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NFL’s only physician player opts out of 2020 season over COVID
“I cannot allow myself to potentially transmit the virus in our communities simply to play the sport that I love. If I am to take risks, I will do...
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One-third of outpatients with COVID-19 are unwell weeks later
“This should impact the perception of this being a mild illness in the young adult population and encourage them to comply with recommendations of...
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Rapid drop of antibodies seen in those with mild COVID-19
“Our paper is the first to put firm numbers on the dropping of antibodies after early infection.”
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Survey: Most FPs live at or below their means
They made $234,000 a year on average.
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Work-life balance dwarfs pay in female doctors’ top concerns
“I’m always apologizing for being late, not being able to go to an event due to my work schedule, and missing out on life with my husband,” said a...
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Work-life balance dwarfs pay in female doctors’ top concerns
“I’m always apologizing for being late, not being able to go to an event due to my work schedule, and missing out on life with my husband,” said a...
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Ex-nursing assistant pleads guilty in West Virginia insulin deaths
An Army veteran injected seven patients with lethal doses of insulin at the VA Medical Center in Clarksburg. An eighth patient died 2 weeks after...
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Residents, fellows will get minimum 6 weeks leave for caregiving
The time can be taken for birth and care of a newborn, adopting a child, or becoming a foster parent; care of a child, spouse, or parent with a...
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Intubation boxes may do more harm than good in COVID-19 risk
The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for protective barrier enclosures to prevent healthcare provide] exposure...
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Primary care practices may lose about $68k per physician this year
While some outpatient care has rebounded back to prepandemic levels, some ambulatory specialties remain dramatically down.
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Physician shortage grows in latest projections
“We’ve seen in stark detail how fragile and quickly overwhelmed America’s health care system truly is, and we’re nowhere near out of the woods...
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Many physicians live within their means and save, survey shows
Primary care offices have seen a 55% drop in revenue because of the pandemic, and specialists have been hard hit with the suspension of most...
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Lancet, NEJM retract studies on hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
The Lancet issued a retraction of an influential study of hydroxychloroquine use in COVID-19 patients. Hours later, NEJM retracted a second study...
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Scientific doubt tempers COVID-19 vaccine optimism
Experts predict a COVID-19 vaccine won’t be widely available this year and may not come by the end of 2021.
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Family physicians have lowest incentive bonuses, survey finds
This year’s survey was the first to ask about bonuses, and it showed strong contrasts between specialties.