Annals of internal medicine
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Cancer has substantial health, quality-of-life, and economic impacts. Screening may decrease cancer mortality and treatment costs, but the cost of screening in the United States is unknown. ⋯ None.
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Physician virtues, including humility, are crucial for shaping a physician's identity and practice. The health care literature offers varied views on humility, and the rising call for discussing virtues as a framing for professional identity formation underscores the need for a clearer understanding of physician humility. This review aimed to develop a cohesive conceptualization of physician humility and to define how it functions in medical practice. ⋯ The authors highlight some of the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and sociocontextual challenges to cultivating and practicing physician humility. These findings highlight the importance of promoting humility in shaping physicians' actions, thoughts, and relationships with patients, colleagues, and their profession. Integrating such virtues as humility into medical education is essential for upholding the ideals of the medical profession and cultivating moral agents who engage in self-reflection and embody the principles of exemplary physicians.
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Costalat V, Jovin TG, Albucher JF, et al; LASTE Trial Investigators. Trial of thrombectomy for stroke with a large infarct of unrestricted size. N Engl J Med. 2024;390:1677-1689. 38718358.
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Knee osteoarthritis (OA) typically presents with joint pain that is exacerbated by use and alleviated with rest. There is relatively brief, self-limited morning stiffness and absence of constitutional symptoms. ⋯ As the severity of disease increases, the magnitude of pain and functional impairment intensifies. Surgical intervention should be pursued to relieve pain and restore functionality only when nonpharmacologic approaches and pharmacologic agents fail to control pain.
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Racial disparities in firearm injury death in the United States are well established. Less is known about the magnitude of nonfatal and total firearm injury. ⋯ None.