Aug 29, 2017

Join us Wednesday, September 6 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Marc Probst, MD, and Hemal Kanzaria, MD, on shared decision making in the ED. Topics to be discussed are ...

Jul 18, 2017

NSAIDs are some of the most common over-the-counter (OTC) medications available and include aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen. In general, these medicines are safe and carry little danger to users from...

Jul 13, 2017

There’s a lot wrong with healthcare today. Especially the medications they have now a days and all the side effects. Just like the prescription xarelto, check out the xarelto lawsuit June 2017. The ...

Jun 09, 2017

Republicans are trying to cut health care spending. But hacking away at Medicaid, weakening coverage requirements and replacing Obamacare’s subsidies with a convoluted tax credit will not deal with...

Jun 07, 2017

Join us Wednesday, July 12 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Jeff Segal, MD, on defensive medicine, associated costs, and how to avoid both, inspired by his op-ed piece T...

Jun 01, 2017

Tucked into President Trump’s 2018 budget are several provisions to tackle medical malpractice reform, an effort to slash healthcare costs by seeking to impact the everyday practice of defensive med...

Jun 01, 2017

Join us Wednesday, June 21 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Linda Girgis, MD, on the drivers of increasing healthcare costs in the U.S. Topics to be discussed include: ...

May 10, 2017

PTSD in Women With HIV Studies indicate that PTSD is common in women living with HIV and associated with poor antiretroviral therapy adherence, alcohol dependence, and poor health outcomes. However, ...

May 09, 2017

Told from the perspectives of four families devastated by opioid addiction, the HBO documentary Warning: This Drug May Kill You offers a harrowing, unflinching look at the deadly epidemic currently fa...

May 03, 2017

Join us Wednesday, May 10 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Linda Girgis, MD, on the U.S. opioid epidemic. Topics to be discussed include: The current status of the ...

Mar 14, 2017

Medical malpractice continues to be a significant issue for physicians from all walks throughout the United States, and there are long-standing concerns about those who are claim-prone and complaint-p...

Mar 08, 2017

The following originally appeared at ZDoggMD.com. At last, it’s Against Medical Advice… …the show for the rest of us on the front lines of healthcare. We’re coming straight outta Studio Z ...

Feb 28, 2017

The following was pulled from PW partner ZDoggMD at http://zdoggmd.com/vegetables.  "What public health really needs is a 90’s-style gangsta rap about…vegetables. At least, that was th...

Feb 01, 2017

A study of over 890,000 Medicare beneficiaries shows that states with malpractice environments unfavorable to physicians do not see improved postoperative outcomes for 11 different types of mostly ele...

Jan 27, 2017

A large international study has linked early puberty and childlessness with an increased risk of early menopause. A study from the University of Queensland found women who had their first period befo...

Jan 26, 2017

Burnout has been defined as a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and feelings of ineffectiveness. “Burnout has profound implications for physicians, patients, and their families,�...

Jan 18, 2017

American Journal of Hypertension suggests blood pressure could determine if you will have a boy or girl. The possibility of predicting the sex of the baby in early pregnancy has long been a topic of ...

Jan 06, 2017

With “lose weight and get fit” being both the most popular and most commonly broken New Year’s resolution, and the level of inactivity among Americans aged 6 and older decreasing from 28.3% in 2...

Jan 03, 2017

Until it burst onto the scene earlier this year, Zika was an obscure, little-known virus. As a result, scientists know little about how it works. Over the past year, they have learned that it can caus...

Dec 14, 2016

Basking Ridge, NJ; (November 13, 2016) – Physician’s Weekly announces the launch of the first-ever CME/CE Facebook Livecast on December 13 in collaboration with Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare ...