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 ...

Dec 08, 2016

Putting people at the center of healthcare may seem intuitive, but it’s an approach that has not been widely practiced in the medical community. Instead, we clinicians often prioritize and provide h...

Dec 06, 2016

One in 6 women in the U.S. takes antidepressants to improve her well-being, but what is she to do when the medication that is meant to help disrupts another area of her life? Sexual dysfunction is ...

Dec 06, 2016

A team of researchers in Brazil and at the Yale School of Public Health has published the first report demonstrating that the Zika virus can cause glaucoma in infants who were exposed to the virus dur...

Dec 02, 2016

Menopausal women appear to experience an accelerated decline in lung function, according to new research published online ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respir...

Dec 01, 2016

Google "physician burnout epidemic," and you will find quite a few articles and blog posts on the subject. By all accounts, physician burnout is getting worse. Causes are many, including job dissat...

Nov 28, 2016

Concerns over the Zika virus have focused on pregnant women due to mounting evidence that it causes brain abnormalities in developing fetuses. However, new research in mice from scientists at The Rock...

Nov 28, 2016

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can cause serious complications such as hearing difficulties and mental retardation in affected infants. A Japanese research team has discovered a new method...

Nov 15, 2016

Following the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, Physician’s Weekly Managing Editor Christopher Cole received the opportunity to ask select physicians and healthcare experts what a...

Nov 10, 2016

Harvard analysts ponder changes across the American and global landscapes.   After a grueling 18-month election that shattered conventional wisdom and longstanding norms of civility and fai...

Nov 04, 2016

The author of this article is Manish Kumar Chauhan, a digital marketing manager at myPracticeReputation.   Patients are increasingly using online review websites before visiting the doctor’...

Oct 31, 2016

The CDC once again updates guidance for pregnant women and women and men of reporductive age for zika virus infection related to the ongoing investigation of local mosquito-borne zika virus transmissi...

Oct 27, 2016

Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) decreases prescription errors and enhances coordination between physician and pharmacist, but what has remained unclear is how it affects patient behavior. Now a...

Oct 18, 2016

Lately, a lot of attention has been given to the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the importance of vaccinations to prevent it. The HPV vaccine, Gardasil, currently is recommended for all boys and girls...