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U.K. doctor found guilty of trying to conceal cause of child’s death
“Whilst the failings may not have changed the tragic outcome of Patient A’s death, her parents were seeking answers to what happened and were...
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Florida medical boards ban transgender care for minors
Once enacted, new state rules will prohibit children under the age of 18 from receiving puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to transition.
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Physicians react: Climate change and other social issues
Around half of physicians rated climate change among their five most important issues, according to results of a Medscape survey.
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Med students dismayed that residency match process won’t change
Many publicly stated that they believed the change could reduce stress.
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Doc trains family physicians in vasectomy care
Requests for vasectomy consultations at the end of June – when the Dobbs decision was announced – came from men of all ages.
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DTC telemedicine expands access to gender-affirming therapy
The findings suggest that virtual care “may be a good option” for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, who often report difficulty finding...
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A cost-effective de-escalation strategy in advanced melanoma
While the use of immunotherapies over the past decade has improved the prognosis for patients with advanced melanoma, these drugs come with a...
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New Medicare physician fee schedule leaves docs fuming over pay cuts
Physician groups’ initial reactions centered on an across-the-board reduction of 4.4% in the conversion factor.
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Working while sick: Why doctors don’t stay home when ill
Only 2% of respondents said they never come to work unwell, in a Medscape survey.
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Access to abortion clinics declines sharply
The percentage of reproductive-age women who live more than an hour from an abortion facility has doubled since this summer’s Supreme Court ruling...
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Scientists identify new genetic links to dyslexia
“Only a small genomewide study of dyslexia existed before ours,” says author of a new study.