# Physicians News

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- [Biden Helped Baltimore Drive Down Gun Deaths. Now Trump Has Slashed Its Funding.](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/12/30/biden-helped-baltimore-drive-down-gun-deaths-now-trump-has-slashed-its-funding/): Gun violence spiked during covid and Biden poured in money for prevention programs. Trump took that funding away.
- [CDC and RFK, Jr, End Hep B Vaccine for Infants. Your Doctor Says That's Dangerous.](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/12/05/cdc-and-rfk-jr-end-hep-b-vaccine-for-infants-your-doctor-says-thats-dangerous/): The decision by the CDC to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children
- [How Primary Care Can Change Care for Veterans Living with Alcohol Dependence](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/11/18/how-primary-care-can-change-care-for-veterans-living-with-alcohol-dependence/): Veterans are more likely to struggle with alcohol because of what they’ve been through and what they face when they come home.
- [ACP Encourages All Adults To Get A Flu Shot](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/11/18/acp-encourages-all-adults-to-get-a-flu-shot/): The American College of Physicians (ACP) issued new influenza vaccine practice points that say everyone ages 18 to 64 years who are not pregnant or immunocompromised should receive either a standard-dose trivalent or a standard-dose quadrivalent (cell-based, egg-based, MF59-adjuvanted, or recombinant) influenza vaccine for the 2025-2026 influenza season. Those aged 65 years or older who
- [Trump Claims ‘No Downside’ to Avoiding Tylenol During Pregnancy. He’s Wrong.](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/10/01/trump-claims-no-downside-to-avoiding-tylenol-during-pregnancy-hes-wrong/): “Don’t take Tylenol,” Trump said during an hourlong White House press conference. He's wrong.
- [RFK, Jr., Tries to Justify Dangerous Health Policies as Thousands Call for His Firing](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/09/04/rfk-jr-tries-to-justify-dangerous-health-policies-as-thousands-call-for-his-firing/): Physicians and medical professionals almost universally agree that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a quack.
- [Do Pediatricians Recommend Vaccines To Make a Profit? There’s Not Much Money in It](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/09/03/do-pediatricians-recommend-vaccines-to-make-a-profit-theres-not-much-money-in-it/): A close look at the process by which vaccines are administered shows pediatric practices make little profit — and sometimes lose money — on vaccines.
- [Supreme Court Sets 'Dangerous Precedent' on Gender-Affirming Care](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/06/26/supreme-court-sets-dangerous-precedent-on-gender-affirming-care/): To be clear—regardless of the legal ruling—the science still supports gender-affirming care, children will still need it.
- [From Neural Networks to Human Brains: The Next Tech Leap Has Begun](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/05/12/from-neural-networks-to-human-brains-the-next-tech-leap-has-begun/): Neurological disorders are a silent epidemic with a vast economic footprint. Epilepsy alone incurs an estimated $119 billion in annual global costs, while dementia exceeds a whopping $1.3 trillion.
- [Despite Historic Indictment, Doctors Will Keep Mailing Abortion Pills Across State Lines](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/05/12/despite-historic-indictment-doctors-will-keep-mailing-abortion-pills-across-state-lines/): Doctors who prescribe abortion pills across state lines describe facing a new reality in which the criminal risk is no longer hypothetical.
- [Not Only Harvard. RFK Jr.’s Slashed Science Funding Cuts Across States That Backed Trump](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/04/17/not-only-harvard-rfk-jr-s-slashed-science-funding-cuts-across-states-that-backed-trump/): Trump's sweeping cuts of grants that fund scientific research are inflicting pain across the U.S., including most red states
- [Trump Whacks Agency That Makes the Nation’s Health Care Safer](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/04/03/trump-whacks-agency-that-makes-the-nations-health-care-safer/): The Trump administration slashed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and fired roughly half of its remaining employees as part of a perplexing reorganization of HHS.
- [E-cigs may have chemicals that cause lung disease](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/09/ecigs-lung-disease/): Many electronic cigarettes contain flavoring chemicals that may cause lung disease, researchers say. A team from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston tested 51 types of flavored e-cigarettes and liquids. The investigators found that 47 (more than 75 percent) of them contained diacetyl. The chemical has been linked to a severe lung disease called
- [Even with Short-Term Health Insurance, his Colonoscopy Bill was $7,000](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/04/02/even-with-short-term-health-insurance-his-colonoscopy-bill-was-7000/): After an insurance discount, his plan paid $817.47. The patient was left owing $7,226.71.
- [Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk.](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/04/01/trump-says-hell-stop-health-care-fraudsters-last-time-he-let-them-walk/): Donald Trump commuted Davis’ sentence in the last days of his first term and said “no one suffered financially” from Davis’ crime.
- [‘I Am Going Through Hell’: Job Loss, Mental Health, and the Fate of Federal Workers](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/03/31/i-am-going-through-hell-job-loss-mental-health-and-the-fate-of-federal-workers/): Mass layoffs not only are disrupting the lives of tens of thousands of federal workers but also will reverberate out to their spouses, children, and communities.
- [Rural Communities Need Help to Improve Access to Health Care](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/03/31/rural-communities-need-help-to-improve-access-to-health-care/): Rural communities in the United States face a dire health crisis that threatens the population’s well-being
- [Study Reveals E-Cigarettes and Vaping May Be as Harmful as Traditional Cigarettes](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/02/24/study-reveals-e-cigarettes-and-vaping-may-be-as-harmful-as-traditional-cigarettes/): A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University has found that e-cigarettes and vaping products may pose health risks comparable to traditional cigarettes. This revelation is igniting discussions about the perceived safety of vaping, which many have considered a less harmful alternative to smoking. The study, led by Dr. Maxime Boidin, analyzed data
- [Obamacare Plans Switched Without Patients’ OK](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/04/25/obamacare-plans-switched-without-patients-ok/): By Julie Appleby Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express permission, potentially leaving them unable to see their doctors or fill prescriptions. Some face large IRS bills for back taxes. Unauthorized enrollment or plan-switching is emerging as a serious challenge for the
- [Flu Season 2024-2025: CDC Reports Worst Outbreak in Years](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/02/18/flu-season-2024-2025-cdc-reports-worst-outbreak-in-years/): The CDC has issued a concerning report on the current flu season, describing it as the worst in years. Health officials are urging the public to take preventive measures as hospitals nationwide grapple with a surge in influenza cases.
- [Trump’s Already Gone Back on His Promise To Leave Abortion to States](https://physiciansnews.com/2025/02/11/trumps-already-gone-back-on-his-promise-to-leave-abortion-to-states/): In its first two weeks, the Trump administration went further to restrict abortion than any president since the original Roe decision in 1973.
- [Study Links Dark Chocolate to Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/12/10/study-links-dark-chocolate-to-reduced-risk-of-type-2-diabetes/): A new study suggests that dark chocolate consumption may be associated with a decreased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
- [Significant Rise in Autism Diagnoses in the U.S.: 175% Increase Over a Decade](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/31/significant-rise-in-autism-diagnoses-in-the-u-s-175-increase-over-a-decade/): Recent reports indicate a staggering 175% increase in autism diagnoses among children and adults in the United States from 2011 to 2022.
- [JD Vance Falsely Blames Rural Hospital Closures on Immigrants](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/29/jd-vance-falsely-blames-rural-hospital-closures-on-immigrants/): Many factors contribute to rural hospital closures — not only financial losses from providing care for those without insurance. We rate Vance’s statement False.
- [AMA Encourages Public to Get Vaccinated This Respiratory Virus Season](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/28/ama-encourages-public-to-get-vaccinated-this-respiratory-virus-season/): To help protect the public this respiratory virus season, the American Medical Association (AMA) is encouraging every eligible person to get vaccinated against the respiratory diseases expected to cause illness this year—influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The AMA urges everyone six months and older, including pregnant people, to receive the annual flu and updated
- [What’s New and What To Watch For in the Upcoming ACA Open Enrollment Period](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/28/whats-new-and-what-to-watch-for-in-the-upcoming-aca-open-enrollment-period/): In most states, the Affordable Care Act’s annual open enrollment season for health plans begins Nov. 1 and lasts through Jan. 15. Some things have changed.
- [Election: Physicians Concerned About Inaccurate Abortion Information on Florida Ballot](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/29/election-physicians-concerned-about-inaccurate-abortion-information-on-florida-ballot/): The American College of Physicians (ACP) is concerned about inaccurate and misleading information about abortion services that is being distributed in the state of Florida in relation to a ballot measure that would add protection for access to abortion to the state constitution. Patients must have access to the full range of necessary reproductive health
- [New Guidelines for Stroke Prevention Announced by the American Stroke Association](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/22/new-guidelines-for-stroke-prevention-announced-by-the-american-stroke-association/): "Our goal with these new guidelines is to empower both patients and healthcare providers to take proactive measures that can significantly decrease the risk of stroke.”
- [Physicians Call for SCOTUS to Keep Ghost Guns Away from Criminals](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/09/physicians-call-for-scotus-to-keep-ghost-guns-away-from-criminals/): The American Medical Association (AMA) and seven additional physician organizations today highlighted an amicus brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court that argues unregistered firearms commonly referred to as “ghost guns” must be kept out of criminals’ hands. The AMA-led brief in Garland v. VanDerStok urges the court to uphold the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
- [Poor Positioning During Blood Pressure Screenings Causes Inaccurate Readings](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/08/poor-positioning-during-blood-pressure-screenings-causes-inaccurate-readings/): A new study found that improper patient positioning could lead to significant inaccuracies in blood pressure readings.
- [Understanding Physician Burnout: A Growing Concern in Healthcare](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/04/understanding-physician-burnout-a-growing-concern-in-healthcare/): The rate of burnout among doctors is alarmingly high, prompting many to reconsider their careers.
- [CDC Study Reveals Decline in Vaccination Rates Among U.S. Kindergartners](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/03/cdc-study-reveals-decline-in-vaccination-rates-among-u-s-kindergartners/): The percentage of kindergartners who are up-to-date on routine vaccinations has fallen below the critical threshold needed to maintain herd immunity.
- [How Tim Walz and Minnesota Figure Into the Politics of Insulin Prices](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/01/how-minnesota-figures-into-the-presidential-politics-of-insulin-prices/): Advocates for diabetes patients fret that neither presidential candidate would go as far as Minnesota's law, which helps patients even if they are uninsured
- [Surge in Breast Cancer Cases Among U.S. Women](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/10/01/surge-in-breast-cancer-cases-among-u-s-women/): In a concerning report released by the American Cancer Society, researchers have highlighted a notable rise in breast cancer cases among women in the U.S.
- [Study Shows How Pregnancy Changes the Mother's Brain](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/09/17/study-shows-how-pregnancy-changes-the-mothers-brain/): Recent research reveals significant insights into how pregnancy alters the brain structure of women.
- [Mental Health Effects After Georgia High School Shooting](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/09/17/mental-health-effects-after-georgia-high-school-shooting/): About an hour after gunfire erupted at Apalachee High School, ambulances started arriving at nearby Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow with two students and two adults suffering from panic attacks and extreme anxiety, not bullet wounds.
- [She Needed an Abortion. Her Life was at Risk. Insurance Refused to Pay.](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/09/03/she-needed-an-abortion-her-life-was-at-risk-insurance-refused-to-pay/): Ashley logged in to her medical billing portal and was surprised to see that the insurer had paid for her three-night hospital stay but not the abortion.
- [High Prices of Weight Loss Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in U.S. Spark Controversy](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/30/high-prices-of-weight-loss-drugs-ozempic-and-wegovy-in-u-s-spark-controversy/): Recent statistics show that these medications are priced significantly higher in the U.S. compared to similar drugs in other countries
- [Sleep Longer on Weekends to Improve Heart Health](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/29/sleep-longer-on-weekends-to-improve-heart-health/): Inadequate sleep can lead to serious long-term health issues, including increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
- [U.S. Surgeon General Warning: Parenting  is Bad for Mental Health](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/28/u-s-surgeon-general-warning-parenting-is-bad-for-mental-health/): U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued a stark warning regarding the mental health implications of parenting
- [Study Links Weight-Loss Blockbuster Ozempic with Suicidal Thoughts](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/27/study-links-weight-loss-blockbuster-ozempic-with-suicidal-thoughts/): A shadow hangs over Ozempic's success due to reports linking the drug to suicidal thoughts.
- [Alarming Rise in Physician Suicides, Particularly Female Docs](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/27/alarming-rise-in-physician-suicides-particularly-female-docs/): Physicians are significantly more likely to die by suicide compared to the general population, with female physicians particularly affected
- [Get the New Covid Vaccine Now or Wait?](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/27/get-the-new-covid-vaccine-now-or-wait/): Should you get the covid shot now or hold it in reserve for the winter wave?
- [Are Physician Private Practices Still a Viable Business Model?](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/27/are-physician-private-practices-still-a-viable-business-model/): According to a 2022 report from the American Medical Association (AMA), the number of physicians in independent practice has been steadily declining.
- [Biden Administration’s Price Cuts for 10 Prescription Drugs to Save Medicare Billions](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/26/281699/): The Biden administration announced reduced prices of the first 10 drugs it has negotiated with pharmaceutical companies over their Medicare prices.
- [Biden Administration Blocks Two Private Sites From Obamacare Marketplace](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/25/biden-administration-blocks-two-private-sites-from-obamacare-marketplace/): Federal regulators have blocked two private sector enrollment websites from accessing consumer information through the federal Obamacare marketplace
- [Back to School Flu Shot Recommendations for Children](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/26/back-to-school-flu-shot-recommendations-for-children/): Children are back in school, and the best way to keep them healthy and involved in academics and the extracurricular activities they love is to prevent illness whenever possible, including the flu. The American Academy of Pediatrics has released its 2024-25 recommendations for influenza prevention, calling for everyone age 6 months and older who is
- [Top Healthcare Stock Predictions for the Rest of 2024: A Focus on Dividends and Growth](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/21/top-healthcare-stock-predictions-for-the-rest-of-2024-a-focus-on-dividends-and-growth/): As 2024 progresses, investors are increasingly looking toward the healthcare sector for solid investment opportunities. As 2024 progresses, investors are increasingly looking toward the healthcare sector for solid investment opportunities.
- [Too Much Soda and Coffee Leads to Significant Risk of Heart Disease: Study](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/21/too-much-soda-and-coffee-leads-to-significant-risk-of-heart-disease-study/): Drinking lots of soda and coffee has significant impact on hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
- [Despite Trump’s Claim, Harris Did Not Vote to 'Cut Medicare'](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/20/despite-trumps-claim-harris-did-not-vote-to-cut-medicare/): We dug into the facts surrounding Trump’s claim and the law’s effect on Medicare. We rate Trump’s claim False.
- [Should Patients Consider Another COVID Booster Shot? Experts Weigh In](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/20/should-patients-consider-another-covid-booster-shot-experts-weigh-in/): According to the CDC, COVID-19 cases have been on the rise, with the seven-day average increasing by 15 percent compared to the previous month.
- [Election Health Care Proposals: Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/19/election-health-care-proposals-kamala-harris-vs-donald-trump/): Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have unveiled their strategies, each proposing distinct approaches that reflect broader visions for America’s future.
- [How Children’s Dental Health May Signal Neglect or Abuse](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/19/how-childrens-dental-health-may-signal-neglect-or-abuse/): The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its recommendations for physicians on how to identify problems involving a child's teeth, gums and mouth that may be signs of physical or sexual abuse or neglect. “A child’s oral health can be an important indicator and predictor of overall health,” said Susan A. Fisher-Owens, MD, MPH, FAAP,
- [Cancer Deaths Among Men Expected to Soar by 2050](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/13/cancer-deaths-among-men-expected-to-soar-by-2050/): Cancer deaths among men, particularly those over age 65, are expected to significantly increase by 2050.
- [National Immunization Awareness Month: adults urged to get recommended vaccinations](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/12/national-immunization-awareness-month-adults-urged-to-get-recommended-vaccinations/): The ACP is urging adults to get all recommended immunizations for protection against preventable diseases such as influenza, RSV, pneumonia and COVID-19.
- [Concierge Problem: Better Access for a Few Patients Disrupts Care for Many](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/07/25/concierge-problem-better-access-for-a-few-patients-disrupts-care-for-many/): Concierge medicine potentially leads to disproportionately richer people being able to pay for the scarce resource of physician time and crowding out people who have lower incomes and are sicker
- [Trump Is Wrong to Claim Credit for Lowering Insulin Prices](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/07/25/trump-is-wrong-to-claim-credit-for-lowering-insulin-prices/): By Jacob Gardenswartz “Low INSULIN PRICING was gotten for millions of Americans by me, and the Trump Administration, not by Crooked Joe Biden. He had NOTHING to do with it," said former President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post, June 8 Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that he — and not President Joe Biden
- [Kamala Harris Would Take an Outspoken Approach to Women's Health Care](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-would-take-an-outspoken-approach-to-womens-health-care/): Harris is expected to take an aggressive stance in support of abortion access — hitting Trump on an issue that could undermine his campaign
- [Sports in Extreme Heat: Warning signs of heat illness as high schools begin practices ](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/07/26/sports-in-extreme-heat-warning-signs-of-heat-illness-as-high-schools-begin-practices/): Studies have found that the greatest risk of heat illness occurs in the first two weeks of team practices, while players’ bodies are still getting used to the physical exertion and the heat.
- [Inside Project 2025: Hard Right Turn Against Abortion, First Amendment](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/06/inside-project-2025-hard-right-turn-against-abortion-first-amendment/): Project 2025 calls for removing from grants, regulations, and legislation words such as abortion, reproductive health, reproductive rights, and any other term “used to deprive Americans of their First Amendment rights.”
- [Urgent Care or ER? Hospitals Offering Both Under Same Roof](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/06/urgent-care-or-er-hospitals-offering-both-under-same-roof/): UF Health is trying a new way to attract patients: a combination emergency room and urgent care center.
- [Sexual, Gender Minority Students More Likely to Binge Drink](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/07/sexual-gender-minority-students-more-likely-to-binge-drink/): Sexual and gender minority (SGM) students in California reported significantly more experience with binge drinking compared with heterosexual and cisgender peers, and the disparities were evident by 6th-8th grades, according to a study published in the September Pediatrics. The study, “Binge Drinking Disparities by Grade, Race and Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity,” published online Aug. 6, drew data
- [Racism and Discrimination Lead to Accelerated Aging and Brain Changes](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/08/08/racism-and-discrimination-lead-to-accelerated-aging-and-brain-changes/): Race-related stressors, including racial discrimination, affect the rate at which people age on a biological level. These experiences activate the stress response system and have been linked to greater activity in brain regions that process incoming threats.
- [Pharmacists Say Biden's Plan to Lower Drug Costs May Lead to Shortages](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/06/11/pharmacists-say-bidens-plan-to-lower-drug-costs-may-lead-to-shortages/): Independent pharmacists say the new rule is causing them financial trouble and hardship for some Medicare patients.
- [Presidential Rematch Could Decide Fate of Obamacare](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/06/03/presidential-rematch-could-decide-fate-of-obamacare/): 1.3 million people enrolled in health coverage this year through Obamacare in Georgia, which has seen a 181% increase in enrollment since 2020.
- [College Students See Big Rise in PTSD](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/30/college-students-see-big-rise-in-ptsd/): Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder (ASD) among college students more than doubled since 2017.
- [Florida First State To Allow C-Sections Outside of Hospitals](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/28/florida-first-state-to-allow-c-sections-outside-of-hospitals/): Florida has become the first state to allow doctors to perform c-sections outside of hospitals, giving pregnant women the homier birthing atmosphere that many desire.
- [More Military Veterans and Active Duty Service Members are Dying by Suicide - understanding why can help with prevention](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/27/more-military-veterans-and-active-duty-service-members-are-dying-by-suicide-understanding-why-can-help-with-prevention/): Four times as many active duty service members and veterans died by suicide as died in battle since 9/11.
- [New Guidance on Providing Medication to Kids in Schools](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/28/new-guidance-on-providing-medication-to-kids-in-schools/): It’s essential for students who rely on medication during the school day to receive it in a safe, private and easily accessible manner.
- [Doctors Offer 12 Tips for Beach Safety For Kids](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/24/doctors-offer-12-tips-for-beach-safety-for-kids/): Here are 12 tips for families to enjoy a safe and fun outdoors experience for everyone.
- [Veterans Face Cancer From Agent Orange Without VA Compensation](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/01/veterans-face-cancer-from-agent-orange-without-va-compensation/): The VA has been denying disability benefits to veterans exposed to Agent Orange.
- [Biden Leans Into Health Care, Asking Voters To Trust Him Over Trump](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/24/biden-leans-into-health-care-asking-voters-to-trust-him-over-trump/): President Joe Biden wants to remind voters that Donald Trump tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
- [Nightmares Could Be Warning Sign of Lupus](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/22/nightmares-could-be-warning-sign-of-lupus/): Researchers have found that nightmares, particularly intense and detailed nightmares, can be an early warning sign of the onset or flareup of lupus.
- [Policy Shift: Moms With HIV Can Safely Breastfeed Infants](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/21/policy-shift-moms-with-hiv-can-safely-breastfeed-infants/): The American Academy of Pediatrics has changed its approach to infant feeding among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for the first time since the start of the HIV epidemic and in accordance with recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as outlined in an updated report published in the June 2024 Pediatrics. The clinical
- [Medical Residents Are Avoiding States With Abortion Restrictions](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/09/medical-residents-are-avoiding-states-with-abortion-restrictions/): For the second year in a row, students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions.
- [How Much of Trump’s Health Agenda Has Biden Undone?](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/07/how-much-of-trumps-health-agenda-has-biden-undone/): President Joe Biden or his officials were quick to reverse many of the health policies Donald Trump implemented.
- [Hospitals Screening Wealthy Patients - and Providing Luxury Gifts - for Potential Donors](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/28/hospitals-screening-wealthy-patients-and-providing-luxury-gifts-for-potential-donors/): Nonprofit hospitals across the United States are seeking donations from the people who rely on them most: their patients. Many hospitals conduct nightly wealth screenings — using software that culls public data such as property records, contributions to political campaigns and other charities — to gauge which patients are most likely to be the source
- [I’m a political scientist, and the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling turned me into a reproductive-rights refugee](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/05/07/im-a-political-scientist-and-the-alabama-supreme-courts-ivf-ruling-turned-me-into-a-reproductive-rights-refugee/): While the decision clearly imperiled the future of IVF in Alabama, it was not clear to us whether we would be allowed to continue the process we had begun.
- [How Florida’s Strict 6-Week Abortion Ban Affects the South, and Traveling Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/04/30/how-floridas-strict-6-week-abortion-ban-affects-the-south-and-traveling-patients/): Florida's restrictive six-week ban beginning in May effectively leaves women in much of the South with little or no access to abortion clinics.
- [Doc Group Recommends Public Health Approach to Excessive Alcohol Use](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/04/24/doc-group-recommends-public-health-approach-to-excessive-alcohol-use/): Alcohol use disorder is a treatable chronic medical condition
- [Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals](https://physiciansnews.com/2023/12/22/cancer-patients-face-frightening-delays-in-treatment-approvals/): Prior authorization isn’t unique to the VA. Most private and federal health insurance programs require patients to secure preapprovals for certain treatments, tests, or prescription medications. The process is intended to reduce spending and avoid unnecessary, ineffective, or duplicative care, although the degree to which companies and agencies set these rules varies
- [Should Doctors Tell Parents When They've Made Medical Mistake?](https://physiciansnews.com/2023/12/01/should-doctors-tell-parents-when-theyve-made-medical-mistake/): One of the most difficult experiences for any doctor or nurse is when they realize that they have made a mistake that has harmed a patient.
- [High School Football Tied to Brain Changes, Even Without Concussion](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/12/01/high-school-football-tied-to-brain-changes-even-without-concussion/): New research suggests that even less severe head injuries might lead to brain changes among high school football players.
- [Yogurt Every Day May Help Keep Diabetes Away](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/11/25/yogurt-every-day-may-help-keep-diabetes-away/): Eating a serving a day of yogurt may lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.
- [New Device May Make Mammograms More Comfortable](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/11/25/new-device-may-make-mammograms-more-comfortable/): Researchers have developed a device that may reduce the discomfort many women feel during a mammogram while preserving the quality of the image.
- [New U.S. Kidney Transplant Rules Take Effect](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/12/04/new-u-s-kidney-transplant-rules-take-effect/): New rules intended to create a more level playing field for those awaiting kidney transplants in the United States go into effect Thursday.
- [Physicians Still Worried About UnitedHealth Cyberattack: ‘More Devastating Than Covid’](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/04/22/physicians-still-worried-about-unitedhealth-cyberattack-more-devastating-than-covid/): Two months after a cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary halted payments to some doctors, medical providers say they’re still grappling with the fallout
- [FDA Recalls Medical Device That May Have Led to Multiple Deaths](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/04/17/fda-recalls-medical-device-that-may-have-led-to-multiple-deaths/): A pair of heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths has received the FDA’s most serious recall
- [Doctors on FDA Panel Reviewing Abbott Heart Device Had Financial Ties With Company](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/04/09/doctors-on-fda-panel-reviewing-abbott-heart-device-had-financial-ties-with-company/): When the FDA convened a committee to assess a cardiac device made by Abbott, the agency didn’t disclose that most of them had received payments from the company
- [The Horrors of TMJ: Chronic Pain, Metal Jaws, and Futile Treatments](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/04/09/the-horrors-of-tmj-chronic-pain-metal-jaws-and-futile-treatments/): Dental care for TMJ can do patients more harm than good, and a few fall into a spiral of futile surgeries that may culminate in their jaw joints being replaced with metal hinges
- [Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating, but Necessary, for Older Adults](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/03/05/hearing-aids-can-be-frustrating-but-necessary-for-older-adults/): Hearing problems become pervasive with advancing age, exceeding 90% in people 85 and older.
- [Biden, Trump Need To Talk About Health Care](https://physiciansnews.com/2024/03/05/biden-trump-need-to-talk-about-health-care/): President Biden is counting on outrage over abortion to drive turnout for reelection. Trump wants to take another swing at Obamacare.
- [CDC Recommends RSV Vaccine for Adults in Recent Policy Update](https://physiciansnews.com/2023/09/24/cdc-recommends-rsv-vaccine-for-adults-in-recent-policy-update/): By Brad Broker In a significant policy update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that adults receive the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to combat the growing threat of this contagious respiratory illness. The CDC's move aims to protect vulnerable populations and curb the spread of RSV, particularly during peak transmission
- [CDC Report Reveals Alarming Rates of Depression Across United States](https://physiciansnews.com/2023/11/16/cdc-report-reveals-alarming-rates-of-depression-across-united-states/): By Alan Lyndon The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a comprehensive report shedding light on the prevalence of depression in various states across the United States. The findings have brought to the forefront a deep concern over the mental well-being of Americans and the urgent need for improved mental health support
- [Study Reveals Surprising Link Between Low-Dose Daily Aspirin and Diabetes](https://physiciansnews.com/2023/11/20/study-reveals-surprising-link-between-low-dose-daily-aspirin-and-diabetes/): By PND Staff In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers have uncovered a surprising connection between low-dose daily aspirin usage and the risk of developing diabetes. The findings have raised concerns among healthcare professionals and sparked a new debate about the potential risks and benefits of this widely-used
- [12 Tips to Help Kids Develop Healthy Social Media Habits](https://physiciansnews.com/2023/11/26/12-tips-to-help-kids-develop-healthy-social-media-habits/): Researchers have identified some evidence-based practices to help ensure that children and teens’ use of digital devices remains healthy and safe.
- [Study: Medical Marijuana Does Not Reduce Prescription Drug or Opioid Use](https://physiciansnews.com/2023/12/05/study-medical-marijuana-does-not-reduce-prescription-drug-or-opioid-use/): By Greg Peterson A comprehensive study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has challenged the widely held belief that medical marijuana reduces the use of prescription drugs and opioids. The research, conducted by a team of experts from leading institutions, reveals that medical marijuana may not be as effective in curbing the use of
- [Biden Wants States to Ensure Obamacare Plans Cover Enough Doctors and Hospitals](https://physiciansnews.com/2023/12/22/biden-wants-states-to-ensure-obamacare-plans-cover-enough-doctors-and-hospitals/): The Biden administration plans to push states to boost oversight of the number of doctors, hospitals, and other health providers insurers cover in Obamacare plans
- [Moderna Working on Booster to Protect Against South African Strain of Covid-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/25/moderna-working-on-booster-to-protect-against-south-african-strain-of-covid-19/): Moderna today announced it is developing a booster shot to proactively address the evolving Covid-19 virus, particularly to guard against a new South African strain.
- [FDA Panel Recommends 'Female Viagra' for Sexual Desire Disorder](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/05/fda-panel-recommends-female-viagra-for-sexual-desire-disorder/): A federal advisory committee Thursday recommended the approval of the drug flibanserin to treat a lack of sexual desire in women. The drug is being called a female version of Viagra. More technically, flibanserin, is expected to be approved for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in premenopausal women whose condition is not attributable to
- [Apple Watch saves high school football player's life](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/21/apple-watch-saves-high-school-football-players-life/): A Massachussetts high school football player credits his new Apple Watch with saving his life. After practice last week at Tabor Academy, senior Paul Houle, 17, began to feel pain in his back and chest. "My Apple Watch, which I bought three days earlier, I tested my heart rate on it. It was about 145
- [A Super, Bell-Ringing Victory Dance For Six-Year-Old Cancer Survivor](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/02/09/super-victory-dance-six-year-old-cancer-survivor/): Six-year-old Jimmy Spagnolo -- dressed in Superman gear -- broke into an awesome celebratory dance as he beat his krypotnite. After a year-long chemotherapy treatment at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Jimmy rang the ceremonial bell and jumped and danced with his family to celebrate the special occasion. "The bell signifies so many emotions –
- [U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Abortions](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/06/27/supreme-court-strikes-down-restrictions-abortions/): The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled against a Texas abortion law that had required doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The ruling is a major victory for abortion rights advocates. In its ruling, the court said that the Texas restrictions placed "a substantial obstacle in the path of women seeking a pre-viability
- [Risk of PTSD may be in your DNA](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/26/risk-ptsd-dna/): By Brad Broker Whether it's caused by a military conflict, a sexual assault or personal loss, PTSD emotionally ravages some people while others feel no effect. Turns out that certain people may be more prone to post traumatic stress disorders due to their DNA. "We know from lots of data - from prisoners of war, people
- [Pivotal Day 2 of the Supreme Court Healthcare Oral Arguments](https://physiciansnews.com/2012/03/28/pivotal-day-2-of-the-supreme-court-healthcare-oral-arguments/): “If the government can do that, what else can it” do? That question – asked by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in regard to the so-called “individual mandate” requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – may provide a clue as to the eventual fate of President Obama’s signature legislation.
- [Commentary: Malpractice Lawsuits Down in PA, but There’s Still a Long Way to Go](https://physiciansnews.com/2009/05/08/commentary-malpractice-lawsuits-down-in-pa-but-theres-still-a-long-way-to-go/): By Brad Broker A few weeks ago, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell released data from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) that showed a 41 percent decline in 2008 statewide medical malpractice lawsuits since 2002. “Pennsylvania is a success story when it comes to medical malpractice reforms," Governor Rendell said." Our actions have worked. Thanks
- [Amyloidosis Patient Writes Children's Book to Help Kids Understand Parent's Illness](https://physiciansnews.com/2011/05/05/amyloidosis-patient-writes-childrens-book-to-help-kids-understand-parents-illness/): By Brad Broker In 2007, Jenifer Gershman, 38 at the time, was diagnosed with amyloidosis, a rare and potentially life threatening disease. The treatment was aggressive: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation with high-dose chemotherapy and transfusion of previously collected immature blood cells (stem cells) to replace diseased or damaged marrow. Jenifer had two transplants in
- [Guns At Home Increase Risk Of Death](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/01/23/guns-at-home-increase-risk-of-death/): Now it's official -- having access to a gun significantly increases the risk of homicide and suicide.
- [How Video Games Can Improve Your Health, Attention and Skills](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/02/17/how-video-games-can-improve-your-health-attention-and-skills/): Lots of news in the past few days about the health benefits of playing video games. That's right, parents, Flappy Bird actually may be good for Junior.
- [VA Already Reports More Referrals To Private Doctors, Improved Hiring Plans](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/08/14/va-already-reports-more-referrals-to-private-doctors-improved-hiring-plans/): The VA is aggressively hiring physicians and significantly increasing referrals of veterans to private docs.
- [Apple Watch is 'Comprehensive Health and Fitness Device'](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/09/09/apple-watch-is-comprehensive-health-and-fitness-device/): The watch includes new apps called Activity and Workout, which will measure calories burned, exercise goals and standing time.
- [Youth Baseball Coaches Ignore Pitch Counts, Harm Players](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/10/14/youth-baseball-coaches-ignore-pitch-counts-harm-players/): Only 8 percent of coaches followed pitch count guidelines. Most of the coaches identified a lack of desire to perform the tedious task of counting pitches.
- [High Rates of Medical Resident Suicides: "We know how to kill ourselves."](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/11/04/high-rates-of-medical-resident-suicides-we-know-how-to-kill-ourselves/): Compared to men in general, the suicide rate among male doctors is 40 percent higher. For female docs, the rate is 130 percent higher than women in general.
- [Terminally Ill Brittany Maynard Changed The Right-to-Die Conversation](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/11/03/terminally-ill-brittany-maynard-changed-the-right-to-die-conversation/): Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old woman who moved to Oregon after learning of her terminal illness, died Saturday.
- [Is Gun Trafficking A Pediatric Health Issue?](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/12/12/is-gun-trafficking-a-pediatric-health-issue/): The discussion of physicians and guns often turns to a privacy issue or things more dangerous to children than firearms.
- [Republicans File Suit Against President Obama and Health Law](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/11/21/republicans-file-suit-against-president-obama-and-health-law/): House Republicans have sued President Obama for what they claim was an abuse of executive authority when the president implemented the Affordable Care Act.
- [Healthcare.gov Is Open And Ready For New Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/11/10/healthcare-gov-is-open-and-ready-for-new-patients/): The Obama administration announced that patients can begin Monday to shop and compare costs for health coverage in preparation for Open Enrollment.
- [Concussion Laws Requiring Medical Care Help Youth Athletes](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/12/22/concussion-laws-requiring-medical-care-help-youth-athletes/): Sports related concussions, the only injury in all of medicine with a legislative mandate requiring medical attention, has seen a 92 percent increase in care.
- [Chances Are Good That Smoking Will Kill You; Study](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/24/chances-are-good-that-smoking-will-kill-you-study/): If you're a smoker and you like to gamble, consider these odds: As many as two out of every three people who smoke will die from the habit.
