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CMS proposes cutting physician payments for fifth straight year
CMS has released its proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, or PFS, which includes a 2.93% cut in physician payments from the previous year, according to a press release.
Sleep problems linked to unfavorable outcomes in American Indian, Alaska Native youth
Among urban American Indian and Alaska Native youth, there was a significant link between sleeping less on weekdays and more depression and anxiety symptoms 2 years later, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.
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Unstable housing in childhood associated with anxiety in adolescence
Adolescents who experienced housing insecurity beginning in infancy reported worse overall health outcomes, including anxiety and depressive symptoms, according to study results published in Pediatrics.
$1 billion Bloomberg gift allows most med students at Johns Hopkins to attend for free
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that it has donated $1 billion to make Johns Hopkins University’s medical school free for most of its students seeking an MD.
Stethoscope disinfection device improves hand hygiene
Installation of a stethoscope disinfection device improved hand hygiene compliance among health care workers at an urgent care clinic and ED, researchers reported.
Disability insurance protects against financial demise
Like many sports, such as soccer and basketball, financial independence requires simultaneous offense and defense. One of the most important defensive plays a physician must make is buying disability insurance.
Q&A: Helping youth with disabilities transition to adult medical care
A new policy statement from the AAP provides guidance on how to help youth with intellectual or developmental disabilities transition to adult care.
‘Ho-ho, ha-ha-ha!’ Try laughter yoga to improve well-being
To combat the myriad of stressors in life, taking a break to plug into your inner joy opens the door to increased well-being.
Youth mortality rate widens between US, peer countries, with most deaths among infants
The mortality rate for youths in the United States increased in the last decade compared with peer countries, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Protect a physician’s most valuable asset with disability insurance
Given the substantial investment to become a practicing physician, it should not be surprising that the most significant asset of most physicians is their ability to practice their profession.
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