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Half of Family Physicians Feel Their Payment Matches Their Workload
Medscape’s annual family physician compensation report showed high value placed on patient relationships.
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Florida Allows Doctors To Perform C-Sections Outside of Hospitals
Though touted as providing more options for pregnant patients, ob.gyns. and hospitals warn about dangers.
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The ASCO Annual Meeting Starts This Week
More than 7000 abstracts were submitted for this year’s meeting a new record — and over 5000 were selected for presentation.
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Suicide in Surgeons: The Heavy Toll of a High-Stakes Career
Medical professionals are at increased suicide risk, with 6.3% of surgeons considering suicide, compared to 4.9% for the average US adult.
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Culture of Sexual Harassment, Bullying Plagues Ob.Gyn.
Even in this female-dominated field, a systematic evidence review found harassment by other physicians and even operating room staff to be common...
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Helping Patients With Intellectual Disabilities Make Informed Decisions
Alternatives to guardianship such as supported decision-making may be less restrictive and can better serve patients.
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Asynchronous Primary Care Offers Challenges, Opportunities
Though burnout may be an issue, asynchronous care can, in some cases, be compensated and increase physician productivity and enhance patient care...
The Optimized Doctor
Rethinking the Rebels
The idea that I or my colleagues are unwilling to do whatever is necessary to meet our patients' needs was maddening. We dedicate our lives to it...
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Will the Federal Non-Compete Ban Take Effect?
The FTC reasoned that non-compete clauses constitute restraint of trade, and eliminating them could potentially increase worker earnings as well...
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Does More Systemic Treatment for Advanced Cancer Improve Survival?
Researchers evaluate whether patients treated in practices with higher rates of systemic therapy for very advanced disease have longer survival....
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Urine Tests Could Be ‘Enormous Step’ in Diagnosing Cancer
Cancer biomarkers in urine are not nearly as widely studied as those in the blood, but a new wave of urine tests suggests research is gaining pace...