- [Abortion Bill Allows Father to Sue Mothers and Doctors for Distress](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/04/abortion-bill-allows-father-to-sue-mothers-and-doctors-for-distress/): Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker this week said he would sign a bill to ban all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy regardless of incest or rape. Walker believes that a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks, at which time it is "rational and reasonable" to ban all abortions. "It's an unborn child, that's why we feel strongly
- [Electronic Cigarettes Are Booming in the U.S.](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/11/electronic-cigarettes-are-booming-in-the-u-s/): Smoking is on the rise due to an increase in the use of electronic cigarettes, particularly by smokers of traditional cigarettes. Instead of replacing tobacco with e-cigarettes, a new poll found that smokers are using both types of cigarettes to get their nicotine. According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll of 5,679 Americans, 75 percent of traditional cigarette
- [Suicide Attempts by U.S. Army Soldiers Greatly Increased](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/08/suicide-attempts-by-u-s-army-soldiers-greatly-increased/): The rate of suicide attempts by enlisted U.S. Army soldiers has significantly increased during the last 10 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry found that the Army has the longest stretch of continual increases of suicide attempts as compared to the other military branches -- Air Force,
- [Why is CVS dumping Viagra and 30 other drugs from its stores?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/12/why-is-cvs-dumping-viagra-and-30-other-drugs-from-its-stores/): If you want to get some Viagra next year, don't go to CVS. Last week, CVS Health announced that it is dropping from its list of coverage for insurance benefits a total of 31 prescription medications including Viagra, the first and king of all erectile dysfunction drugs by Pfizer. However, CVS will continue to carry Cialis, Eli
- [Doctors See New 'Trump Anxiety' Diagnosis on the Rise](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/03/15/doctors-trump-anxiety-on-the-rise/): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkSRJSUY0vs Is Donald Trump bad for your health? We're not talking about his plans to repeal Obamacare (which gets a huge applause from his base of supporters) or his plan to replace the health care law with something new (his plan has been shown to increase the federal budget by nearly $500 billion and leave
- [Young Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Hospitalization](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/01/24/young-cancer-survivors-have-higher-risk-of-hospitalization/): Adolescent and young adults who survived at least two years after a cancer diagnosis had nearly double the risk of being hospitalized compared with their siblings and unrelated, age-matched people without cancer. Approximately 70,000 American adolescents and young adults, defined as those between the age of 15 and 39 years, are diagnosed with cancer each
- [Trump Irrationally Claims Disinfectant Injections Could Actually Help People](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/24/trump-irrationally-claims-disinfectant-injections-could-actually-help-people/): President Donald Trump trumped himself last night as he gave what appeared to be the worst, and perhaps most ignorant, medical advice during a White House coronavirus press briefing.
- [New BMI Policy Acknowledges Patient "Health is not one-size-fits-all."](https://physiciansnews.com/2023/06/19/new-bmi-policy-acknowledges-patient-health-is-not-one-size-fits-all/): By Brad BrokerThe American Medical Association (AMA) has recently unveiled a new policy regarding the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) as a tool for assessing health. This policy reflects a shift towards a more comprehensive understanding of individual well-being and highlights the limitations of relying solely on BMI as a measure of health. Numerous
- [CDC Recommends Covid/Flu Combo Shot for Fall 2023](https://physiciansnews.com/2023/09/25/cdc-recommends-covid-flu-combo-shot-for-fall-2023/): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new recommendations regarding a COVID-19 and influenza (flu) booster shot
- [Power Sleeping: The Brain Health Benefits of Daytime Naps](https://physiciansnews.com/2023/06/20/power-sleeping-the-brain-health-benefits-of-daytime-naps/): By Jeffrey Fein While sleep is too often sacrificed in the pursuit of productivity, daytime napping has emerged as a potential solution to combat sleep deprivation. Napping is commonly associated with a quick energy boost and emerging research suggests that it also holds significant brain health benefits. One of the key benefits of daytime naps
- [US House Votes To Let VA Doctors Recommend Marijuana To Veterans](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/05/19/house-votes-let-va-doctors-recommend-marijuana/): The U.S. House of Representatives voted this morning in favor of a measure that would allow Veterans Administration doctors to recommend medical marijuana for their patients in states where medical marijuana is legal. The measure, an amendment to the Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations bill proposed by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), passed by a 44-vote margin, including 57
- [In California, Abortion Could Become a Constitutional Right. Same For Birth Control.](https://physiciansnews.com/2022/08/05/in-california-abortion-could-become-a-constitutional-right-same-for-birth-control/): California could become one of the first states — if not the first — to create explicit constitutional rights to both abortion and contraception.
- [Physician Reaction to Historic Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Roe v Wade](https://physiciansnews.com/2022/06/24/physician-reaction-to-historic-supreme-court-ruling-overturning-roe-v-wade/): Although the majority opinion states that the decision applies only to abortion, doctors are concerned that by eroding the constitutional right to privacy, the decision has the potential to restrict the ability of patients to access contraception or fertility treatments.
- [Covid Poses Short- and Long-Term Risks to Babies, Especially Boys](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/12/17/covid-poses-short-and-long-term-risks-to-babies-especially-boys/): Babies of covid-infected moms are 60% more likely to be born very prematurely, which increases the danger of infant mortality and long-term disabilities such as cerebral palsy, asthma and hearing loss, as well as a child’s risk of adult disease, including depression, anxiety, heart disease and kidney disease.
- [Supreme Court Considers Biden’s Covid Vaccine Requirements for Employees](https://physiciansnews.com/2022/01/11/supreme-court-considers-bidens-covid-vaccine-requirements-for-employees/): The Supreme Court on Friday took up one of the most contentious issues of the covid-19 pandemic, hearing a series of cases challenging the Biden administration’s authority to require workers to get a covid vaccine or be tested for the virus regularly.
- [What Do We Really Know About Covid Vaccine Effectiveness?](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/11/09/what-do-we-really-know-about-covid-vaccine-effectiveness/): The politicization of covid vaccines has led to confusion, if not utter fatigue. If you don’t read any further, know this: No vaccine is 100% effective against any disease.
- [Texas Health Care Providers See Increased Interest in Birth Control Since State Abortion Ban](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/11/09/texas-health-care-providers-see-increased-interest-in-birth-control-since-state-abortion-ban/): In September, when Texas’ near-total abortion ban took effect, Planned Parenthood clinics in the Lone Star State started offering every patient who walked in information on Senate Bill 8, as well as emergency contraception, condoms and two pregnancy tests.
- [In Philadelphia, Scandal Erupts Over Vaccination Operation Led by College Student](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/02/02/in-philadelphia-scandal-erupts-over-vaccination-operation-led-by-college-student/): It started as a group of college friends who wanted to help during the pandemic. They had tech skills, so they used 3D printers to make face shields. Then they organized as a nonprofit, Philly Fighting Covid, and opened a testing site in a Philadelphia neighborhood that didn’t have one yet.
- [Anti-Vaccine Activists Promote Conspiracy Theories That Covid Shots Are Deadly](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/25/anti-vaccine-activists-promote-conspiracy-theories-that-covid-shots-are-deadly/): Anti-vaccine groups are exploiting the suffering and death of people who happen to fall ill after receiving a covid shot, threatening to undermine the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history.
- [How to Transform Mental Health Care in the United States](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/11/how-to-transform-mental-health-care-in-the-united-states/): rand.org - A RAND team identified three goals for transforming the U.S. mental health care system and pinpointed 15 opportunities to drive systemic improvements in access, use, and quality that would help tens …Tweeted by @SeniorMcMahon https://twitter.com/SeniorMcMahon/status/1348534101968523265
- [For people with type 1 diabetes, CDC Covid guidelines are puzzling - STAT](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/11/for-people-with-type-1-diabetes-cdc-covid-guidelines-are-puzzling-stat/): statnews.com - The CDC's vaccine guidelines put people with type 1 diabetes further down the list than people with type 2 diabetes.Tweeted by @statnews https://twitter.com/statnews/status/1348570345633161217
- [An Appreciation for Vaccines, and How Far They Have Come](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/11/an-appreciation-for-vaccines-and-how-far-they-have-come/): nytimes.com - The DTP vaccine teaches us about how brilliant vaccine technology can be, but also how it can be studied and improved over time.Tweeted by @nytimeswell https://twitter.com/nytimeswell/status/1348572628894834688
- [Is your Covid vaccine site prepared for rare, life-threatening reactions?](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/11/is-your-covid-vaccine-site-prepared-for-rare-life-threatening-reactions/): nbcnews.com - Is the Covid vaccine safe? Allergic reactions are rare, but health care workers should be trained spot the warning signs.Tweeted by @NBCNewsHealth https://twitter.com/NBCNewsHealth/status/1348573506175430656
- [Seven coronavirus deaths reported this week in Kitsap](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/11/seven-coronavirus-deaths-reported-this-week-in-kitsap/): kitsapsun.com - Kitsap and Washington state is in the middle of the largest wave yet of COVID-19 cases.Tweeted by @zombieloni https://twitter.com/zombieloni/status/1348576728260636674
- [KDHE offers healthy habits suggestions for the new year](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/10/kdhe-offers-healthy-habits-suggestions-for-the-new-year/): salinapost.com - TOPEKA – As 2021 begins, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) offers 10 healthy habits to begin or to contTweeted by @SalinaPost https://twitter.com/SalinaPost/status/1348034825714757633
- [Coronavirus updates: CDC director calls Capitol riot a 'surge event' for pandemic](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/10/coronavirus-updates-cdc-director-calls-capitol-riot-a-surge-event-for-pandemic/): usatoday.com - CDC Cirector Redfield calls the Capitol riot a 'surge event' for pandemic. Chicago Public Schools are set to resume in-person instruction. Latest on COVID.Tweeted by @Samehdiver https://twitter.com/Samehdiver/status/1348067323840770048
- [Mortality rate for Black babies is cut dramatically when they’re delivered by Black doctors, researchers say](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/10/mortality-rate-for-black-babies-is-cut-dramatically-when-theyre-delivered-by-black-doctors-researchers-say/): washingtonpost.com - Citing systemic racism, they say more work needs to be done to understand the tantalizing statistics in their paper.Tweeted by @magHCI https://twitter.com/magHCI/status/1348089159173492737
- [Major Challenges Ahead for Test and Trace](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/10/major-challenges-ahead-for-test-and-trace/): medscape.com - Despite 'worrying' compliance levels with the test and trace programme, Dido Harding predicts it will significantly lower the 'R' rate by spring.Tweeted by @Medscape https://twitter.com/Medscape/status/1348135480018219009
- [Nelson Griswold of NextGen Benefits Network: “Direct Primary Care (DPC)”](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/10/nelson-griswold-of-nextgen-benefits-network-direct-primary-care-dpc/): thriveglobal.com - Direct Primary Care (DPC). Physicians increasingly are abandoning — partially or fully — the insurance-based fee-for-service model in favor of a subscription model in which patients, or their employe…Tweeted by @elmelegey https://twitter.com/elmelegey/status/1348185144318959616
- [Delaying Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines 'The Right Thing to Do'](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/09/delaying-second-dose-of-covid-19-vaccines-the-right-thing-to-do/): medscape.com - The decision to delay second doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to increase uptake of initial immunisation was the right thing to do, experts said.Tweeted by @Medscape https://twitter.com/Medscape/status/1347772337173762049
- [COVID forced psychiatric care online. Many patients want it to stay there, study finds](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/09/covid-forced-psychiatric-care-online-many-patients-want-it-to-stay-there-study-finds/): eurekalert.org - A new study suggests that more than half of outpatient psychiatry patients whose appointments were suddenly converted to video or phone interactions by the pandemic will want to keep going with virtu…Tweeted by @PairsonnalitesA https://twitter.com/PairsonnalitesA/status/1347781279773691904
- [No Obstruction Shouldn't Mean No Diagnosis: HARP-MINOCA](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/09/no-obstruction-shouldnt-mean-no-diagnosis-harp-minoca/): medscape.com - A new study finds that multimodal imaging can reveal the cause of most MINOCA. Lead investigator Harmony Reynolds shares the details from her AHA presentation with Michelle O'Donoghue.Tweeted by @Medscape https://twitter.com/Medscape/status/1347816403773091840
- [Mistrust between Black Americans and health care systems due to historic discrimination](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/09/mistrust-between-black-americans-and-health-care-systems-due-to-historic-discrimination/): abc15.com - The start of a new year is a time when a lot of people are making resolutions to keep better health. But historically, African Americans have faced a unique set of challenges to maintain a healthy li…Tweeted by @PrinceReportBE https://twitter.com/PrinceReportBE/status/1347821509214162944
- [UK COVID-19 Update: 'Unprecedented Pressure', Staff Jabs, Photocall Fail](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/09/uk-covid-19-update-unprecedented-pressure-staff-jabs-photocall-fail-2/): medscape.com - These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.Tweeted by @Medscape https://twitter.com/Medscape/status/1347846851177938944
- [Most N.C. nursing home workers are refusing COVID vaccine](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/08/most-n-c-nursing-home-workers-are-refusing-covid-vaccine/): apnews.com - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s top public health official said Tuesday that most nursing home workers are refusing to take coronavirus vaccines being offered in a state that has now become...Tweeted by @NoBigGovDuh https://twitter.com/NoBigGovDuh/status/1347465336631779328
- [UK COVID-19 Update: 'Unprecedented Pressure', Staff Jabs, Photocall Fail](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/08/uk-covid-19-update-unprecedented-pressure-staff-jabs-photocall-fail/): medscape.com - These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.Tweeted by @Medscape https://twitter.com/Medscape/status/1347469097014067201
- [Even in a virtual JPM week, relationships keep biotech strong - STAT](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/08/even-in-a-virtual-jpm-week-relationships-keep-biotech-strong-stat/): statnews.com - The redeeming quality of the chaos and the expense of JPM week is the connections that it makes possible, both new and rekindled.
- [RxPONDER: Chemo 'No Longer a Mandate' for Some With Breast Cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/08/rxponder-chemo-no-longer-a-mandate-for-some-with-breast-cancer/): medscape.com - Dr Kathy Miller shares the impactful results of the RxPONDER trial presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.Tweeted by @Medscape https://twitter.com/Medscape/status/1347484444341530624
- [Routine Universal Immunization of Physicians](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/08/routine-universal-immunization-of-physicians/): ama-assn.org - Physicians have an ethical responsibility to take appropriate measures to prevent the spread of infectious disease in health care settings.Tweeted by @rannirpaz1 https://twitter.com/rannirpaz1/status/1347496305392807937
- [In our minds, we’re goin’ to Carolina—Medical schools as drivers of an improved patient experience - MedCity News](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/07/in-our-minds-were-goin-to-carolina-medical-schools-as-drivers-of-an-improved-patient-experience-medcity-news/): medcitynews.com - East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine is one great example of medical schools that you may not know about but that are doing a very fine job training our next generation of patient-cent…Tweeted by @LukeLazarusAU https://twitter.com/LukeLazarusAU/status/1346926321688043525
- [Woman with Uterine Cancer, 39, Mistakenly Diagnosed with Gluten Intolerance & Told to Eat More Yogurt](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/07/woman-with-uterine-cancer-39-mistakenly-diagnosed-with-gluten-intolerance-told-to-eat-more-yogurt/): survivornet.com - A woman in England was misdiagnosed with gluten intolerance, but it turned out to be cancer.
- [HHS: States can vaccinate lower-priority groups if doses would otherwise sit in freezers](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/07/hhs-states-can-vaccinate-lower-priority-groups-if-doses-would-otherwise-sit-in-freezers/): nbcnews.com - Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said states could give the Covid-19 vaccine to lower-priority groups to speed up the vaccination process.Tweeted by @NBCNewsHealth https://twitter.com/NBCNewsHealth/status/1346972987388354561
- [DMHC takes action to ensure health plans comply with California’s Mental Health and Substance Use Parity Law](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/07/dmhc-takes-action-to-ensure-health-plans-comply-with-californias-mental-health-and-substance-use-parity-law/): oc-breeze.com - The California DMHC issued guidance to ensure health plans comply with amendments made to California’s mental health parity law.Tweeted by @CypressFestival https://twitter.com/CypressFestival/status/1347030837666086914
- [‘Spending the time I have left under Covid restrictions fills me with immense sadness’](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/07/spending-the-time-i-have-left-under-covid-restrictions-fills-me-with-immense-sadness/): telegraph.co.uk - After all we’ve learnt, it’s outrageous the Government can’t promise that cancer services will be protected this time aroundTweeted by @boff64 https://twitter.com/boff64/status/1347130738760708096
- [FBI warns of COVID-related fraud schemes as vaccines distributed across the country](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/06/fbi-warns-of-covid-related-fraud-schemes-as-vaccines-distributed-across-the-country/): usatoday.com - Tweeted by @argusleader https://twitter.com/argusleader/status/1346638365475614725
- [Messonnier predicts the slow vaccine rollout will soon speed up](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/06/messonnier-predicts-the-slow-vaccine-rollout-will-soon-speed-up/): statnews.com - Top CDC official Nancy Messonnier acknowledged that the administration’s vaccine rollout has been rocky so far in a conversation with STAT.Tweeted by @statnews https://twitter.com/statnews/status/1346641316516483072
- [UK starts giving people the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/06/uk-starts-giving-people-the-oxford-covid-19-vaccine/): livescience.com - The U.K. has begun distributing a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.Tweeted by @DarkCloset911 https://twitter.com/DarkCloset911/status/1346659080501342209
- [WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 5 January 2021](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/06/who-director-generals-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19-5-january-2021/): who.int - In our first briefing of 2021, I want to take a quick step back and tell you what’s going to be coming up in the next few weeks. The pandemic is still a major public health crisis. We’re in a race to…Tweeted by @alisonbrunier https://twitter.com/alisonbrunier/status/1346722741290991617
- [After Covid, sense of smell and taste return. But for some, they're not the same.](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/06/after-covid-sense-of-smell-and-taste-return-but-for-some-theyre-not-the-same/): nbcnews.com - When will I get my sense of smell back after Covid-19? Is loss of smell permanent? Loss of smell and taste related to Covid-19. Food and drink no longer taste good.Tweeted by @NBCNewsHealth https://twitter.com/NBCNewsHealth/status/1346761521297317889
- [Prosecutor: Wisconsin pharmacist thought vaccine was unsafe](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/05/prosecutor-wisconsin-pharmacist-thought-vaccine-was-unsafe/): apnews.com - MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin pharmacist convinced the world was “crashing down” told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he believed the shots would mutate...Tweeted by @bylenasun https://twitter.com/bylenasun/status/1346267218682802180
- [‘Deaths of despair’ during COVID-19 rose by up to 60% in 2020, new research says](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/05/deaths-of-despair-during-covid-19-rose-by-up-to-60-in-2020-new-research-says/): marketwatch.com - They were disproportionately experienced by working aged men, driven in part by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.Tweeted by @MarketWatch https://twitter.com/MarketWatch/status/1346320723447590913
- [University Receives $250,000 Grant to Fund Great Minds Dare to Care Campaign - Seton Hall University](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/05/university-receives-250000-grant-to-fund-great-minds-dare-to-care-campaign-seton-hall-university/): shu.edu - Seton Hall was granted $250,000 by the State of New Jersey to fund its Great Minds Dare to Care campaign-- the next step in its ongoing efforts to offer care and change attitudes about mental health.Tweeted by @stigmabase https://twitter.com/stigmabase/status/1346392882500943874
- [Covid ‘Decimated Our Staff’ as the Pandemic Ravages Health Workers of Color in US](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/05/covid-decimated-our-staff-as-the-pandemic-ravages-health-workers-of-color-in-us/): khn.org - Covid-19 has taken an outsize toll on Black and Hispanic Americans — and those disparities extend to medical workers.Tweeted by @blkresist https://twitter.com/blkresist/status/1346400180912984065
- [Black California surgeon 'walks the walk' on virus vaccine](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/05/black-california-surgeon-walks-the-walk-on-virus-vaccine/): apnews.com - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dr. David Tom Cooke says his choice to participate in a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine is like his grandmother’s decision to leave the Jim Crow South to work in...Tweeted by @PilarVaile https://twitter.com/PilarVaile/status/1346410095895138307
- [Primary care doctors are being left behind in the vaccine rollout](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/04/primary-care-doctors-are-being-left-behind-in-the-vaccine-rollout/): statnews.com - Many primary care doctors are not affiliated with hospitals, which means they have no direct link to vaccine distribution at this stage.
- [2021: COVID still looms large](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/04/2021-covid-still-looms-large/): northcarolinahealthnews.org - Here’s what is on the horizon for the new year as the state continues to battle COVID-19, mental health and environmental issues.
- [Five key milestones in the pandemic that we're anticipating in 2021 - STAT](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/04/five-key-milestones-in-the-pandemic-that-were-anticipating-in-2021-stat/): statnews.com - If 2020 was defined by the explosion of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid, 2021 could be about its dwindling.Tweeted by @statnews https://twitter.com/statnews/status/1346033692238618629
- [Seniors Face Crushing Drug Costs as Congress Stalls on Capping Medicare Out-Of-Pockets](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/04/seniors-face-crushing-drug-costs-as-congress-stalls-on-capping-medicare-out-of-pockets/): khn.org - While many private insurers cap what members pay in health costs, Medicare does not. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have proposed annual limits ranging from $2,000 to $3,100. But there’s disag…Tweeted by @_parvezMD https://twitter.com/_parvezMD/status/1346034778345152512
- [A Q&A with Helen Branswell, one year after Covid became a full-time job](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/04/a-qa-with-helen-branswell-one-year-after-covid-became-a-full-time-job/): statnews.com - STAT's infectious disease reporter reflects on her own experience of reporting on the pandemic one year after publication of her first story.
- [A nursing home in Belgium had a holiday party. It led to 27 coronavirus deaths.](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/03/a-nursing-home-in-belgium-had-a-holiday-party-it-led-to-27-coronavirus-deaths/): tampabay.com - At last count, the home had 88 infections among residents and 42 among staff.Tweeted by @EvanKirstel https://twitter.com/EvanKirstel/status/1345574680611192835
- [NJAOPS Supports the Health Care Transparency Act Signed by Governor Murphy](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/03/njaops-supports-the-health-care-transparency-act-signed-by-governor-murphy/): einnews.com - Win for D.O.'s: Law Will Require Advance Practice Nurses, Physicians Assistants Are Now Required to be Properly Identified on Name Tags in Patient Care Settings
- [Spend Less, and Smarter, in 2021](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/03/spend-less-and-smarter-in-2021/): nytimes.com - Last year we were just trying to roll with the punches. Hopefully now we can apply some of those survival skills to our finances.Tweeted by @nytimeswell https://twitter.com/nytimeswell/status/1345589809486684160
- [California hospitals struggle to cope under strain of virus surge](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/03/california-hospitals-struggle-to-cope-under-strain-of-virus-surge/): dailymail.co.uk - Physicians in California have revealed how hospitals are so overstretched amid the coronavirus pandemic that patents can only be admitted when another patient dies.Tweeted by @Jmoon901 https://twitter.com/Jmoon901/status/1345593076333608963
- [Indian regulators are pushed to release Covid-19 vaccine trial protocol](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/03/indian-regulators-are-pushed-to-release-covid-19-vaccine-trial-protocol/): statnews.com - Consumer groups are urging drug regulators in India to release key documents on a Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India.Tweeted by @HealthSmartMe https://twitter.com/HealthSmartMe/status/1345647976992169984
- [U.S. Posts New Records in COVID Deaths, Hospitalizations](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/02/u-s-posts-new-records-in-covid-deaths-hospitalizations/): medscape.com - The United States is wrapping up 2020 with record-setting coronavirus numbers.Tweeted by @Medscape https://twitter.com/Medscape/status/1345196870696632320
- [Married mother-of-four describes the hospital blunder that cost her job and health](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/02/married-mother-of-four-describes-the-hospital-blunder-that-cost-her-job-and-health/): dailymail.co.uk - Shares Janice Johnston often took a bath fully clothed, so that if she had the stroke she feared may be
- [Due To New Year's Day Holiday, No Florida Coronavirus Case Count Update](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/02/due-to-new-years-day-holiday-no-florida-coronavirus-case-count-update/): miami.cbslocal.com - Due to the New Year's Day holiday, the state's Department of Health will not be updating its daily count of new coronavirus cases.Tweeted by @CBSMiami https://twitter.com/CBSMiami/status/1345269099690156039
- [Industry Focus: Healthcare - Nevada Business Magazine](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/02/industry-focus-healthcare-nevada-business-magazine/): nevadabusiness.com - Recently, healthcare executives across Nevada met in a virtual roundtable, sponsored by CNB, to discuss their industry and its future.Tweeted by @StateStatus_NV https://twitter.com/StateStatus_NV/status/1345288122746212353
- [Covid wards 'full of children' for first time in pandemic, warn nurses](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/02/covid-wards-full-of-children-for-first-time-in-pandemic-warn-nurses/): uk.news.yahoo.com - Medics are starting to see “whole wards of children” suffering from Covid for the first time during the pandemic, a senior nurse has warned. Laura Duffell, a matron at King’s College Hospital, London…Tweeted by @n_hassall https://twitter.com/n_hassall/status/1345313552438091779
- [Pharmacist Arrested, Accused Of Destroying More Than 500 Moderna Vaccine Doses](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/01/pharmacist-arrested-accused-of-destroying-more-than-500-moderna-vaccine-doses/): npr.org - The now-fired hospital employee later said he knew "that people who received the vaccinations would think they had been vaccinated against the virus when in fact they were not," investigators said.Tweeted by @AriMeermans https://twitter.com/AriMeermans/status/1344811266125279235
- [California Hits Record COVID-19 Deaths as New Variant Found](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/01/california-hits-record-covid-19-deaths-as-new-variant-found/): medscape.com - L.A. County surpassed 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus. The governor also announced the first detected case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus in a San Diego man.Tweeted by @Medscape https://twitter.com/Medscape/status/1344812584587948037
- [Tucker Carlson Blasted After Attacking 'Activist' Epidemiologist For Identifying As Non-Binary](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/01/tucker-carlson-blasted-after-attacking-activist-epidemiologist-for-identifying-as-non-binary/): comicsands.com - Tucker Carlson slammed Jo Walker, a non-binary CDC epidemiologist, by calling them a "left-wing activist."Tweeted by @Charlenegapeach https://twitter.com/Charlenegapeach/status/1344826435287068672
- [Evidence of U.K. Coronavirus Strain Found in Florida Man](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/01/evidence-of-u-k-coronavirus-strain-found-in-florida-man/): time.com - The case comes after reports of two cases of the apparently more contagious strain of Covid-19 discovered in Colorado and California.Tweeted by @north_sound1 https://twitter.com/north_sound1/status/1344851198055051265
- [Child Life Services](https://physiciansnews.com/2021/01/01/child-life-services/): pediatrics.aappublications.org - Child life programs are an important component of pediatric hospital-based care; they address the psychosocial concerns that accompany hospitalization and other health care experiences. Child life sp…
- [Natural approach to healthcare](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/31/natural-approach-to-healthcare/): newscenter1.tv - RAPID CITY, S.D. — Healthcare has been in the spotlight the last year, with many looking to improve their personal health and wellbeing. Whether you are experiencing back pain, fatigue, digestive iss…
- [Council Post: Afraid Of AI? Five Ways To Address Your Fears](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/31/council-post-afraid-of-ai-five-ways-to-address-your-fears/): forbes.com - There is nothing “artificial” about wanting to live better, longer and happier than ever before.Tweeted by @AppsUnify https://twitter.com/AppsUnify/status/1344557654782353409
- [COVID Vaccine Myths](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/31/covid-vaccine-myths/): everydayhealth.com - Even after people get an mRNA vaccine and the required booster shot, they will need to wear a mask and avoid close contact with others because, the CDC explains, it’s not known whether they can still…Tweeted by @EverydayHealth https://twitter.com/EverydayHealth/status/1344569249294135298
- [We wish we’d written that: STAT staffers share their favorite stories of 2020](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/31/we-wish-wed-written-that-stat-staffers-share-their-favorite-stories-of-2020/): statnews.com - As Covid-19 tore around the globe, journalists have been tracking Covid-19's every move — but also producing other important stories.
- [Doctors, nurses 'can't take much more' amid Covid-19 surge in Southern California](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/31/doctors-nurses-cant-take-much-more-amid-covid-19-surge-in-southern-california/): nbcnews.com - An implacable surge of Covid-19 cases has overwhelmed Southern California hospitals and intensive care units for most of December.Tweeted by @NBCNewsHealth https://twitter.com/NBCNewsHealth/status/1344602262480498689
- [Colorado first state in U.S. to confirm new, more contagious strain of COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/30/colorado-first-state-in-u-s-to-confirm-new-more-contagious-strain-of-covid-19/): denverpost.com - The first known U.S. case of the highly contagious new strain of the coronavirus that's spreading through the United Kingdom has been discovered in a rural Colorado county, indicating the variant lik…Tweeted by @appreciate1954 https://twitter.com/appreciate1954/status/1344121960821784576
- ['Like a bathtub filling up': Alabama is slammed by the virus](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/30/like-a-bathtub-filling-up-alabama-is-slammed-by-the-virus/): apnews.com - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — With its dozen intensive care beds already full, Cullman Regional Medical Center began looking desperately for options as more and more COVID-19 patients showed...Tweeted by @LatPoliticalAve https://twitter.com/LatPoliticalAve/status/1344178297794543621
- [China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/30/china-clamps-down-in-hidden-hunt-for-coronavirus-origins/): apnews.com - MOJIANG, China (AP) — Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the closest known relative of the COVID-19 virus....Tweeted by @LenaLutaud https://twitter.com/LenaLutaud/status/1344179050395426817
- [U.K. regulator grants approval for AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/30/u-k-regulator-grants-approval-for-astrazenecas-covid-19-vaccine/): nbcnews.com - The British drugmaker AstraZeneca’s Covidd-19 vaccine candidate has received regulatory approval in the United Kingdom.Tweeted by @NBCNewsHealth https://twitter.com/NBCNewsHealth/status/1344194663390072838
- [The Problem of 'Long Haul' COVID](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/30/the-problem-of-long-haul-covid/): scientificamerican.com - Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.Tweeted by @K9FCR https://twitter.com/K9FCR/status/1344200656714776576
- [3 global health issues to watch in 2021](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/29/3-global-health-issues-to-watch-in-2021/): statnews.com - In 2021, widespread Covid-19 vaccinations will get underway and a pressing polio problem might see a solution.
- [Explanations for ‘long Covid’ remain elusive. Believing patients helps](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/29/explanations-for-long-covid-remain-elusive-believing-patients-helps/): statnews.com - “The vaccines and therapeutics, they were easy. With this post-acute Covid syndrome ... it's kind of a wild, wild West right now.”
- [We need to stress test U.S. hospital systems - STAT](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/29/we-need-to-stress-test-u-s-hospital-systems-stat/): statnews.com - The Federal Reserve Board started conducting stress tests of banks in 2009. CMS should begin doing something similar for hospital systems.
- [The New Surprise Billing Law Is an Imperfect Win](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/29/the-new-surprise-billing-law-is-an-imperfect-win/): washingtonmonthly.com - The fix will help many consumers. But the details show just how hard bigger reform will be.Tweeted by @globalissuesweb https://twitter.com/globalissuesweb/status/1343867278283186176
- [To Whom Do Health Care Workers Owe Their Ultimate Loyalty in a Pandemic?](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/29/to-whom-do-health-care-workers-owe-their-ultimate-loyalty-in-a-pandemic/): slate.com - A physician responds to Paul Theroux’s “The Vastation.”Tweeted by @MarcuswevansSr https://twitter.com/MarcuswevansSr/status/1343870640093216770
- [Janssen Submits European Marketing Authorisation Application for Amivantamab for the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/29/janssen-submits-european-marketing-authorisation-application-for-amivantamab-for-the-treatment-of-patients-with-metastatic-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-with-egfr-exon-20-insertion-mutations/): finance.yahoo.com - FOR EU TRADE AND MEDICAL MEDIA ONLY NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN BENELUX AND THE UKTweeted by @Tagggly https://twitter.com/Tagggly/status/1343472063500185600
- [Canada, Japan among nations reporting infections with fast-spreading UK coronavirus strain](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/29/canada-japan-among-nations-reporting-infections-with-fast-spreading-uk-coronavirus-strain/): foxnews.com - The fast-spreading coronavirus strain first identified in the United Kingdom has now reached Canada and Japan, after cases cropped up in some European counties.Tweeted by @Covid19_britain https://twitter.com/Covid19_britain/status/1343482104294866944
- [Businesses Innovation: A Cure for the Drug Pricing Dilemma](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/29/businesses-innovation-a-cure-for-the-drug-pricing-dilemma/): medium.com - Since the U.S. Congress ratified the first federal health care plan under the presidency of John Adams in 1798 (NIH), generations of legislators and medical professionals have burned the midnight oil…Tweeted by @jasoncaston https://twitter.com/jasoncaston/status/1343491255444131845
- [We need long-term solutions for older Americans' long-term care - STAT](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/29/we-need-long-term-solutions-for-older-americans-long-term-care-stat/): statnews.com - When long-term care is needed, many older adults and their families are suddenly hit with the realization that Medicare does not cover it.
- [Incidental side effects threaten to give Covid-19 vaccines a bad rap](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/29/incidental-side-effects-threaten-to-give-covid-19-vaccines-a-bad-rap/): statnews.com - There's a lack of public understanding that many problems that occur after vaccination probably aren’t tied to immunization itself.Tweeted by @statnews https://twitter.com/statnews/status/1343496915648978944
- [A Child’s Death in Missouri Changes Community Views About COVID](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/08/a-childs-death-in-missouri-changes-community-views-about-covid/): After a middle school student died of COVID complications, Washington, Missouri became the latest community to flip its stance on masks and other restrictions while the coronavirus ravages the country.
- [What Happened When the Only E.R. Doctor in a Rural Town Got COVID](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/07/what-happened-when-the-only-e-r-doctor-in-a-rural-town-got-covid/): Kurt Papenfus, a doctor in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, started to feel sick around Halloween. He developed a scary cough, intestinal symptoms and a headache. In the midst of a pandemic, the news that he had COVID-19 wasn’t surprising, but Papenfus’ illness would have repercussions far beyond his own health.
- [Demand for COVID Vaccines Expected to Get Heated](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/07/demand-for-covid-vaccines-expected-to-get-heated/): With two promising vaccines primed for release, likely within weeks, experts in ethics and immunization behavior say they expect attitudes to shift quickly from widespread hesitancy to urgent, even heated demand.
- [AAP: Wear Masks During Youth Sports Practices and Most Games](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/04/aap-wear-masks-during-youth-sports-practices-and-most-games/): In updated recommendations on youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) encourages players of most sports to wear cloth face coverings at all times for group training, competition, and on the sidelines.
- [Thousands of Doctors’ Offices Shut Down Under Financial Stress of COVID](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/12/01/thousands-of-doctors-offices-shut-down-under-financial-stress-of-covid/): An estimated 8% of all physician practices nationally — around 16,000 — have closed under the stress of the pandemic. And another 7% of primary care practices were unsure they could stay open past December without financial assistance.
- [More Than 1 Million Children in U.S. Diagnosed with COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/11/16/more-than-1-million-children-in-u-s-diagnosed-with-covid-19/): Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1 million infants, children and adolescents have been diagnosed with the illness, according to data released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association, which are tracking data reported by state health departments. As of Nov. 12, a total of 1,039,464 children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. In
- [Case Against Obamacare Hinges on Whether GOP States Were Actually Harmed by the Law](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/11/16/case-against-obamacare-hinges-on-whether-gop-states-were-actually-harmed-by-the-law/): Attorneys for GOP-controlled states seeking to kill the Affordable Care Act told the Supreme Court last week that at least some of the 12 million people who newly enrolled in Medicaid signed up only because of the law’s requirement that people have insurance coverage — although a tax penalty no longer exists.
- [‘Breakthrough Finding’ Reveals Why COVID Kills Certain Patients But Not Others](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/11/13/breakthrough-finding-reveals-why-covid-kills-certain-patients-but-not-others/): “Why does one 40-year-old get really sick and another one not even need to be admitted?” In some cases, provocative new research shows, some people — men in particular — succumb because their immune systems are hit by friendly fire.
- [Time to Discuss Possible Unpleasant Side Effects of COVID Vaccine Injections](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/11/12/time-to-discuss-possible-unpleasant-side-effects-of-covid-vaccine-injections/): This vaccine will require two doses to work, injections that must be given weeks apart. Scientists anticipate the shots will cause enervating flu-like side effects — including sore arms, muscle aches and fever — that could last days and temporarily sideline some people from work or school.
- [Five Important Questions About Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/11/11/five-important-questions-about-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine/): Historically, important scientific announcements about vaccines are made through peer-reviewed medical research papers that have undergone extensive scrutiny about study design, results and assumptions, not through company press releases. So did Pfizer’s stock deserve its double-digit percentage bump? The answers to the following five questions will help us know.
