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US Air Ambulances: Expensive, Risky, and Regulation-Averse Whereas the US has had 29 fatal air ambulance accidents since 2008, Canada has had just one and the UK has had none.
News, November 20, 2019
With Exotic Cats & Video Games, Doc Exhibits LGBTQ-Friendly Care After a devastating fire, a family practice physician creates a one-of-a-kind dream clinic where everyone is welcome.
News, November 18, 2019
10 Smart Ways to Deal With Challenging Patients Almost every doctor has challenging encounters with some patients. Here are 10 solutions to bridge communication barriers and create a visit that benefits everyone.
News, November 11, 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.
News, November 07, 2019
Clues to Mysterious Deaths: Doctors Who Help Although it isn't exactly what you see on TV dramas, forensic pathologists play a vital role in helping law enforcement and families get answers to questions about mysterious deaths
News, November 06, 2019
New AMA President Plans to Attack Dysfunction in Medicine Patrice Harris, MD, the first black woman to lead the American Medical Association, sits down with Medscape to discuss topics ranging from quelling burnout to improving physician compensation.
News, November 01, 2019
The Cardiologist and the Mafia Gangster Barbara Roberts, MD, cardiologist, describes the time when she was the treating physician for a notorious mob boss, while also having a secret relationship with another major mafia figure.
News, October 29, 2019
'Sheriff' Cardiologist Sounds the Alarm on Ineffective Generics "I felt vindicated because I called it right," he said. "I recognized it was a problem and I called it."
News, October 28, 2019
Despite Death Threats, Politician Fights Vaccine Exemptions California state Sen. Richard Pan, MD, has faced death threats, harassment, and assault for his bills against vaccine exemptions.
News, October 25, 2019
Harnessing the Power of Microbes to Fight Cancer New evidence suggests probiotics may do more harm than good, but the inherent potential of the microbiome in cancer remains considerable.
News, October 25, 2019
Attacking Autoimmunity Through the Gut: Folly or Science? People with autoimmune disease are growing tired of waiting for conventional therapies to work and are turning to functional medicine to help manage their symptoms.
News, October 24, 2019
Paclitaxel Devices in PAD: Debate Continues, but Risk 'Cannot Be Ignored' The latest analysis on drug-coated devices in PAD conflicts with some of the updated data presented at TCT and is unlikely to settle the question of their safety. Where does the field go from here?
News, 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.
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.
News, October 22, 2019
Doctors Have a Right to Remain Mum, Judge Says Will malpractice premiums rise in this state?; investigation of doctor's misconduct falls into 'black hole'; bill that would allow military physicians to be sued has stalled; more.
News, October 22, 2019
Doctors' Advisors Share Their Best Year-End Tax Tips You may not be thinking about taxes now, but this is the time to work with your financial experts on a plan to pay as little as possible next spring.
News, October 21, 2019
Docs Still Overwhelmed by Regulatory Burdens: Survey Medical practices say prior authorization and value-based initiatives create more burden than benefit for them and their patients, according to a new survey.
News, October 15, 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?
News, October 15, 2019
Death Threats and Abuse: Doctors Brave the 'Abortion Desert' To safeguard their patients' reproductive rights, physicians risk personal safety to fly to places where abortion access is severely limited.
News, October 14, 2019
Doc-Senator: Don't Rely on DC to Reduce Physician Burden If physicians want to make changes in healthcare, they need to get more involved to make it happen, says Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD.
News, October 14, 2019

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