Physician Shortage Smaller Than Previously Expected, Report Shows
(MedPage Today) -- New projections pointed to a significant shortage of physicians in the next 10 to 15 years, albeit one smaller than previously anticipated, according to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Physician... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 27, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Washington and New Jersey Are Reforming Prior Authorization. Is Your State Next?
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly 1 in 3 adults will be diagnosed with depression in their lifetimes -- often marked by a nearly out-of-body level of disorientation. We lose our ability to think clearly, to emote normally -- even our very sense of... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 27, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Controversial Travel Policy for Military Reproductive Care Rarely Used
(MedPage Today) -- A controversial military policy that allows service members to be reimbursed for travel if they or a family member have to go out of state for reproductive healthcare -- including abortions -- was used just 12 times from... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 27, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Docs Decry ICU Closure; Outpatient Facility Fees; Hospitals Eye Sports Centers
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
Clinicians Protest ICU Closure at Minnesota Hospital
In Minnesota, Allina Health plans to... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 27, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Here's What to Look for During an Eclipse-Related Eye Visit
(MedPage Today) -- If the past is any indication, emergency departments and doctor's offices are likely to see an influx of patients complaining of sensitive eyes, blurry vision, and blind spots in the hours and days after next month's North American... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Overdosing on Chemo: A Common Gene Test Could Save Hundreds of Lives Each Year
(MedPage Today) -- One January morning in 2021, Carol Rosen took a standard treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Three gruesome weeks later, she died in excruciating pain from the very drug meant to prolong her life.
Rosen, a 70-year-old retired... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
You Choose: Do More Work for Free or Be Labeled as a Bad Colleague
(MedPage Today) -- When my (ZZ) boss asked me to take on teaching medical residents for free, I said "no." Then his reply had my head spinning: "I want to empower you to think of compensation not as money, but as supporting your colleagues." As... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Do Your Patients Understand Their Written Discharge Instructions?
(MedPage Today) -- As King Charles and Princess of Wales Kate Middleton undergo cancer treatment, no doubt they each have a team of physicians and employees paying careful attention to every instruction their care team offers.
Unfortunately, in... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Texas Medical Board Doesn't Specify Abortion Ban Exceptions in Proposed Rules
(MedPage Today) -- The Texas Medical Board has issued proposed rules for when emergency abortions can legally be performed under the state's 6-week abortion ban -- but it won't specifically enumerate those exceptions.
The proposed rules come... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Do Race, Sex Factor Into Who Has Donor Heart Offers Turned Down by Transplant Docs?
(MedPage Today) -- Transplant teams showed consistent patterns of denying donor hearts to certain patients after offers became available, based on data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).
The cumulative probability of a donor heart... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
8 Nurses Sue Hospital, Claiming Retaliation and Wrongful Termination
(MedPage Today) -- Eight nurses fired by Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against the hospital for wrongful termination, claiming the hospital retaliated against them for reporting unsafe conditions, the Massachusetts... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Medical Misinfo Runs Rampant Online. The Gov't Must Retain the Right to Intervene.
(MedPage Today) -- Online misinformation about vaccines harm patients, undermines trust in science, and places additional burdens on our healthcare system through reduced vaccine uptake. All in all, it is a barrier to protecting public health... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
What's Happening With This Year's 'Best Medical Schools' Rankings?
(MedPage Today) -- In the wake of a tumultuous year, U.S. News & World Report announced that its annual "Best Medical Schools" rankings are set to be released on April 9 -- and they come with yet more changes.
Last year's rankings had a... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Past U.S. Solar Eclipse Saw Rise in Deadly Traffic Crashes
(MedPage Today) -- The last total solar eclipse in the U.S. in 2017 was associated with an increased risk of fatal traffic crashes, researchers found.
During a 3-day period around the eclipse on August 21, 2017, there were 10.3 fatal crashes per... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
SCOTUS Again Takes on Issue of Abortion, This Time Over Mifepristone Access
(MedPage Today) -- The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