- [Biden Wants to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age to 60; Hospitals Not Happy](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/11/11/biden-wants-to-lower-medicare-eligibility-age-to-60-hospitals-not-happy/): Lowering the Medicare eligibility age is popular. About 85% of Democrats and 69% of Republicans favor allowing those as young as 50 to buy into Medicare. Although opposition from the hospital industry is expected to be fierce, that is not the only obstacle to Biden’s plan.
- [V.A. Recruits Volunteers for COVID Vaccine Trials](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/11/10/v-a-recruits-volunteers-for-covid-vaccine-trials/): The Department of Veterans Affairs is recruiting 8,000 volunteers for the Phase 3 clinical trials of at least four COVID-19 vaccine candidates at 20 federal medical facilities across the U.S.
- [Obamacare in Jeopardy at Supreme Court This Week](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/11/09/obamacare-in-jeopardy-at-supreme-court-this-week/): The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in a case that, for the third time in eight years, could result in the justices striking down the Affordable Care Act.
- [President-Elect Biden's Health Agenda Dims As GOP Likely To Hold Senate](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/11/09/president-elect-bidens-health-agenda-dims-as-gop-likely-to-hold-senate/): Without a Democratic majority in the Senate, Biden will likely face strong Republican opposition to many of his top health agenda items — including lowering the eligibility age for Medicare to 60, expanding financial assistance for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, and creating a “public option” government health plan.
- [Upticks in Headaches, Lupus and Cracked Teeth: COVID Emotional Stress Takes Its Physical Toll](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/10/16/upticks-in-headaches-lupus-and-cracked-teeth-covid-emotional-stress-takes-its-physical-toll/): Nationwide, surveys have found increasing rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts during the pandemic. But many medical experts said it’s too soon to measure the related physical symptoms, since they generally appear months after the stress begins.
- [Physician starts 'Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium,' which has tested more than 10,000 people](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/10/16/physician-starts-black-doctors-covid-19-consortium-which-has-tested-more-than-10000-people/): Black Philadelphians contract the coronavirus at a rate nearly twice that of their white counterparts. They also are more likely to have severe cases of the virus: African Americans make up 44% of Philadelphians but 55% of those hospitalized for COVID-19.
- [Inside the Flawed White House Testing Scheme That Failed To Protect The President](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/10/03/inside-the-flawed-white-house-testing-scheme-that-failed-to-protect-the-president/): President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis is raising fresh questions about the White House’s strategy for testing and containing the virus for a president whose cavalier attitude about the coronavirus has persisted since it landed on American shores.
- [5 Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won’t Be a ‘Magic Wand’](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/10/06/5-things-to-know-about-a-covid-vaccine-it-wont-be-a-magic-wand/): Dozens of vaccine candidates are in various testing stages around the world, with 11 in the last stage of preapproval clinical trials — including four in the U.S. One or more may prove safe and effective and enter the market in the coming months. What then?
- [College Dorm Resident Assistants Adjust to a New Role: COVID Cop](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/10/06/college-dorm-resident-assistants-adjust-to-a-new-role-covid-cop/): Breaking up parties, confiscating booze and answering noise complaints — being a resident adviser has always required a willingness to be the “bad guy” and uphold university policy. Now there’s a new element to the job description: COVID cop.
- [Congress Provides Relief To Physician Practices Hit By Pandemic](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/09/22/congress-provides-relief-to-physician-practices-hit-by-pandemic/): Revisions to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments program (AAP) will help keep physician practice doors open during the pandemic and continue to offer patients access at this time.
- [Medical Officials Concerned About A Rush To 'October Surprise' Vaccine](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/09/22/medical-officials-concerned-about-a-rush-to-october-surprise-vaccine/): President Trump, who seems intent on announcing a COVID-19 vaccine before Election Day, could legally authorize a vaccine over the objections of experts, officials at the FDA and even vaccine manufacturers, who have pledged not to release any vaccine unless it’s proved safe and effective.
- [Without RBG, Threats To The ACA, Reproductive Rights Heighten](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/09/21/without-rbg-threats-to-the-aca-reproductive-rights-heighten/): Ginsburg’s death throws an already chaotic general election campaign during a pandemic into more turmoil. But in the longer term, her absence from the bench could accelerate a trend underway to get cases to the Supreme Court toward invalidating the ACA and rolling back reproductive freedoms for women.
- [Teens Using Performance Enhancing Drugs Just To Boost Their Appearance](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/06/28/teens-performance-enhancing-drugs-boost-appearance/): By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Many teens are turning to risky, unregulated supplements to boost their looks, warns a leading group of U.S. pediatricians. These products -- including protein powders, steroids and diet pills -- are often useless at best, toxic at worst, said the American Academy of Pediatrics in a new report. "Doctors think of performance-enhancing substance
- [AAP Expands School Re-Opening Guidance to Reduce Community Spread of COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/08/19/aap-expands-school-re-opening-guidance-to-reduce-community-spread-of-covid-19/): The ultimate goal should be having students physically present in school, according to the AAP, but unfortunately, in many parts of the U.S., the uncontrolled spread of the virus means that cannot be safely accomplished now.
- [Primary Care Doctors Face Financial Disruption After Coronavirus Pandemic](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/08/13/primary-care-doctors-face-financial-disruption-after-coronavirus-pandemic/): Physicians and health policy experts say the pandemic is accelerating efforts to restructure primary care — which accounts for about half the nation’s doctor visits every year — and put it on a firmer financial footing.
- [America Might Be Too Obese To Benefit From Any COVID Vaccine](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/08/06/america-might-be-too-obese-to-benefit-from-any-covid-vaccine/): Scientists know that vaccines engineered to protect the public from influenza, hepatitis B, tetanus and rabies can be less effective in obese adults than in the general population, leaving them more vulnerable to infection and illness.
- [Physician Group Wants Medical Schools To Waive The MCAT This Year](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/08/06/physician-group-wants-medical-schools-to-waive-the-mcat-this-year/): The American College of Physicians (ACP) issued a statement strongly encouraging medical schools to waive Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) requirements for applicants seeking admission in 2021, in light of the unique challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. ACP recognizes that traditional medical school application processes for pre-medical students taking the MCAT examination have been disrupted
- [Dental and Medical Offices Struggle with COVID Job Loss](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/08/05/dental-and-medical-offices-struggle-with-covid-job-loss/): Across the U.S., thousands of doctors, dentists and other health care providers temporarily closed offices this spring as state health officials directed them to suspend non-urgent visits. Many others sat open but largely idle because patients were too scared to visit the doctor.
- [Conspiracy Theory Proven False: Hydroxychloroquine Is (Still) Not a COVID-19 Cure](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/07/31/conspiracy-theory-proven-false-hydroxychloroquine-is-still-not-a-covid-19-cure/): In spite of Immanuel’s anecdotal evidence, hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with other drugs is not a proven treatment (or cure) for COVID-19.
- [Dr. Fauci 'Cautiously Optimistic' About COVID Vaccines Despite Antibodies Obstacles](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/08/04/dr-fauci-cautiously-optimistic-about-covid-vaccines-despite-antibodies-obstacles/): A handful of studies on COVID-19 survivors suggest that antibodies begin to disappear within months. Dr. Anthony Fauci, said he’s “cautiously optimistic” that researchers will overcome such obstacles.
- [Virus College Sports Timeout Leads to Revenue, Scholarship Disruption](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/08/04/virus-college-sports-timeout-leads-to-revenue-scholarship-disruption/): College sports are a multibillion-dollar industry, but in 2020 they’re being brought down by the same forces that have hobbled the rest of the economy.
- [Empty Emergency Rooms Worry Doctors As Heart Attack, Stroke Patients Delay Care](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/05/08/empty-emergency-rooms-worry-doctors-as-heart-attack-stroke-patients-delay-care/): As hospitals prepared for a surge of COVID patients, officials advised people to avoid emergency rooms if possible. But soon ER physicians noticed that even truly urgent cases were not coming in.
- [International Trial Begins To Test Nitric Oxide As COVID-19 Treatment](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/05/08/international-trial-begins-to-test-nitric-oxide-as-covid-19-treatment/): A new, international clinical trial is underway that assesses inhaled nitric oxide as a treatment for patients with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19.
- [Viral Post Blaming Obama For Current PPE Shortage Is Entirely Wrong](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/05/05/viral-post-blaming-obama-for-current-ppe-shortage-is-entirely-wrong/): Nothing in this viral image is accurate. There is even a spelling error. Obama did not sign anything into law called the “medical appliance tax bill.” Our ruling is Pants on Fire.
- [New Wearable Device Can Track Symptoms Of COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/05/04/new-wearable-device-can-track-symptoms-of-covid-19/): Researchers at Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago have developed a novel wearable device and are creating a set of data algorithms specifically tailored to catch early signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19 and to monitor patients as the illness progresses. Capable of being worn 24/7, the device produces continuous streams of data and uses
- [Warning To Health Care Workers: Surgical Masks Are Not PPE](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/28/warning-to-health-care-workers-surgical-masks-are-not-ppe/): A surgical mask does not provide the wearer with a reliable level of protection from inhaling smaller airborne particles and is not considered respiratory protection.
- [Patients Angry About Costs For Telehealth Visits, Which Were Supposed To Be Free](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/27/patients-angry-about-costs-for-telehealth-visits-which-were-supposed-to-be-free/): Patients say doctors and insurers are charging them upfront for video appointments and phone calls, not just copays but sometimes the entire cost of the visit, even if it’s covered by insurance.
- [Nobel Prize Winner Advises Us To Inhale Through Nose, Exhale Through Mouth During Coronavirus Pandemic](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/27/nobel-prize-winner-advises-us-to-inhale-through-nose-exhale-through-mouth-during-coronavirus-pandemic/): When inhaling through the nose, your nasal nitric oxide is inhaled into your lungs, where it stands a chance of meeting up with the virus particles. Inhaling through your mouth will NOT accomplish this.
- [Anti-Vaccine Activists Latch Onto Coronavirus To Advance Their Cause](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/24/anti-vaccine-activists-latch-onto-coronavirus-to-advance-their-cause/): Many anti-vaccine activists — who have claimed that diseases such as measles aren’t that serious — now contend the coronavirus isn’t dangerous enough to justify staying home. They agree with President Donald Trump that the “cure” for the pandemic could be worse than the disease itself.
- [FDA Issues Formal Warning Against Use Of Hydroxychloroquine For Coronavirus](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/24/fda-issues-formal-warning-against-use-of-hydroxychloroquine-for-coronavirus/): The FDA issued a formal warning to consumers that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine -- the antimalarial drugs touted by President Trump as a cure-all for COVID-19 -- should not be used outside of a hospital setting to treat the novel coronavirus.
- [Telemedicine, As Well As Billing Fraud, Booms During Crisis](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/22/telemedicine-as-well-as-billing-fraud-booms-during-crisis/): Federal officials allowed telemedicine providers to waive patient deductibles and copayments during the crisis. Under normal conditions, these actions can be construed as a kickback because they discourage patients from complaining.
- [Drug Touted By Trump Results In Higher Death Rate In New Study Of Veterans With COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/22/drug-touted-by-trump-results-in-higher-death-rate-in-new-study-of-veterans-with-covid-19/): A new study conducted by the V.A. found that patients using hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug highly promoted by President Trump as a cure-all for COVID-19, had higher rates of death compared with those not using the drug.
- [What Does Trump's Immigration Order Mean For International Physicians?](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/21/what-does-trumps-immigration-order-mean-for-international-physicians/): Should they be included, the new class of medical residents from other countries, scheduled to start their assignments at hospitals across the U.S. on July 1, would not be able to enter the U.S in time to start their residency assignments. These physicians play a vital part of providing care in our health care system and are especially needed now to treat thousands of patients battling COVID-19.
- [Obama: GOP’s Stance On Preexisting Conditions Off-Base, Especially During Pandemic](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/21/obama-gops-stance-on-preexisting-conditions-off-base-especially-during-pandemic/): The Trump administration’s handling of the virus crisis is shaping up to be a defining issue in the run-up to November. Meanwhile, Biden made the health care law a signature component of his presidential platform and has been a vocal critic of the administration’s pandemic response.
- [FDA Seizes Cheaper Drugs From Canada Leaving Patients Stuck Amid Coronavirus Pandemic](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/20/fda-seizes-cheaper-drugs-from-canada-leaving-patients-stuck-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/): While seizures at the nation’s international mail facilities have periodically spiked during the past two decades, the latest crackdown is distressing many older customers whose goal is to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic.
- [Is Climate Change Too Political For Doctors To Discuss With Patients?](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/20/is-climate-change-too-political-for-doctors-to-discuss-with-patients/): Climate change presents many threats across the country: Heat stress can exacerbate mental illness; Air pollution worsens respiratory problems; High temperatures can weaken the effectiveness of medications. But is the topic too political for the exam room?
- [EMR Documentation Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/20/emr-documentation-issues-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/): As hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and staff are stretched to their limits, electronic medical record (EMR) documentation may suffer as a result of rushed, less detailed and error-prone entries. In the current medical malpractice climate, it is very important to maintain an accurate chart.
- [The Peak May Be Just The Start Of Life In COVID-19 Era](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/17/the-peak-may-be-just-the-start-of-life-in-covid-19-era/): “This absolutely does not mean the pandemic is nearing an end,” according to an infectious disease expert. “Once you get past the peak, it’s not over until it’s over. It’s just the starting time for the rest of the response.”
- [CDC Director Says Reopen Slowly, Carefully and Expect Round 2 Next Winter](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/15/cdc-director-says-reopen-slowly-carefully-and-expect-round-2-next-winter/): Expect Round 2 of the coronavirus battle to return next Winter. As the U.S. nears the peak of the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is already expecting another big hit of the virus before the end of the year.
- [Crisis Puts A Freeze On Plans To Overhaul Military, Veterans Health Systems](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/15/crisis-puts-a-freeze-on-plans-to-overhaul-military-veterans-health-systems/): The global pandemic has put medical staffing shortages in stark relief — and prompted a halt to the system overhaul. Veterans and military advocates say that, with the focus on fighting COVID-19, now is not the time to pursue major changes.
- [COVID-19 Chloroquine Study Halted After Deaths of High Dose Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/14/covid-19-chloroquine-study-halted-after-deaths-of-high-dose-patients/): A new study found that chloroquine should not be used in higher dosages to treat COVID-19 due to potential harm to patients, specifically fatal heart arrhythmia.
- [Massachusetts Launches Ambitious Contact Tracing Plan To Battle COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/14/massachusetts-launches-ambitious-contact-tracing-plan-to-battle-covid-19/): Contact tracing starts with a call to someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus, and then follow-up with everyone that person was in close contact with — family, friends, colleagues or others they got closer than 6 feet from for more than a brief encounter.
- [Pediatric Practices Struggle To Adapt And Survive Amid COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/14/pediatric-practices-struggle-to-adapt-and-survive-amid-covid-19/): Across the U.S., thousands of pediatric practices that provide front-line care for the nation’s children are struggling to adjust to a dire new reality.
- [‘It’s Like Walking Into Chernobyl,’ Says One NYC Doctor Of Her Emergency Room](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/10/its-like-walking-into-chernobyl-says-one-nyc-doctor-of-her-emergency-room/): Nearly a month into the declared pandemic, some health care workers say they’re exhausted and burning out from the stress of treating a stream of critically ill patients in an increasingly overstretched health care system.
- [Medical Students Willing And Able To Assist During COVID-19 Crisis](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/08/medical-students-willing-and-able-to-assist-during-covid-19-crisis/): Medical students should be allowed to serve as clinicians before the health care system reaches a physician breaking point.
- [Mixed Signals Behind The Wearing Of A Mask](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/08/mixed-signals-behind-the-wearing-of-a-mask/): Many experts agree that wearing a mask probably won’t keep people from getting the coronavirus, but it might help prevent those with the disease — especially those without symptoms ― from spreading it.
- [Cancer Patients Fear Treatment Delays While Coronavirus Commands All Resources](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/07/cancer-patients-fear-treatment-delays-while-coronavirus-commands-all-resources/): People with cancer are among those at high risk of complications if infected with the new coronavirus. More than 600,000 people are receiving chemotherapy although doctors are recommending postponing those treatments.
- [Study: Surgical And Cotton Masks May Not Prevent Spread Of COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/06/study-surgical-and-cotton-masks-may-not-prevent-spread-of-covid-19/): These findings suggest that recommendations to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 may not be effective.
- [E-Cigarette 'Mods' Are 6X More Powerful At Hooking Young Smokers](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/06/e-cigarette-mods-are-6x-more-powerful-at-hooking-young-smokers/): A new study found that depending on which vaping devices a teen uses—vaping pens vs. mods—the young person may wind up smoking far more.
- [AMA Issues Guidance To Med Schools, Hospitals To Keep Safe New Doctors Needed During Crisis](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/05/ama-issues-guidance-to-med-schools-hospitals-to-keep-safe-new-doctors-needed-during-crisis/): The AMA is announced guidance to help medical schools and health systems make responsible decisions about how to safely incorporate medical students.
- [Guidelines for Managing Care of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/06/guidelines-for-managing-care-of-infants-born-to-mothers-with-covid-19/): The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued recommendations for physicians managing the care of newborns whose mothers are suspected or confirmed as having COVID-19.
- [In Addition To Lung Damage, COVID-19 May Also Lead To Heart Failure](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/06/in-addition-to-lung-damage-covid-19-may-also-lead-to-heart-failure/): Cardiac specialists believe a COVID-19 infection could lead to damage to the heart in four or five ways. Some patients, they say, might be affected by more than one of those pathways at once.
- [Philadelphia, New Orleans, L.A. All Have Empty Hospitals, But Can't Reopen Them - Even During COVID-19 Crisis](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/03/philadelphia-new-orleans-l-a-all-have-empty-hospitals-but-cant-reopen-them-even-during-covid-19-crisis/): In Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Los Angeles, where hospitalizations from COVID-19 increase each day, shuttered hospitals that once served the city’s poor and uninsured sit empty. But reopening closed hospitals, even in a public health emergency, is difficult.
- [Trump Promoted Abbott’s Speedy COVID-19 Test. But Document Says Only 5,500 Are On Way For Entire U.S.](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/03/trump-promoted-abbotts-speedy-covid-19-test-but-document-says-only-5500-are-on-way-for-entire-u-s/): State officials are scrambling to obtain Abbott’s highly touted COVID-19 test after it said they could detect the novel coronavirus in as little as five minutes, or give a negative test result in about 13 minutes.
- [Emails Show V.A. Officials In February Warned Administration About Shortage Of Masks, Gear](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/02/emails-show-v-a-officials-in-february-warned-administration-about-shortage-of-masks-gear/): A high-ranking federal official in late February warned that the United States needed to plan for not having enough personal protective equipment for medical workers as they began to battle the novel coronavirus
- [Internists Say Physicians Can Bring Their Own PPE and Speak Out on COVID-19 Care Conditions](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/02/internists-say-physicians-can-bring-their-own-ppe-and-speak-out-on-covid-19-care-conditions/): The American College of Physicians (ACP) announces support for the right of physicians to bring their own personal protection equipment (PPE) to protect themselves and others around them when items are in short supply at their health care systems, and their ability to speak out in a professional manner regarding conditions related to the care
- [Under Pressure, Florida Governor Finally Orders Residents To Stay Home](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/01/under-pressure-florida-governor-finally-orders-residents-to-stay-home/): With pressure mounting from public health officials and political leaders nationwide, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday reversed course and ordered residents across the state to stay at home.
- [Single Dose Treatment May Reduce the Necessity for Ventilation in COVID-19 Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/02/single-dose-treatment-may-reduce-the-necessity-for-ventilation-in-covid-19-patients/): The mechanisms of action by hydroxychloroquine could possibly hinder the virus from moving from the upper to lower respiratory tract - in turn making mechanical ventilation less likely to be a necessity.
- [New Study Supports Use Of HCQ As Effective Treatment For COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/01/new-study-supports-use-of-hcq-as-effective-treatment-for-covid-19/): A study released today supports the use of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a treatment for COVID-19.
- [Three Things You Need To Know About COVID-19 If You Have An Autoimmune Condition](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/01/three-things-you-need-to-know-about-covid-19-if-you-have-an-autoimmune-condition/): The lack of white blood cells prolong the length of time it takes to fight the virus, which causes the symptoms to get worse, and therefore puts those with autoimmune disorders at a higher risk.
- [Joint Commission Updates Policy To Allow Physicians To Bring Their Own Masks From Home](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/01/joint-commission-updates-policy-to-allow-physicians-to-bring-their-own-masks-from-home/): As physicians face shortages of masks and other PPE, the Joint Commission updated it policies to allow doctors to bring their own masks from home.
- [Temperature Taking Tips: From Mom's 'Forehead Test' To High Tech Smart Thermometers](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/04/01/temperature-taking-tips-from-moms-forehead-test-to-high-tech-smart-thermometers/): Splurging on a pricey thermometer isn’t always the right move, especially if you aren’t showing symptoms. There are other ways to figure out if you have a fever, or are at risk of COVID-19 complications.
- [Pharmacists Concerned That Docs, Dentists Are Hoarding Hydroxychloroquine](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/25/pharmacists-concerned-that-docs-dentists-are-hoarding-hydroxychloroquine/): A family of old antimalarial drugs — including one that some patients rely on to treat their lupus or rheumatoid arthritis — is becoming harder to get in the United States, pharmacists say, partly because of remarks President Donald Trump has made, highlighting the drugs as a potential treatment for COVID-19. “I feel good about
- [Nation's Leading Cancer Hospital Is Running Out of Masks](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/17/nations-leading-cancer-hospital-is-running-out-of-masks/): Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, one of the nation's leading cancer centers, is running out of masks. BuzzFeed News is reporting that Sloan Kettering has just one week's worth of masks on hand. Kreg Kolford, senior vice president of supply chain and sustaining care at the hospital, told employees that the shortage
- [The Race To Import Medical Supplies During Coronavirus Pandemic](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/26/the-race-to-import-medical-supplies-during-coronavirus-pandemic/): Demand is outstripping what’s available due to a damaged supply chain heavily reliant on China and a struggling Strategic National Stockpile. U.S. manufacturing giants like 3M have not yet made up the difference.
- [Help Wanted: Retired Doctors And Nurses In Several States Can Scrub In To Fight COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/27/help-wanted-retired-doctors-and-nurses-in-several-states-can-scrub-in-to-fight-covid-19/): Several states are allowing retired health care professionals to assist with COVID-19 response by waiving certain licensing regulations.
- [Telemedicine Surges With Coronavirus Fears And Shift In Reimbursements](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/27/telemedicine-surges-with-coronavirus-fears-and-shift-in-reimbursements/): Hospitals and practices have recently added telemedicine services to keep patients concerned about the coronavirus from clogging their offices and emergency rooms.
- [Shortage Of Protective Gear Makes Doctors Concerned For Their Families](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/28/shortage-of-protective-gear-makes-doctors-concerned-for-their-families/): A growing chorus of American health care workers say they’re battling the coronavirus with far too little armor as shortages force them to reuse personal protective equipment.
- [Why Does It Take So Long To Get Results From My COVID-19 Test?](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/30/why-does-it-take-so-long-to-get-results-from-my-covid-19-test/): For people who are able to get tested for COVID-19, there can be a frustratingly long wait for results — not just hours, but often days.
- [Should You Bring Home Mom Or Dad From Assisted Living During The COVID-19 Crisis?](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/31/should-you-bring-home-mom-or-dad-from-assisted-living-during-the-covid-19-crisis/): Some assisted living facilities are telling residents that if they leave during the COVID-19 crisis, even temporarily, they can’t return.
- [Docs Ask Insurance Companies to Do More For Physicians and Practices During COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/31/docs-ask-insurance-companies-to-do-more-for-physicians-and-practices-during-covid-19/): Doctors identify steps that should be taken by insurance companies and others to support physicians and their practices during the COVID-19 emergency.
- [Some States Are Not Properly Reporting COVID-19 Test Results](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/25/some-states-are-not-properly-reporting-covid-19-test-results/): Several states are reporting only positive COVID-19 test results from private labs, a practice that paints a misleading picture of how fast the disease is spreading. Maryland, Ohio and others are posting the numbers of new positive tests and deaths, for instance, but don’t report the negative results, which would help show how many people
- [Pediatrics Group Advises Parents On How To Handle Stress of COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/24/pediatrics-group-advises-parents-on-how-to-handle-stress-of-covid-19/): The American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents facing stressors over COVID-19 to practice self-care, to reach out to others for help, and to use healthy discipline techniques, such as time-outs. The Academy acknowledges the financial, emotional and other stresses that parents face as the number of coronavirus cases rise and many families spend long periods
- [Doctors, Nurses Urge American Public To #StayHome To Fight Coronavirus Spread](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/24/doctors-nurses-urge-american-public-to-stayhome-to-fight-coronavirus-spread/): Leading U.S. medical and health organizations today called on the American people to stay home to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and limit its long-term health effect on our country. Here is their letter: "Physicians, nurses and our entire medical community are urging all people to stay at home. We are
- [Coronavirus Testing Decision Could Haunt U.S. For Months](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/23/coronavirus-testing-decision-could-haunt-u-s-for-months/): As the novel coronavirus snaked its way across the globe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early February distributed 200 test kits it had produced to more than 100 public health labs run by states and counties nationwide. Each kit contained material to test a mere 300 to 400 patients. And labs, whether
- [Critical Care Group Releases Updated Guidelines For Healthcare Providers To Treat COVID-19 Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/23/critical-care-group-releases-updated-guidelines-for-healthcare-providers-to-treat-covid-19-patients/): To quickly disseminate the latest knowledge and guide diagnosis, care and treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients during the rapidly evolving pandemic, guidelines were released today by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, a joint initiative of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). The evidence-based guidelines will be updated
- [Hospitals Are Cancelling Rotations For Nursing And Med Students Due To COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/17/hospitals-are-cancelling-rotations-for-nursing-and-med-students-due-to-covid-19/): Yet another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic may be the clinical training that’s so essential for America’s future nurses and doctors. As university campuses close and disease prevention efforts intensify, hospitals, nursing homes and other health care venues in California and nationally are canceling clinical rotations for student nurses — and, in some cases, medical
- [A Separation Guide To Help Stop The Spread Of Coronavirus](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/17/a-separation-guide-to-help-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus/): As the number of coronavirus cases grows in the U.S., we’re hearing a lot about how social distancing, self-monitoring and even quarantine play into containment efforts. But what do those terms mean and when do they apply? We asked experts and found out there is some overlap and lots of confusion. Here’s a quick guide
- [Children with COVID-19 Impacted Less Severely Than Adults](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/16/children-with-covid-19-impacted-less-severely-than-adults/): New research found that overall children in China infected with the novel coronavirus showed less severe symptoms of illness than adults, though infants and toddlers were vulnerable to moderate and severe infection. The study, “Epidemiological Characteristics of 2143 Pediatric Patients with 2019 Coronavirus Disease in China,” examined the cases of 731 children with confirmed laboratory-tested cases of the coronavirus and 1,412 children who were suspected of
- [COVID-19 And The Risk To Health Care Providers](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/16/covid-19-and-the-risk-to-health-care-providers/): Little is known about the effectiveness of personal protective equipment for health care workers who take care of patients infected with the novel coronavirus. The Annals of Internal Medicine today published a report that describes the clinical outcome of health care workers who took care of a patient with severe pneumonia before the diagnosis of
- [10 Tips for Parents Navigating Realities of Education During Extended Coronavirus Break](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/16/10-tips-for-parents-navigating-realities-of-education-during-extended-coronavirus-break/): With COVID-19 causing widespread school closures, children across the country are being given alternate resources, some online, to study outside of the classroom. Temporary solutions being devised for remote education range from online classroom tools like Google Classroom, to Zoom and podcasts by teachers. While parents are adjusting to this new scenario, during this time
- [Biden And Sanders Debate With Coronavirus On Everyone’s Mind](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/16/biden-and-sanders-debate-with-coronavirus-on-everyones-mind/): By Emmarie Huetteman In the midst of a global health crisis that has disrupted daily life and heightened anxieties for millions of Americans, former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday urged people showing symptoms of the novel coronavirus to seek medical attention without fear of the cost. But the remaining
- [AMA Commends Administration for Declaring National Emergency to Bolster Response to COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/15/ama-commends-administration-for-declaring-national-emergency-to-bolster-response-to-covid-19/): The AMA commends the Administration for declaring the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency under the Stafford Act. This emergency declaration is necessary to help ensure America’s health care system has sufficient resources to properly respond to the ongoing outbreak, prevent further spread of illness, and keep our communities safe. The emergency declaration is needed so
- [COVID-19 Testing Shortages Force Extreme Shift In Strategy From Containment to Social Distancing](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/15/covid-19-testing-shortages-force-extreme-shift-in-strategy-from-containment-to-social-distancing/): Public health officials in California’s state capital region announced this week they have stopped tracing the contacts of patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. They’ve also ceased recommending quarantines for residents exposed to people confirmed to have the virus. It was a grim recognition of the virus’ infiltration — and is yet another sign of
- [Emergency Physicians: How Patients Can Stop Spread Of Coronavirus](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/13/emergency-physicians-how-patients-can-stop-spread-of-coronavirus/): The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is providing guidance for patients to minimize their risk of getting or spreading the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. A new resource from ACEP, Stop the Spread: A Patient Guide to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), provides tips on how to minimize the risk of contracting the virus—including whether you should wear a face
- [Doctors Recommend To Congress Steps To Fight COVID-19](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/11/doctors-recommend-to-congress-steps-to-fight-covid-19/): In a series of recommendations provided to the Trump administration and Congress today, the American College of Physicians (ACP) laid out a series of steps federal, state and local governments, and other stakeholders should be taking to help address COVID-19. The recommendations focus on expanding coverage for COVID-19 testing and treatment, removing barriers to care,
- [Trump Incorrectly Said Health Insurers Will Pay For All Coronavirus Treatment](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/13/trump-incorrectly-said-health-insurers-will-pay-for-all-coronavirus-treatment/): As coronavirus cases multiply in the United States, one concern Americans have is what they can expect to pay if they seek treatment. Speaking from the White House, President Donald Trump suggested that people with health insurance shouldn’t have to worry about that. “Earlier this week, I met with the leaders of the health insurance
- [How To Avoid Coronavirus? Lessons From People Whose Lives Depend On It](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/03/12/how-to-avoid-coronavirus-lessons-from-people-whose-lives-depend-on-it/): Andrea Amelse knows hand-washing. For the past eight years, she’s been washing her hands pretty much every time she passes a sink. When she’s near a bottle of antibacterial gel, she uses it. She makes a point of avoiding people with contagious illnesses, even though it can be uncomfortable to ask to work from home
- [Claims By Bernie Sanders About 'Medicare for All' Rated Mostly False](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/02/26/claims-by-bernie-sanders-about-medicare-for-all-rated-mostly-false/): Defending his signature health plan — a single-payer system known as “Medicare for All” that would move all Americans to government-funded coverage — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders argued that the massive health care expansion would actually save the system hundreds of billions of dollars. Sanders’ figures come from a study published Feb. 15 in The
- [5 Things To Know About Trump’s Medicaid Plan](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/02/03/5-things-to-know-about-trumps-medicaid-plan/): The Trump administration unveiled a plan Thursday that would dramatically revamp Medicaid by allowing states to opt out of part of the current federal funding program and instead seek a fixed payment each year in exchange for gaining unprecedented flexibility over the program. Medicaid, a federal-state health program that covers 1 in 5 Americans, has
- [Teen Vaping Use Surpasses Cigarette Smoking](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/02/03/teen-vaping-use-surpasses-cigarette-smoking/): Since the first Surgeon General warning in 1964 about smoking, the popularity of smoking has dropped. Unfortunately, 34.3 million adults and 1.18 million high school students still smoke, and more than 480,000 Americans die each year due to smoking-related disease. A new study, “Trends in smoking behaviors among U.S. adolescent cigarette smokers,” in the March 2020 Pediatrics,
- [Not Only Is Appendicitis Physically Painful — Add To The Misery A $41,212 Medical Bill](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/01/30/not-only-is-appendicitis-physically-painful-add-to-the-misery-a-41212-medical-bill/): Joshua Bates knew something was seriously wrong. He had a high fever, could barely move and felt a sharp pain in his stomach every time he coughed. The 28-year-old called his roommate, who rushed home that day in July 2018. The pair drove to the nearest emergency room, the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North
- [Something Far Deadlier Than The Cornonavirus Lurks Near You](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/01/25/something-far-deadlier-than-the-cornonavirus-lurks-near-you/): There’s a deadly virus spreading from state to state. It preys on the most vulnerable, striking the sick and the old without mercy. In just the past few months, it has claimed the lives of at least 39 children. The virus is influenza, and it poses a far greater threat to Americans than the coronavirus
- [Brace Yourself -- In-Home Teeth-Straightening Business Is Booming](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/01/27/brace-yourself-in-home-teeth-straightening-business-is-booming/): Though Anna Rosemond, now 33, had braces when she was young, a couple of years ago she noticed her teeth were again starting to crowd. So when she saw a Groupon deal for SmileDirectClub, she jumped on it. “I thought, ‘This looks like a really cool way to do braces,’” said Rosemond, who made her
- [Case: Physician On Airplane Answers Call For 'Doctor on Board' To Treat Potential Stroke Victim](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/01/27/case-physician-on-airplane-answers-call-for-doctor-on-board-to-treat-potential-stroke-victim/): Alan J. Hunter from Oregon Health & Science University was a passenger on a recent airline flight when he responded to a flight attendant’s request for a “doctor on board.” The flight attendant suspected that a young male passenger was having a stroke, which would require an emergency landing. However, upon examination, the physician made
- [Doctors Must Be Ready To Care For Kids During Chemical And Biological Attacks](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/01/27/doctors-must-be-ready-to-care-for-kids-during-chemical-and-biological-attacks/): With children among the victims of chemical attacks and biological outbreaks in recent years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) calls on health care providers to be ready to recognize and respond when young patients are exposed to these events. The AAP’s newly updated policy statement and technical report in the February 2020 Pediatrics says attacks
- [Good Healthcare Administrations Do These 3 Things with Physicians](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/01/12/good-healthcare-administrations-do-these-3-things-with-physicians/): The relationship between healthcare administrations and physicians across America is, to put it mildly, frequently strained. Mistrust and communication difficulties are common, and this is only exacerbating the soaring rates of physician burnout and job dissatisfaction (estimated over 50 percent among all doctors). Every physician out there who has been in practice a few years,
- [American Medical Students Less Likely To Choose To Become Primary Care Doctors](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/01/03/american-medical-students-less-likely-to-choose-to-become-primary-care-doctors/): Despite hospital systems and health officials calling out the need for more primary care doctors, graduates of U.S. medical schools are becoming less likely to choose to specialize in one of those fields. A record-high number of primary care positions was offered in the 2019 National Resident Matching Program — known to doctors as “the
- [Empathy Be a Factor in Medical School Admissions](https://physiciansnews.com/2020/01/10/empathy-be-a-factor-in-medical-school-admissions/): High empathy scores could become part of the criteria for getting into medical school, according to research published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
- [Study: Sweet, Fruity E-Cig Flavors Leads to More Vaping in Teens](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/10/30/study-sweet-fruity-e-cig-flavors-leads-to-more-vaping-in-teens/): Regulations which reduce youth exposure to flavored e-cigarettes may aid in preventing young people who try e-cigarettes from becoming long-term e-cig users.
- [Pediatricians Recommend Greater Access to Surgery for Obese Children](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/10/29/pediatricians-recommend-greater-access-to-surgery-for-obese-children/): Studies of adolescents and young people who have undergone bariatric surgery have found significant long-term reductions in weight and comorbid chronic diseases.
