Brady Laughlin

May 28, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | JoAnn Pinkerton |Giulia Faison |helen CHEN |Brady Laughlin

What Was New in the World of Menopause and Hot Flash Treatment at ACOG 2024? Vasomotor symptoms (VMS), or hot flashes, are reported by up to 80% of women during the menopausal transition and are the leading cause of medical attention during the transition. More than one-third of women report severe symptoms, which last, on average, seven years but can last ten years or more after the last period, with ethnic and racial variation.

May 28, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Giulia Faison |helen CHEN |Brady Laughlin |Leila Haghighat

As a neonatologist, I can count on both hands the times I was, undoubtedly helpfully, informed during sign-out that this particular patient had a “difficult parent.” Undoubtedly helpfully, I like to think, because either the previous physician, or nurse, or secretary, or respiratory therapist had an encounter with the parent that somehow altered their expectation of what their workflow would be like that day.

May 28, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | helen CHEN |Giulia Faison |Brady Laughlin |Leila Haghighat

Home hospice is a subject that has been explored greatly. The focus on death and dying and inadequate funding often take a front seat in many of the conversations, rightfully so. And yet, hospice is also about celebration of life and connection. Below, I share lessons in the latter I learned from working with an interdisciplinary home hospice team as an inpatient and outpatient clinician. 1) Cultural ConnectionI once had a hospice patient with pancreatic cancer.

May 23, 2024 | opmed.doximity.com | Brady Laughlin |Leila Haghighat |David Benjamin |Casey Paul Schukow

The Hidden Toll of Loneliness in MedicineDuring my time in residency, I became more passionate about wellness and the power of collaboration and teaming. But there was just one problem. I was lonely, and on top of it, I felt ashamed about it. In May 2023, the Surgeon General released an advisory regarding the devastating impact of loneliness. The loneliness often felt more profound when surrounded by people.

Oct 30, 2023 | redjournal.org | Brady Laughlin |Kimberly A. Corbin |Cameron Thorpe |Michael A. Golafshar

ABSTRACTTo report physician and patient-reported outcomes of patients with localized breast cancer treated with moderate versus ultra-hypofractionated whole breast irradiation (WBI) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS).