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Shortage of family physicians in Canada intensified during pandemic
Data from Canada show growth in early retirement in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Temper tantrums, bullying colleagues: How to avert physician misbehavior?
“Any human put in a position of power over other humans has the potential to be disruptive, harass, etc, if they have certain personality traits...
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Med groups urge feds to protect physicians from anti-trans violence
Not only do the threats bully physicians providing gender-affirming care and the patients who receive that care, but “they have also disrupted...
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Don’t make children with head lice leave school, report says
“A child or adolescent should not be restricted from school attendance because of head lice, given the low contagion within classrooms.”
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Physician bias may prevent quality care for patients with disabilities
Many physicians report being ill-equipped to treat people with physical and cognitive disabilities, and some said they try to avoid doing so, a...
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Turned away from urgent care – and toward a big ER bill
The Cooks seemed to be confronting a reimbursement policy that is often used by urgent care centers to avoid waiting for payments from car...
From the Journals
Racial disparities in preventive services use seen among patients with spina bifida or cerebral palsy
Comorbidities were highest among Black patients in a new study.
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Why private practice will always survive: Seven doctors who left employment tell why
“If you have the motivation, you can do it. Depending on your competence, you can outsource as much or as little as you want.”
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Out-of-state telehealth visits could help more patients if restrictions eased: Study
Patients who live near state borders don’t have the same access to telehealth that other residents do in some states; people in rural areas are...
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Britain’s hard lessons from handing elder care over to private equity
Within weeks, the Four Seasons long-term care home brand may be finished.
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Increasing primary care doctors’ knowledge of IPF could speed up diagnoses, suggests white paper
Nonspecific symptoms of IPF may prompt primary care providers to pursue other assessment pathways.