- [House Reauthorizes Support Services for Older Americans](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/10/29/house-reauthorizes-support-services-for-older-americans/): For many older Americans, the key to being able to stay in their own homes is the dedication and commitment of family caregivers.
- [Physician Groups Applaud Bipartisan Solution to Surprise Medical Bills](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/10/28/physician-groups-applaud-bipartisan-solution-to-surprise-medical-bills/): This bipartisan bill takes patients out of the middle, ensures that patients have access to health care services when and where they need them, and provides a level playing field between physicians and insurers.
- [AAP Updates Flu Vaccination Recommendation for Kids](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/09/09/aap-updates-flu-vaccination-recommendation-for-kids/): The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) will advise families to vaccinate their children against influenza next season with either the flu shot or the nasal spray vaccine for the best protection against the virus during the 2019-2020 flu season. The recommendation differs slightly from last year, when AAP cited a preference for the injected vaccine
- [Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Lung Cancer False Positives](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/09/15/using-artificial-intelligence-to-improve-lung-cancer-false-positives/): With approximately 160,000 deaths in 2018 due to lung cancer, it is the most common cause of cancer death in the United States. The U.S Preventive Services Task Force has set out new guidelines for the use of low dose computed tomography (LDCP) that have recently been updated for individuals at high risk of having lung cancer. Lung cancer screening using this
- [Never Say ‘Die’: Why So Many Doctors Won’t Break Bad News](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/09/26/never-say-die-why-so-many-doctors-wont-break-bad-news/): PORTLAND, Ore. — After nearly 40 years as an internist, Dr. Ron Naito knew what the sky-high results of his blood test meant. And it wasn’t good. But when he turned to his doctors last summer to confirm the dire diagnosis — stage 4 pancreatic cancer — he learned the news in a way no
- [When A Doctor’s Screen Time Detracts From Face Time With Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/10/13/when-a-doctors-screen-time-detracts-from-face-time-with-patients/): As Wei Wei Lee sat with her doctor to discuss starting a family, she felt a “distance” between them. The physician was busy on the computer and focused on the screen. Health care — and how much it costs — is scary. But you’re not alone with this stuff, and knowledge is power. “An Arm
- [American Academy of Pediatrics Identifies Youth Soccer Injuries and Prevention Techniques](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/10/28/american-academy-of-pediatrics-identifies-youth-soccer-injuries-and-prevention-techniques/): Youth soccer is a tremendously popular year-round sport with many physical fitness benefits, but, as with any contact sport, it carries a risk of injury to players that should be discussed with the family pediatrician.
- [Physicians Endorse Guidelines for Deep Sedation and Anesthesia During Dental Procedures for Kids](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/07/29/physicians-endorse-guidelines-for-deep-sedation-and-anesthesia-during-dental-procedures-for-kids/): The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued guidelines in June for deep sedation and anesthesia of children undergoing dental procedures that now have the endorsement of four additional health organizations. In a joint statement, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, and the Society for Pediatric
- [Doctor Alexa Will See You Now: Is Amazon Primed To Come To Your Rescue?](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/07/29/doctor-alexa-will-see-you-now-is-amazon-primed-to-come-to-your-rescue/): Now that it’s upending the way you play music, cook, shop, hear the news and check the weather, the friendly voice emanating from your Amazon Alexa-enabled smart speaker is poised to wriggle its way into all things health care. Amazon has big ambitions for its devices. It thinks Alexa, the virtual assistant inside them, could
- [STDs Are Not A Life Sentence](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/07/09/stds-are-not-a-life-sentence/): Delivering bad news to patients is never easy. When the bad news is a new diagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease (STD) or sexually transmitted infection (STI), patients take it especially hard. But it shouldn’t be this way since STIs and STDs are curable or, at the very least, manageable. One in two people will
- [Using the Common Cold Virus to Treat Bladder Cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/07/08/using-the-common-cold-virus-to-treat-bladder-cancer/): A runny nose, fever, and scratchy throat can be early signs of a cold. While it isn’t currently “cold season” which typically occurs in the fall and winter, a common viral cause of the cold, the cocksackie virus, has been recently affecting people in a different way. Although most people dread being infected by this
- [The Fate Of Obamacare Is On The Line (Again)](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/07/09/the-fate-of-obamacare-is-on-the-line-again/): The fate of the Affordable Care Act is again on the line Tuesday, as a federal appeals court in New Orleans takes up a case in which a lower court judge has already ruled the massive health law unconstitutional. If the lower court ruling is ultimately upheld, the case, Texas v. United States, has the
- [More Seniors Are Dying In Falls. Doctors Could Do More To Reduce The Risk.](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/06/28/more-seniors-are-dying-in-falls-doctors-could-do-more-to-reduce-the-risk/): Older adults worried about falling typically receive general advice: Take an exercise class. Get your vision checked. Stop taking medications for sleep. Install grab bars in the bathroom. A new study suggests that sort of advice hasn’t proved to be very effective: Nearly three times more adults age 75 and older died from falls in
- [San Francisco To Ban Sales Of E-Cigarettes](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/06/26/san-francisco-to-ban-sales-of-e-cigarettes/): San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is slated to vote Tuesday to ban the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in the city. The city is the corporate home of Juul Labs, the biggest producer of e-cigarettes in the country. The ordinances would make the sale of e-cigarettes illegal in brick-and-mortar stores and online when shipping to San Francisco addresses.
- [AARP Encouraged by Presidential Efforts to Make Health and Prescription Drug Costs More Transparent](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/06/03/aarp-encouraged-by-presidential-efforts-to-make-health-and-prescription-drug-costs-more-transparent/): In regard to President Trump’s new executive order to promote greater transparency by hospitals, insurers, and other providers through disclosure of more information about health care costs, AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer Nancy LeaMond said: “On behalf of our 38 million members, we appreciate the president’s efforts to bring more
- [Fireworks Safety: 3 Tips to Protect Your Hearing at 4th of July Events](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/07/01/fireworks-safety-3-tips-to-protect-your-hearing-at-4th-of-july-events/): As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day this week, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is encouraging the public to make hearing protection a priority by taking some basic precautionary measures at fireworks, festivals, parades, and other events. Many traditional Fourth of July festivities can reach potentially dangerous noise levels. Fireworks and firecrackers can be
- [Abington – Jefferson Health Partners with Nemours duPont Pediatrics](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/07/02/abington-jefferson-health-partners-with-nemours-dupont-pediatrics/): Abington - Jefferson Health and Nemours duPont Pediatrics have teamed up to provide pediatric services to the infants, children and adolescents of Bucks and Montgomery counties. Now effective, Nemours pediatricians will serve as hospitalists for Abington’s inpatient pediatric unit. Specifically, the Nemours pediatric hospitalists will provide advanced hospital care, which includes: Medical care for children
- [AMA Abortion Lawsuit Puts Doctors In The Thick Of Debate](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/07/01/ama-abortion-lawsuit-puts-doctors-in-the-thick-of-debate/): The American Medical Association is suing North Dakota to block two abortion-related laws, the latest signal the doctors’ group is shifting to a more aggressive stance as the Trump administration and state conservatives ratchet up efforts to eliminate legal abortion. The group, which represents all types of physicians, has tended to stay on the sidelines
- [Summer Bummer: A Young Camper’s $142,938 Snakebite](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/06/04/summer-bummer-a-young-campers-142938-snakebite/): It was dusk as Oakley Yoder and the other summer camp kids hiked back to their tents at Illinois’ Jackson Falls last July. As the group approached a mound of boulders blocking the path, Oakley, then 9, didn’t see the lurking snake — until it bit a toe on her right foot. “I was really
- [Why Some CEOs Figure ‘Medicare For All’ Is Good For Business](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/06/10/why-some-ceos-figure-medicare-for-all-is-good-for-business/): EASTON, Pa. — Walk into a big-box retailer such as Walmart or Michaels and you’re likely to see MCS Industries’ picture frames, decorative mirrors or kitschy wall décor. Adjacent to a dairy farm a few miles west of downtown Easton, MCS is the nation’s largest maker of such household products. But MCS doesn’t actually make
- [Why Your Perception Of ‘Old’ Changes As You Age](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/06/12/why-your-perception-of-old-changes-as-you-age/): When I was a kid, I thought this 65-year-old, white-haired, frail woman was very old. Now that I’m 66, my perception has changed.
- [Even Doctors Can’t Navigate Our ‘Broken Health Care System’](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/05/03/even-doctors-cant-navigate-our-broken-health-care-system/): Dr. Hasan Shanawani was overcome by frustration. So, last week he picked up his cellphone and began sharing on Twitter his family’s enraging experiences with the U.S. health care system. It was an act of defiance — and desperation. Like millions of people who are sick or old and the families who care for them,
- [Supreme Court Declines To Hear Military Medical Malpractice Case](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/05/21/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-military-medical-malpractice-case/): The family of a young Navy nurse who died after military doctors allegedly failed to halt massive bleeding following childbirth won’t get a hearing in the nation’s highest court. The Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition that sought to change what’s known as the Feres doctrine, a long-standing rule that bars active-duty military members
- [What The Possible End Of Abortions In Missouri Means For Neighboring States](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/05/31/what-the-possible-end-of-abortions-in-missouri-means-for-neighboring-states/): ST. LOUIS — As the last abortion clinic in Missouri warned that it will have to stop providing the procedure as soon as Friday, abortion providers in surrounding states said they are anticipating an uptick of even more Missouri patients. At Hope Clinic in Granite City, Ill., just 10 minutes from downtown St. Louis, Deputy
- [Harvard Scientists One Step Closer to Human Regeneration](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/03/22/harvard-scientists-one-step-closer-to-human-regeneration/): For years researchers and scientists have been working on discovering the ability to regenerate organs and body limbs. The search has spanned everywhere from biological sciences to 3D printing companies. While several animals can achieve this such as geckos, planarian worms, jellyfish, and salamanders, what is important is determining what gives them the ability to
- [Do Headlines of Medical Breakthroughs Exaggerate?](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/04/08/do-headlines-of-medical-breakthroughs-exaggerate/): Patients should have as much access to information as possible. The more they know, the more informed decision about their health and life that can be made. However, faulty headlines about new therapies are infiltrating news outlets left and right recently. Many times, this information can be misleading, and it is difficult for patients, their
- [What a New FDA Commissioner Means for Cancer Testing and Treatment](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/03/13/what-a-new-fda-commissioner-means-for-cancer-testing-and-treatment/): The head of the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Norman “Ned” Sharpless, will be temporarily appointed as acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration amid the news of Dr. Scott Gottlieb stepping down for personal reasons. Dr. Sharpless oversees billions in grants for research and federal funding at his current position. Time will tell if the appointment of
- [Not just a Better Body: Spring into a Happier, Healthier Lifestyle](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/03/14/not-just-a-better-body-spring-into-a-happier-healthier-lifestyle/): As we enter into Spring and the weather improves, many people naturally think about “getting summer-ready.” They work towards eating healthier and exercise in an effort to lose some weight to be “beach-bound.” Although many people focus mainly on the aesthetics resulting from dieting, there are actually numerous health benefits including a decreased risk of
- [Diabetes: Most Common Condition for Geriatric E.R. Repeat Visits](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/28/diabetes-most-common-condition-for-geriatric-e-r-repeat-visits/): Older adults go to the emergency department more often than other age groups, stay longer, and typically require more resources and medical interventions. The most common conditions among geriatric frequent users include diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, congestive heart failure and blockage or damage to veins or arteries, according to new research in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
- [School Superintendent Arrested for Using Her Health Insurance to Pay for Student's Care](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/25/school-superintendent-arrested-for-using-her-health-insurance-to-pay-for-students-care/): In an extreme example of caring for students, a school superintendent in Indiana used her own medical insurance to pay for a student's treatment and has since been indicted for insurance fraud. Elwood Community Schools Superintendent Casey Smitherman had previously helped a student by buying clothes for him and helping clean his house. When the
- [Three Reasons Per-Diem Docs are Very Happy and Avoid 'Physician Burnout'](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/25/three-reasons-per-diem-docs-are-very-happy-and-avoid-physician-burnout/): Google "physician burnout" and you will be hit with an avalanche of articles about the epidemic of physician job dissatisfaction. Being a doctor has always been a tough line of work, no matter where you are. It’s physically, mentally and emotionally demanding, and certainly not for the faint hearted. It’s estimated that over 50 percent
- [Osteopathic Medical Schools Graduated a Record Number of New Physicians in 2018](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/15/osteopathic-medical-schools-graduated-a-record-number-of-new-physicians-in-2018/): CHICAGO --With one in four American medical students choosing to attend an osteopathic medical school, the American Osteopathic Association reports a record 6,504 new osteopathic physicians graduated in 2018. In total, the newly published 2018 Report on the Osteopathic Medical Profession found 114,425 osteopathic physicians (DOs) in the United States and nearly 31,000 students enrolled in a college
- [Physicians say Pennsylvania 'Venue Shopping' Rule Could Result in Skyrocketing Malpractice Premiums](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/19/physicians-say-pennsylvania-venue-shopping-rule-could-result-in-skyrocketing-malpractice-premiums/): HARRISBURG, Pa. – A proposed rule change from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could usher the return of skyrocketing medical liability premiums for physicians and threaten patient access to quality care, says the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED). Escalating medical liability premiums created a crisis in Pennsylvania when the state lost approximately 10 percent of its physicians
- [Physicians Urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to Consider Illegal Gun Sales a Public Health Emergency](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/23/physicians-urge-wisconsin-supreme-court-to-consider-illegal-gun-sales-a-public-health-emergency/): MADISON, Wis. -- The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Wisconsin Medical Society filed an amicus brief Tuesday in Wisconsin Supreme Court asserting that the owners of an online marketplace designed to facilitate illegal gun sales to prohibited buyers cannot escape liability for human harm resulting from preventable firearm violence. The case of Daniel v. Armslist will test the
- [Doctors Call California’s Probe Of Opioid Deaths A ‘Witch Hunt’](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/23/doctors-call-californias-probe-of-opioid-deaths-a-witch-hunt/): The Medical Board of California has launched investigations into doctors who prescribed opioids to patients who, perhaps months or years later, fatally overdosed. The effort, dubbed “the Death Certificate Project,” has sparked a conflict with physicians in California and beyond, in part because the doctors being investigated did not necessarily write the prescriptions leading to
- [Trump Hosts White House Talk with Patients, Experts to Fix Surprise Medical Bills](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/24/trump-hosts-white-house-talk-with-patients-experts-to-fix-surprise-medical-bills/): President Donald Trump on Wednesday instructed administration officials to investigate how to prevent surprise medical bills, broadening his focus on drug prices to include other issues of price transparency in health care. Flanked by patients and other guests invited to the White House to share their stories of unexpected and outrageous bills, Trump tasked his
- [No-Go On Drunken Driving: States Deploy Breathalyzers In Cars To Limit Road Deaths](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/04/no-go-on-drunken-driving-states-deploy-breathalyzers-in-cars-to-limit-road-deaths/): On Jan. 1, California joined the majority of states that have laws requiring drivers with drunken-driving convictions to install breathalyzers in vehicles they own or operate. Researchers, public health advocates and political leaders believe these laws are helping reduce alcohol-related road deaths. The gadgets, known as ignition interlock devices, are mounted on the steering wheel
- [Will I Always Face The Threat Of A Peanut-Laden Kiss Of Death?](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/09/will-i-always-face-the-threat-of-a-peanut-laden-kiss-of-death/): Whenever I see a report touting possible new peanut allergy treatments, I devour it. I can’t help it. It’s an occupational hazard for any health journalist whose reporting specialty and medical history intertwine. I write about the business of health care, focusing on how consumers interact with the system — what we pay, what we
- [Patients Turn To GoFundMe When Money And Hope Run Out](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/17/patients-turn-to-gofundme-when-money-and-hope-run-out/): Tammy Fox wanted to help after a friend took ill with a rare and difficult-to-diagnose autoimmune disorder that required many trips to the Mayo Clinic. Although Fox couldn’t do anything medically, she knew there was a way to ease some of the burden of medical bills and costs associated with doctor visits. She turned to
- [Why Older Adults Should Eat More Protein (And Not Overdo Protein Shakes)](https://physiciansnews.com/2019/01/18/why-older-adults-should-eat-more-protein-and-not-overdo-protein-shakes/): Older adults need to eat more protein-rich foods when losing weight, dealing with a chronic or acute illness, or facing a hospitalization, according to a growing consensus among scientists. During these stressful periods, aging bodies process protein less efficiently and need more of it to maintain muscle mass and strength, bone health and other essential
- [Alzheimer's Cases Expected to Double by 2050, Researchers Say](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/11/14/alzheimers-cases-expected-to-double-by-2050-researchers-say/): Between 2010 and 2050, there will be a 153 percent rise in the number of people 70 and older with Alzheimer's disease.
- [Judge Strikes Down Affordable Care Act Putting Law In Legal Peril — Again](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/12/14/judge-strikes-down-affordable-care-act-putting-law-in-legal-peril-again/): The future of the Affordable Care Act is threatened — again — this time by a ruling Friday from a federal district court judge in Texas. Judge Reed C. O’Connor struck down the law, siding with a group of 18 Republican state attorneys general and two GOP governors who brought the case. O’Connor said the
- [AMA: Repealing Obamacare Would 'Wreak Havoc on American Health Care'](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/12/15/ama-repealing-obamacare-would-wreak-havoc-on-american-health-care/): Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision is a stunning display of judicial activism. Judicial power does not extend to settling policy disputes or exercising general supervision over the other branches of the federal government. Congress declined to repeal the ACA on more than 70 occasions. Yet, this judge has stepped in and single-handedly done has what Congress
- [AMA Applauds Surgeon General’s E-cigarette Advisory to Protect Youth from Nicotine Addiction](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/12/18/ama-applauds-surgeon-generals-e-cigarette-advisory-to-protect-youth-from-nicotine-addiction/): The American Medical Association (AMA) strongly supports the Surgeon General’s advisory announced today calling for immediate action to address the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes by youth. Given the dramatic rise in e-cigarette use amongst young people in the last year alone, it is very clear that we must all do everything we can to help
- [The Year Of The Vape: Teen E-Cigarette Use Spikes](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/12/18/the-year-of-the-vape-teen-e-cigarette-use-spikes/): New data suggest that vaping isn’t a passing fad: Teenagers across the country are doing it in record numbers. More than one-third — or 37.3 percent — of 12th-graders reported vaping at least once in the past 12 months, according to a survey released Monday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. That’s an increase
- [Five Unexpected Rewards of Becoming a Caregiver](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/12/20/five-unexpected-rewards-of-becoming-a-caregiver/): It’s true, the life of a caregiver can be demanding, difficult and daunting. I spent seven years of my life in that role, keeping an eye on my wife’s every move. Just about every night, Carol and I awoke from our slumber at least five times to make trips to the bathroom. We spent endless
- [5 Ways Nixing The Affordable Care Act Could Upend The Entire Health System](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/12/20/5-ways-nixing-the-affordable-care-act-could-upend-the-entire-health-system/): If Friday night’s district court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional were to be upheld, far more than the law’s most high-profile provisions would be at stake. In fact, canceling the law in full — as Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, ordered in his 55-page decision — could thrust the entire
- [AMA, Pennsylvania Medical Society Release Study of PA Efforts to Reverse Opioid Epidemic](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/12/13/ama-pennsylvania-medical-society-release-study-of-pa-efforts-to-reverse-opioid-epidemic/): The American Medical Association (AMA), Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) and Manatt Health today released the first in a series of studies of state responses to the opioid epidemic. Focusing on Pennsylvania, the spotlight analysis found that considerable progress is being made to increase access to evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders and to increase oversight
- [Ten Health Recommendations for Successful New Year's Resolutions](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/12/17/ten-health-recommendations-for-successful-new-years-resolutions/): With the new year quickly approaching, the American Medical Association (AMA) is offering 10 recommendations to help Americans make the most impactful, long-lasting improvements to their health in 2019. “This is the perfect time of year for each of us to consider our personal goals, and how we can make positive health choices in the
- [Trump Can't Decide Healthcare Tactic While Promoting and Criticizing Obamacare](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/10/31/trump-healthcare-promoting-criticizing-obamacare/): In the span of less than 12 hours last week, the Trump administration took two seemingly contradictory actions that could have profound effects on the insurance marketplaces set up by the Affordable Care Act. First, officials issued guidance Monday morning that could weaken the exchanges set up for people who buy their own insurance. The
- [Republican Immigration Fight Overlooks Need For Doctors](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/11/01/republican-immigration-fight-overlooks-need-for-doctors/): ATLANTA — Dr. Alluri Raju, a native of India, vividly remembers how his ethnicity prompted concern and discrimination in the southwest Georgia town of Richland. Doctors there hesitated to grant the family practitioner and general surgeon privileges to the local hospital when he arrived in 1981. “I guess they wanted to cut me off so
- [Primary Care Doctors ‘Not Doing Enough’ To Curb STDs](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/10/23/primary-care-doctors-std/): Julie Lopez, 21, has been tested regularly for sexually transmitted diseases since she was a teenager. But when Lopez first asked her primary care doctor about screening, he reacted with surprise, she said. “He said people don’t usually ask. But I did,” said Lopez, a college student in Pasadena, Calif. “It’s really important.” Lopez usually
- [‘Physicians Of The Mouth’? Dentists Absorb The Medical Billing Drill](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/09/25/physicians-mouth-dentists-absorb-medical-billing/): DUBLIN, Calif. — On a recent Friday morning, more than 30 dentists and dental staffers gathered in a conference room to learn an arcane new skill: how to bill medical insurers. Pacing back and forth, the Florida dentist leading the two-day course advised the participants to stop thinking of themselves as tooth technicians and reposition
- [‘Contraception Deserts’ Likely To Widen Under New Trump Policy](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/09/29/contraception-deserts-widen-trump-policy/): LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — When Nikia Jackson needed to be screened for a sexually transmitted disease, she wanted a clinic that was reputable, quick and inexpensive. After searching online, Jackson, 23, ended up at the Obria Medical Clinics’ sparkling new facility in an office park in suburban Atlanta. She was unaware that the clinic does not
- [Health Care Tops Guns, Economy As Voters’ Top Issue In Midterm Elections](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/10/25/health-care-guns-economy-voters-midterm-elections/): Health care has emerged as the top issue for voters headed into the midterm elections, but fewer than half of them say they are hearing a lot from candidates on the issue, according to a new poll released Thursday. Seven in 10 people list health care as “very important” as they make their voting choices,
- [Millennials Often Spurn The ‘Family Doctor’ Model For Convenience, Fast Service Options](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/10/10/millennials-family-doctor-convenience/): Calvin Brown doesn’t have a primary care doctor — and the peripatetic 23-year-old doesn’t want one. Since his graduation last year from the University of San Diego, Brown has held a series of jobs that have taken him to several California cities. “As a young person in a nomadic state,” Brown said, he prefers finding
- [If Supreme Court Reverses Roe V. Wade, 22 States Poised To Ban Abortion](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/07/11/supreme-court-roe-v-wade-states-ban-abortion/): What would the U.S. look like without Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide? That’s the question now that President Donald Trump has chosen conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Reversing the landmark case would not automatically make abortion illegal across the country.
- [States Attacking Obamacare Would Suffer Most If Preexisting Conditions Shield Gets Axed](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/07/17/states-attacking-obamacare-preexisting-conditions-axed/): If the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with preexisting medical conditions are struck down in court, residents of the Republican-led states that are challenging the law have the most to lose. “These states have been opposed to the ACA from the beginning,” said Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health
- [Time For A Colonoscopy? First Probe Your Doc On How The Scopes Are Cleaned](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/07/27/colonoscopy-probe-doc-how-scopes-cleaned/): After a colonoscopy two years ago, Patti Damare felt so delirious and weak that she couldn’t stand on her own. That was on a Friday, and she chalked up her symptoms to lingering effects of anesthesia. On Saturday, the San Marcos, Calif., woman wondered if she had contracted a killer flu or urinary tract infection.
- [How Soon Is Soon Enough To Learn You Have Alzheimer’s?](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/07/30/how-soon-learn-you-have-alzheimers/): Jose Belardo of Lansing, Kan., spent most of his career in the U.S. Public Health Service. He worked on the front lines of disasters in such places as Haiti, Colombia, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. At home with his three kids and wife, Elaine, he’d always been unfailingly reliable, so when he forgot their wedding
- [Trump Competes With Obamacare: Loosens Restrictions On Short-Term Health Plans](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/08/02/trump-competes-obamacare-loosens-restrictions-health-plans/): Insurers will again be able to sell short-term health insurance good for up to 12 months under final rules released Wednesday by the Trump administration. This action overturns an Obama administration directive that limited such plans to 90 days. It also adds a new twist: If they wish, insurers can make the short-term plans renewable
- [If You’ve Got Hepatitis C, Spitting Can Be A Felony](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/06/21/hepatitis-c-spitting-felony/): Last week, an Ohio man who has the hepatitis C virus was sentenced to 18 months in prison for spitting at Cleveland police and medics. Matthew Wenzler, 27, was reportedly lying on a Cleveland street across from a downtown casino in January. When police and emergency medical technicians tried to put him on a stretcher to
- [Trump’s Next High Court Pick Likely To Target Abortion. Is That What The Public Wants?](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/06/30/trumps-next-high-court-pick-likely-to-target-abortion-is-that-what-the-public-wants/): President Donald Trump has vowed that his nominees to the Supreme Court will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. He seems to have made good on this promise with the appointment to the high court of Neil Gorsuch, whom experts expect to rule that way if given
- [A Baby Was Treated With A Nap And A Bottle Of Formula. The Hospital Bill Was $18,000.](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/07/03/baby-treated-nap-formula-hospital-bill/): On the first morning of Jang Yeo Im’s vacation to San Francisco in 2016, her 8-month-old son, Park Jeong Whan, fell off the bed in the family’s hotel room and hit his head. There was no blood, but the baby was inconsolable. Jang and her husband worried he might have an injury they couldn’t see,
- [AMA To Push for Evidence-Based Treatment in Opioid Fight](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/06/19/ama-to-push-for-evidence-based-treatment-in-opioid-fight/): The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted policy at its Annual Meeting to ensure that patients with substance use disorders receive evidence-based treatment – whether that treatment is in clinics, drug treatment facilities, hospitals, correctional settings or the physician’s office. “The AMA wants all physicians to be leaders in the fight against the opioid epidemic,” said
- [AMA Says CVS-Aetna Merger Should Be Blocked](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/06/19/ama-cvs-aetna-merger-blocked/): The American Medical Association (AMA) announced that after conducting an exhaustive analysis on the proposed acquisition of Aetna by CVS Heath, the nation’s largest physician’s organization urges regulators to block the merger. The AMA position is based on evidence indicating the merger’s likely anticompetitive effects on Medicare Part D, pharmacy benefit management services, health insurance,
- [AMA Adopts Ethical Guidance on Medical Tourism](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/06/13/ama-ethical-guidance-medical-tourism/): New ethical guidance on medical tourism was adopted this week at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Annual Meeting to help physicians understand their fundamental responsibilities when interacting with patients who seek or have received medical care outside the U.S. Every year, American patients cross borders to receive treatments and procedures outside the United States. Despite
- [First, Marijuana. Are Magic Mushrooms Next?](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/05/21/first-marijuana-are-magic-mushrooms-next/): In Oregon and Denver, where marijuana is legal for recreational use, activists are now pushing toward a psychedelic frontier: “magic mushrooms.” Groups in both states are sponsoring ballot measures that would eliminate criminal penalties for possession of the mushrooms whose active ingredient, psilocybin, can cause hallucinations, euphoria and changes in perception. They point to research
- [AMA Salutes Congress for Passing VA Health Care Bill ](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/05/23/ama-salutes-congress-for-passing-va-health-care-bill/): Senate passage today of legislation reforming VA Choice is a victory for our veterans – continuing our commitment to honor their service and providing them with the best care available. The House passed the bill last week. The American Medical Association (AMA) believes every veteran deserves timely, accessible, high quality health care – whether within
- [Are You And Your Primary Care Doc Ready To Talk About Your DNA?](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/05/25/are-you-and-your-primary-care-doc-ready-to-talk-about-your-dna/): If you have a genetic mutation that increases your risk for a treatable medical condition, would you want to know? For many people the answer is yes. But such information is not commonly part of routine primary care. For patients at Geisinger Health System, that could soon change. Starting in the next month or so, the
- [Drug Test Spurs Frank Talk Between Hypertension Patients And Doctors](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/05/12/drug-test-talk-hypertension-patients-doctors/): There’s an irony at the heart of the treatment of high blood pressure. The malady itself often has no symptoms, yet the medicines to treat it — and to prevent a stroke or heart attack later — can make people feel crummy. “It’s not that you don’t want to take it, because you know it’s
- [Oregon Medical Students Face Tough Test: Talking About Dying](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/05/13/oregon-medical-students-talking-about-dying/): The distraught wife paced the exam room, anxious for someone to come and tell her about her husband. She’d brought him to the emergency department that afternoon when he complained about chest discomfort. Sophia Hayes, 27, a fourth-year medical student at the Oregon Health & Science University, entered with a quiet knock, took a seat
- [Proton Centers Are Struggling. Is This A Sign Of A Health Care Bubble?](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/05/17/proton-centers-struggling-heath-care-bubble/): The Maryland Proton Treatment Center chose “Survivor” as the theme for its grand opening in 2016, invoking the reality-TV show’s tropical sets with its own Tiki torches, palm trees and thatched booths piled with pineapples and bananas. It was the perfect motif for a facility dedicated to fighting cancer. Jeff Probst, host of CBS’ “Survivor,”
- [Male OB-GYNs Are Becoming Rare. Is That A Problem?](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/05/18/male-ob-gyn-rare-problem/): As she left a 12-hour day on the labor and delivery shift, Dr. Katie Merriam turned off her pager. “I don’t know what I’d do without it, you know? It’s another limb. I always know where it is,” she said, laughing. The third-year resident in obstetrics and gynecology at the Carolinas Medical Center hospital in
- [Trump Proposes Cutting Planned Parenthood Funds. What Does That Mean?](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/05/23/trump-cutting-planned-parenthood-funds/): The planned revival of a policy dating to Ronald Reagan’s presidency may finally present a way for President Donald Trump to fulfill his campaign promise to “defund” Planned Parenthood. Or at least to evict it from the federal family planning program, where it provides care to more than 40 percent of that program’s 4 million
- [Nurses Urge Senate to Reject VA ‘Mission to Privatize’ Act; Endangers Healthcare for Veterans](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/05/22/nurses-urge-senate-to-reject-va-mission-to-privatize-act-endangers-healthcare-for-veterans/): National Nurses United today urged Senate members to reject S. 2372, the VA Mission Act which they called a major step towards the privatization of veterans health care which could endanger the health of millions of U.S. service veterans. The Senate is expected to vote as soon as Wednesday on its version of the bill that
- [Advance Directives: Improving Patient Care at End-of-Life](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/03/29/advance-directives-patient-care-end-of-life/): By Rhea Go-Coloma Mary, 89, who has a history of heart failure and spinal stenosis, lives at home with her elderly husband. Over the past few months, she’s been admitted twice to the hospital with symptoms of heart failure. Her Medicare Advantage plan used a predictive algorithm to identify Mary as a candidate for home-based palliative
- [Your Plumber Offers A Money-Back Guarantee. Should Your Doctor?](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/03/20/money-back-doctor/): Linda Radach has had six hip replacement operations since 2006, three on each side. Osteoarthritis was the reason she needed surgery in the first place, but replacing her hips in some ways only worsened her troubles. Following two of the procedures, the implanted metal socket didn’t integrate with the bone of her own hip socket
- [Teaching Teens The Perils Of Pot As Marketplace Grows](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/21/teens-perils-pot-marketplace/): WESTMINSTER, Calif. — After Yarly Raygoza attended the drug prevention program at the Boys & Girls Club here last year, she used what she learned to talk a few friends out of using marijuana. The 14-year-old took the class again this year but worries that counseling her friends will become more difficult. Recreational marijuana is
- [Bonus Tucked Into GOP Tax Bill For Those Aiming To Deduct Medical Expenses](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/01/gop-tex-bill-deduct-medical-expenses/): Patients scored a victory in the tough negotiations over the Republicans’ overhaul of the tax code. The deduction that allows people with very high medical costs to shrink their taxable income by subtracting some out-of-pocket medical expenses was a moving target during the congressional debate this fall. Some lawmakers wanted to repeal it, but people
- [Docs Want To Get Older Patients In Better Shape For Surgery](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/04/26/docs-patients-better-shape-surgery/): Surgery can be hard on older adults, resulting in serious complications and death far more often than in younger patients. But many seniors aren’t adequately prepared for the risks they might face. Innovative hospitals such as Duke University Medical Center, the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center and Michigan Medicine are working to change that.
- [Sen. Ted Cruz Laughs At The Suggestion of Gun Control](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/03/15/mental-illness-mass-shootings-guns/): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oos9S2qcRO8 Ted Cruz just laughed. Not an audible laugh, but still a visible chuckle. He was asked Thursday morning by a Fox News anchor about the call for gun control after a mass shooting, this time resulting in 17 dead at a high school in Florida. As soon as Ainsley Earhardt said the words
- [FDA Plans To Cut Nicotine In Cigarettes, Helping Smokers Kick Habit](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/04/25/fda-cut-nicotine-cigarettes-smokers-habit/): Cigarettes would contain less addictive nicotine — making them less attractive to smokers — under an “unprecedented” plan the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. Stripping cigarettes of all or most of their addictive power could lead 5 million adults to quit smoking within a year of the plan going into place and another 8
- [Need A Medical Procedure? Pick The Right Provider And Get Cash Back](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/03/13/medical-procedure-provider-cash-back/): Laurie Cook went shopping recently for a mammogram near her home in New Hampshire. Using an online tool provided through her insurer, she plugged in her ZIP code. Up popped facilities in her network, each with an incentive amount she would be paid if she chose it. Paid? To get a test? It’s part of
- [As More Docs Support Medical Aid in Dying, Advocates Look To Legalize Physician Assisted Death](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/01/28/medical-aid-in-dying-legalize-physician-assisted-death/): When the end draws near, Dr. Roger Kligler, a retired physician with incurable, metastatic prostate cancer, wants the option to use a lethal prescription to die peacefully in his sleep. As he fights for the legal right to do that, an influential doctors group in Massachusetts has agreed to stop trying to block the way.
