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I did peer review: I saw turf wars, ego, and unfairness
“Because of how opaque [the peer review process is], it immediately puts physicians on the defensive, and it doesn’t always succeed in what it’s...
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Report urges complete residency overhaul
Overall, the report calls for increased standardization of how students are evaluated in medical school and how residency programs evaluate...
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Health care workers eager for COVID booster shots
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Pandemic demand for NPs soars, softens for primary care: Report
“NPs are coming into their own in a market that puts a premium on easy access to care and cost containment.”
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Why aren’t more women doctors in the top-paying specialties?
“I was told by one program interviewer that ‘I don’t have a bias about women in medicine, I have a bias about women in orthopedic surgery.’”
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A sizzling hybrid meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
At 115°, the temperatures at the 2021 annual meeting in Palm Springs, California, held June 27–30, truly made the event a hot,...
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U.S. health system ranks last among 11 high-income countries
“What this report tells us is that our health care system is not working for Americans, particularly those with lower incomes, who are at a severe...
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Physicians wearing white coats rated more experienced
Physicians wearing white coats were rated more experienced and professional than peers in casual attire, while female physicians uniformly were...
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Surgeon marks ‘right’ instead of ‘left’ testicle, then operates
Florida regulators have imposed a fine and other measures on a Tampa doctor who made a crucial error prior to his patient’s testicular surgery, as...
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COVID-19 leaves wake of medical debt among U.S. adults
Plus, 16% of adults said they had coverage gaps lasting a year or longer.
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Texas doctor stole identities, forged patient records in fraud scheme; more
The doctor issued more than 600 prescriptions for scar screams using information from beneficiaries without their knowledge or consent.