Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” mantra, the nation’s most populous state and largest health care market is preparing for a few changes of its own. With supermajorities in both houses, Democrats in the California Legislature passed — and Democratic Gov. Gavin