Practice Management News

As millennial and older physicians can verify, the path to becoming a physician is long and arduous, filled with years of rigorous education, exams and residency training.

Nurse practitioners were no more likely than primary care physicians to prescribe inappropriately to older patients, a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

Children with autism spectrum disorders had worse sleep and lower levels of physical activity than their peers, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.

Researchers identified multiple predictors of opioid overdose after an opioid prescription for chronic pain in a new study published in CMAJ.

Maternal and infant antibiotic use was associated with increased eosinophilic esophagitis risk in a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

BOSTON — A single dose of benzathine penicillin G is effective against early syphilis regardless of HIV status, according to a study presented at IDWeek.

New American Academy of Family Physicians President Steven P. Furr, MD, FAAFP, is focused on increasing pay for family physicians to account for the comprehensive care they provide and draw more students to the field.

Exposure to either endogenous or exogenous thyrotoxicosis was associated with a higher risk for cognitive disorder in older adults, a study in JAMA Network Open found.

Pediatric mental health emergencies increased with each COVID-19 wave in New York City, a study in Pediatrics found.

DENVER – The creators of a 7-part webinar series sought to overcome barriers to integrating lifestyle medicine into oncology practice.