Practice Management News

Despite being considered a fairly rare disease, the incidence of anal cancer has doubled over the last 30 years, with the American Cancer Society estimating approximately 10,540 new cases and 2,190 related deaths in 2024.

When I first entered the medical profession more than 30 years ago, I was taken by the amount of trash that was produced in the emergency department where I volunteered.

In this Healio video exclusive, Sudha Pandit, MD, reports that the survival rate for colorectal cancer “is over 91%” if caught early, an important reminder during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

The CDC published a guide that hospitals can use to reduce the risk for burnout among health care staff.

Changes in intestinal microbiota could play a part in the development of fibromyalgia, most feasibly along the gut-brain axis, according to a systematic review published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases.

As we discussed in our overview of the private equity, or PE, physician practice model, the buyer in an acquisition is often a PE-sponsored management services organization that purchases the nonclinical aspects of the practice’s business.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed timing of colonoscopy relative to total joint arthroplasty was not linked to an increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection.

Completing medical education and training is a monumental achievement that can launch a successful lifetime career.

In a Healio video exclusive, Sneha Dave, recaps a roundtable series presented by the Crohn’s and Colitis Young Adults Network, which encourages young adults with inflammatory bowel disease to discuss gaps and opportunities in research.

Patients without health insurance experienced higher rates of unplanned surgery, inpatient mortality and complications for access-sensitive conditions that could be treated electively, according to data published in JAMA Surgery.