- [Philadelphia May Become First 'Safe Injection' Site in U.S.](https://physiciansnews.com/2018/01/28/philadelphia-safe-injection-site/): Philadelphia is a step closer to opening what could be the nation’s first supervised site for safe drug injection. But turning the idea into reality won’t be easy. City officials gave the proposition the green light Tuesday. They were armed with feasibility studies, harrowing overdose statistics and the backing of key leaders, including the mayor and a newly
- [5 Things To Know About Obamacare As Enrollment Opens](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/12/01/things-to-know-about-obamacare-enrollment/): By Julie Rovner and Julie Appleby Open enrollment for people who buy their own health insurance starts Wednesday and ends Dec. 15 this year. That’s 45 days, six weeks shorter than last year — and only one of the big changes consumers need to consider. The Trump administration has cut back on marketing and funding for navigators to
- [House Tax Bill Dumps Deduction For Medical Expenses](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/12/03/house-tax-bill-dumps-deduction-medical-expenses/): By Julie Rovner The tax bill unveiled by Republicans in the House on Thursday would not, as had been rumored, eliminate the tax penalty for failure to have health insurance. But it would eliminate a decades-old deduction for people with very high medical costs. The controversial bill is an effort by Republicans to revamp the nation’s tax code
- [Obamacare Shopping Is Trickier Than Ever. Here’s A Cheat Sheet.](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/12/10/obamacare-shopping-cheat-sheet/): Health care is complicated. Shopping for an individual health plan just got even more so, with President Donald Trump’s decision last month to block $7 billion in Affordable Care Act subsidies. Known as cost-sharing reduction payments (CSRs), these federal funds had helped insurers offset the costs of the discounts they are required to offer to
- [AMA Statement on New Guidelines for Measuring Blood Pressure](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/12/14/ama-new-guidelines-measuring-blood-pressure/): In light of the new guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults, the American Medical Association (AMA) is renewing its call to all American adults to monitor their blood pressure levels and take the necessary steps to get their high blood pressure—or hypertension—under control. Based on the latest
- [Can Apps Help Patients Understand Medical Billing?](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/12/16/can-apps-help-patients-understand-medical-billing/): By Jocelyn Wiener Rachael Norman needed to submit a pile of out-of-network medical bills to her insurance company for reimbursement. Short on time, she started searching for a company that could do that tedious work for her. She failed to find one, so she started one herself. Norman said her company, Better, along with a handful of
- [Why Do People Hate Obamacare?](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/12/20/people-hate-obamacare/): The Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare,” has roiled America since the day it was signed into law in 2010. From the start, the public was almost evenly divided between those who supported it and those who opposed it. They still are. The November monthly tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 50 percent
- [In Oregon, End-of-Life Wishes Are Just A Click Away](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/10/16/oregon-end-of-life-wishes/): By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Just four hours earlier, Sallie Cutler had been sharing Mother’s Day lunch with her mom, Alyce Cheatham. Then, that same evening, Cheatham, 96, landed in a Portland, Ore., emergency room, lethargic, unable to speak and paralyzed on her right side by a massive stroke. Cutler now admits her first
- [Social Media Is Harming The Minds Of Our Youth, Right? Maybe Not.](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/10/17/social-media-harming-minds-youth-right-maybe-not/): By Natalie Jacewicz It was 1:30 a.m., and Anna was trying to keep her mind off her ex-boyfriend, with whom she had ended a painful relationship hours earlier. It was too late to call the therapist she was seeing to cope with low self-esteem and homesickness, and too late to stop by a friend’s house.
- [U.S. Metropolitan Areas Increasingly Dominated by Single Insurance Companies](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/10/24/metropolitan-areas-dominated-single-insurance-companies/): In an analysis of competition in health insurance markets across the United States, a study conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) found that in 169 of 389 metropolitan areas (43 percent), a single health insurer had at least a 50 percent share of the market. This represents an eight percent increase in such markets
- [Doctors to Congress: Stop Blaming Mental Illness and Get Real Gun Reform](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/10/03/doctors-congress-stop-blaming-mental-illness-gun-reform/): In the aftermath of the mass shootings in Las Vegas, Democrats will want to discuss meaningful gun reform while Republicans will say that this is not the time to talk about guns. Meantime, the medical community is beginning to issue statements and guidance regarding guns and health care. Pro-gun groups will spin the debate to
- [Heart Device Failure: Medicare Spent $1.5B Over 10 Years To Replace Defective Implants](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/10/02/heart-device-failure-medicare-replace-defective-implants/): Medicare paid at least $1.5 billion over a decade to replace seven types of defective heart devices, a government watchdog says. The devices apparently failed for thousands of senior patients. The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, in a report released Monday, said officials need to do a better job tracking these costly
- [Pennsylvania Insurer's Collapse Could Shock the Health Insurance Market](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/20/pennsylvania-collapse-shock-health-insurance-market/): By Chad Terhune Among all the reasons for rising health insurance premiums, this one might be the most obscure: A long-term care insurer in Pennsylvania just went belly-up. Health insurers across the country are on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in losses stemming from the recent insolvency of Penn Treaty American Corp.,
- [This Gift Voucher Might Just Get You A Kidney](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/27/gift-voucher-might-get-you-kidney/): By Fran Kritz Seven-year-old Quinn Gerlach got a gift certificate from his grandpa a few years back — not for a toy, a book or a game. It was for a kidney. Gerlach was born with a single kidney, instead of the usual two, and it doesn’t fully function. So, one day, he may need
- [Open Your Mouth And Say Goo-Goo: Dentists Treating Ever-Younger Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/22/open-mouth-say-goo-goo-dentists-treating-ever-younger-patients/): By Laurie Udesky Allen Barron scrunches up his tiny face and wails as his mother gently tips him backward onto the lap of Jean Calvo, a pediatric dental resident at the University of California-San Francisco. Allen’s crying may be distressing, but his wide-open mouth allows Calvo to begin the exam. She counts his baby teeth and
- [Just After Trump Blamed High Drug Prices On Campaign Cash, Drugmakers Gave More](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/28/trump-high-drug-prices-drugmakers-gave-more/): “The cost of medicine in this country is outrageous,” President Donald Trump said at a rally in Louisville, Ky., two months after his inauguration. He went on about how identical pills have vastly lower price tags in Europe. “You know why?” the president asked, before spreading his hands wide. “Campaign contributions, who knows. But somebody
- [Doctors with smartphones help patients get out of E.R. faster](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/19/doctors-smartphones-help-patients-er-faster/): Chest pain patients in the emergency department whose attending emergency physicians received lab results delivered direct to their smartphones spent about 26 minutes less waiting to be discharged than patients whose lab results were delivered to the electronic patient record on the hospital computer system. The results of a randomized, controlled trial of a quality
- [Cancer Patients Ask ‘How Long Have I Got, Doc?’](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/20/cancer-patients-ask-long-got-doc/): By Liz Szabo In the past four years, Bruce Mead-e has undergone two major surgeries, multiple rounds of radiation and chemotherapy to treat his lung cancer. Yet in all that time, doctors never told him or his husband whether the cancer was curable — or likely to take Mead-e’s life. “We haven’t asked about cure
- [Former Drug Rep Now Educates Doctors on How To Avoid High Cost Meds](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/20/drug-rep-educates-doctors-avoid-high-cost-meds/): By Jay Hancock As a drug salesman, Mike Courtney worked hard to make health care expensive. He wined and dined doctors, golfed with them and bought lunch for their entire staffs — all to promote pills often costing thousands of dollars a year. Now he’s on a different mission. When Courtney calls on doctors these
- [Adults Insured Through Obamacare Linked to Fewer Sudden Cardiac Arrests](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/21/obamacare-linked-fewer-sudden-cardiac-arrests/): The incidence of sudden cardiac arrest, an often deadly loss of heart function, declined significantly among previously uninsured adults who acquired health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, a new study shows. The findings, published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, underscore how health insurance can affect outcomes. Most adults in the study gained
- [4 Warning Signs of a Hoarder](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/22/warning-signs-hoarder/): By H.G. McKinnis In my early twenties, I lived with a hoarder I’ll call Mae. When I moved in, I saw she had loads of stuff, and I knew instantly she was a poor housekeeper. It wasn’t until I moved out, however, that I realized Mae wasn’t just a person who had a neatness deficit and a high tolerance for roaches. She was a classic example of agenuine hoarder. We all like our
- [This Plan Allows Doctors to Save More for Retirement](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/25/plan-allows-doctors-save-more-retirement/): By Laurie E. Ingwersen When planning for retirement, you are likely familiar with IRAs, 401(k)s and pension plans as the traditional path to retirement savings. But for many doctors and medical practice owners, these options may prove inadequate. Fortunately, there is another lesser known qualified savings plan option available to you: cash balance pension plans. A
- [The Case for Scrupulous Documentation when Prescribing Opioids](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/25/case-scrupulous-documentation-prescribing-opioids/): By Joseph M. Gorrell Opioid abuse is becoming epidemic in the U.S., with more than 90 people dying each day of overdoses. A significant factor is the over-prescription of such pain medications as Oxycontin, Oxycodone and Fentanyl. Physicians who prescribe opioids must carefully weigh the pain relief benefits but also meticulously document medical care in
- [New Online Education Helps Docs Interpret Cancer Panel Testing](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/26/online-education-helps-docs-interpret-cancer-testing/): As part of its program aimed at educating physicians and other health care professionals on the benefits and limitations of genomics and precision medicine, the American Medical Association (AMA) today announced two new online educational modules focused on somatic cancer panel testing. The modules will help physicians determine when cancer panel testing is appropriate for their
- [Colon Cancer Rates Rising Among Younger White Adults](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/27/colon-cancer-rates-rising-among-younger-white-adults/): By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez When Crawford Clay discovered blood on his shorts at the end a routine run in the spring of 2014, he did not know the stains were a symptom of a condition that also afflicted his family. His doctor said it was likely hemorrhoids, but as a precaution, the physician scheduled a
- [Republicans Fail, Again, To Repeal Obamacare](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/28/republicans-fail-again-repeal-obamacare/): By Alan Lyndon Many of the nation's medical associations were glad to see the end of the Graham-Cassidy health care legislation, which sought to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with a program that ultimately would have resulted in the loss of medical insurance for up to 30 million people. Here are statements from some
- [For suicidal veterans, loneliness is the deadliest enemy](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/09/28/suicidal-veterans-loneliness-deadliest-enemy/): About 20 veterans commit suicide every day. The primary enemy most veterans face after service is not war-related trauma but loneliness, according to a new study by researchers at Yale and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The study, scheduled to be published Oct. 1 in the journal
- [Paid Family And Medical Leave May Be The Idea That Transcends Politics](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/07/26/paid-family-medical-leave-may-idea-transcends-politics/): By Steven Findlay Tameka Henry takes care of her disabled husband, her 87-year-old grandfather and her four children, ages 10 to 16. Two of her kids have asthma. Her husband has a chronic intestinal condition, diabetes and congestive heart failure. He’s unemployed. Henry, who makes around $30,000 a year as a case administrator for a
- [Who Knew Senate Health Bill Debate Could Be So Complicated?](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/07/26/knew-senate-health-bill-debate-complicated/): By Julie Rovner So the Senate has voted to start debate on a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. Now what? Well, it gets wonky. The rules for budget reconciliation, the process the Senate is using that limits debate and allows a bill to pass with only a simple majority, comes with a set
- [Medicare Issues Update of Physician Fee Schedule](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/07/18/medicare-update-physician-payment-schedule/): The American Medical Association (AMA) responded today to policies outlined last week in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) physician fee schedule proposed rule. The AMA finds a number of positive proposed changes that would improve patient care and save taxpayer dollars. “The annual physician fee schedule update is a chance for CMS to
- [AMA Urges Congress to Reject Efforts to 'Repeal and Replace' Obamacare](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/07/21/ama-urges-congress-reject-repeal-and-replace-obamacare/): The American Medical Association (AMA) today outlined its opposition to current efforts in the U.S. Senate aimed at replacing or repealing the Affordable Care Act, citing the loss of affordable coverage for millions of patients. The full text of the letter is below. "Dear Majority Leader McConnell and Leader Schumer: On behalf of the physician
- [New policy aims to help doctors and medical students combat burnout](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/07/09/policy-helps-doctors-medical-students-combat-burnout/): With increasing evidence that physicians and physicians-in-training are facing increased burnout, depression and suicide, the AMA adopted policy this week aimed at improving physician and medical student access to mental health care. The new policy would help reduce stigma associated with mental health illness that could unfairly impact a physician’s ability to obtain a medical
- [Current Health Care Debate Finds Veterans Supporting Obamacare](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/07/11/current-health-care-debate-finds-veterans-supporting-obamacare/): By Stephanie O'Neill Air Force veteran Billy Ramos, from Simi Valley, Calif., is 53 and gets health insurance for himself and for his family from Medicaid — the government insurance program for low-income people. He says he counts on the coverage, especially because of his physically demanding work as a self-employed contractor in the heating and air
- [Millions More Uninsured Could Impact Health Of Those With Insurance](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/07/14/millions-uninsured-impact-health-insurance/): By Julie Rovner Much has been written lately about how individuals’ health could suffer if they lose insurance under the health proposals circulating in the U.S. House and Senate. But there is another consequence: creating millions more people without insurance could also adversely affect the health of people who remain insured. “We know that communities
- [Revised Senate Health Bill Not Much Better; Leaders Vow Vote Next Week](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/07/13/revised-senate-health-bill-not-much-better/): By Julie Rovner Senate Republican leaders Thursday released their revised bill to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, but they acknowledged that furious days of negotiation have not yet secured the 50 votes necessary to pass the measure over unanimous Democratic objections. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) the No. 2 GOP leader, told reporters that
- [13 Men Wrote The Senate Health Care Bill; One Woman Could Stop It.](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/06/30/13-men-wrote-senate-health-care-bill-one-woman-stop/): By Julie Rovner As Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) tries to negotiate his way to a health bill that can win at least 50 Republican votes, there is one woman in the Senate who could stop the bill cold. She isn’t even a senator. Elizabeth MacDonough is the Senate’s parliamentarian, the first woman to hold
- [The McConnell Health Plan: Repeal Obamacare, But Hide the Pain](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/06/28/mcconnell-health-plan-repeal-obamacare-hide-pain/): By Michael McAuliff Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is well aware of the political peril of taking health benefits away from millions of voters. He also knows the danger of reneging on the pledge that helped make him the majority leader: to repeal Obamacare. Caught between those competing realities, McConnell’s bill offers a solution: go ahead
- [AMA Says GOP's Health Care Bill Violates 'First, Do No Harm'](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/06/26/ama-gop-health-care-bill-violates-first-do-no-harm/): The American Medical Association (AMA) today, in a letter to Senate leaders, outlined its opposition to the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Throughout the health system reform debate, the AMA has urged that reforms not result in individuals with health insurance losing access to affordable, quality coverage; that Medicaid, CHIP and other safety net programs be
- [AARP Wants Senate to Reject Health Care Bill](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/06/22/warp-senate-reject-health-care-bill/): By Nancy LeaMond This new Senate bill was crafted in secrecy behind closed doors without a single hearing or open debate—and it shows. The Senate bill would hit millions of Americans with higher costs and result in less coverage for them. AARP is adamantly opposed to the Age Tax, which would allow insurance companies to
- [Senate Health Care Bill is Awful for Children](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/06/22/senate-health-care-bill-children/): By Fernando Stein, MD The U.S. Senate’s health care legislation, at last unveiled today, fails to meet children’s needs. The bill fails children by dismantling the Medicaid program, capping its funding, ending its expansion and allowing its benefits to be scaled back. The bill fails all children by leaving more families uninsured, or without insurance
- [AMA helps doctors, med students prevent and manage obesity](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/06/14/ama-doctors-medical-students-prevent-obesity/): Recognizing that obesity remains a primary health concern impacting an increasing number of Americans, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted policy during its Annual Meeting that will equip more medical students and physicians to prevent, diagnose and manage obesity. The new policy aims to increase awareness of the numerous resources that have been developed by
- [Twitter fires back when diabetes conference tries to block photo sharing](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/06/15/twitter-diabetes-conference-block-photo-sharing/): By Emily Kopp Attendees at the American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions in San Diego this year — many of them young researchers who are active on social media — were surprised to be greeted with the following: “Thanks for joining us at #2017ADA! Photography isn’t allowed during presentations — we’d appreciate it if you’d delete
- [New health care law could entirely depend on Planned Parenthood](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/06/09/health-care-law-planned-parenthood/): By Julie Rovner If there’s anything congressional Republicans want to do more than “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act it’s defund Planned Parenthood, which provides health care to women around the country. But Senate rules could prevent lawmakers from accomplishing both of those goals in the same bill, as they intend to do. The
- [In interviews, Trump sounds like he does not understand health care](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/06/11/trump-sounds-like-does-not-understand-health-care/): By Julie Rovner Lost in all the coverage of the firing of FBI Director James Comey last week were a pair of in-depth interviews President Donald Trump gave that included lengthy comments on health care — one with Time magazine and the other with The Economist. He acknowledged to Time interviewers that health care was not
- [Just one drink a day increases breast cancer risk; Vigorous exercise decreases risk](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/06/12/one-drink-increases-breast-cancer-risk-exercise-decreases/): Drinking just one glass of wine or other alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, according to a new study released by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). The report also revealed, for the first time, that vigorous exercise such as running or fast bicycling decreases the risk of both pre- and post-menopausal breast
- [Is this "ask your doctor" advertisement educational or overly emotional?](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/06/13/ask-your-doctor-advertisement-educational-emotional/): By Julie Appleby An overhead light drawing attention to his face, actor Danny Glover starts to cry, dropping his head into one hand — then, he abruptly switches over to deep belly laughs, before resuming a straight face. “When I act, if I do this it’s totally in my control,” he says, getting to the
- [Congressional Budget Office says 23 million will lose health care under GOP plan](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/05/24/congressional-budget-office-23-million-lose-health-care-gop-plan/): The new health care bill passed last month by the House would decrease the number of insured Americans by 23 million over 10 years if it passes the Senate. The Congressional Budget Office announced Wednesday that the bill would save $119 billion by 2026, although that number is $31 billion less than the amount projected
- [New York State threatens pharmaceutical companies for better prices](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/05/22/new-york-state-threatens-pharmaceutical-companies/): By Julie Appleby New York Medicaid regulators aim to use the threat of imposing increased scrutiny of prescription drugs — such as eyeing their relative effectiveness and their profit margins — to coax additional discounts from drugmakers. The rules, signed into law in mid-April as part of the state’s budget, don’t go as far
- [Trump extends deadline for states to meet Medicaid standards](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/05/11/trump-extends-deadline-states-meet-medicaid-standards/): By Phil Galewitz The Trump administration has given states three extra years to carry out plans for helping elderly and disabled people receive Medicaid services without being forced to go into nursing homes. Federal standards requiring states find ways of delivering care to Medicaid enrollees in home and community-based settings will take effect in 2022
- [A brief history of medical malpractice](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/05/10/brief-history-medical-malpractice/): By Naomi Anderson The history of medical malpractice and its relation to the law is a lengthy one, spanning back thousands of years. Doctors and medicine have been mentioned in some of the earliest written law codes known to historians, and have continued to be on the law books since then, especially in the 19th
- [What happens when your doctor commits suicide?](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/05/09/happens-doctor-commits-suicide/): By Michael F Myers, MD It is well known that many people are impacted when individuals kill themselves: family members, friends, coworkers, acquaintances, neighbors, to name a few. But when a doctor kills herself or kills himself, what about their patients? How do they react? Is there anything we should be watching for? When researching
- [Health care bill opposed by doctors and hospitals gets through the House](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/05/05/health-care-bill-opposed-doctors-hospitals-house/): By Phil Galewitz The AARP called the health bill that House Republicans narrowly approved Thursday “deeply flawed” because it would weaken Medicare and lead to higher insurance premiums for older Americans. The American Medical Association said it would undo health insurance coverage gains and hurt public health efforts to fight disease. The American Hospital Association said
- [Urgent care centers offering same-day services to cancer patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/05/02/13404/): By Michelle Andrews On an afternoon a few weeks ago, Faithe Craig noticed that her temperature spiked to just above 100 degrees. For most people, the change might not be cause for alarm, but Craig is being treated for stage 3 breast cancer, and any temperature change could signal a serious problem. She called her nurse
- [Congress may make it hard for doctors to practice in small towns](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/27/congress-hard-doctors-practice-small-towns/): By Michael Ollove, Stateline In nearly two years as a medical resident in Meridian, Mississippi, Dr. John Thames has treated car-wreck victims, people with chest pains and malnourished infants. Patients have arrived with lacerations, with burns, or in a disoriented fog after discontinuing their psychiatric medications. Thames, a small-town Mississippi native, said the East Central Mississippi
- [Before Obamacare, patients with preexisting conditions were 'out of luck'](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/26/before-obamacare-patients-preexisting-conditions/): By Elana Gordon, WHYY For most of his life, Carl Goulden had near-perfect health. He and his wife, Wanda, say that changed 10 years ago. Carl remembered feeling “a lot of pain in the back, tired, fatigue, yellow eyes — a lot of jaundice.” “Gray-like skin,” Wanda added. His liver wasn’t working, she explained. “It wasn’t
- [Big Stigma But Big Results For Medical Marijuana Treatment In Kids With Extreme Autism](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/25/stigma-medical-marijuana-treatment-kids-extreme-autism/): By Alan Lyndon There's a stigma attached to medical marijuana, particularly if a parent is giving it to their child. But this type of marijuana is not about sneaking behind the high school to get high -- it's a life altering treatment for children with extreme cases of autism. Noa Shulman is a 17-year-old girl
- [Doctor Burnout And Suicide At Dangerously High Rates](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/24/doctor-burnout-suicide-high-rates/): Doctors are experience burnout at higher rates than ever before and, unfortunately, resolving their conflicts with suicide. "Four hundred U.S. physicians take their own lives every year,” said Dr. Humayun Chaudhry, president and CEO of the Federation of State Medical Boards. “If doctors are stressed, how in the world can quality health care be delivered
- [Kids With Regular Bedtimes Become Healthier Teens](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/24/kids-regular-bedtimes-healthier-teens/): Children with consistent and early bedtimes -- as well as regulated television and screen habits -- have improved emotional health and are less likely to become obese. A new study published in the International Journal of Obesity found that by following several household routines, parents were able to establish a pattern for their child that would lead
- [Conservatives Want To Dump Mandatory Health Benefits They Say No One Uses, Like Maternity Care](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/23/conservatives-dump-mandatory-health-benefits-maternity-care/): By Julie Rovner As House Republicans try to find common cause on a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, they may be ready to let states make the ultimate decision about whether to keep a key consumer provision in the federal health law that conservatives say is raising insurance costs. Those conservatives,
- [Study: Drinking Too Much Diet Soda Linked To Alzheimer's](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/21/drinking-diet-soda-linked-alzheimers/): Many people drink diet soda to avoid the excessive calories found in the regular stuff. Turns out, both regular and diet soda may be linked to memory problems including Alzheimer's disease. Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine found that people who drink lots of sugary beverages -- including sodas and fruit juices -- have poorer memory
- [Trump's Proposed H-1B Visa Reforms Could Be Bad For Doctors, Hospitals and Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/21/trump-h1b-visa-reform-bad-doctors-hospitals-patients/): By Michelle Andrews Limiting the number of foreign doctors who can get visas to practice in the United States could have a significant impact on certain hospitals and states that rely on them, according to a new study. The research, published online in JAMA this week, found that more than 2,100 U.S. employers were certified to fill nearly
- [How To Help Teens Get More Sleep](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/20/help-teens-get-more-sleep/): By Alan Lyndon Teens don't get enough sleep. That's not new information. The question is: what can parents do about it? Last year, a study found that 96 percent of teens use at least one high-tech device in the hour before bedtime. The latest and greatest and brightest screens on those smartphones were found to lower levels of
- [Fact-Checking The GOP Health Care Bill Talking Points](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/03/15/fact-checking-fop-health-care-bill-talking-points/): By Julie Rovner Republicans are in a hurry to get their “repeal and replace” health care bill to the House floor. In just the week since it was introduced, two committees have approved the “American Health Care Act,” and a floor vote is planned before month’s end. But in the rush to legislate, some facts surrounding the bill have
- [Two Words Can Soothe Injured Patients And Avoid Malpractice Suits: I'm Sorry](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/03/15/soothe-injured-patients-avoid-malpractice-im-sorry/): By Sandra G. Boodman When Donna Helen Crisp, a 59-year-old nursing professor, entered a North Carolina teaching hospital for a routine hysterectomy in 2007, she expected to come home the next day. Instead, Crisp spent weeks in a coma and underwent five surgeries to correct a near-fatal cascade of medical errors that left her with permanent
- [How to Help Alzheimer’s Patients Enjoy Life](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/04/20/help-alzheimers-patients-enjoy-life/): By Judith Graham Alzheimer’s disease has an unusual distinction: It’s the illness that Americans fear most — more than cancer, stroke or heart disease. The rhetoric surrounding Alzheimer’s reflects this. People “fade away” and are tragically “robbed of their identities” as this incurable condition progresses, we’re told time and again. Yet, a sizable body of research suggests this
- [Opinion: Gov't Needs To Repeal Obamacare And Then Get Out Of The Way](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/02/14/govt-repeal-obamacare-get-out-of-way/): By Alieta Eck, MD Dr. Tom Price, our new Secretary of Health and Human Services, has been accused of belonging to a "conservative, fringe medical group” that “holds positions that are at wide variance with the basics of federal health policy," according to The Washington Post. For example, Dr. Price was heard to say that “anything
- [How To Overcome Fear Of Death](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/02/13/overcome-fear-of-death/): By Bruce Horovitz, Kaiser Health News Since he watched his mother drop dead, Richard Bridgman’s fear of death has left him emotionally paralyzed. It was right around Thanksgiving — nearly 45 years ago — and Bridgman was sleeping overnight on his mom’s living room couch. “In the middle of the night, she walked into the room
- [Study Says Parents Help To Make First Born Child Smarter](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/02/09/study-parents-first-born-child-smarter/): We're not sure which child Mom likes best, but now we know which one is smarter. Researchers from The University of Edinburgh have found that first born children have superior thinking skills compared to their younger siblings. And, as always, it's Mom and Dad's fault. In a study of 5,000 kids ranging in age from pre-birth
- [Conservatives Urge Speed Up Of Health Law Repeal, Dismiss Calls For Caution](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/02/09/conservatives-urge-speed-health-law-repeal/): Leading conservative Republicans from the House and Senate say Congress is moving too slowly on efforts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. But their potential resistance to compromise — even with other members of their own party — underscores just how hard a task Republicans have set for themselves. “We think it’s time to do
- [Doctor Gambles With High Deductible Health Plan For Himself, And Loses](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/02/09/doctor-gambles-high-deductible-health-plan/): All the doctor’s tricks were failing him. He’d tried neck massage, pressure to the eyes, ice on the face. But an hour in, Ashish Jha still couldn’t slow his racing heart. His wife asked what he’d recommend if a patient called with the same problem. “I said, ‘Oh, that’s easy.’ Go to the emergency department.” As a
- [Republicans Stymied Over How To Repeal And Replace Obamacare](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/02/08/republicans-stymied-repeal-replace-obamacare/): "Repeal and replace." That phrase was as prevalent during the campaign as "build the wall." Republicans have been talking for years about dismantling the Affordable Care Act, known more commonly as Obamacare. But now that Donald Trump has moved into the Oval Office, and after the president signed an executive order "to seek the prompt repeal
- [Study: 1 in 4 Teen E-Cigarette Smokers Use Dangerous "Dripping" Technique](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/02/06/ecigarette-smokers-dangerous-dripping-technique/): By Alan Lyndon One in four high school teens who use electronic cigarettes have tried "dripping" e-liquids directly into the heating coils of the device to produce more intense sensations, according to a new study from Yale University. Researchers surveyed 7,045 Connecticut high school students and found that more than 26 percent of e-cigarette users were
- [Laughter is the Best Medicine for End-of-Life Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/02/06/laughter-medicine-end-life/): By Bruce Horovitz, Kaiser Health News Just weeks before Christmas some years ago, Shirley Rapp and her family faced the devastating news that she had what appeared to be a terminal illness. But that didn’t stop Rapp from wanting to do one last round of Christmas shopping for her kids. Her daughter, Karyn Buxman, a self-described
- [Examining The Link Between Diabetes, Autoimmunity and Heart Disease for American Heart Month](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/02/06/diabetes-autoimmunity-heart-disease-american-heart-month/): By Dr. Chad Larson As medical science advances, we are learning more about the links between different individual diseases. In recognition of American Heart Month in February, I’d like to draw attention to some largely unknown facts about heart disease and its indirect link to autoimmune disease. In spite of pharmaceutical and technological medical advances,
- [Aid-in-Dying Laws Don’t Guarantee That Patients Can Choose To Die](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/01/26/aid-in-dying-patients-choose-to-die/): By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News In the seven months since California’s aid-in-dying law took effect, Dr. Lonny Shavelson has helped nearly two dozen terminally ill people end their lives with lethal drugs — but only, he says, because too few others would. Shavelson, director of a Berkeley, Calif. consulting clinic, said he has heard from
- [Even With Nearby Retail Clinics, Patients More Likely To Go To E.R.](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/11/18/retail-clinics-patients-likely-er/): By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Even if there’s a retail health clinic less than a 10-minute drive away, consumers are just as likely to go to the emergency department for low-level problems like bronchitis or urinary tract infections, a recent study found. “Our results aren’t necessarily the wooden stake in the heart of retail clinics,”
- [Doctors And Hospitals Say ‘Show Me The Money’ Before Treating Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/12/06/doctors-hospitals-say-show-money-treating-patients/): By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Tai Boxley needs a hysterectomy. The 34-year-old single mother has uterine prolapse, a condition that occurs when the muscles and ligaments supporting the uterus weaken, causing severe pain, bleeding and urine leakage. Boxley and her 13-year-old son have health insurance through her job as an administrative assistant in Tulsa,
- [Introducing Certainty and Reducing Potential Exposure in Telehealth Delivery](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/01/25/exposure-telehealth-delivery/): By Nadia de la Houssaye Telehealth is one of the most exciting health care developments in decades. It has gained a firm foothold across the industry and offers great promise for expanding access to high-quality, cost-effective health care services. For many patients, providers, software developers, medical device manufacturers, and other vendors, as well as schools,
- [Doctors hail reintroduction of Medicare-for-all bill](https://physiciansnews.com/2017/01/25/doctors-medicare-for-all-bill/): A national physicians group today hailed the reintroduction of a federal bill that would upgrade the Medicare program and swiftly expand it to cover the entire population, saying it’s the only workable and equitable way to move forward in U.S. health care. The Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, H.R. 676, introduced last night by
- [Medical Device Reps Are Often In The O.R., Raising Concerns About Influence](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/11/15/medical-device-reps-or-influence/): By Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News They are a little-known presence in many operating rooms, offering technical expertise to surgeons installing new knees, implanting cardiac defibrillators or performing delicate spine surgery. Often called device reps — or by the more cumbersome and less transparent moniker “health-care industry representatives” — these salespeople are employed by the companies
- [Real Emergency Physicians Take Aim at Cigna's TV Doctors Ad](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/11/16/emergency-physicians-cigna-tv-ad/): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyoJjA1mt-Q The American College of Emergency Physicians today responded to Cigna Insurance Company’s multi-million dollar ad campaign starring famous “TV doctors” with a video of its own, starring real-life emergency physicians. "We are poking fun at Cigna to highlight a serious issue: the lack of fair coverage for value in emergency medical care," said ACEP’s president,
- [How Autoimmune Disease Patients Can Avoid the Impacts of Flu and Cold Season](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/11/02/autoimmune-patients-avoid-impacts-flu-cold-season/): By Dr. Chad Larson Flu and cold season is quickly approaching and there isn’t a soul looking forward to it. While even the healthiest of individuals can be hit hard with the symptoms of the influenza virus and bacterial infections, those with autoimmune diseases are at even greater risk. Research has shown that inflammation, which
- [Doc: My Experience With A Physician Refresher Program](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/08/03/physician-refresher-program/): (Editor's Note: Back in 2010, we published an article on a program at Drexel University concentrating on physician re-entry. Following is an editorial by a physician who recently completed that program and is now back in the field practicing medicine.) By Joseph A. Berrang, M.D. The Drexel University Physician Refresher Program is an exceptional opportunity
- [Physician Salaries On Rise, But One-Third Still Dissatisfied](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/10/31/physician-salary/): By Valerie Gleaton Despite the looming physician shortage, physician salaries increased just 2.5 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to findings from a new healthcare salary survey. The survey was conducted by Health eCareers, a healthcare job site, and garnered responses from nearly 20,000 healthcare workers — including 1,710 physicians — across the United States. America’s
- [Independent Provider Networks Enter Health Care ‘Race To Get Bigger’ By Keeping Things Small](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/10/17/independent-provider-networks-health-care/): After more than six years since the Affordable Care Act became law in March 2010, officials at the Pennsylvania Medical Society say health care reform has created a race within the health care industry to get bigger. “There’s a growing trend within health care to get bigger,” says Chuck Cutler, MD, 2017 president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society.
- [How To Fix The Primary Care Physician Shortage](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/08/03/primary-care-physician-shortage/): By G. Richard Olds, M.D. The U.S. healthcare system is at a crossroads. The number of primary care physicians is expected to grow modestly over the next ten years. But demand for them is skyrocketing. As a result, America is expected to be short anywhere between 12,500 and 31,100 primary care physicians by 2025, according
- [Is Your Doctor Enabling Your Addiction To Pain Pills?](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/07/22/doctor-enabling-addiction-pain-pills/): By Dr. Indra Cidambi Primary care practitioners may inadvertently be enabling individuals with substance use disorders or causing others to become addicted to prescription medications. While other physicians may be to blame as well, primary care practitioners, in my opinion, are ill equipped to fully diagnose pain, anxiety or even attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) enabling
- [Health Issues Threatening to Young Female Athletes](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/07/18/health-issues-young-female-athletes/): Doctors need to be on the lookout for a trio of harmful health conditions in young female athletes, a new report says. Known as the "female athlete triad," the conditions include eating problems, menstrual problems and weakened bones, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Experts now know that all three conditions need not be
- [Doctors Say Limit Kids' Exposure to Media Violence](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/07/18/doctors-kids-exposure-media-violence/): Media violence has become a routine part of the daily lives of American children, and parents, lawmakers and the media should take steps to change that, a leading pediatricians' group recommends. The new policy statement, from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), calls on pediatricians to routinely ask about children's "media diet," and for parents
- [What Are The Health Effects Of A Soda Tax?](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/07/20/health-effects-soda-tax/): A sip of soda will become more expensive next year in Philadelphia, which recently became the second city in the United States to pass a tax on sugary beverages — after Berkeley voters passed one in 2014. The Philadelphia measure, approved by the City Council in June, could lend momentum to efforts by public health
- [Does Medical Marijuana Reduce Need for Other Pain Meds?](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/07/08/medical-marijuana-reduce-need-pain-meds/): People are actually using medical marijuana as a treatment for health problems, not simply as an excuse to get high, a new study suggests. States that pass medical marijuana laws tend to experience a significant decline in prescriptions for ailments that could be treated with cannabis, said study senior researcher W. David Bradford. He's the
- [Doctors Get Creative To Distract Tech-Savvy Kids Before Surgery](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/07/15/doctors-distract-tech-saavy-kids-before-surgery/): By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News Surgery can make anyone anxious, but it is especially hard for young children. Kids going into surgery may be separated from their parents for the first time in a frightening new environment, and they may not understand what’s happening. “For many families and kids, this is one of the
- [Doctor: Play 'Pokemon Go' Without Landing in the ER](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/07/15/doctor-pokemon-go-without-er/): Here a Pokemon, there a Pokemon, everywhere a Pokemon! Just about every millennial seems to be out and about with a smartphone in pursuit of digital monsters via the "Pokemon Go" game. But players distracted by their smartphones risk injury from mishaps like walking into traffic or tripping over a curb. How can you be
- [What Should Doctors Do When They Know Patients Are Seeking Pain Meds?](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/06/28/doctors-patients-seeking-pain-meds/): Steve Diaz, an emergency medicine doctor at Augusta’s MaineGeneral Health, says he knows what patients want when they come to him in pain. Drugs. And preferably strong ones. “The only thing they think of is, ‘Do I get a pill?’” he said. And with abuse of prescription painkillers like OxyContin, methadone and Percocet soaring, the
- [New Documentary Spotlight's Latin American Medical Scholarship Program](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/06/28/latin-american-medical-scholarship/): https://youtu.be/bvLBxgxxqK4 Community Doctors -- new documentary focusing on Cuba’s ELAM (Latin American School of Medicine) scholarship program -- has just been released online. Students in the program receive free tuition and board for medical school. Upon graduation, they pledge to work and/or provide medical services in underserved communities around the world. Students enrolled in ELAM come
- [Walking: The Cheap, Easy Exercise](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/06/28/walking-cheap-easy-exercise/): Walking is a simple and inexpensive exercise that has been shown to offer numerous benefits for bones, muscles and joints. "Sometimes the hardest part of working out is getting started," Dr. Carolyn Hettrich, a spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, said in an academy news release. "Walking requires minimal preparation, but yields significant
- [PET Scans May Spare Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients From Chemo](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/06/23/pet-scans-hodgkin-lymphoma-patients-chemo/): A certain type of medical scan can be used to help spare some Hodgkin lymphoma patients from the severe side effects of chemotherapy, a new study suggests. Researchers found that PET imaging can identify patients whose Hodgkin lymphoma will likely respond better to treatment, and therefore require less intensive chemotherapy. "The good news is that
- [Can Doctors Learn To Perform Abortions Without Actually Doing One?](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/06/23/doctors-perform-abortions-without-doing-one/): By Carrie Feibel Abortion is one of the more common procedures performed in the U.S., more common even than appendectomy. But as clinics in Texas close, finding a place in the state where medical residents training to be OB-GYNs can learn to do abortions is getting harder. “There are places in Texas where there are OB-GYN residents who can’t
- [You Might Be Better Off Paying Cash For Your Prescription Medicine](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/06/25/paying-cash-for-prescription-medicine/): By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Some consumers who use health insurance copays to buy prescription drugs are paying far more than they should be and would be better off paying with cash, especially for generics. The added cost runs as high as $30 or more per prescription, say pharmacists, and the money is largely being
- [Wait Times At The V.A. Have Gotten Worse For Veterans And Doctors](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/05/19/wait-times-va-worse-vets-docs/): Veterans are still waiting to see a doctor. Two years ago, vets were waiting a long time for care at Veterans Affairs clinics. At one facility in Phoenix, for example, veterans waited on average 115 days for an appointment. Adding insult to injury, some VA schedulers were told to falsify data to make it looks like the waits weren’t that bad.
