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Most Clinicians Know a Doctor Who Has Tried or Completed Suicide A Medscape poll finds that physicians, nurses, and medical students say depression, burnout, and stress are likely the three main contributors driving physician suicide.
Medscape Medical News, June 29, 2018
11% of Nurses, NPs, PAs Claim Recent Sexual Harassment Leering, standing too close, and unwanted touching were the most-mentioned behaviors in a Medscape survey that asked about harassment in the past 3 years.
Medscape Medical News, June 28, 2018

Herpes or Bacterial Infection? Testing and Treating Young Infants Which symptomatic infants should be empirically treated for possible herpes simplex infection? New data help to narrow it down.
Medscape Pediatrics, July 12, 2018
Malpractice: Your Staff Could Help Cause or Avert Lawsuits Your office support staff can prevent mistakes, but they can also introduce new ones and anger patients. How can you make sure they'll work to avert a malpractice lawsuit?
Medscape Business of Medicine, July 10, 2018

Can RNs Perform Cosmetic Procedures? And if so, what is required to make this practice legal?
Medscape Nurses, July 2, 2018

Nurse Uniforms: Who Cares What Nurses Wear? A look back at nursing uniforms reveals how and why we ended up dressing the way we do.
Medscape Nurses, April 6, 2017