Jennifer R. Southall

Older parental age at delivery increased the risk for certain childhood allergic diseases in offspring, according to study results.“These findings are significant given the rising age of parents and increasing prevalence of childhood allergic diseases,” Ye Zhang, MS, researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine School of Public Health, Shanghai, China, and colleagues

High maternal daily caffeine intake led to a lower risk for asthma in children, according to study results.However, researchers recommended additional research to further assess the association between maternal caffeine intake and childhood asthma given “caffeine’s potential adverse effects on other health outcomes.”

Latinas in the U.S. medical system experience disproportionate barriers and discriminatory behaviors from colleagues and patients, according to results of an online survey. There remains a “need for the reform in medical education to promote an inclusive culture and provide adequate mentorship to marginalized trainees,” researchers concluded.

Gestational diabetes led to an increased risk for asthma exacerbations during pregnancy among a cohort of women with pre-existing asthma, according to results of a retrospective cohort study.The findings indicate a need for early universal screening and interventions to improve blood glucose control among this population of pregnant women, researchers concluded.

Increased engagement in patients’ health-related social needs appeared associated with an increased likelihood for burnout among a cohort of physicians, according to a study.Researchers call for thorough assessment of the potential unintended consequences of physicians’ engagement in addressing health-related social needs on their well-being.

Significant barriers to divorce during pregnancy and reproductive health care led to serious health risks among pregnant or recently pregnant women in the U.S. between 2018 and 2021, according to results of a cross-sectional study. The findings provide key information for policymakers, researchers concluded.

CHICAGO — The way that clinicians are taught to deal with feelings in medicine is complex, according to Jessi Gold, MD, MS. “This is something that I think about all the time as a psychiatrist and as a clinician in the clinic,” Gold, chief wellness officer at University of Tennessee System and associate professor of psychiatry at University of Tennessee Health Science Center,

Career trajectories differed by race and ethnicity among a cohort of “particularly promising” clinician-researchers, with many reporting being likely to leave their current positions in medicine in 2 years, according to survey results. The findings specifically showed that underrepresented race and ethnicity in medicine [URM] faculty reported a higher likelihood of leaving their

A 0.1 full-time equivalent-supported core faculty program led to the most fellows and faculty reporting improvements in job satisfaction and an increased sense of involvement in the fellowship program, according to survey results.The findings, published in Journal of Cancer Education, specifically showed an increase in core faculty involvement in fellowship education and recruitment, researchers

A new study funded by the NIH will assess a novel set of educational interventions around sexual harassment in the biomedical research field and how to incorporate those interventions into practice. The Ending Sexual harassment: Teaching Of Principal investigators (E-STOP) trial is planned to launch in the fall, with a push for recruitment in August, according to Arghavan Salles, MD,