- [New York State Aims To Toss The Tampon Tax](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/05/19/new-york-toss-tampon-tax/): Feminine products are having a moment. With some calling for a red wave to take the taboo out of menstruation, politicians across the country are trying to make tampons and sanitary pads as affordable and accessible as possible. Five states have eliminated sales taxes on pads and tampons: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland and Minnesota. In New York, a
- [New Approach Produces Alloreactive T Cells That Destroy Leukemia](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/05/19/alloreactive-t-cells-destroy-leukemia/): Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University have developed a cellular programming approach that creates alloreactive T cells that are able to eliminate leukemic cells without causing graft versus host disease (GvHD). Using mouse models, the researchers developed a novel approach to improve the desired outcome of allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and
- [To Patients Using Opioid Medications: Be Smart, Be Safe, Be Sure.](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/05/19/patients-using-opioid-medications-be-smart/): By Scott Shapiro, MD Recent data for Pennsylvania shows that 10,394,466 prescriptions for opioid medications were filled by patients in 2015. In other words, there was nearly 1 opioid prescription for every single citizen of Pennsylvania. As alarming as that number is, it’s actually down from more than 11.3 million two years earlier. In fact,
- [Your Chemo Cost Is Probably Higher If Your Doctor Works For Hospital](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/04/15/chemo-cost-higher-doctor-works-for-hospital/): If you have cancer, chances are your outpatient chemotherapy treatment costs are higher if your oncologist works for a health care system than if she has her own practice, a recent study found. The study by the Health Care Cost Institute, a nonprofit research organization, analyzed private health insurance claims and national data about consolidation among doctors and
- [Investigating Your Disability Claim](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/04/14/investigating-your-disability-claim/): By Mark F. Seltzer, Esq. In prior articles I have written for Physicians’ News Digest, I have brought to your attention your Disability Insurance Company’s use of surveillance and other investigative techniques used to develop information to be considered in evaluating your claim. If the results of that investigation can be viewed as contrary to
- [By Not Discussing Money, Doctors and Patients May Miss Chances To Lower Medical Expenses](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/04/13/doctors-patients-lower-medical-expenses/): Talking about money is never easy. But when doctors are reluctant to talk about medical costs, a patient’s health can be undermined. A study published in Health Affairs explores the dynamics that can trigger that scenario. Patients are increasingly responsible for shouldering more of their own health costs. In theory, that’s supposed to make them sharper consumers and empower
- [Is Exercise Good Or Bad For Your Diet?](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/04/14/exercise-good-bad-diet/): Dieters sometimes worry that workouts could make them hungry, but new research indicates exercise has the opposite effect, diminishing the appetite -- at least temporarily. In two small studies, participants who burned the same number of calories through exercise as those who cut back on food intake ate almost one-third less at a buffet meal.
- [Alzheimer's Steals Ability to Recognize Loved Ones](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/04/14/alzheimers-steals-ability-recognize-loved-ones/): A new study sheds light on what is often called one of the cruelest effects of Alzheimer's disease -- the patient's inability to recognize loved ones. Researchers report that along with causing memory loss, Alzheimer's also seems to affect people's visual perception -- specifically their ability to recognize faces. The investigators tested a group of
- [Too Much Smartphone Time May Be Sign of Depression](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/03/15/too-much-smartphone-sign-of-depression/): Some young adults who constantly reach for their smartphones might be anxious or depressed, preliminary research suggests. A study of more than 300 college students found heavier technology use was tied to greater risk for anxiety and depression, particularly among those using the devices as a "security blanket" -- to avoid dealing with unpleasant experiences
- [Three Changes Patients Can Expect In Obamacare](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/03/15/changes-patients-can-expect-obamacare/): Health insurance isn’t simple. Neither are government regulations. Put the two together and things can get confusing fast. So it’s not surprising that federal regulators took a stab at making things a bit more straightforward for consumers in new rules unveiled in late February and published Tuesday in the Federal Register. Because those rules are part of
- [Don't Blame Doctors And Nurses...Patients Need To Wash Their Hands, Too](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/03/15/doctors-nurses-patients-wash-hands/): Encouraging doctors and nurses to wash their hands frequently has always been considered an easy and effective way to curb the spread of infection in hospitals and other health facilities. But a new research letter published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine points to another key group of people who aren’t always keeping their hands so clean and,
- [Marijuana-Based Drug Reduces Seizures in Children with Epilepsy](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/03/14/marijuana-reduces-seuizres-children-epliepsy/): An experimental, marijuana-based drug has been found to successfully reduce seizures in children with Dravet syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy. Manufacturer GW Pharmaceuticals announced Monday that its drug, Epidiolex, successfully achieved its goal of reducing convulsive seizures when compared with a placebo. GW said that Epidiolex reduced the number of seizures by almost 40 percent in
- [When Younger Sibling Arrives Before 1st Grade, Kids Less Likely to Be Obese](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/03/14/younger-sibling-before-1st-grade-kids-less-obese/): Children who have younger siblings before they reach first grade may be less likely to become obese, new research suggests. If they are between the ages of 2 and 4 when a second child arrives, they "are significantly less likely to end up being obese," said study author Dr. Julie Lumeng, an associate professor of
- [Fidgeting May Help Students With ADHD Learn](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/29/fidgeting-may-help-students-adhd-learn/): Students who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often get into trouble for fidgeting in the classroom, but that fidgeting may help them learn, new research suggests. "The prevailing view has been and continues to be that hyperactivity is a core deficit in ADHD," said study author Michael Kofler, an assistant professor of psychology at
- [Tablets, Phones Often Used to Pacify Difficult Kids](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/29/tablets-phones-pacify-difficult-kids/): Some parents use mobile phones and tablets to calm young children with behavioral problems, a new study finds. "We know that parents of babies and toddlers with difficult behavior disproportionately use television and videos as calming tools. We wanted to explore whether the same might be true for mobile technology like phones and tablets," lead
- [Woman Receives First Uterus Transplant Performed In the U.S.](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/26/woman-receives-uterus-transplant/): The first uterus transplant in the United States was successfully performed Wednesday at the Cleveland Clinic. The nine hour surgery used a uterus from a deceased organ donor. The procedure previously had only been done in Sweden, where nine women have received a new uterus. At least four of those women were able to successfully
- [NBA Players Put Their Hearts Into Medical Research](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/25/nba-players-put-hearts-medical-research/): Professional basketball players have the highest rate of sports-related cardiac arrest in the United States, and a new study lays the groundwork for scientists to determine why. Investigators from Columbia University Medical Center in New York City examined the heart structure and function of more than 500 current NBA players. They found some significant differences
- [Elementary Math, Spelling Scores Increase With 'Physically Active' Lessons](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/24/elementary-scores-increase-physically-active-lessons/): Schoolchildren may have an easier time learning if exercise is part of their math and spelling lessons, a new study suggests. Dutch researchers found that second- and third-graders given "physically active" lessons did better on math and spelling tests, compared with their peers who learned the old-fashioned way. Experts not involved with the study called
- [Cell Phones and Emotion Play Huge Roles in Distracted Driving Car Crashes](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/22/cell-phones-emotion-distracted-driving-car-crashes/): In a finding that demonstrates how crucial it is to pay attention when behind the wheel, researchers report that video taken inside cars showed drivers were distracted seconds before an accident in more than two-thirds of crashes. Not surprisingly, the findings link cellphone use to many crashes. But the investigators said they also discovered something
- [Gastric Balloons: New Treatment Option for Mild to Moderate Obese](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/22/gastric-balloons-treatment-mild-moderate-obese/): It is predicted that by 2030 a whopping 42 percent of Americans will be obese – a nearly 20 percent increase from just six years ago. Unfortunately, this doesn’t come as a surprise given that the number of obese adults has more than doubled in the last two decades. Yet, little progress has been made
- [Doctor Urges Openness About Superbug Infections, But Omits His Own Hospital](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/21/doctor-superbug-infections-omits-hospital/): As superbug outbreaks raised alarm across the country last year, a prominent doctor at a Philadelphia cancer center wrote in a leading medical journal about how to reduce the risk of these often-deadly patient infections. Dr. Jeffrey Tokar, director of gastrointestinal endoscopy at Fox Chase Cancer Center, pointed to recent outbreaks from contaminated medical scopes
- [Supreme Court Vacancy Creates Confusion For Future Of Reproductive Rights](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/22/supreme-court-vacancy-future-reproductive-rights/): The death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia has complicated the fate of many major cases before the Supreme Court this term. But few issues face as much turmoil going forward as women’s reproductive rights. In March the court is scheduled to hear two separate cases; one on abortion and one on contraceptive insurance coverage. And
- [Vaccine Has Cut HPV Infection Rate in Teen Girls by Two-Thirds](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/22/vaccine-has-cut-hpv-infection-rate-in-teen-girls-by-two-thirds/): Ten years of vaccinating against human papillomavirus (HPV) has cut infections from this cancer-causing virus by 64 percent among teen girls, U.S. health officials report. "We are continuing to see decreases in the HPV types that are targeted by the vaccine," said lead researcher Dr. Lauri Markowitz, a medical epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for
- [How To Give Your Child Healthy Teeth and Gums](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/22/child-healthy-teeth-and-gums/): There are a number of things parents can do to help their children enjoy a lifetime with healthy teeth and gums, a dental expert says. Start by creating a foundation of a balanced diet, limiting snacks, and brushing and flossing each day, said Stephen Mitchell, director of predoctoral pediatric dentistry at the School of Dentistry
- [Risks and Benefits for Transvaginal Mesh](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/11/risks-benefits-transvaginal-mesh/): For women with vaginal prolapse, mesh repair is associated with mixed outcomes, according to a review published online Feb. 9 in The Cochrane Library. Christopher Maher, M.D., Ph.D., from the Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital in Australia, and colleagues examined the safety and effectiveness of transvaginal mesh or biological grafts compared to native tissue repair for vaginal
- [Skin Infections Common in High School Wrestlers](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/11/skin-infections-common-high-school-wrestlers/): Wrestlers are much more likely to suffer skin infections than other U.S. high school athletes, new research shows. The study authors examined five years of data on skin infections among athletes in 22 high school sports. Nearly 74 percent of skin infections occurred among wrestlers, and just under 18 percent among football players, the investigators
- [Are States Obligated To Provide Expensive Hepatitis C Drugs?](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/10/states-obligated-provide-expensive-hepatitis-drugs/): A handful of federal lawsuits against states that have denied highly effective but costly hepatitis C drugs to Medicaid patients and prisoners could cost states hundreds of millions of dollars. The drugs boast cure rates of 95 percent or better, compared to 40 percent for previous treatments. But they cost between $83,000 and $95,000 for
- [Zika Virus Can Leave Children With Lifetime of Health Problems](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/10/zika-virus-children-lifetime-health-problems/): The thousands of babies born in Brazil with abnormally small heads and brains -- believed to be caused by infection in the womb with the Zika virus -- typically face a lifetime of health challenges, doctors say. But not all are destined to a life of medical woes. The Brazilian babies -- who may number
- [VA Hospital Care Rates Just As Well As Private Centers](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/10/ca-hospital-care-private-centers/): Veterans Affairs hospitals seem to do just as well as other U.S. hospitals when it comes to treating older men with heart disease or pneumonia, a new study suggests. The findings, published online Feb. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, were called "reassuring" in light of recent negative news about the nation's VA
- [Doctors Should Screen Teens for Major Depression](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/09/doctors-should-screen-teens-for-major-depression/): Primary care doctors should screen all patients between 12 and 18 years of age for major depression, but not younger children, preventive health experts say. Screening of adolescents needs to be accompanied by accurate diagnosis, effective treatment and appropriate follow-up, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) said in a final recommendation released Monday. Screening
- [Does Seasonal Affective Disorder Affect How We Think?](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/08/seasonal-affective-disorder-affect-how-we-think/): When do you think more clearly: winter or summer? What time of year is your short-term memory at its best? A small new study suggests your brainpower may be stronger at certain times of year. The research isn't definitive, and the apparent differences don't seem to be noticeable beyond brain scans. But study co-author Gilles
- [Late Night Texting By Teens Can Hurt Their Grades](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/05/late-night-texting-teens-grades/): Instant messaging can be a source of emotional support for teens and help them collaborate on school projects, but new research shows that texting after the lights go out takes a toll on students' sleep quality and academic performance. "We need to be aware that teenagers are using electronic devices excessively and have a unique
- ['Physician Empathy' Via Email Helps To Keep In Touch With Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/04/physician-empathy-via-email-in-touch-with-patients/): A health care startup made a wild pitch to Cara Waller, CEO of the Newport Orthopedic Institute in Newport Beach. The company said it could get patients more engaged by “automating” physician empathy. It “almost made me nauseous,” she said. How can you automate something as deeply personal as empathy? But Waller needed help. Her
- [No Harm To Patients When Surgical Residents Work Longer Shifts](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/03/no-harm-surgical-residents-longer-shifts/): Patients suffered no extra harm when doctors training to be surgeons were allowed to work longer shifts, a study released Tuesday concludes, adding to a push to relax the strictest limits on resident hours. The New England Journal of Medicine study comes as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is reassessing requirements that prevent residents from working extremely
- [Should Youth Football Eliminate Tackling?](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/04/youth-football-eliminate-tackling/): Tackling should be eliminated from youth football due to the risks that collisions and head injuries pose to young athletes, a researcher argues in the Feb. 4 New England Journal of Medicine. A recent evidence review conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) found that tackling is "associated with pretty much every negative outcome" in
- [Texas Health Officials Report Sexually Transmitted Case of Zika Virus](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/03/texas-sexually-trasmitted-zika-virus/): Local health officials in Texas have confirmed a case of Zika virus infection that was transmitted by sex, and not by the bite of a mosquito. The virus, which is typically spread by mosquitoes, is suspected of causing thousands of birth defects in Brazil. The Dallas County Health and Human Services Department reported Tuesday that
- [Physicians Tend to Undertreat When Prescribing Statins](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/02/physicians-undertreat-prescribing-statins/): Some clinical departments tend to undertreat when prescribing statins, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. Hun-Sung Kim, M.D., Ph.D., from the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul, and colleagues examined the department-specific disparities and achievement rates for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets based on each
- [Text Messages From Doctor's Office Help Patients Take Their Meds](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/02/text-messages-doctors-office-patients-meds/): When patients with chronic diseases get text reminders from their doctor's office to take their medicines, it doubles the chances they will take those drugs as prescribed, a new analysis finds. "Text messaging support programs have immense potential in health care," said lead researcher Clara Chow, director of the cardiovascular division at The George Institute
- [U.S. Gun-Related Murder Rate 25 Times Higher Than Other Nations](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/02/gun-related-murder-rate-higher-other-nations/): Americans are 10 times more likely to be killed by guns than people in other developed countries, a new study finds. Compared to 22 other high-income nations, the United States' gun-related murder rate is 25 times higher. And, even though the United States' suicide rate is similar to other countries, the nation's gun-related suicide rate
- [Young Adults Who Smoke Marijuana May Have Difficulty Remembering, uh, err,....](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/02/01/smoking-marijuana-difficulty-remembering/): People who smoke marijuana as young adults may have a slightly harder time remembering words by the time they reach middle age, a new study suggests. However, pot use does not appear to damage or dim other mental capacities, such as the ability to think quickly, focus or problem-solve, the study authors said. "We were
- [New Guidelines for Cardiac Imaging in the ER](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/26/new-guidelines-cardiac-imaging-er/): New guidelines, published online Jan. 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, have been developed for assessing the appropriateness of imaging for patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain. Frank J. Rybicki, M.D., Ph.D., from the Ottawa Hospital in Canada, and colleagues representing emergency medicine, cardiology, and radiology specialties discuss appropriate
- [Heart Surgery Patients Benefit From House Calls](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/26/heart-surgery-patients-house-calls/): Heart surgery patients who receive home visits from physician's assistants are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital, a new study finds. They also have lower overall health care costs, the researchers said. The study followed nearly 1,200 people after heart surgery. In the week after leaving the hospital, some patients received two home
- [What Patients Should Know About Getting Into Clinical Trials](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/20/patients-getting-into-clinical-trials/): Perhaps nothing triggers frustration and hope in patients like prescription drugs. Consider the hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, infamous for its $84,000 retail price tag for a 12-week course. Despite the price, the drug embodies significant hope. It, and other recently approved hepatitis C medications, have vastly improved treatment of the disease. Sovaldi’s potential was confirmed during clinical trials
- [Half of Teen Girls Avoid Sports Due to Breast Concerns](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/20/teen-girls-avoid-sports-breast-concerns/): Researchers in England have discovered a surprising reason why teen girls may not play sports -- their breasts. About half of all girls at British high schools may be avoiding sports due to breast-related concerns or problems, the study authors said. "Previous studies of adult women have shown time and again that the same concerns
- [Docs Facing Death Less Likely to Want Aggressive Care for Themselves](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/20/docs-facing-death-aggressive-care/): Doctors facing death are less likely to demand aggressive care that might squeeze out a bit more extra time of life, two new studies show. One study found that doctors facing the end of their lives are less likely than the general public to undergo surgery, be treated in an intensive care unit or die
- [E.R. Visits Up for Young Adults with Mental Illness](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/19/et-visits-young-adults-mental-illness/): While emergency department visits for young adults ages 19 to 25 decreased slightly overall following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), visits for mental illnesses in this age group increased "significantly," as did diseases of the circulatory system, according to a study published online this month in Annals of Emergency Medicine. "Increased health insurance
- [Fueled By Obamacare, 'Direct Primary Care' Becoming More Common](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/19/obamacare-direct-primary-care-more-common/): A growing number of primary care doctors, spurred by the federal health law and frustrations with insurance requirements, are bringing a service that generally has been considered "health care for billionaires" to middle-income, Medicaid and Medicare populations. It’s called direct primary care, modeled after "concierge" practices that have gained prominence in the past two decades.
- [Why Won't Congress Allow Research of Gun Violence?](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/19/congress-research-gun-violence/): Mass shootings have prompted agony, anger and angst in the United States, causing citizens to ask why these events continue to happen and what can be done to stop them. There are precious few answers to those questions, and there's at least one strong reason why: For nearly two decades, the U.S. government has declined
- [Study Links Celiac Disease to Neuropathy](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/11/study-links-celiac-disease-to-nerve-damage/): MONDAY, May 11, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- People with the digestive disorder celiac disease are at increased risk for nerve damage, a new study suggests. Swedish researchers looked at more than 28,000 people with celiac disease and a "control" group of more than 139,000 without the disorder. The researchers found that those with celiac disease
- [Teens With Medical Marijuana Cards Likely to be Addicted](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/24/medical-marijuana-may-pose-risk-to-teens-study-suggests/): Teens who have legal permission to use medical marijuana are 10 times more likely to say they're addicted than those who get the drug illegally, a new study shows. University of Michigan researchers looked at nearly 4,400 high school seniors, including 48 who had medical marijuana cards, 266 who used others' medical marijuana and those
- ['Let’s make America the country that cures cancer'](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/13/biden-obama-america-cures-cancer/): "Let’s make America the country that cures cancer once and for all." With those words, President Obama on Tuesday launched a new generation's 'moonshot,' a reference to President John F. Kennedy's 1962 challenge to travel to the moon by the end of that decade. In his final State of the Union Address, President Obama
- [Having More Kids May Slow Aging in Women](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/14/more-kids-slow-aging-women/): The more children women have, the slower they may age, new research suggests. Looking at chromosomes, scientists found that women who have more kids have longer telomeres, which helps slow the aging process. Telomeres are caps of DNA at the end of each chromosome. Like the tips found at the end of shoelaces, telomeres protect
- [A Mobile Device Triggered a HIPAA Breach In Your Office…Now What?](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/14/mobile-device-hipaa-breach/): In today’s health care environment, even the smallest practices have integrated the use of mobile devices into their daily practices; recordkeeping using laptops, tablets, and even cell phones has become a norm, rather than an exception. This is no surprise, given the portability and convenience of using such devices, which allow practitioners to access patient
- [Emergency Medicine Docs Team Up with NFL for Concussion CME](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/14/emergency-medicine-nfl-concussion-cme/): The Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) and the National Football League Foundation have partnered to provide an online continuing medical education course on the assessment and management of concussions. The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), under the leadership of Joseph F. Waeckerle, MD, FACEP, will manage the project with funding provided by the NFL Foundation.
- [Two ways Obamacare is working](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/14/obamacare-is-working/): The Affordable Care Act is working as intended, extending health care coverage and ensuring that hospital care is financially compensated, two new policy papers contend. The reports, published Jan. 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine, say the landmark legislation -- often called Obamacare -- is saving money in different ways. One paper reports that
- [Warning labels help parents avoid sugary drinks more than calorie labels](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/14/warning-labels-parents-sugary-drinks/): Health warning labels on sugary beverages -- similar to those on cigarette packs -- might make parents less likely to buy such beverages for their kids, according to new research. Growing concerns about the health effects of drinking sugar-sweetened beverages, which are linked to weight gain and obesity as well as tooth decay, have triggered
- [False-positive mammography results are common](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/12/false-positive-mammography-results/): For women undergoing digital mammography screening, false-positive results are common, especially among younger women and those with risk factors, according to research published online Jan. 12 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Heidi D. Nelson, M.D., M.P.H., from the Oregon Health & Science University and Providence Health & Services in Portland, and colleagues conducted an analysis
- [Female urologists paid less than males](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/11/female-urologists-paid-less/): After adjustment for multiple factors, female urologists are significantly less compensated than males, according to a study published in the February issue of The Journal of Urology. E. Sophie Spencer, M.D., from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues collaborated with the American Urological Association and surveyed its domestic membership of practicing urologists
- [Concussions in youth ice hockey as common as football and soccer](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/11/concussions-youth-ice-hockey-football-soccer/): Concussions in youth ice hockey are as common as in youth football and soccer, and often occur when players break the rules of the game, a new study finds. While the concussion rates in youth ice hockey are no greater than in other contact sports, more than 40 percent are caused by illegal hits, especially
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- [New imaging tech helps surgeons remove all of the cancer cells](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/07/imaging-surgeons-remove-cancer-cells/): A new imaging technique that "lights up" cancer cells may eventually help surgeons remove all of a cancer the first time, according to a preliminary study. "When a patient has cancer, the surgeon tries to find the tumor and cut it out," explained study senior author Dr. David Kirsch, a professor in the department of
- [Single parents, especially moms, struggle to get good night's sleep](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/07/single-parents-moms-struggle-sleep/): Single parents -- moms in particular -- operate on fewer hours of sleep and have poorer sleep quality than adults in other types of families. That's the central finding of a U.S. government report, released Wednesday, on the sleep habits of Americans by gender and family type. It's the first time that the U.S. National
- [An aspirin-a-day may lower risk of prostate cancer death](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/06/aspirin-risk-prostate-cancer-death/): Men who take aspirin regularly may have a lower risk of dying from prostate cancer, a new study suggests. "We found that regular aspirin intake after prostate cancer diagnosis decreased the risk of prostate cancer death by almost 40 percent," said lead researcher Dr. Christopher Allard, a urologic oncology fellow at Harvard Medical School in
- [E-cigarette Ads Working; Use Among Teens Soars](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/06/e-cigarette-ads-teens/): E-cigarette use is soaring among U.S. teenagers, largely because of advertising aimed at their age group, federal health officials said Tuesday. Seven out of 10 middle school and high school students say they've seen e-cigarette ads in stores, online or in other media, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
- [Surgical mesh used to repair prolapse raised to 'high risk' device](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/05/surgical-mesh-prolapse-high-risk/): The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday that surgical mesh products used to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally will be reclassified as high risk devices. Manufacturers also must submit higher levels of data to support the safety and effectiveness of the mesh products. "These stronger clinical requirements will help to address the significant
- [Childhood cancer treatment increases risk for adult heart disease](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/05/childhood-cancer-treatment-heart-disease/): Children who survive cancer may face a higher risk of heart disease as adults, new research suggests. The lingering effects of the treatments that saved their lives as children may trigger the development of heart abnormalities that might not cause apparent symptoms, the researchers explained. The investigators found that heart disease appears to affect between
- [New Obamacare Perk: Free doctor visits](https://physiciansnews.com/2016/01/04/obamacare-perk-free-doctor-visits/): Health insurers in several big cities will take some pain out of doctor visits this year — the financial kind. They’ll offer free visits to primary care doctors in their networks. You read that right. Doctor visits without copays. Or coinsurance. And no expensive deductible to pay off first. Free. In Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Miami and
- [Would football practice without helmets prevent concussions?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/31/football-practice-helmets-concussions/): A new strategy to prevent concussions on the football field that seems counterintuitive may actually work, a new study suggests. Instead of shielding the head with increasing layers of padding, researchers think they can reduce head impacts by having players temporarily practice without helmets. That approach seems to encourage players to avoid using their heads
- [Patients shop with their doctors, who say skip the frozen pizza](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/30/patients-shop-doctors-pizza/): When Lisa Tamura goes to the grocery store, she usually picks up a few frozen pizzas for the nights she doesn’t want to cook. But on a recent Thursday afternoon at the Ralphs supermarket in Laguna Hills, Calif., she strolled right by the frozen food and headed straight to the fruits and vegetables. That’s because
- [Doctors and Cancer Patients Sue California for Right to Die](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/13/doctors-and-cancer-patients-sue-california-for-right-to-die/): A group of cancer patients filed a lawsuit Wednesday in California seeking to overturn a law that prosecutes physicians who prescribe end-of-life medication to mentally competent, terminally ill patients.
- [Indoor Tanning Down, but Millions Still Use the Cancer Causing Beds](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/01/indoor-tanning-down-but-millions-still-use-the-cancer-causing-beds/): The tanning industry was not very happy when Obamacare imposed a new 10 percent tax on salon revenues. However, that tax, combined with increased awareness of the dangers of tanning beds, has resulted in a decrease in use of the machines. In a new study, researchers found that indoor tanning rates dropped by 1.6 million women
- [While bacon and hot dogs can cause cancer, the risk is small](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/10/26/while-bacon-and-hot-dogs-can-cause-cancer-the-risk-is-small/): Check off more foods from your list: No more hot dogs. They cause cancer. Sausages and bacon, too. That's according to a new report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which "concluded that there is sufficient evidence in human beings for the carcinogenicity of the consumption of processed meat." Processed meat, according to the
- [Gun violence is an assault on public health](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/30/gun-violence-public-health/): The presidential primary season is set to begin with a focus on terrorism. But the panic and fear talk that leads the highly publicized debates have pushed aside the discussion of the actual weapons used by terrorists -- foreign and domestic -- to commit these awful acts of destruction. "Gun violence is an assault on the
- [More screen time may cause nearsightedness in kids](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/28/screen-time-nearsightedness-kids/): Children who spend lots of time indoors and on computers and other electronic devices may be raising their risk for nearsightedness, a panel of U.S. ophthalmology experts suggests. The prevalence of Americans with nearsightedness -- also known as myopia -- has nearly doubled over the last 50 years, the ophthalmologists noted. The ophthalmologists suspect the
- [Smoke weed in college and grades may go to pot](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/22/smoke-weed-college-grades-pot/): College students who smoke marijuana appear more likely than their peers to skip classes -- which eventually leads to poorer grades and later graduation, a recent study suggests. The study, which followed more than 1,100 college students for eight years, found that those who smoked pot tended to skip more classes. The more frequent their
- [Most two-year-old kids know how to use iPhone](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/22/two-year-old-kids-iphone/): Touch-screen technology may have a role in assessments of child development since toddlers as young as age 2 are adept at swiping, unlocking and actively searching for features on smartphones and tablets, a small study suggests. "Interactive touch-screen applications offer a level of engagement not previously experienced with other forms of media and are more
- [Americans concerned about football head injuries; Want tackling limits](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/22/football-head-injuries-tackling/): As the National Football League continues to struggle with the health risks posed by concussions, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll finds that vast majorities of Americans say football teams need to do more to protect their players from head injuries. The poll reveals that the public is now widely aware of the often-debilitating and sometimes deadly health problems
- [Health care giant announces plans to open new medical school](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/20/health-care-giant-medical-school/): Last week’s announcement by Kaiser Permanente that it plans to open its own medical school in Southern California has attracted a lot of attention in the health care community. But Kaiser is actually at the trailing edge of a medical school expansion that has been unmatched since the 1960s and 1970s, say medical education experts. In the
- [No more tanning beds for teens](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/20/tanning-beds-teens/): The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed that American teenagers be banned from using tanning beds. "Today's action is intended to help protect young people from a known and preventable cause of skin cancer and other harms," said acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Ostroff. "Individuals under 18 are at greatest risk of the
- [Good breakfast helps kids get better grades](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/18/breakfast-kids-grades/): A new study provides more evidence that a good breakfast helps kids do better in school. Researchers looked at 5,000 students in Great Britain between the ages of 9 and 11. They found that those who ate a healthy breakfast were up to two times more likely to achieve at least average grades than those
- [Nasal spray gives diabetics faster treatment for hypoglycemia](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/18/nasal-spray-diabetics-hypoglycemia/): A new nasal spray might make rescue care easier for diabetics who are woozy or even unconscious due to severe low blood sugar, a new clinical trial suggests. The nasal spray contains powdered glucagon, a hormone that causes a prompt increase in blood sugar levels. The trial results showed that the nasal spray is nearly
- [Patients can buy insulin without a prescription, but should they?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/17/buy-insulin-prescription/): As anyone who needs insulin to treat diabetes can tell you, that usually means regular checkups at the doctor’s office to fine-tune the dosage, monitor blood-sugar levels and check for complications. But here’s a little known fact: Some forms of insulin can be bought without a prescription. Carmen Smith did that for six years when
- [Are British teeth better or worse than American teeth?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/17/british-teeth-american/): Although British teeth have long been a subject of satire in the United States, a new stereotype-busting study is giving the British a little something to smile about. Researchers have found evidence that British oral health is actually as good, or even better, than it is in the States. But Americans may place greater emphasis
- [New treatments for varicose veins provides better patient experience](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/15/varicose-veins/): The treatment of varicose veins has advanced dramatically in recent years, with the kind of invasive surgery which was once par for the course being replaced with advanced treatments which are not only effective but also offer a far more convenient patient experience. As anyone who has been affected by them will attest, varicose veins
- [Medicine does not take off for Christmas; Neither do doctors](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/16/medicine-christmas-doctors/): Whether it’s delivering the first baby of the New Year or attending to an accident victim, for some medical professionals Christmas and New Year’s Day are just another day in the office. Across the country this year, thousands of health care professionals will either be staffing local health care facilities or be on-call for emergencies
- [Credentialing is a big pain for doctors](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/16/credentialing-pain-doctors/): We all know how hard it is to recruit a physician these days. No matter the specialty, finding a compatible physician with the right skills is a major challenge. There’s more on this particular subject coming soon from me in the February 2016 issue of the Pennsylvania Physician magazine, but let’s just assume you’ve overcome
- [High school seniors more likely to smoke pot than cigarettes](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/16/high-school-seniors-pot-cigarettes/): For the first time, more U.S. high school seniors are smoking pot than tobacco, a new survey shows. Daily marijuana use remained relatively stable at 6 percent, while those seniors who said they smoked cigarettes every day dropped from 6.7 percent in 2014 to 5.5 percent, the researchers found. The same trend has been seen on
- [Surgery better than radiation for early prostate cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/15/surgery-radiation-prostate-cancer/): Men with prostate cancer that's still confined to the organ are more likely to survive if they have surgery rather than radiation therapy, a new Canadian study suggests. This type of "localized" prostate cancer is the most common form of the disease, accounting for about 80 percent of cases, said a team led by Dr.
