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Ninety-four women allege a Utah doctor sexually assaulted them. Here’s why a judge threw out their case
Stephanie Mateer felt disgusted and violated after going to the ob.gyn. Dr. David Broadbent for guidance about having sex for the first time.
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No advantage for full-term aspirin in preventing preterm preeclampsia
However, editorialists wrote that the questions surrounding continuing or discontinuing aspirin in a high-risk population need further...
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How spirituality guides these three doctors
Almost 70% of physicians participating in a recently conducted survey shared that they have a spiritual or religious practice.
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Zero tolerance for patient bias: Too harsh? Clinicians respond
Should a patient’s request for a health care practitioner of a different race or sex always be accommodated? A recent blog called for a zero...
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Postpartum urinary retention: Intermittent catheterization may be best
Patients recovered more quickly when they were catheterized every 6 hours instead of for 24 continuous hours.
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Physician group staffing down, expenses up, new reports show
New reports show that higher wages elsewhere induce ancillary staff to leave, groups hire more RNs to fill the gap, and advanced practice...
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Doctors and their families tend to ignore medical guidelines
Doctors’ medical knowledge may influence them and their families to often ignore medical advice, study finds.
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Docs with one paid malpractice claim are four times more likely to have another
A new study’s findings suggest that a single malpractice claim may not be a random stroke of bad luck.
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Zika virus still calls for preparedness and vaccine development
“There’s no antiviral that you can take for Zika. Until we have a vaccine, the key to controlling/preventing Zika is controlling the mosquitoes...
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Are ‘Momi Pods’ the future of postnatal care?
The program allows moms to book regular checkups for their baby, and then a follow-up appointment immediately after for themselves.
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Maternal infection in pregnancy ups risk for childhood leukemia?
Maternal infections during pregnancy may be associated with chromosomal and immunologic alterations in the fetus, the authors of the study...