Practice Management News

In the rapidly evolving landscape of investments, it is crucial for physicians to stay informed about alternative asset classes, such as cryptocurrency.

Those who live in rural areas face a higher risk for dying early from preventable deaths, but primary care providers can implement strategies to reduce these disparities, experts said during a CDC press conference.

Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, has been appointed the new dean of translational research and therapeutic innovation at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute awarded almost $10.5 million to Alliance NCTN Foundation to assess the value of remote digital screening for financial hardship to improve patient-centered outcomes in patients with cancer.

In a 3-2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission passed a final rule that bans new noncompete agreements with all workers in for-profit organizations.

Both male and female patients experienced lower mortality and readmission rates when treated by female physicians, according to study results published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

BOSTON — There is some evidence that cannabinoids may help with neuropathic pain, chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting and MS-associated spasticity, “but it’s not exactly a slam dunk,” a speaker said.

Indications for the use of checkpoint inhibitors are ever expanding. However, even as these drugs have helped patients with cancer live longer, the emergence of various immune related adverse events limits their full potential in many.

I recently had the pleasure of attending a symposium at the Cleveland Clinic that featured an outstanding review of immune-related adverse events, and I was reminded of how far we have come in the decade since I first became involved in the evolution of this disease class.

When it comes to work-life balance, providers in the past skewed more toward work than life.