Practice Management News

A patient’s blood type plays a role in the likelihood of developing COVID-19, data from two genetic studies show.

The calendar finally turned to the long awaited 2020, “year of the optometrist,” and so far, our special year is off to a rough start.

NASA recently announced that it will select a handful of volunteers this fall for an 8-month study that examines the physiological and psychological effects of social isolation and confinement that could occur on trips to the moon and Mars.

Nearly half of the primary care physicians who responded to a Primary Care Collaborative, Larry A. Green Center and 3rd Conversation weekly survey “continue to lack” personal protective equipment.

Garth Walker, MD, MPH, is an emergency room physician in Chicago, the chief medical officer and head of innovation for Clinify Inc., and the chief equity officer of Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team, also known as IMPACT. In this episode, we discuss the two public health crises currently facing the nation, structural racism and its impact on health care, and a path forward.

It is with excitement that we at the Association of Healthcare Social Media announce that the inaugural meeting for the AHSM will be taking place virtually on July 26 and August 8. Like many organizations, we originally intended for an in-person meeting and initially postponed.

Susan R. Bailey, MD, an allergist with more than 30 years of experience in a small practice in Texas, was recently sworn in as AMA’s 175th president. She said her agenda includes fighting chronic diseases and enhancing physicians’ professional experiences.

The COVID-19 pandemic may not peak until July, leaders of the Pan American Health Organization said during a virtual press conference today.

In this episode, award-winning author and nationally renowned journalist Michele Weldon shares tips on how to use your voice to amplify your message. Whether through writing, public speaking or social media, getting your voice out there is important; in this episode, Weldon gives tips and tricks on how to do so effectively.

A review in JAMA Neurology concluded that clinicians should monitor patients with COVID-19 for neurological disorders, but more research is needed to further examine the role of SARS-CoV-2 as a contributor to postinfectious neurologic complications, one of the review’s authors told Healio Primary Care.