Annals of internal medicine
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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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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
In factor Xa inhibitor-related acute ICH, andexanet vs. usual care improved hemostatic efficacy but increased thrombotic events.
Connolly SJ, Sharma M, Cohen AT, et al; ANNEXA-I Investigators. Andexanet for factor Xa inhibitor-associated acute intracerebral hemorrhage. N Engl J Med. 2024;390:1745-1755. 38749032.
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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.