Practice Management News

Although an estimated 45 million Americans will try a diet each year, roughly 90% of people who lose weight end up gaining it back.

Recent efforts from major residency and fellowship programs in the United States have sparked discussion about health care workers unionizing.

In a Healio video exclusive, Lauren Nephew, MD, MSCE, winner of the 2022 Healio Rising Disruptor Award, discussed her continued work in moving the needle toward health equity in hepatology, specifically for liver transplantation and cancer.

Among the various types of liability that physicians may face, including employee claims, HIPAA violations, cyber liability and slip-and-fall injuries, medical malpractice may be the most impactful.

SAN DIEGO — Responding to in-flight emergencies can be intimidating, but internists can prepare for that scenario by considering the types of medical problems that most often occur on board and what resources are available to them.

Physicians have created a survey for health care workers to assess experiences with microaggressions, sexism, racism and other forms of discrimination at work, school, in patient environments or during interactions with patients’ families.

It is widely known that exercise improves cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health, but research now suggests physical activity may positively affect the composition and diversity of an individual’s gut microbiome.

More than 40% of healthy mothers recruited for a study testing fecal transplantation for babies born by cesarean section tested positive for potentially harmful pathogens, Finnish researchers reported.

In running a medical practice, like any business, the easiest thing to do is stay the same size, neither shrinking nor growing significantly.

President Joe Biden plans to nominate NCI Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, to serve as director of the NIH, according to published reports.