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• Many Doctors Feel Angry, Undervalued by Warren's Health Plan A proposal to hold fees to what Medicare pays and to cut some specialists' fees to pay for Medicare all rankles many doctors.
  Medscape Medical News, November 11, 2019
• Shorter Surgeon On-Call Shifts May Mean Better Outcomes of Acute Surgery Limiting surgeon shifts to 12 hours for covering surgical emergencies has led to shorter hospital stays, fewer infections and lower overall costs for patients presenting with acute appendicitis at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in Lubbock, according to new research.
  Reuters Health Information, November 06, 2019
• Oncologist Confidential: I Gave Birth on Surgical Call 'It's hard to be a mom, a doctor, and be more than a doctor. As a woman who wants to be up in the ranks, you have to work twice as hard and be twice as loud and do so much more than your male colleagues.'
  Medscape Medical News, November 07, 2019
• Teaching Teens Surgery to Recruit More Diverse Surgeons Are interventions designed to recruit more diverse doctors starting early enough? A new program found surprising results by teaching surgical skills and other healthcare information to teenagers.
  Medscape Medical News, November 07, 2019
• Pediatricians Favor New Maintenance-of-Certification Assessment Initial feedback from pediatricians supports the feasibility, acceptability and learning experience associated with the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification Assessment for Pediatrics (MOCA-Peds).
  Reuters Health Information, November 05, 2019
• Dermatologists Urged to Combat Medical Overuse Dermatologists can reduce medical overuse and mitigate patient morbidity from unnecessary interventions through evidence-based practices, a systematic review reveals.
  Reuters Health Information, November 01, 2019
• Psychiatrists Hardest Hit by Workplace Violence Workplace violence among mental health professionals is 'extremely common,' but psychiatrists seem hardest hit compared to their peers.
  Medscape Medical News, November 01, 2019
• Patient Biases Take Toll on Physicians Physicians and physician trainees experience several types of patient bias and often face significant barriers to responding effectively, according to focus-group findings.
  Reuters Health Information, October 29, 2019
• California Fires Illuminate Trauma and Resilience The chaos and evacuations prompted by wind-fueled wildfire in Sonoma County pose special challenges for people in need of ongoing medical treatment.
  Kaiser Health News, October 30, 2019
• Half of Surgical Residents Report Mistreatment More frequent exposure to discrimination, abuse, and harassment may explain higher burnout rates among female general surgery residents.
  October 28, 2019
• Mobile Health Clinic Brings Contraception to Texas' Rio Grande Valley Long-acting reversible contraception is strikingly effective, yet only 11 percent of women nationwide make use of it.
  Undark, October 24, 2019
• Surgeons' Demographic Features Linked to Board-Exam Pass Rates General surgery trainee race, ethnicity, sex and family status are associated with pass rates on American Board of Surgery (ABS) qualifying and certifying exams, researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, October 22, 2019
• Medical Trainees Fear Retaliation for Reporting Abuse Abuse of med students and residents appears to be common. Despite institutional policies designed to increase accountability, the majority of incidents go unreported because of fear of repercussions.
  Medscape Medical News, October 22, 2019
• Wearables and Malpractice Risk: When to Worry Device-generated health data is a double-edged sword, providing valuable information but also creating potential liability for physicians.
  Medscape Medical News, October 22, 2019
• Med Student Running for Congress Against Political Dynasty At just 27 years old, med student Solomon Rajput has entered a congressional race against a family that has held elected office since 1955. Why? And is politics harder than med school?
  Medscape Medical News, October 15, 2019
• They Enrolled in Medical School to Practice Rural Medicine. What Happened? Eight years ago, a new medical program opened in Salina, Kan., as an experimental way to promote rural medicine. Only three of its eight newly minted doctors are now working in the most rural communities.
  Kaiser Health News, October 15, 2019
• Fewer Children, Fewer Climate Risks? Niger Ponders a Controversial Option
  Reuters Health Information, October 07, 2019
• A Nonprofit Hospital System That Sues Poor Patients Has Freed Thousands From Debt Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, in Memphis, Tennessee, is erasing debt for unpaid hospital bills owed by more than 6,500 patients. The hospital had profited by aggressively pursuing patients who couldn't pay.
  Kaiser Health News, October 08, 2019
• ASTRO 2019Worse Survival If Severe Lymphopenia Follows Chemoradiation Severe lymphopenia following chemoradiotherapy compromises outcomes for patients with esophageal cancer, again underscoring the importance of the immune system in cancer control.
  Medscape Medical News, September 24, 2019
• More Women Internists, but Numbers in Subspecialties Drop The number of women in cardiology doubled over a quarter century, but the subspecialty continues to have the smallest percentage of women, at 21.3%, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, September 23, 2019