Practice Management News

In this installment of Healio’s diversity, equity and inclusion video series with ASGE, Yakira David, MD, MBBS, explains how barriers not only affect the careers of foreign medical graduates but also the care of underserved communities.

Patients treated by female surgeons had lower rates of adverse postoperative outcomes, including death and major medical complications, at 90 days and 1 year compared with those treated by male surgeons, according to data in JAMA Surgery.

In a Healio video exclusive, Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD, emphasized the benefit of a multidisciplinary approach when treating complex gastrointestinal cases, particularly patients with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.

The management of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa — the most severe type of this rare condition — requires a timely clinical response and life-saving procedures, according to a study.

As we discussed in our prior blog entry, you can expect that the buyer will require you to agree to non-compete restrictions.

As physicians age, they should consider the reallocation of their assets into increasingly conservative investments to best limit their exposure to loss.

James Casey, acclaimed saxophonist for the Trey Anastasio Band, died Aug. 28 at age 40 after a 2-year battle with colon cancer.

Recent reports in the media and legal action have raised questions about the safety of popular weight-loss drugs, particularly about whether they increase the risk for events such as gastroparesis and gastroenteritis.

Psychological therapies provided short-term improvements in anxiety, depression, stress and quality of life in people with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease but did not improve disease activity or prevent relapse, according to analysis.

Artificial intelligence has been making waves, especially with ChatGPT, and it is poised to remarkably change the way physicians practice medicine; however, they should be cautious of its use as it will not replace their expertise.