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In a new ABIM Foundation survey, 30% of physicians said their trust in the United States health care system and health care organization leadership has decreased over the past year.

For minority patients and other historically underrepresented populations, the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated longstanding disparities in health care.

Joan-Marie Stiglich, ELS, Healio chief content officer, received the PM360 ELITE award for her editorial work, particularly surrounding her coverage of the coronavirus, Healio said in a press release.

Researchers found no association between low-value services and patients’ ratings of their health care experiences, an analysis of Medicare claims showed.

Warren Buffett is widely considered to be the top investor of all time.

May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, “a perfect time” for primary care physicians to brush up on the best approaches to diagnosis and treatment, according the president-elect of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

The proportion of Black and Hispanic OB/GYN residents was higher than those in surgical and nonsurgical specialties, a cross-sectional study showed.

Across 29 high-income countries, excess deaths in 2020 — the contrast between the number of all-cause deaths compared with historic projections — approached 1 million, a recent study showed.

In general, physicians believed that social media is a helpful tool for collaboration, but men were more likely than women to report certain professional benefits from using it, a survey showed.

As of July 2020, North Carolina was the only state that followed all Federation of State Medical Boards recommendations regarding a physician’s mental health and efforts to seek treatment if needed, according to a report in JAMA.