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Racial disparities seen in pediatric postoperative mortality rates
The results showed that postoperative mortality rates were significantly higher in Black children in the highest income category, compared with...
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‘It’s about transparency’: Indiana law prohibits misleading medical titles
“The threat to patient safety comes by nonphysicians marketing themselves in a way that is confusing to patients.
Opinion
Get the science right
My recommendation would be that pediatrics do one-third as much research but do that research three times better and get it right.
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Doc sues patient and wins
Urologist Arnaldo Trabucco, MD, was outraged when he learned of a legal claim filed by a patient’s family blaming him for the patient’s death.
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U.S. primary care seen lagging in key markers
In delivery of primary care, including access and coordination, the U.S. trails well behind 10 other wealthy countries, according to a new report...
The Optimized Doctor
‘We don’t want to be an inspiration’
Although acknowledgment is appreciated, the women I work alongside don’t need me to be inspired by them.
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Physician loses right leg, sues podiatrist; more
Other legal updates include a forceps-delivery suit and PAs and med-mal caps.
From the Journals
Cardiologists say rights to maternity leave violated
Nearly 75% of cardiologists who gave birth during their career report violations of their maternity leave rights, increasing risk for...
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Insurance mandates drive genetic testing and sex selection in IVF
Data showed higher rates of preimplantation genetic testing for nonmedical sex selection in states where IVF is largely self-funded.
From the Journals
Study: Majority of research on homeopathic remedies unpublished or unregistered
Plus a quarter of the published trials changed their results before publication, according to the new research.
Managing Your Practice
Selling your practice
My previous column...