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In the wake of the election, many medical professionals are leaving X (#MedTwitter) and opting for social media platform Bluesky (#MedSky). Physicians told MedPage Today that Bluesky resembles X (formerly Twitter) in its early days, when they considered it a place for sharing and discussing medical science. MedPage Today's Kristina Fiore spoke with Nicholas Mark, MD, Kyle Swanson, MD, FAANS, FCNS, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, Joel Topf, MD, Gavin Yamey, MD, MPH, and Nick Sawyer, MD MBA FACEP, to learn more. https://lnkd.in/etkcue9x

Some "never-words" should not be used in conversations with seriously ill patients, Rana Awdish, MD, and colleagues asserted in a Mayo Clinic Proceedings perspective paper. The group warned against language that shuts down patient questions, offends, or limits decision-making. https://lnkd.in/e5Mp9xJk

One of the leading public health associations, American Public Health Association, came out Monday against President-elect Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary in a press release headlined, "America deserves better than RFK Jr." https://lnkd.in/ezVb5Zqt

A new Texas rule requiring hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status took effect on Nov. 1. How do doctors in Texas feel about the new rule? MedPage Today spoke with Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP, and Brian H. Williams, MD, FACS, to find out. https://lnkd.in/egjpHra3

In April, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule banning most noncompete agreements in employer contracts. However, in August, a federal court struck down the ban, and the agency filed an appeal in mid-October. With a Trump administration set to take office, what does the future hold for noncompete restrictions? Reporter Shannon Firth is here to tell us more. https://lnkd.in/d26RSkNr

Under the Biden administration and Chair Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission has reportedly taken its most aggressive stance on curbing corporate power in decades. Reporter Shannon Firth examines the FTC's actions on private equity under Khan’s leadership and whether the Trump administration is likely to maintain this approach.

Perspectives in a recent Wall Street Journal article critiquing the newer generation of doctors for advocating better work-life balance have ignited backlash within the physician community. https://lnkd.in/e66DV7T3

While use of PubMed's voluntary field for conflict of interest (COI) statements in abstracts has increased, it continues to be underutilized by most scientific journals, according to a repeated cross-sectional study. https://lnkd.in/ed8mA6VZ

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is likely to influence healthcare policy in the incoming Trump administration.