Physicians often work for extended hours to provide medical care for patients, which can result in sleep loss and affect their optimal functioning. Researchers from Juntendo University have conducted a national survey and used a computer-based psychomotor vigilance test (PVT) to assess the impact of long work hours and sleep duration on alertness and the psychological health of Japanese physicians. Poor PVT performance was significantly associated with physician depression and burnout.

As the world celebrated the highest level of athletic excellence in Paris during the Summer Olympics this year, champions of fracture care worldwide were also performing at gold-medal levels in secondary fracture prevention and osteoporosis management. These champions are the dedicated teams behind specialized post-fracture care coordination programs, commonly known as Fracture Liaison Services (FLS), that play a critical role in preventing future osteoporotic fractures in patients with osteoporosis who experience a first fracture. To mark this campaign, top-performing FLS services were invited to share their insights about how they deliver gold-standard care. Eighteen Gold-level FLS within the Capture the Fracture^® network of more than 1000 FLS worldwide, shared images and inspiring quotes from their teams, which will be disseminated via social media channels in the coming year.

Two-photon vision is a novel method with great potential for the future of ophthalmic diagnostics. Although it has many advantages, it requires improvement in key areas. ICTER scientists have taken a step forward by improving this technology and opening up new perspectives in ocular medicine.