Practice Management News

Life as a health care professional can be stressful, but there is a quick technique that can combat feelings of tension.

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine announced a partnership with Blue Zones to offer medical education training and Blue Zones certification to physicians and other medical professionals, according to a press release.

An investigational hormone-free contraceptive device left in place for 21 days demonstrated preliminary evidence of contraceptive efficacy in a small early-phase study, researchers reported in Contraception.

Mail-order pharmacy dispensing of mifepristone after an in-person assessment for eligibility was effective and acceptable for people seeking medication abortion, researchers reported.

A physician practice owner’s week is spent seeing and caring for patients and managing the day-to-day issues of the practice.

Women physicians are more likely to experience miscarriage, infertility and pregnancy complications compared with the general population, yet only 8% of survey respondents received education on the risks of delaying pregnancy, data show.

Within obstetrics and gynecology, sexual harassment, workplace discrimination and bullying were frequently reported among clinicians and trainees, according to a systematic review published in JAMA Network Open.

Healio is accepting submissions for its third annual peer-recognition program, Healio Honors.

A greater proportion of American Indian or Alaska Native and Black women of reproductive age live in states with effective abortion bans vs. limited or available access, highlighting possible unequal impact of abortion bans, data show.

BOSTON — Although legislative restrictions make it challenging to prescribe medication abortion, “it is definitely possible” for internal medicine physicians to do, Cynthia H. Chuang, MD, MSc, FACP, said at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.