MedPAC Supports SGR Pay Formula Repeal
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has officially endorsed the repeal of the...
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Author: Janine Anthes
Legislating Semantics: Should a Nurse Be Called ‘Doctor’?
Nurses introducing themselves as “doctor” may not be too common today, but by 2015 doctorates may...
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Do Hospital Formula Samples Undermine Breast-Feeding?
Along with their little bundle of joy and a stack of papers and pamphlets, some new parents are...
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Patients Wary of Care from Surgical Residents
Most patients approve of teaching facilities and training residents. However, a new study has...
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The Impact of Body Language on Health Exams
What messages are you unwittingly conveying to your patients through nonverbal cues, and what cues...
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Surgeons Question New Transplant Guidelines
Surgeons are concerned that organ availability will decrease because new organ transplant...
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Pri-Med PQRIwizard: Qualify for Your Incentive Payment!
PQRIwizard allows physicians to quickly and easily participate in the Physician Quality Reporting...
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MRSA Contaminates Hospital Privacy Curtains
Though you dutifully wash your hands, your hand-hygiene efforts may be in vain if you touch...
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Medical School Debt Includes a Pile of Worries
Some residents appear to pay a high price to become a doctor—and that’s in addition to the cost of...
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Will a Drink a Day Keep Dementia Away?
Light to moderate drinking—be it of beer, wine, or spirits—seems to reduce the risk for dementia...
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Smartphones: Clinical Communication Pal or Pest?
A recent analysis in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that the use of smartphones...
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Bacteria Contaminates 60% of Hospital Uniforms
More than 60% of uniforms worn by hospital nurses and doctors tested positive for potentially...
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Drug Profits to Plunge as Top Patents Expire: Mixed Blessing?
Over the next 14 months, patents for seven of the world’s top-selling brand-name drugs are set to...
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11 Best and Worst Paying Jobs for Doctors
Salary figures recently released by Forbes may discourage medical students who are in debt up to...
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Most Physicians Eventually Sued for Malpractice
While the risk of being sued for malpractice can range from 2.6% for psychiatrists to almost 20%...
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Top 10 Drug Markups in the Gray Market
On average, drugs in short supply are being marked up by 650% on the gray market, according to an...
Read MoreObesity “Master” Regulator Gene Found?
Researchers from London claim to have identified a master regulator gene that causes obesity, is linked to diabetes and cholesterol, and controls the behavior of distant genes existing inside fat cells. This discovery may...
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Suicidal Thoughts Plague 1 in 16 U.S. Surgeons
One in 16 surgeons had suicidal thoughts in the past year, according to a survey of nearly 8,000...
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Doctors Unwilling to Pay for Unbiased CME
Although most doctors feel that funding from the healthcare industry may bias continuing medical...
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An Upside to Depression?
A new study has found that depressed individuals appear to perform better in sequential decision...
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