Business of Medicine
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Prostate Cancer Tsunami Coming, Experts Caution
Expert suggests approaches for enabling earlier diagnosis of prostate cancer in men in low- to middle-income countries.
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Is Measuring How Many Times Patients Get Screened for Depression Really a Reflection of Good Clinical Care?
Providing a screening may not be appropriate at every visit, especially those that are not routine check-ups or where time is limited.
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For Some MDs, Long COVID Burnout Is a New Reality
Despite depression and burnout, few physicians seek help, fearing tarnishing their reputation or even losing their license.
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Should Opioids Be Used for Chronic Cancer Pain?
Prescribing strategies are partly driven by peer pressure, new research suggests.
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Older, Breastfeeding Mothers Face Differing Advice About Mammograms
Most national guidelines support routine mammograms for breastfeeding moms, but protocols in the practice setting may differ.
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Why Do So Many Doctors Embrace Superstitions and Rituals?
“Rituals and superstitions are an acknowledgment that forces external to ourselves exist.”
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Hospitals Cash In on a Private Equity-Backed Trend: Concierge Physician Care
Membership fee-based care could potentially limit access to doctors, but also allow for better recruitment, say experts.
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Overlord or Underachiever: AI Poised to Disrupt Eye Care
AI agents that aid the existing workforce on specific administrative tasks will be the most likely early use.
From the Journals
Physicians Received $12 Billion from Drug, Device Makers in Less Than 10 Years
Industry payments appeared to have been little changed by public reporting in the Open Payments database.
Commentary
A Banned Chemical That Is Still Causing Cancer
This carcinogen ‘is still around: in our soil, in our food, and in our blood.’
Conference Coverage
Money, Ethnicity, and Access Linked to Cervical Cancer Disparities
An online analytic tool provides visual evidence of the geographic and demographic disparities in incident and recurrent/metastatic cervical...