- [Primary care docs are leading prescribers of narcotic painkillers](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/14/primary-care-docs-narcotic-painkillers/): Americans continue to be plagued by an epidemic of prescription narcotic painkiller abuse, and a new study finds primary care physicians are by far the biggest prescribers of the drugs. Researchers led by Dr. Jonathan Chen, of Stanford University, looked at data from 2013 Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage claims. They focused on prescriptions
- [Hospitals neglect practices to combat ER overcrowding](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/11/hospitals-er-overcrowding/): Crowded emergency departments have been vexing patients and hospital staff for years as consumers have increasingly sought care there. But a new study finds that many of the busiest facilities have yet to adopt several well regarded measures to reduce the wait and minimize delays. The study, published in the journal Health Affairs this week, measured crowding based
- [Where are all the STDs? Google knows.](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/11/12795/): With sexually transmitted diseases on the rise, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago think they might have a powerful new weapon to fight their spread: Google searches. The nation’s leading search engine has quietly begun giving researchers access to its data troves to develop analytical models for tracking infectious diseases in real time
- [Football leads college sports injuries, but wrestling most dangerous](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/11/football-college-sports-injuries-wrestling-most-dangerous/): Are you a student/athlete heading to college and hoping to steer clear of a sports injury? A new study suggests men should be careful if playing football and wrestling, and for women it's soccer and gymnastics. Football, especially, was the leading cause of the more than one million injuries suffered by college athletes in the
- [U.S. abortion rate at lowest since Roe v. Wade](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/11/abortion-lowest-roe-v-wade/): The U.S. abortion rate has declined by more than one-third over the past two decades to a record low, federal officials reported Friday. Abortions fell 35 percent between 1990 and 2010, reaching 17.7 procedures per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44, said report lead author Sally Curtin, a statistician for the Centers for Disease Control
- [Sooner is better when timing breast cancer surgery, chemo](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/10/breast-cancer-surgery-chemo/): The sooner early stage breast cancer patients have surgery following their diagnosis, and chemotherapy after their surgery, the better their chances of survival, two new studies find. In one study, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia analyzed data from more than 94,500 American women aged 66 and older. All were diagnosed with breast
- [Bullying can leave lasting mental scars](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/09/bullying-mental-scars/): Bullying can lead to lasting psychological effects for both victims and tormentors, researchers report. More than 20 percent of children who have suffered bullying are prone to depression serious enough to require medical help by their late 20s, researchers from Finland said. "Frequent victimization at age 8 is associated with adult psychiatric disorders needing treatment,"
- [Most common cheerleading injury: Concussions](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/10/cheerleading-concussions/): Concussion tops the list of injuries sustained by high school cheerleaders as the once-tame sideline activity becomes more daring and competitive, a new U.S. study finds. But cheerleading still ranks near the bottom of high school sports in terms of overall injury rate, according to the research, published online Dec. 10 in the journal Pediatrics. "Anecdotally,
- [Medical students consider supervising docs "fiendish, foul-mouthed monsters"](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/10/medical-students-monsters/): How stressful is medical training? So bad that in a class encouraging medical students to express emotion by drawing comics, nearly half depicted their supervisors as monsters. "In their attempts to make meaning of medical training through images and words, students imagined the workplace as dank dungeons; portrayed patients as ghosts that haunted physicians who
- [Study finds many medical residents are depressed](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/09/medical-residents-depressed/): More than one in four doctors-in-training may be depressed, which could put their patients at risk, a new study suggests. Researchers reviewed 54 studies involving 17,500 medical residents conducted worldwide over 50 years. They found that nearly 29 percent of the residents showed signs of depression, and that the rate of depression among medical residents
- [1 in 8 American Adults Still Have High Cholesterol](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/02/adults-high-cholesterol/): About one in every eight American adults continue to have high levels of total cholesterol, while even more have low levels of "good" cholesterol, health officials reported Tuesday. Although the percentage of adults with high total cholesterol and low HDL ("good") cholesterol declined between 2007 and 2014, roughly 12 percent of Americans still had high
- [Playing 3-D video games may improve memory](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/09/video-games-memory/): Playing 3-D video games can improve your ability to form memories and may benefit your brain as you age, researchers report. "It's often suggested that an active, engaged lifestyle can be a real factor in stemming cognitive [mental] aging. While we can't all travel the world on vacation, we can do many other things to
- [Ovarian cysts in mom may raise risk for autism in child](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/08/12735/): Children of mothers with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) may have an increased risk for autism, new research from Sweden suggests. This study is the first to find such a link, the researchers said. And, they added, the findings support the theory that exposure to sex hormones early in life may play an important role in
- [Another Challenge Of Old Age: Keeping Your Teeth](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/08/12732/): Ada Anderson tried to prepare her 80-year-old mother for her dental visit. She gave her medication to quell her anxiety, and they rehearsed opening her mouth wide. But at the dental clinic, Violeta Anderson refused to cooperate. Ada Anderson tried calming her mother by singing and rubbing her leg. Then she tried bribing her with crackers.
- [Hormone therapy for prostate cancer tied to Alzheimer's risk](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/08/12729/): Hormone therapy for prostate cancer might dramatically increase a man's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a large-scale analysis of health data suggests. Men who underwent androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for their prostate cancer had nearly twice the risk of Alzheimer's, when compared to prostate cancer patients who didn't receive hormone therapy, researchers found. The risk
- [Medical scribes are on the rise, but standards lacking](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/07/medical-scribes/): A national campaign for electronic health records is driving business for at least 20 companies with thousands of workers ready to help stressed doctors log the details of their patients’ care — for a price. Nearly 1 in 5 physicians now employ medical scribes, many provided by a vendor, who join doctors and patients in examination rooms. They enter relevant
- [Risk factors for leukemia after breast cancer treatment](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/07/leukemia-breast-cancer/): Researchers say they're zeroing in on factors that may increase the risk of leukemia after breast cancer treatment. The findings are a step forward in determining ways to prevent this complication in breast cancer survivors. While the breast cancer treatments target malignant cells, they can also affect healthy cells and could increase the risk of
- [All kids should be screened for cholesterol, depression and HIV](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/07/kids-cholesterol-depression-hiv/): All kids should be screened for high cholesterol, depression and HIV, with some tests starting as early as age 9, a leading group of U.S. pediatricians recommends. The guidelines, from the American Academy of Pediatrics, are among some key steps the academy has recently taken to advise pediatricians on child health screenings. A summary of
- [New guidelines boost diabetes screening for overweight adults](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/04/12718/): More people who are overweight or obese may get screened for diabetes under new guidelines released this week by a panel of prevention experts. Those whose blood sugar is higher than normal now can be referred to nutrition and exercise counseling without paying anything out of pocket for it. "Obesity and overweight have been risk factors all
- [Get your flu shot before the flu is widespread](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/04/12714/): While relatively few cases of flu have surfaced so far in the United States, health officials say the holiday season will likely change that, so everyone should get a flu shot now. People will be shopping, traveling and going to gatherings -- all excellent ways to be exposed to flu, said Dr. Michael Jhung, a
- [Making sense of the senseless gun violence](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/04/12710/): Mass shootings and the accompanying carnage have now become a regular part of life in America. And mental health experts warn that this steady drumbeat of violence could have major consequences for the nation's psyche. There have been 355 mass shootings in the United States so far this year -- defined as incidents in which
- [Youth football, and more, raises risk for degenerative brain disease](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/03/playing-contact-sports-in-youth-may-raise-risk-for-degenerative-brain-disease/): National Football League football players may not be the only ones who can develop a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated concussions during decades of play, a new study suggests. Even men who only played an amateur contact sport during their youth may face an increased risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a devastating brain
- [Negative news on statins leads patients to stop taking their meds](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/03/12705/): News reports on the downsides of statins may push some people to stop taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs, a new study hints. The findings, published Dec. 2 in the European Heart Journal, cannot prove that media stories drive statin users to give up their prescriptions. Instead, Danish researchers found a broad correlation between "negative" media coverage and
- [End-of-Life Laws Only Accentuate Need For Palliative Care, Providers Say](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/02/end-of-life-laws-only-accentuate-need-for-palliative-care-providers-say/): LOS ANGELES — More times than she can count, Dr. Carin van Zyl has heard terminally ill patients beg to die. They tell her they can’t handle the pain, that the nausea is unbearable and the anxiety overwhelming. If she were in the same situation, she too would want life-ending medication, even though she doubts she
- [Powerful New Pot May Harm the Brain](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/02/powerful-new-pot-may-harm-the-brain/): Smoking high-potency marijuana might damage nerve fibers that connect the brain's two hemispheres, a new study reports. MRI scans of nearly 100 people -- including some diagnosed with psychosis -- associated frequent use of high-potency "skunk" marijuana with damage to the corpus callosum, the largest white matter structure in the brain. "We found that frequent
- [Doctor Burnout Rates on the Rise](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/02/doctor-burnout-rates-on-the-rise/): Burnout is a growing problem among American doctors, a new study indicates. Analyzing the results of 2011 and 2014 surveys of more than 6,000 doctors across the United States, researchers found that the number who met the criteria for burnout rose from 45 percent to 54 percent over that time. Burnout rates rose in nearly
- [New weight-loss treatment: Blocking stomach artery](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/01/possible-new-weight-loss-tool-blocking-stomach-artery/): A technique already used in the emergency room may have new potential as a minimally invasive treatment for morbid obesity, preliminary findings suggest. The procedure, called gastric artery embolization, is usually employed as a nonsurgical way of stemming blood loss by blocking (embolizing) a principle blood pathway. Doctors inject microscopic beads into the bloodstream. Normal
- [Doctor-patient relationship suffers when computer joins the exam](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/01/doctor-patient-relationship-suffers-when-computer-joins-the-exam/): Doctors who rely heavily on computers while in the exam room may run the risk of harming their relationships with their patients, a new study suggests. Patients are less likely to rate their care as excellent when clinicians spend a lot of time on the computer when they are seeing a patient, said study author
- [There's no such thing as a male or female brain](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/12/01/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-male-or-female-brain/): There's no such thing as a distinctly male or female brain, new research suggests. An analysis of more than 1,400 MRI scans suggests that biologically unmistakable sex differences don't extend to the brain. Instead, the brain is home to a mix of masculine and feminine characteristics, the researchers found. "This is the first study to
- [Hospices, Wary Of Costs, May Be Discouraging Patients With High Expenses](https://physiciansnews.com/2013/01/23/hospices-wary-of-costs-may-be-discouraging-patients-with-high-expenses/): A study shows restrictive enrollment policies may discourage patients from signing up for hospice care.
- [End Of Medicare Bonus Program Will Cut Pay To Primary Care Doctors](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/11/27/end-of-medicare-bonus-program-will-cut-pay-to-primary-care-doctors/): Many primary care practitioners will be a little poorer next year because of the expiration of a health law program that has been paying them a 10 percent bonus for caring for Medicare patients. Some say the loss may trickle down to the patients, who could have a harder time finding a doctor or have to wait
- [After Concussion Symptoms Fade, Slowed Blood Flow in Brain May Persist](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/11/30/after-concussion-symptoms-fade-slowed-blood-flow-in-brain-may-persist/): Young football players who suffer a concussion can show signs of reduced blood flow in the brain, even after their symptoms have subsided, a new, preliminary study suggests. Using an advanced form of MRI, researchers found that concussed football players typically showed lower blood flow in the brain eight days after the injury. That was
- [FDA Approves First Flu Shot With Immune Response Booster](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/11/29/fda-approves-first-flu-shot-with-immune-response-booster/): The first flu vaccine with an adjuvant has been approved for use in seniors, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. An adjuvant is any compound used in vaccines to boost the immune response of vaccinated people. Fluad is a trivalent vaccine, which means it is produced from three flu virus strains. It also
- [Teens More Cautious About Sex When Parents Set Rules](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/11/30/teens-more-cautious-about-sex-when-parents-set-rules/): A new analysis suggests that parents who set rules and keep tabs on their teenagers may have kids who are more cautious about sex. "Parents really matter, and they're influential," said report co-author Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, co-director of the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health at New York University's Silver School of Social Work. At
- [Vigorous Exercise Reduces Risk of Prostate Cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/11/30/vigorous-exercise-reduces-risk-of-prostate-cancer/): Vigorous exercise, a healthy diet and not smoking may dramatically reduce a man's risk for aggressive prostate cancer, new research suggests. Nearly half of lethal prostate cancer cases in the United States would be prevented if men over 60 followed five or more healthy habits, lead author Stacey Kenfield, an assistant professor in the urology
- [Obese Kids as Young as 8 Show Signs of Heart Disease](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/11/11/obese-kids-as-young-as-8-show-signs-of-heart-disease/): Obese children can develop signs of heart abnormalities as young as age 8, which might drive up their risk for early death as adults, new research suggests. "It is both surprising and alarming to us that even the youngest obese children in our study who were 8 years old had evidence of heart disease," said
- [Safe Tackling OK in Youth Football, Says Doctors' Group](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/10/26/safe-tackling-ok-in-youth-football-says-doctors-group/): There is no need to ban tackling from youth football, but players need the right training and supervision to cut their odds of injury, new guidelines from a leading group of pediatricians state. In the policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says young players need to learn proper tackling techniques and, whenever possible,
- [ADHD Presents Differently in Brains of Boys and Girls](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/10/22/adhd-presents-differently-in-brains-of-boys-and-girls/): Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) manifests itself differently in the brains of girls than in the brains of boys, new research suggests. The results may help scientists better understand how ADHD affects boys and girls in unique ways, the researchers said. "The findings showed differences in the white matter microstructure between boys and girls," said study co-author
- [Marijuana Use Doubles Among Americans in Past Decade](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/10/21/marijuana-use-doubles-among-americans-in-past-decade/): As laws and attitudes about marijuana have relaxed in the past decade, the number of Americans who say they smoke pot has more than doubled, a new report shows. And with that increase in use, there has come an increase in abuse: Nearly three of 10 marijuana users had a marijuana use disorder in 2012-2013,
- [New Mammogram Guidelines Already Creating Controversy](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/10/21/new-mammogram-guidelines-already-creating-controversy/): The American Cancer Society's new breast cancer screening guidelines are likely to face some resistance within the medical community, based on early reaction. The guidelines, unveiled Tuesday, delay the recommended age when most women should start receiving annual mammograms from 40 to 45. And that's not sitting well with doctors at some of the nation's
- [It's Time to Get Your Flu Shot](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/10/19/its-time-to-get-your-flu-shot/): The start of flu season is just around the corner and U.S. health officials are urging everyone aged 6 months and older to get their yearly flu shot. The flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and those around you from getting the flu, said Dr. Lisa Grohskopf, a medical officer in the
- [Informed Consent: What Every Pennsylvania Physician Needs to Know](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/10/19/informed-consent-what-every-pennsylvania-physician-needs-to-know/): Informed consent is an important part of the patient-physician relationship and has implications for other theories of medical malpractice. The principle of "informed consent" has been a component of Pennsylvania's common law since the 1930s and has been evolving ever since. Pennsylvania first considered the concept in 1932 in Moscicki v. Shor, 163 A. 341
- [Telemedicine grows despite uncertain financial prospects](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/10/05/telemedicine-grows-despite-uncertain-financial-prospects/): Say you’re a rural Midwestern farmer in bed recovering from a major illness at your local hospital. It’s time for nurse’s check in, but there’s no knock on the door. At Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, just over the foot of the bed, a camera whirls around and a monitor lights up to show a
- ['Tweeners' Who Think Pot Is Cool More Likely to Drink and Drive Later](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/10/05/tweeners-who-think-pot-is-cool-more-likely-to-drink-and-drive-later/): "Tweeners" who think marijuana is acceptable may be more likely to drive drunk or ride with a drunk driver when they reach high school, a new study suggests. The researchers followed nearly 1,200 U.S. middle school students from 2009 to 2013. The kids were assessed at ages 12, 14 and 16. The scientists found that
- [Pills For Everything: An 'exercise pill' so you don't have to](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/10/05/pills-for-everything-an-exercise-pill-so-you-dont-have-to/): While it may sound like something seen in your favorite superhero movie, scientists have found a path to creating an exercise pill. Researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, created a blueprint of the 1,000 molecular changes in the body that occur from exercise. The goal now is to identify which of those changes are most
- [Seniors tell medical students what they want from their doctor](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/30/seniors-tell-medical-students-what-they-want-from-their-doctor/): When doctors told Robert Madison his wife had dementia, they didn’t explain very much. His successful career as an architect hardly prepared him for what came next. “A week before she passed away her behavior was different, and I was angry because I thought she was deliberately not doing things,” Madison, now 92, told a
- [Flavored tobacco enticing more teens to smoke](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/30/flavored-tobacco-enticing-more-teens-to-smoke/): Bubblegum, cotton candy, chocolate: Just a few of the tempting flavors often added to tobacco being consumed by American children and teens. Now, an analysis of the 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey finds that seven in 10 middle and high school students who used tobacco in the previous month have used at least one flavored
- [Diagnosing malnutrition in children: What parents should look for](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/24/diagnosing-malnutrition-in-children-what-parents-should-look-for/): During training, pediatricians learn the traditional definitions of malnutrition in children, which focus on “nutrient scarcity.” Pediatric malnutrition — or under nutrition — contributes to an estimated 45 percent of all children’s deaths around the world.[1] But such forms of malnutrition are rarely seen in the developed world. However, that’s not to say that malnutrition is
- [What history is teaching us about breast cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/24/what-history-is-teaching-us-about-breast-cancer/): Breast cancer affects one in eight women in their lifetime. Risk factors such as having a family history of breast cancer or particular genetic variants are often the focal point of discussion. Yet, many of these associations are beyond the control of any woman and most breast cancers occur in women who don't have any
- [Medical apps shift control of care from doctors to patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/22/medical-apps-shift-control-of-care-from-doctors-to-patients/): In his new book, "The Patient Will See You Now," Dr. Eric Topol envisions patients as partners in their own health care rather than petitioners to the medical establishment. Armed with smartphones equipped with apps to monitor vital signs and perform diagnostic tests, patients’ reliance on physicians will diminish, he predicts, and doctors will generally
- [Surge In Statin Use Among Seniors Without Heart Trouble](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/21/surge-in-statin-use-among-seniors-without-heart-trouble/): Many doctors are choosing a better-safe-than-sorry approach to heading off heart trouble in very elderly patients. Inexpensive statin drugs are given to millions of people to reduce cholesterol, even many who do not show signs of heart disease. But a recent study has found that seniors with no history of heart trouble are now nearly
- [Tonsillectomy for Sleep Apnea Carries Risks for Kids: Study](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/21/tonsillectomy-for-sleep-apnea-carries-risks-for-kids-study/): Children who have their tonsils removed to treat sleep apnea are more likely to suffer breathing complications than kids who have the procedure for other reasons, a new review shows. Researchers found that across 23 studies, about 9 percent of children undergoing a tonsillectomy developed breathing problems during or soon after the procedure. But the
- [Childhood Vaccines Debate Rekindled at GOP Presidential Debate](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/18/childhood-vaccines-debate-rekindled-at-gop-presidential-debate/): Some parents' long-simmering concerns over the safety of childhood vaccines received unexpected -- and, in some quarters, unwelcome -- notice during the second Republican presidential candidates' debate. While the link between vaccines and autism has long been discredited, an exchange toward the debate's end addressed a more recent parental concern -- whether children are receiving
- [Antidepressant Paxil Is Not Safe for Teens: Study](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/17/antidepressant-paxil-is-not-safe-for-teens-study/): By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay A controversial clinical trial of the antidepressant Paxil came to the wrong conclusion when it declared the drug safe and effective for treating troubled teenagers, according to a reanalysis of the original data more than a decade later. This new look finds Paxil (paroxetine) can make some teenagers suicidal and likely to harm
- [Sinus Surgery May Also Ease Sleep Apnea](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/10/sinus-surgery-may-also-ease-sleep-apnea/): By Emily Willingham, HealthDay Struggling to breathe with sinus troubles can keep you from getting a good night's sleep. But a new study suggests that surgery to deal with chronically stuffed sinuses can help people breathe and sleep better, including people with sleep apnea. The study found that 15 percent of people with chronically stuffed sinuses also
- [A Cost-Effective Patient Tool for Pancreatic Cysts](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/03/a-cost-effective-patient-tool-for-pancreatic-cysts/): By Ananya Das, M.D. Pancreatic cysts (PCs) are increasingly discovered on abdominal imaging studies performed for unrelated health conditions. More than 120,000 pancreatic cysts undergo needle aspiration annually in the United States. Pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCNs) account for a large subset of all PCs. PCNs are generally categorized as mucinous or non-mucinous. Differentiating between these
- [Light From Smartphones, Tablets May Lower Melatonin in Kids](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/03/light-from-smartphones-tablets-may-lower-melatonin-in-kids/): By Alan Mozes, HealthDay New research offers a compelling reason for parents to ban smartphones, tablets and laptops in their children's bedrooms at night: The bright light of these devices may lower levels of melatonin, a hormone that prompts sleep. The effect was most pronounced for kids just entering puberty, with nighttime melatonin levels suppressed by up
- [Link Between Agent Orange and Blood Cancer in Vietnam Vets](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/09/03/link-between-agent-orange-and-blood-cancer-in-vietnam-vets/): By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange have a more than doubled risk of developing abnormal blood cells that can become cancerous, a new study suggests. The researchers found that U.S. Air Force vets who conducted aerial herbicide spray missions of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War had a 2.4 times increased risk of
- [A Tired Surgeon Still a Good Surgeon](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/28/a-tired-surgeon-still-a-good-surgeon/): By Emily Willingham, HealthDay Don't panic if your doctor worked into the wee hours of the night before he operates on you, new research suggests. The risk of death, hospital readmission or complications following surgery was no more likely if the surgeon pulled a midnight shift before a daytime operation, the Canadian study showed. "I believe what
- [Why Your Doctor Won’t Friend You On Facebook](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/24/why-your-doctor-wont-friend-you-on-facebook/): Doctors’ practices are increasingly trying to reach their patients online. But don’t expect your doctor to “friend” you on Facebook – at least, not just yet. By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Physicians generally draw a line: Public professional pages – focused on medicine, similar to those other businesses offer – are catching on. Some
- [Doctors: Are you insured against disability in your medical specialty?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/24/doctors-are-you-insured-against-disability-in-your-medical-specialty/): A refusal by your insurance company to pay disability insurance benefits when illness or injury prevents you from practicing in your medical specialty can be financially devastating. By Maggie M. Smith, Esquire A disability insurance policy is supposed to protect you from financial loss when an illness or injury interferes with your ability to practice
- [How Patients Should Choose a Surgeon for Coronary Bypass Surgery](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/24/how-patients-should-choose-a-surgeon-for-coronary-bypass-surgery/): Coronary bypass is by far the most common type of heart surgery, according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Among the 90 percent of United States facilities that report their data to the STS, nearly 170,000 bypass procedures were performed in 2014. Unfortunately, most Americans find it easier to make an informed decision about cars
- [Back-to-School Tips for Healthy Teeth](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/24/back-to-school-tips-for-healthy-teeth/): The beginning of a new school year is usually a big transition, as lazy summer mornings are quickly replaced by mad dashes to the bus stop. But a pediatric dental expert warns that your children's tooth care shouldn't be lost in the mix. "In the hustle and bustle of back-to-school, dental care often falls by
- [Protective eyewear in girls' field hockey means fewer injuries](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/17/protective-eyewear-in-girls-field-hockey-means-fewer-injuries/): The rate of eye injuries among girls playing high school field hockey dropped dramatically after a national requirement for protective eyewear was passed, a new study reports. But the mandate doesn't cover all players. And, the study found that the odds of sustaining an eye injury were more than three times as high in areas
- [More American Children Diagnosed With ADHD](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/14/more-american-children-diagnosed-with-adhd/): The number of American children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is rising, U.S. government experts say. And it's important for the disorder to be recognized and treated. Untreated ADHD can cause serious problems for children, such as falling behind in school, difficulty making and keeping friends, and having conflicts with parents, according to the American Academy
- [Tuning into your favorite music may boost post-op recovery](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/13/tuning-into-your-favorite-music-may-boost-post-op-recovery/): Mozart, Madonna or Eminem: Whatever your taste, music may help you recover from a surgery, according to a new review of data on the subject. "More than 51 million operations are performed every year in the U.S.," lead author Dr. Catherine Meads, of Brunel University in the United Kingdom, said in a news release from The
- [Vaccine combo shows promise against common, dangerous infection](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/12/vaccine-combo-shows-promise-against-common-dangerous-infection/): Researchers report they are closer to finding a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common illness that few recognize by name but one that's a major cause of lower respiratory infection in babies and the elderly. Two new studies of the same vaccine combination, one involving people, don't prove that it will work in
- [Serving in Middle East May Raise Skin Cancer Risk in U.S. Vets](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/14/serving-in-middle-east-may-raise-skin-cancer-risk-in-u-s-vets/): U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are at increased risk for skin cancer because of long hours spent in the desert sun, a new study suggests. "Our study has identified factors that put veterans at risk for skin cancer, including melanoma, but we need to better understand the 'why' of sun protection
- [U.S. bike deaths fall for kids, but rise for adults](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/13/u-s-bike-deaths-fall-for-kids-but-rise-for-adults/): The rising popularity of bicycling among adult men for pleasure or as a means of commuting may have a downside: More fatal bike-related accidents, according to a new report. The report did have some good news, however: Fewer U.S. children are dying as a result of bike-related accidents, although that may be due to the
- [Doctors Die Too and it's Equally Painful](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/11/doctors-die-too-and-its-equally-painful/): "It’s not a frequent topic of discussion, but doctors die, too. And they don’t die like the rest of us." Dr. Kendra Fleagle Gorlitsky recalls the anguish she used to feel performing CPR on elderly, terminally ill patients. "I felt like I was beating up people up at the end of their life," she says.
- ['Scoring System' May Spot Those in Greatest Need of Colonoscopy](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/11/scoring-system-may-spot-those-in-greatest-need-of-colonoscopy/): Colonoscopy can save lives, but experts agree that testing rates remain too low. Now, researchers say a special scoring system might point to those people at highest risk for colon cancer, who may need the test the most. The system might also make colon cancer screening more efficient and boost the number of people who
- [Breast cancer patients should consider reconstruction using fat](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/11/breast-cancer-patients-should-consider-reconstruction-using-fat/): For a woman, one of the hardest pieces of news to receive may be a breast cancer diagnosis. Many women immediately examine their options for the best way to overcome the disease and bolster their fight to stay alive. It’s important to consider all aspects of life – including reconstruction – on the road to
- [Difficult for women in combat zones to get contraceptives](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/11/difficult-for-women-in-combat-zones-to-get-contraceptives/): Next year, the military will officially lift restrictions on women in combat, the end of a process that may open up as many as 245,000 jobs that have been off limits to women. But women who deploy overseas may continue to face obstacles in another area that can have a critical impact on their military experience: contraception. It’s not a minor issue. Rates
- [Should doctors make end-of-life medical decisions?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/10/what-happens-when-patients-are-unable-to-make-their-own-end-of-life-medical-decisions/): The good news is that we are living longer. The bad news is that the longer we live, the more likely it is that we will encounter significant health problems and develop an impaired decision-making capacity to make our own medical decisions. What happens if we survive our spouse, our children, or are otherwise estranged from family
- [Music therapy might one day help people with epilepsy](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/09/music-therapy-might-one-day-help-people-with-epilepsy/): Music therapy might someday help people with epilepsy, a new study suggests. About 80 percent of epilepsy patients have temporal lobe epilepsy, in which seizures originate in the temporal lobe of the brain. Music is processed in the auditory cortex, located in the same region of the brain, which is why researchers from Ohio State
- [How Doctors Can Make Their Non-Compete Agreements Rock-Solid](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/07/how-doctors-can-make-their-non-compete-agreements-rock-solid/): By Philip Kirchner, Esquire Restrictive covenants in employment agreements are a hot topic these days. However, despite their recent proliferation, restrictive covenants are still viewed by courts as restraints on trade. As a result, enforcing them in full is anything but automatic, and they continue to be enforced cautiously by judges. In fact, courts frequently
- [Bigger families mean more infections, study finds](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/07/bigger-families-mean-more-infections-study-finds/): Love kids? Having a bunch may have its downside, a new study finds. Researchers say being part of a big family boosts the risk of passing on viral infections that cause colds, flu and other respiratory woes. "A lot families go through wave after wave of illness. In fact, some of the kids we monitored
- [Most important feature of running shoes: Comfort](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/07/most-important-feature-of-running-shoes-comfort/): Do you overpronate? Do you buy stability running shoes? Or cushioning, or motion control? When you go into a sneaker specialty store, are you put through a series of fancy, electronic measuring gizmos to determine which shoe is best for your gait? Does any of that stuff really matter? A new study says no. The running
- [Combo treatment may boost survival with advanced prostate cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/06/combo-treatment-may-boost-survival-with-advanced-prostate-cancer/): Chemotherapy at the start of hormone therapy can extend the lives of men with prostate cancer that has spread beyond the gland, a new study finds. Over nearly 29 months of follow-up, men with advanced prostate cancer who received the combination therapy lived almost 14 months longer than men who received only hormone therapy (58
- [Most U.S. Schools Start Too Early for Kids to Get Enough Sleep: Study](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/06/most-u-s-schools-start-too-early-for-kids-to-get-enough-sleep-study/): Five out of six middle and high schools in the United States start the day too early, which keeps students from getting the sleep they need, a new government report finds. Middle and high schools should aim for a start time no earlier than 8:30 a.m. to help kids get enough sleep, according to a
- [Brain scans prove that reading to kids is important for growth](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/05/brain-scans-prove-that-reading-to-kids-is-important-for-growth/): In 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement recommending parent-child home reading beginning at birth and continuing at least through kindergarten. In support of that recommendation, a new study involving brain scans of children found that children from more stimulating home reading environments had greater activity in brain areas supporting narrative comprehension
- [Liquid Nicotine From E-Cigs Poses Poison Danger to Kids](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/04/liquid-nicotine-from-e-cigs-poses-poison-danger-to-kids/): Nicotine poisoning is a growing concern for American children, but proposed U.S. federal government regulations alone aren't enough to solve the problem, an expert says. The increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes has led to a number of cases of nicotine poisoning in recent years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. The U.S.
- [Mindfulness Therapy Might Help Ease PTSD in Veterans](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/04/mindfulness-therapy-might-help-ease-ptsd-in-veterans/): Mindfulness therapy seems to help veterans cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study suggests. Mindfulness encourages those suffering from PTSD not to avoid disturbing thoughts, feelings and experiences, but rather to accept them and put them in perspective. The approach may help those who aren't doing well using existing treatments, said lead researcher
- [Dogs Have Special Spot in Brain for Human Faces](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/04/dogs-have-special-spot-in-brain-for-human-faces/): Dogs process human faces in a specific region of their brains, researchers report. "Our findings show that dogs have an innate way to process faces in their brains, a quality that has previously only been well-documented in humans and other primates," study senior author Gregory Berns, a neuroscientist at Emory University in Atlanta, said in
- [FDA Approves First Pill Made by 3D Printing](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/04/fda-approves-first-pill-made-by-3d-printing/): The age of 3D printing has come to the drug industry, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approving the first pill made with the technology. The agency approved the prescription drug Spritam (levetiracetam) as a 3D-printed pill, to be taken with other medicines for seizures in certain children and adults with epilepsy.
- [Severe 'Picky Eating' May Point to Mental Health Issues in Kids](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/08/03/severe-picky-eating-may-point-to-mental-health-issues-in-kids/): MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A kid who is a seriously "picky eater" is also likely to struggle with emotional problems like anxiety and depression, new research suggests. About 3 percent of kids suffer from severe selective eating, to the extent that they can't eat out at a restaurant, said lead researcher Nancy
- [Middle-Aged People Worse at Texting While Driving](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/12/31/middle-aged-people-worse-at-texting-while-driving/): The risky mix of texting and driving may be more problematic for middle-aged drivers than for younger drivers. But that doesn't mean it's OK for any age group
- [Hospitals Turn To ‘Laborists’ For Safer Deliveries and Emergencies](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/30/hospitals-turn-to-laborists-for-safer-deliveries-and-emergencies/): MILFORD, Del. – When the only hospital in this southern Delaware town saw two of its four obstetricians move away, it knew it had to do something to ensure women in labor could always get immediate medical help. But recruiting doctors to the land of chicken farms and corn fields proved difficult. So in late
- [Docs, Medical Groups Join to Fight Prescription Painkiller Abuse](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/30/docs-medical-groups-join-to-fight-prescription-painkiller-abuse/): Led by the American Medical Association, a group of 27 major U.S. medical organizations are banding together to tackle the continuing epidemic of narcotic painkiller abuse. "We have joined together as part of this special Task Force because we collectively believe that it is our responsibility to work together to provide a clear road map
- [FDA Approves 'Belly Balloon' Device for Weight Loss](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/29/fda-approves-belly-balloon-device-for-weight-loss/): (HealthDay News) -- Obese Americans struggling to shed pounds have a new weight-loss option: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a temporary, implanted balloon device to treat obesity. The ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System (ReShape Dual Balloon) works by taking up space in the stomach and causing a feeling of being full.
