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August 27, 2024
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Stigma is ‘common thread’ among clinician suicides

Stigma is ‘common thread’ among clinician suicides

Health care professionals are more likely to experience mental health issues than other workers in the United States, but the stigma they face often deters them from seeking treatment, leading to tragic outcomes, a speaker said.

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August 21, 2024
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Survey: Despite being ‘scary,’ 70% of US patients comfortable with AI use in health care

Survey: Despite being ‘scary,’ 70% of US patients comfortable with AI use in health care

Most people are comfortable with the use of AI-based applications during visits to drive improvements in health care delivery, but many are also concerned about data privacy, according to the findings of a recent survey.

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August 21, 2024
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Q&A: Health care community must 'take steps to rebuild trust' lost during pandemic

Q&A: Health care community must 'take steps to rebuild trust' lost during pandemic

Trust in health care diminished dramatically during the pandemic, and it will take multipronged interventions to restore that confidence, according to an expert.

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August 14, 2024
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Older adults most concerned about health care costs heading into election

Older adults most concerned about health care costs heading into election

Older adults are most concerned about issues relating to the costs of health care and health insurance heading into the 2024 United States election, a research letter published in JAMA revealed .

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August 13, 2024
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Podcast featuring guides for dementia-related issues received favorably

Podcast featuring guides for dementia-related issues received favorably

PHILADELPHIA — A podcast that offers guidance for living with dementia as well as a space for those with lived experience to share their stories has received favorable reviews, according to a poster.

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August 05, 2024
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Oncologists ‘need to be active’ in advocacy

Oncologists ‘need to be active’ in advocacy

CHICAGO — When Brian E. Persing, MD, attended a state legislative white coat day that ultimately led to prior authorization legislation being passed in Mississippi, one of his colleagues asked him a blunt question.

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July 30, 2024
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BLOG: The FTC’s noncompete ban: What physicians need to know

BLOG: The FTC’s noncompete ban: What physicians need to know

On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission released a final rule banning most noncompetition clauses in employer-employee contracts as unfair methods of competition.

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July 24, 2024
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Adults with bronchiectasis face high costs, health care usage

Adults with bronchiectasis face high costs, health care usage

Adults with bronchiectasis had high total annual health care costs, and the cost of hospitalization was a major contributor to this amount, according to findings published in CHEST.

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July 17, 2024
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New reproductive privacy rule could bring challenges for clinicians

New reproductive privacy rule could bring challenges for clinicians

In June, HHS finalized a HIPAA privacy rule to prevent law enforcement in abortion-restrictive states from obtaining reproductive care medical records to prosecute patients and physicians.

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Improving Quality of Gout Management in Primary Care

Robert Terkeltaub, MD; N. Lawrence Edwards, MD, MACP, MACR; Puja Khanna, MD, MPH

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