Coffee & Reverse Causality | J&J Vaccine Pause | Pandemic Doc CompensationApril 27, 2021 | Trending in Healthcare Cardiology BP Level, Heart Rate May Affect Coffee Consumption The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently published a report that suggested reverse causality – disease driving behavior – may account for some of the controversies surrounding studies related to coffee consumption. The results showed those who have higher blood pressure drink less coffee and those with low blood pressure drank more. But what role does genetics play? Read full article Cardiology Clot Concerns w. Adenovirus COVID-19 Vaccines, Antibody Treatment Recommendations, and Data This article from the American College of Physicians (ACP) provides a deeper dive into the pause of the J&J vaccine, which was recommended by the FDA and CDC on April 13, 2021, after six cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) among patients who had received the vaccine was reported. The pause is being done to determine whether the vaccine is associated with any other types of thrombosis and to develop more specific recommendations for its use, possibly based on age. Read full article Allergy & Immunology How the Pandemic Affected Physician Compensation Based on the Medicus Firm’s hundreds of job searches and placements across the US, the results are a case of good news and bad news. The bad? Elective procedures canceled, hiring slowed, and signing bonuses stalled. However, the good news is that those people canceling the elective procedures still need them, bringing about a necessary return to a high-demand healthcare environment. Read full article
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