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EHR alerts to both doc and patient may boost statin prescribing
Electronic ‘nudges’ that promote new statin prescriptions seemed most effective when sent to patients as well as their primary care doctors in a...
Commentary
Medically speaking, 2022 was the best year yet for children
For a child born this year, in a developed country, into a family with access to good health care, the odds of living into the 22nd century are...
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Employers use patient assistance programs to offset their own costs
Some insurers and employers are tapping into assistance programs meant for individual patients. The concern: Some costly drugs could be harder for...
From the Journals
Diabetes decision tool yields ‘modest’ benefit in low-resource clinics
Another positive of this tool is that it could curtail physician burnout, authors of new research say.
News
Study comparing surgical and N95 masks sparks concern
The findings are not consistent with those of many other studies on this topic.
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Florida doc dies by suicide after allegedly drugging and raping patients
A Collier County Sheriff’s deputy found the internist’s body near his Naples home with a gunshot...
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Pediatric emergencies associated with unnecessary testing: AAP
Several common pediatric conditions do not require diagnostic tests.
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Deductibles a threat to more imaging after abnormal mammogram
The ACA does not mandate coverage for additional tests and a biopsy to help determine whether the patient has cancer.
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Women docs: How your next job contract can reflect your real goals
“I found that navigating contracts from the standpoint of a woman still in childbearing years was a little disappointing and challenging,”
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How blunt is too blunt for informed consent?
There’s a fine line between providing enough information on the risks and benefits of a particular treatment and knowing you’ve explained it well...
From the Journals
Analysis of doctors’ EHR email finds infrequent but notable hostility
Researchers were struck by the hostility of negative sentiment in some emails to physicians.