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You and the skeptical patient: Who’s the doctor here?
“I spoke to him on many occasions about the dangers of COVID, but he just didn’t believe me.”
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The marked contrast in pandemic outcomes between Japan and the United States
Over time Japan has the least cumulative deaths per capita of any major country in the world.
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Longer boarding times predict patient processing in ED
“Extrapolating this association across the country, we predicted that nearly one million patients may have potentially not received ED care due to...
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Physicians speak out: Why they love or hate incentive bonuses
Once thought to improve quality and consistency of care, incentive bonuses may be falling out of favor.
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The NP will see you now: Clinic staffed by nurses provides primary care
A chain of primary care clinics is likely the first of its kind to be staffed entirely by nurse practitioners.
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Too old to practice medicine?
The debate regarding professional longevity is taking place in various countries.
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Newer drugs not cost effective for first-line diabetes therapy
Costs of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists ‘need to be lowered substantially’ to improve health outcomes and prevent health disparities...
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Shortage of family physicians in Canada intensified during pandemic
Data from Canada show growth in early retirement in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Physician bias may prevent quality care for patients with disabilities
Many physicians report being ill-equipped to treat people with physical and cognitive disabilities, and some said they try to avoid doing so, a...
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AHA targets physician burnout in academic CV medicine
Exhaustion and burnout uniquely threaten academic cardiovascular medicine physicians and need to be addressed to maintain this critical workforce...