A new movement in medicine aims to teach “shame competence,” helping physicians recognize and manage one of the field’s most corrosive yet overlooked emotions.
Rural emergency rooms across the U.S. are increasingly staffed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners instead of physicians, raising debates over care quality, staffing shortages, and access to emergency services.
In a long-term cohort study, researchers found that specific retinal changes—thinner photoreceptor layers and thicker retinal pigment epithelium—were linked to a higher risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, suggesting potential noninvasive biomarkers for early detection.
Estradiol increases susceptibility to retinal degeneration in female mice with retinitis pigmentosa, highlighting hormone-specific effects on neurodegenerative disease pathways.