- [To Boost Patient Health, Rehab Sometimes Starts Before Cancer Treatment](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/29/to-boost-patient-health-rehab-sometimes-starts-before-cancer-treatment/): Cancer patients who do rehabilitation before they begin treatment may recover more quickly from surgery, chemotherapy or radiation, some cancer specialists say. But insurance coverage for cancer “prehabilitation,” as it’s called, can be spotty, especially if the aim is to prevent problems rather than treat existing ones. It seems intuitive that people’s health during and after invasive surgery or
- [Teens Using E-Cigarettes More Prone to Take Up Smoking](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/27/teens-using-e-cigarettes-more-prone-to-take-up-smoking/): Teenagers who use electronic cigarettes may be more likely to smoke the real thing, new research suggests. The study, which included almost 2,100 California high school students, found that one-quarter had ever "vaped" (tried e-cigarettes). Ten percent of the teens were currently using e-cigarettes. And those current users were much more likely than their peers
- [High School Band Classes May Boost Teen Brains](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/24/high-school-band-classes-may-boost-teen-brains/): Music training improves teens' hearing and language skills, a new study says. The findings suggest that music instruction can help teens do better in school, according to Northwestern University researchers. "While music programs are often the first to be cut when the school budget is tight, these results highlight music's place in the high school
- [Chemo Does Not Improve Quality of Life for Metastatic Cancer Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/23/chemo-does-not-improve-quality-of-life-for-metastatic-cancer-patients/): The two main reasons for patients with metastatic cancer to undergo chemotherapy are to live longer and to live better. A new study has found that such treatment achieves neither of those goals. While physicians have often expressed concerns about administering chemotherapy to patients nearing death, it is often used as a palliative treatment. An American Society
- [Sometimes a little Minecraft may be OK, say doctors](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/23/sometimes-a-little-minecraft-may-be-ok-say-doctors/): By Sarah Jane Tribble, WCPN It’s family vacation time, and I’ve taken the kids back to where I grew up — a small plot of land off a dirt road in Kansas. For my city kids, this is supposed to be heaven. There are freshly laid chicken eggs to gather, new kittens to play with
- [PTSD Symptoms Persist for Thousands of Vietnam Vets, Study Finds](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/22/ptsd-symptoms-persist-for-thousands-of-vietnam-vets-study-finds/): More than a quarter-million Vietnam veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms today, four decades after the war's end, a new study estimates. And at least one-third of them have major depression as well. "It's been known for thousands of years that serving in war is a hardship, that readjusting to civilian life is
- [Added Radiation May Help Some With Early Breast Cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/22/added-radiation-may-help-some-with-early-breast-cancer/): Some women who have surgery for early stage breast cancer may benefit from additional radiation to nearby lymph nodes, two new clinical trials suggest. Researchers found that the extra radiation cut women's risk of a breast cancer recurrence over the next decade. It did not, however, extend their lives. The studies, both reported in the
- [Despite Living Wills, Patients Get More End-Of-Life Cancer Care Than Desired](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/21/despite-living-wills-patients-get-more-end-of-life-cancer-care-than-desired/): Conversations about end-of-life care are difficult. But even though most people now take some steps to communicate their wishes, many may still receive more intensive care than they would have wished, a study this month found. The study, published online in JAMA Oncology, examined survey data from the Health and Retirement Study, a national study of U.S. residents
- [As Baby Boomers Age, Alzheimer's Rates Will Soar](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/20/as-baby-boomers-age-alzheimers-rates-will-soar/): The number of people with Alzheimer's disease is set to skyrocket in the United States due to the aging of the baby-boom generation, and the cost of caring for these patients will devour a large chunk of Medicare's budget, a new study suggests. More than 28 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer's disease during the
- [Women Descend Into Alzheimer's at Twice the Speed of Men: Study](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/21/women-descend-into-alzheimers-at-twice-the-speed-of-men-study/): TUESDAY, July 21, 2015 -- Women with mild thinking and memory problems -- known as mild cognitive impairment -- deteriorate twice as fast mentally as men with the same condition, according to new research. Mild cognitive impairment isn't severe enough to interfere with daily life, but it is linked to higher odds of developing Alzheimer's
- [Surprise! That Urgent Care Center May Send You A Big Bill, Just Like The ER](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/20/surprise-that-urgent-care-center-may-send-you-a-big-bill-just-like-the-er/): Sallyann Johnson considers herself a pretty savvy health care consumer. When she fell and injured her hands and wrists, she didn’t head for an expensive emergency room, choosing an urgent care clinic near her Milwaukee home instead. Before seeking treatment, she asked the key question: Did the center accept her insurance? Yes, Johnson was assured,
- [Could Antibiotics Raise a Child's Risk for Juvenile Arthritis?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/20/could-antibiotics-raise-a-childs-risk-for-juvenile-arthritis/): Here's yet another reason not to overuse antibiotics: Children treated with the antibacterial drugs may face a greater risk for developing juvenile arthritis, new research suggests. The study found that children and teens prescribed antibiotics had about twice the risk of developing juvenile arthritis compared to children the same age who were not prescribed the
- [How much does it cost to have a baby?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/17/how-much-does-it-cost-to-have-a-baby-hospital-study-finds-huge-price-range/): Which hospital parents pick to deliver their baby can have serious cost consequences, according to a new study. Hospital costs for women who had no maternal or obstetric risk factors to complicate childbirth ranged from less than $2,000 to nearly $12,000, the analysis of discharge data found. The wide variation in cost means that for expectant
- [Why Choosing the Right Surgeon Matters](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/17/why-choosing-the-right-surgeon-matters/): IN FEBRUARY 2012, LaVerne Stiles went to Citrus Memorial Hospital near her home in central Florida for what should have been a routine surgery. The bubbly retired secretary had been in a minor car accident weeks earlier. She didn’t worry much about her sore neck until a scan detected a broken bone. The operation she needed,
- [New Dumb-and-Deadly Trend: Sunburn Art](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/16/new-dumb-and-deadly-trend-sunburn-art/): Sunburns are painful and potentially cancer-causing, but that hasn't stopped them from becoming an increasingly popular means of artistic expression. Experts are now speaking out against "sunburn art," a new social media trend in which people use stencils or strategically applied sunblock to create a do-it-yourself temporary sunburn tattoo on their bodies. Participants then take
- [Who Is Benefiting One Year After The Ice Bucket Challenge?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/15/who-is-benefiting-one-year-after-the-ice-bucket-challenge/): We are approaching the one year anniversary of the Ice Bucket Challenge, the monster viral fundraising campaign that not only broke the Internet but, more importantly, raised a record-breaking $115 million for the ALS Association. One year later, some of the numbers being released show that the impact of the Ice Bucket Challenge is even
- [California, Oregon First To Sell Birth Control Pills Without Prescription](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/15/california-oregon-first-to-sell-birth-control-pills-without-prescription/): California and Oregon will be the first states in the nation to allow women to get birth control pills and other hormonal contraceptives directly from their pharmacists – without a doctor’s prescription. As California officials were busy finalizing regulations on a state law passed in 2013, Oregon’s governor Kate Brown signed a similar bill into law last
- [Breast Cancer Survivors Tend to Gain Weight](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/15/breast-cancer-survivors-tend-to-gain-weight/): Among women with a family history of breast cancer, breast cancer survivors tend to gain more weight than women who are free of the disease, new research suggests. And that added weight might increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, as well as recurrence of the cancer, the researchers said. The researchers compared 303
- [More Teen Athletes Undergoing Tommy John Elbow Surgery](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/14/more-teen-athletes-undergoing-tommy-john-elbow-surgery/): Most Tommy John surgeries to fix elbows torn in sports-related injuries are being performed on teenagers, especially baseball pitchers, and the numbers are rising every year, a new study reports. Tommy John surgery fixes a torn ulnar collateral ligament, or UCL. The UCL is located on the inside of the elbow and connects the bone
- [Do Cell Phones Belong In The Operating Room?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/14/do-cell-phones-belong-in-the-operating-room/): Next time you’re on the operating table and you have one last look around as the anesthesiologist approaches, don’t be too sure that that person in scrubs looking at a smartphone is pulling up vital health data. He or she might be texting a friend, or ordering a new carpet. Cellphone use is not generally
- [Many Hospitals Don’t Follow Guidelines For Child Abuse Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/14/many-hospitals-dont-follow-guidelines-for-child-abuse-patients/): About half of young children brought to hospitals with injuries indicating that they have been abused were not thoroughly evaluated for other injuries, and the use of proper care is less likely to happen in general hospitals than in those that specialize in pediatrics, a study released Monday found. The researchers examined whether hospitals are
- [Banning Soccer 'Headers' Won't Solve Concussion Problem](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/13/banning-soccer-headers-wont-solve-concussion-problem/): While many experts have called for a ban on "heading" the ball in youth soccer because they believe it is a leading cause of concussions, a new study suggests the body contact that often occurs during such play is to blame for most brain injuries. So banning headers among high school players would not reduce
- ['Dr. App' Will See You Now, But May Not Give Correct Diagnosis](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/10/dr-app-will-see-you-now-but-may-not-give-correct-diagnosis/): There’s a warning out today for those who go online or to apps to figure out why they have an upset tummy or nagging cough or occasional chest pain. Symptom checkers, those tools that ask for information and suggest a diagnosis, are accurate only about half of the time. The finding is from a Harvard
- [Only 1 in 10 Americans Eats Enough Fruits and Vegtables](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/09/only-1-in-10-americans-eats-enough-fruits-and-vegtables/): Only about one in every 10 Americans eats enough fruits and vegetables, a new government report shows. Just 13 percent of U.S. residents consume one and a half to two cups of fruit every day as recommended by federal dietary guidelines, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. The news on
- [Medicare Plans to Pay Physicians for End-of-Life Discussions](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/09/medicare-plans-to-pay-physicians-for-end-of-life-discussions/): The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday that physicians will soon receive reimbursement for providing end-of-life care advice to their patients. The proposed rule to pay doctors, nurse practitioners and PA's for this service is set to take effect January 1, 2016. The final rate will be determined November 1, 2015 following
- [Oregon Becomes Prime Location for Surrogate Pregnancies](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/09/oregon-becomes-prime-location-for-surrogate-pregnancies/): During the past few years, Oregon has quietly become a prime location for women willing to carry children for those unable to get pregnant. There are several reasons for that: lenient laws, a critical mass of successful fertility clinics and a system for amending a birth certificate pre-birth. But surrogacy arrangements are often informal agreements,
- [Medical Marijuana Ads Prompt Pot Use In Teens](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/08/medical-marijuana-ads-prompts-pot-use-among-teens/): Teens who see ads for medical marijuana are much more likely to use the drug, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at more than 8,200 students in grades 6, 7 and 8 at 16 middle schools in Southern California in 2010 and 2011. In the first year, 22 percent of the students said they had
- ['Watchful Waiting' Becoming More Common for Prostate Cancer Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/07/watchful-waiting-becoming-more-common-for-prostate-cancer-patients/): By Randy Dotinga, HealthDay More U.S. physicians are sparing their low-risk prostate cancer patients from surgery, radiation and hormone therapy in favor of monitoring their patients over time -- a strategy called watchful waiting, a new study shows. The number of low-risk patients who didn't undergo treatment jumped from as low as 7 percent from 1990-2009 to
- [Epilepsy Linked to Very High Risk of Death During Childbirth](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/07/epilepsy-linked-to-very-high-risk-of-death-during-childbirth/): Women with epilepsy have a significantly higher risk of death during childbirth, according to a new study. Researchers found a rate of 80 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies for women with epilepsy compared to only 6 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies for women without epilepsy. "The risks to pregnancies among women with epilepsy may extend even further," according
- [No Added Risk To Patient When Medical Resident Assists Surgeon](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/06/no-added-risk-to-patient-when-medical-resident-assists-surgeon/): People undergoing brain or spine surgery are at no greater risk if doctors-in-training -- called residents -- assist during the operation, a new study suggests. Researchers found that residents are supervised and their assistance doesn't increase the risk for complications or death. "Patients often ask whether a resident is going to be involved in their
- [Why Almost All Physicians Work While They Are Sick](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/06/why-almost-all-physicians-work-while-they-are-sick/): Patients may not be the only sick people in the room when they go to see the doctor. According to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics, more than 80 percent of physicians and other health care providers have worked while sick within the past year and said that they would continue to go to work
- [States Limit Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs For High-Priced Drugs](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/06/states-limit-patient-out-of-pocket-costs-for-high-priced-drugs/): By Michael Ollove, Stateline As more expensive specialty drugs come on the market to treat some of the most serious chronic diseases, more states are stepping in to cushion the financial pain for patients who need medicine that can cost up to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. At least seven states — Delaware, Louisiana,
- [Childhood Trauma Tied to Adult Migraines](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/06/childhood-trauma-tied-to-adult-migraines/): Experiencing a traumatic event during childhood may raise the risk for migraines as an adult, new Canadian research suggests. "We found the more types of violence the individual had been exposed to during their childhood, the greater the odds of migraine," study author Sarah Brennenstuhl, from the University of Toronto, said in a university news
- [Parents Often Behind Many High-Achieving Children](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/03/parents-often-behind-many-high-achieving-children/): Talented children who reach their potential likely have dedicated parents to thank for their success, a new study found. Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln found that parents play a vital role in helping their kids achieve a national or world-class ranking in their sport, instrument or other pursuit. "Talent might partially be born, but
- [Giving Cancer Patients a Reliable Prediction of Metastasis](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/03/giving-cancer-patients-a-reliable-prediction-of-metastasis/): By Oscar L. Bronsther, M.D. Once a patient has been diagnosed with cancer and the tumor has been removed, both physician and patient must ask, “what’s the best next step?” The decision to pursue additional treatment has traditionally been driven by the desire to prevent systemic metastasis, which is responsible for approximately 90 percent of
- [BBQ Warning: Grill Brush Wires Can Pierce Your Intestines](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/02/bbq-warning-grill-brush-wires-can-pierce-your-intestines/): Before you bite into that burger on Independence Day, you might want to ask the chef whether a rusty old grill brush was used to clean the barbecue. Wire bristles from grill brushes can snap off, land on the grate and find their way into grilled meats, public health experts warn. If ingested, these bristles
- [Parents' Genetic Diversity Linked to Kids' Height, Education](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/01/parents-genetic-diversity-linked-to-kids-height-education/): The less alike two parents are genetically, the taller and mentally sharper their kids tend to be, according to a new study of populations around the world. Researchers said the findings, published in the journal Nature, suggest that humans evolved to favor height and quick thinking. That may not sound surprising, experts said. But the work is
- [After-School Sports Give Kids Academic Boost](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/01/after-school-sports-give-kids-academic-boost/): Extracurricular sports may help children develop the discipline they need to succeed in the classroom, a new study suggests. Kids' attention span and level of self-control are linked to their participation in organized, after-school sports, the researchers said. They noted their findings could help school and public health officials develop improved strategies that would reach
- [Potential Traps in a Medical Practice Sale or Purchase](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/01/potential-traps-in-a-practice-sale-or-purchase/): Even in today’s relatively difficult healthcare environment, we are still seeing many medical and dental practices being sold.
- [New California Law Requires School Children To Be Vaccinated](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/01/new-california-law-requires-school-children-to-be-vaccinated/): On Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed into law a requirement that nearly all children be vaccinated in order to attend school. With the stroke of a pen, California went from being a state with relatively lax vaccination rules to one of the most strict in the country — joining Mississippi and West Virginia as
- [Athletes Should Be Careful Not To Drink Too Much Water](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/07/01/athletes-should-be-careful-not-to-drink-too-much-water/): Endurance athletes or those who are very physically active should drink plenty of water -- but only when they feel thirsty, new expert recommendations say. Athletes should listen to their body and drink water as needed to prevent a potentially deadly condition called exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) or "water intoxication." The new guidelines were developed at
- [Patients Want Online Access to Doctors, Health Records](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/30/patients-want-online-access-to-doctors-health-records/): Internet-savvy Americans would like to add their doctors to their group of Facebook "friends" or email contacts. In a new study, researchers analyzed more than 2,250 responses from a national survey of retail pharmacy customers. Many of those surveyed were frequent Facebook users who wanted to be able to contact their doctor about health-related matters
- [Heart Association's Stroke Guidelines Support Clot-Removing Device](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/30/heart-associations-stroke-guidelines-support-clot-removing-device/): A device that grabs and drags a blood clot out through the blood vessels should be used to treat certain stroke victims, according to new guidelines issued by the American Heart Association. Nearly nine out of 10 strokes are caused by a blood clot that blocks one of the arteries supplying blood to the brain,
- [1 in 3 American Adults Owns a Gun](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/29/1-in-3-american-adults-owns-a-gun/): Guns are owned by nearly one in three Americans. And many of those people are part of a "social gun culture" that includes hunters and gun club members, a new survey finds. "We were not surprised by the degree of gun ownership," said study lead author Bindu Kalesan. "But what is never really emphasized in
- [Physician Suicide and the Elephant in the Room](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/29/physician-suicide-and-the-elephant-in-the-room/): By Michael Langan, M.D. Although no reliable statistics exist, anecdotal reports suggest an alarming upsurge in physician suicide. This necessitates a reappraisal of known predisposing risk factors such as substance abuse and depression but also requires a critical examination of what external forces or vulnerabilities might be unique to doctors and how they might be
- [Can Orange Juice or Grapefruit Raise Your Melanoma Risk?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/29/can-orange-juice-or-grapefruit-raise-your-melanoma-risk/): People who enjoy a glass of orange juice or some fresh grapefruit in the morning may face a slightly increased risk of melanoma -- the least common but most deadly form of skin cancer. That's the finding from a study of more than 100,000 U.S. adults followed for about 25 years. Researchers discovered that those
- [Second Opinion: Obamacare Ruling Will Have 'Devastating Effect' on Medicine](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/29/second-opinion-obamacare-ruling-will-have-devastating-effect-on-medicine/): By Richard Amerling, M.D. As I predicted back in March, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the administration in King v. Burwell. So I was not surprised by the decision, but that doesn’t mean I am not deeply disappointed. I am. Beyond the ramifications for the continuation of the abominable Obamacare, the obvious truth is that we
- ['Overwhelming' Evidence That Same-Sex Parents Will Not Harm Kids](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/28/overwhelming-evidence-that-same-sex-parents-will-not-harm-kids/): There is no evidence that having same-sex parents harms children in any way, a new comprehensive review finds. The well-being of children of same-sex couples was an issue the U.S. Supreme Court addressed in its landmark 5-4 ruling on Friday that upheld the legality of gay marriage. "Without the recognition, stability and predictability marriage offers,
- [Medical Marijuana Has Too Few Benefits, Too Many Restrictions](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/24/medical-marijuana-has-too-few-benefits-too-many-restrictions/): Medical Marijuana is legal in 23 states and Washington, D.C. Many of the remaining states have proposals on the books for legalization. Marijuana is a political hot-button issue. But there should be a greater focus. Does marijuana work as a proven medical therapy? According to new studies, "the evidence for medical marijuana to treat conditions
- [Surgery May Help Teens With Frequent Migraines](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/26/surgery-may-help-teens-with-frequent-migraines/): Migraine surgery may be an effective choice for teens who haven't gotten relief from standard treatment, a small study suggests. In the study, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland reviewed the medical records of 14 patients, with an average age of 16. In teens with migraine who haven't responded well
- [Supreme Court Gives Another Victory to Obamacare](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/25/supreme-court-gives-another-victory-to-obamacare/): "ACA is here to stay!" That was the rallying cry Thursday at demonstrations outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as people cheered the decision to uphold Obamacare as law of the land. The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that the Affordable Care Act is constitutionally sound when it said that federal tax credits can be
- [Same-Sex Marriage Offers Couples Psychological Benefits](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/25/same-sex-marriage-offers-couples-psychological-benefits/): With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to rule on whether same-sex marriage is a national right, many social scientists say an affirmative ruling in the landmark case would also deliver psychological dividends to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. A marriage contract offers many legal protections and benefits. But equally important is the
- [One Stillbirth Greatly Raises Odds for Another](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/25/one-stillbirth-greatly-raises-odds-for-another/): Women who've had one stillbirth have a four times higher risk of having another stillbirth compared to women who've had a live birth, British researchers report. The researchers noted that the overall risk of stillbirth is low. The review included millions of pregnant women, and fewer than 1 percent had a stillbirth. In a subsequent
- [Medicare Slow To Adopt Telemedicine Due To Cost Concerns](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/23/medicare-slow-to-adopt-telemedicine-due-to-cost-concerns/): Donna Miles didn’t feel like getting dressed and driving to her physician’s office or to a retailer’s health clinic near her Cincinnati home. For several days, she had thought she had thrush, a mouth infection that made her tongue sore and discolored with raised white spots. When Miles, 68, awoke on a wintry February morning
- [Oxygen Chamber Therapy Relieves Pain From Fibromyalgia](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/24/oxygen-chamber-therapy-relieves-pain-from-fibromyalgia/): The majority of women with fibromyalgia who underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy -- best known for treating "the bends" in scuba divers -- experienced relief from pain and other symptoms, a small study found. Brain scans of the patients showed that two months of hyperbaric oxygen therapy may have also repaired abnormal brain activity in pain-related
- [Teens Unfamiliar With Harms of E-Cigarettes, Marijuana](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/23/teens-unfamiliar-with-harms-of-e-cigarettes-marijuana/): Teens may have a firm grasp on the dangers of smoking cigarettes, but they appear less clear about how using marijuana or electronic cigarettes might harm their health, new research suggests. "The most striking finding from this study was how little information adolescents were getting regarding risks related to marijuana and e-cigarettes," said lead author
- [High School Football Players at Doubled Risk of Migraine Headaches](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/19/high-school-football-players-at-doubled-risk-of-migraine-headaches/): High school football players appear to be twice as likely to have migraines as the average person, which may be due to head injuries and concussions the athletes endure during play, two small new studies suggest. The first study found that one-third of a group of 74 football players from Louisville, Kentucky-area high schools reported
- [Pregnancy Results Good for Women With Controlled Lupus](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/22/pregnancy-results-good-for-women-with-controlled-lupus/): Not long ago, women with lupus were often told pregnancy was too risky. But new research confirms that when the disease is under control, women usually have healthy pregnancies and babies. The study, of 385 pregnant women with lupus, found that 81 percent gave birth to a full-term, normal-weight baby. It's not always an easy
- [18 Ways Your Body Is Affected By Marijuana Use](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/22/18-ways-your-body-is-affected-by-marijuana-use/): There has been recent debate on the best way to proceed with legalizing medical marijuana, for which ailments, and in some states, for recreational use. But rarely does the discussion include the health effects of marijuana. "Across the country there’s a legalization movement, but little to push research," said Karen Rizzo, MD, of the Pennsylvania Medical
- [Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare May Affect 19 Million People](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/22/supreme-court-decision-on-obamacare-may-affect-19-million-people/): Repealing the federal health law would add an additional 19 million to the ranks of the uninsured in 2016 and increase the federal deficit over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday. The report is the first time CBO has analyzed the costs of the health law using a format favored by congressional Republicans
- [Congress Proposes Equal Coverage For Pills And IV Cancer Treatment](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/19/congress-proposes-equal-coverage-for-pills-and-iv-cancer-treatment/): A bipartisan group of House and Senate legislators introduced bills last week that would require health plans to cover the growing number of oral chemotherapy pills as favorably as they do intravenous chemotherapy. But an insurance trade group says that as long as drugmakers continue to increase the prices of the oral drugs, parity legislation amounts to a "shell
- [Should Real-Life Emergency Rooms Host Reality TV Shows?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/18/should-real-life-emergency-rooms-host-reality-tv-shows/): In an attempt to create new and compelling content for a social media and viral millennial audience, reality television producers have moved from the dorm room to the operating room. The popularity of television programs like ER and Grey's Anatomy enticed Hollywood to offer a look at the "real life" drama of actual hospitals and emergency
- [Legalizing Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase Teen Use](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/17/legalizing-medical-marijuana-does-not-increase-teen-use/): When states legalize medical marijuana, this does not lead to greater use of the drug by teens, a new study suggests. The findings are published June 15 in The Lancet Psychiatry. "Our findings provide the strongest evidence to date that marijuana use by teenagers does not increase after a state legalizes medical marijuana," study author Deborah
- [Doctor Who Does Your Colonoscopy Makes A Difference](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/17/doctor-who-does-your-colonoscopy-makes-a-difference/): The doctor performing your colonoscopy makes a difference in whether you'll develop colon cancer or die from it, a new study finds. Colonoscopy saves lives, and "high quality" colonoscopies save even more, the study authors said. High quality means screening by doctors adept at identifying many precancerous growths (polyps), they said. "The results further suggest
- [Do Physicians Have the Right to Speak Freely with their Patients?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/16/do-physicians-have-the-right-to-speak-freely-with-their-patients/): By Martha Swartz Most physicians probably assume that they have the right to speak freely with their patients, at least within the constraints imposed by professional ethics and medically supported facts. However, that right has eroded in recent years as numerous states have passed laws that either require physicians to enunciate state-mandated, medically unsupported information
- [For Doctors Who Take A Break From Practice, Coming Back Can Be Tough](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/15/for-doctors-who-take-a-break-from-practice-coming-back-can-be-tough/): After taking a 10-year break from practicing medicine to raise four sons, Kate Gibson was ready to go back to work. The family practitioner had been reading about a shortage of primary care doctors and knew she could help. But when Gibson, 51, applied to work at her former hospital near Los Angeles, she was
- [Should Deaf Children With Hearing Parents Learn A Sign Language?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/15/should-deaf-children-with-hearing-parents-learn-a-sign-language/): Every year, 10,000 U.S. children are born deaf. For more than 95 percent of those children, they are born to hearing parents. As the popularity of cochlear implants (CI) increases, parents are immediately faced with a potential life-altering decision: Should they and their child learn a sign language or seek a CI and concentrate on oral communication?
- [Why You Can't Remember Exact Colors](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/12/why-you-cant-remember-exact-colors/): You're shopping for a new sofa and struggle to remember the exact shade of your living room wall -- why is it so tough? Now, new research explains why people often have trouble correctly recalling a particular hue. Scientists at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said that people can distinguish between millions of colors seen
- [Kids Do Not Drink Enough Water](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/12/kids-do-not-drink-enough-water/): Many American children and teens aren't consuming enough liquids -- especially water -- and that lack of hydration could affect their physical and mental health, a new study suggests. The findings "highlight a potential health issue that has not been given a whole lot of attention in the past," study author Erica Kenney, a postdoctoral
- [Easy For Teens To Get Electronic Cigarettes Online](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/02/easy-for-teens-to-get-electronic-cigarettes-online/): If you remove the bad websites, 75 out of 80 attempts by minors to purchase electronic cigarettes were successful. That's a success (or, failure) rate of 94 percent.
- [Doctors Say Medicare's Audits Detract From Patient Care](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/10/doctors-say-medicares-audits-detract-from-patient-care/): What may have started with good intentions has gone too far and is now off-course. According to the Pennsylvania Medical Society, Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) are detracting from care instead of helping to financially preserve it. "The one thing Pennsylvania physicians from every part of the state tell us is that the RAC process
- [Still Too Many on Wait Lists for Organ Transplants](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/10/still-too-many-on-wait-lists-for-organ-transplants/): In the U.S., an average of 21 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant, and the wait times can range from four months for a heart to five years for a kidney, dependent on the how sick the patient is, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and the Gift of Life Donor Program. But public
- [Boston Takes #1 Spot for Best Children's Hospital](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/09/boston-takes-1-spot-for-best-childrens-hospital/): U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings for best children's hospitals. In this edition, the ninth year of the list, a total of 83 hospitals were represented in the top 50 in at least one of 10 specialties including cancer, cardiology, diabetes and neonatology. "The rankings were built from a lengthy clinical
- [AMA Enacts Policy To Reduce Youth Sports Concussions](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/09/ama-enacts-policy-to-reduce-youth-sports-concussions/): At their annual meeting today in Chicago, members of the American Medical Association (AMA) voted to adopt policy aimed at reducing and managing concussions suffered by youth athletes. The AMA's new policy says that youth athletes suspected of having sustained a concussion -- whether in a game or practice -- must immediately be removed from
- [Parent Age May Be Factor in Child's Autism Risk](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/09/parent-age-may-be-factor-in-childs-autism-risk/): Parents' ages may play a role in a child's risk of developing autism, a new study suggests. Past research has already reported a higher risk of autism among children of older parents, as was found in this new paper. But this study also suggests that children of teen parents and of parents with a big
- [Large Majority of Americans Still Support Death Penalty](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/08/large-majority-of-americans-still-support-death-penalty/): Despite recent headline-grabbing legal challenges and reports of "botched" executions, most Americans still support the death penalty, according to a new HealthDay/Harris Poll. The online poll, of more than 2,000 adults, found that 61 percent said they believe in the death penalty, while only 17 percent oppose it. Opinions were more mixed, however, when it came
- [Vapers Believe E-Cigarettes Will Help Quit Tobacco](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/04/vapers-believe-e-cigarettes-will-help-quit-tobacco/): E-cigarette users are much more hopeful that the devices will help them quit smoking than the general public is, including people who just smoke traditional tobacco cigarettes, according to a new French survey. "Vapers" (people who use e-cigarettes) also are much less concerned about how possible toxins in e-cigarette vapors might affect them and those
- [More Patients, Not Fewer, Turn To Health Clinics After Obamacare](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/04/more-patients-not-fewer-turn-to-health-clinics-after-obamacare/): Nurse practitioner Martha Brinsko helps a lot of patients manage their diabetes at the Charlotte Community Health Clinic in North Carolina. "Most mornings when you check your sugar, what would you say kind of the average is?" Brinsko asked patient Diana Coble. Coble hesitated before explaining she ran out of the supplies she needs to check her blood
- [Bug Bites, Bee Stings Can Lead to Bad Things](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/03/bug-bites-bee-stings-can-lead-to-bad-things/): For many people, bug bites and bee stings aren’t a big deal beyond a small irritation. But for some, it could mean the start of a painful – possibly long-term or even deadly – experience. Despite their size, ticks, mosquitos, and bees can pack a wallop. Every summer, reports appear about the havoc they can
- [Bullied Teens at Risk for Later Depression](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/03/bullied-teens-at-risk-for-later-depression/): (HealthDay News) -- Young teens who are bullied appear to be at higher risk of depression when they reach early adulthood, according to new research. "We found that teenagers who reported being frequently bullied were twice as likely to be clinically depressed at 18 years," said Lucy Bowes, a researcher at the University of Oxford
- [Texas Changes The Rules Of Telemedicine; Teladoc Sues](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/02/texas-changes-the-rules-of-telemedicine-teladoc-sues/): On a recent trip to Chicago, Patti Broyles felt like she was looking at the world from the bottom of a fish bowl. “This weather was really cold and rainy, and I had a lot of pressure in my sinus area,” Broyles said. Since she was nowhere near her primary care doctor in Dallas, she
- [Where Do Teens Go For Health Information: Online or Their Parents?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/02/where-do-teens-go-for-health-information-online-or-their-parents/): When teenagers have questions regarding medical health, more than four out of five of them will consult Dr. Internet, according to a new study. To their credit, those teens are often skeptical of the information available online. Surprisingly, teens say they get most of their health-related information from their parents. Researchers at Northwestern University surveyed 1,156
- [FDA Approves Two Drugs For Irritable Bowel](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/01/fda-approves-two-drugs-for-irritable-bowel/): The U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved two new therapies for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) in both men and women. IBS-D is a subtype of irritable bowel accompanied by loose or watery stool at least 25 percent of the time. IBS affects between 10-15 percent of adults in the U.S.
- [What Patients Gain By Reading Their Doctor’s Notes](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/06/01/what-patients-gain-by-reading-their-doctors-notes/): During a recent physical, Jeff Gordon’s doctor told him he may be pre-diabetic. It was a quick mention, mixed in with a review of blood pressure numbers, other vital statistics like his heart rate, height and weight, and details about his prescription for cholesterol medication. Normally, Gordon, 70, a food broker who lives in Washington,
- [Suicide Among School Children Has Not Improved](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/29/suicide-among-school-children-has-not-improved/): Disturbing news regarding elementary school children: Suicide rates have not improved over the past 20 years. We're talking about kids ages 5-11 years old, who feel such desperation that their only recourse is to take their own life. Between 1993-2012, as many as 657 children died by suicide. Most of those kids, 84 percent, were
- [Top Medical School Revamps Requirements To Lure English Majors](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/28/top-medical-school-revamps-requirements-to-lure-english-majors/): NEW YORK — You can’t tell by looking which med students at Mount Sinai were traditional pre-meds in college and which weren’t. And that’s exactly the point. Most of the class majored in biology or chemistry or some other "hard" science; crammed for the MCAT (the Medical College Admission Test) and did well at both. But a
- [Demi Lovato 'Speaks Up' About Mental Illness](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/28/demi-lovato-speaks-up-about-mental-illness/): (HealthDay News) -- Demi Lovato huddled in the back of her tour bus, eyes wet with tears as she watched a horde of fans streaming into the venue where she was about to play. "I was young and successful and I was looking up at the venue where I was about to play, where I
- [Giving Patients the Proper Resources to Fight Opioid Addiction](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/28/giving-patients-the-proper-resources-to-fight-opioid-addiction/): By Brent Boyett, D.O., D.M.D. In the quest for effective treatment of opioid addiction, it is important that doctors focus not only on providing behavioral support but also medication treatment. This was one of the key messages recently presented to a Congressional subcommittee by a range of medical experts, including Nora Volkow, MD, director of
- [The Gray Areas Of Physician-Assisted Suicide](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/22/the-gray-areas-of-physician-assisted-suicide/): SAN FRANCISCO — Physician-assisted suicide is illegal in all but five states. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen in the rest. Sick patients sometimes ask for help in hastening their deaths, and some doctors will hint, vaguely, how to do it. This leads to bizarre, veiled conversations between medical professionals and overwhelmed families. Doctors
- [Terminal Cancer Patient Completes Bucket List, Ready For Death With Dignity](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/10/28/terminal-cancer-patient-completes-bucket-list-ready-for-death-with-dignity/): Brittany Maynard, the terminally-ill woman who plans to take her own life under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, has completed her bucket list.
- [Does Botox Actually Rejuvenate Skin?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/22/does-botox-actually-rejuvenate-skin/): (HealthDay News) -- Botox injections might do more than simply paralyze facial muscles to create a more youthful appearance. New research suggests the anti-aging treatments may also turn back the clock on facial skin itself, aiding its ability to stretch and recoil. Botox treatment seems to promote production of elastin and collagen, a pair of
- [Parents: Your Youth Athlete Kid Is Not Going Pro](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/20/parents-your-kid-will-not-be-a-pro-athlete/): By Louis M. Profeta, MD I don't care if your eight year old can throw a baseball through six inches of plywood. He is not going to the pros. I don't care if your twelve-year-old scored seven touchdowns last week in Pop Warner. He is not going to the pros. I don't care if your sixteen-year-old
- [You Can Get High From Secondhand Marijuana Smoke](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/20/you-can-get-high-from-secondhand-marijuana-smoke/): (HealthDay News) -- In unventilated rooms or vehicles, secondhand marijuana smoke can affect people who aren't smoking the drug, a new study finds. In those situations, nonsmokers can have "mild intoxication," memory and coordination problems and, in some cases, have a positive result for the drug in a urine test, the Johns Hopkins University School
- [How An EHR Saved A Patient's Life: Case Study](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/20/how-an-ehr-saved-a-patients-life-case-study/): By Dr. Seth Flam A great deal of debate over whether EHRs actually are improving patient care has occurred over the last few years, and it sometimes seems like the majority are arguing that they do not. In light of the tremendous time and effort expended by providers, office staff and yes, EHR vendors, the
- [Nearly 1 in 5 Female College Freshmen Sexually Assaulted](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/20/nearly-1-in-5-female-college-freshmen-sexually-assaulted/): (HealthDay News) -- Almost one out of every five young women was raped or experienced attempted rape during her freshman year at a large private university in upstate New York, a new study reports. Alcohol and/or drugs played a major role in sexual assaults, with as many as 15 percent of young women reporting that
- [Physician Suicide Rates Have Climbed Since Obamacare Passed](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/19/physician-suicide-rates-have-climbed-since-obamacare-passed/): Chaos and disruptions in medical care have had one tragic and destructive effect that no one is addressing: the deaths of more than 2,000 physicians by suicide since Obamacare was passed by means of strong-arming and bribery. Physicians in general have a higher rate of suicide than other professional groups and the general public. Women
- [Serious Concussions Linked to Memory Problems in Retired NFL Players](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/19/serious-concussions-linked-to-memory-problems-in-retired-nfl-players/): (HealthDay News) -- National Football League players who suffered concussions serious enough to lose consciousness may be at risk for brain damage that can affect memory later in life, a new study suggests. Specifically, concussions may damage the hippocampus, the brain's memory center. For reasons that are not well understood, a concussion -- particularly when
- [Preschoolers Get Too Little Physical Activity in Child Care](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/18/preschoolers-get-too-little-physical-activity-in-child-care/): (HealthDay News) -- Kids in daycare and preschool may not be getting enough physical activity, according to a new study. Preschoolers in the Seattle study spent just a half hour playing outside and were offered less than an hour each day for indoor play at child care centers, the researchers found. Guidelines recommend at least
- [Prostate Cancer Screening Drops After Controversial Guidelines](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/18/prostate-cancer-screening-drops-after-controversial-guidelines/): (HealthDay News) -- Fewer American men are receiving prostate cancer screening in the wake of a national panel's conclusion that the test does men more harm than good, a new study finds. What's more, primary care doctors appear to have broadly accepted the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) ruling that the harms of prostate
- [1 in 10 Children Diagnosed With ADHD, Says CDC](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/14/1-in-10-children-diagnosed-with-adhd-says-cdc/): By Tara Haelle, HealthDay THURSDAY, May 14, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- One in 10 children and teens has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new government report. That number has remained relatively steady since 2007, according to government estimates. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report offers a snapshot of
- [Girls With Autism Fare Worse Than Boys, Study Finds](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/13/girls-with-autism-fare-worse-than-boys-study-finds/): By Maureen Salamon, HealthDay WEDNESDAY, May 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- While girls are far less likely than boys to be diagnosed with autism, girls with the developmental disorder show more impairments compared to their healthy female peers than comparable sets of boys do, new research suggests. Scientists from the University of California Davis MIND Institute contend
- [Wearable Technology Vital to Digital Health Industry](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/13/wearable-technology-vital-to-digital-health-industry/): By Morris Panner Developments in Health IT are key to a future of seamless interoperability and increased quality of patient care. At the same time, healthcare comes with its share of red tape; it is an industry that is hesitant to change, and at times, for good reason. It may be helpful to look to
- [Autism May Differ in Brains of Boys and Girls](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/13/autism-may-differ-in-brains-of-boys-and-girls/): By Alan Mozes, HealthDay WEDNESDAY, May 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A new imaging study of preschoolers has seemingly identified gender differences in the way autism may manifest itself in the brain. "This research adds to a growing body of evidence that there are differences between boys and girls with autism," said study lead author Christine Wu
- [Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Impair Thinking](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/13/hormone-therapy-for-prostate-cancer-may-impair-thinking/): By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay (HealthDay News) -- Men undergoing hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer may experience impaired mental function within the first six months that persists for at least a year, a new study suggests. Moreover, the risk of memory, learning and concentration problems associated with hormone therapy was greatest for men with a particular gene
- [E-Cigs May Lead to Respiratory Infections: Study](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/09/e-cigs-may-lead-to-respiratory-infections-study/): Vapor from electronic cigarettes may increase young people's risk of respiratory infections, whether or not it contains nicotine, a new study has found.
- [Duelling Studies Say E-Cigs Can Help Quit, But Also Addicting, Harmful](https://physiciansnews.com/2014/11/08/dueling-studies-say-e-cigs-can-help-quit-but-also-addicting-harmful/): Smokers who used e-cigs every day for one month were six times more likely to stop smoking regular cigarettes, as compared to smokers who had never used e-cigs.
- [‘Free’ Contraception Means ‘Free,’ White House Tells Insurers](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/12/free-contraception-means-free-white-house-tells-insurers/): Free means free. The Obama administration said Monday that health plans must offer for free at least one of every type of prescription birth control — clarifying regulations that left some insurers misinterpreting the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. "Today’s guidance seeks to eliminate any ambiguity," the Health and Human Services Department said. "Insurers must cover
- [Home More Dangerous Than School for Peanut Allergies](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/12/home-more-dangerous-than-school-for-peanut-allergies/): (HealthDay News) -- For children with peanut allergies, home is more dangerous than school, researchers say. The Canadian study also found schools that ban peanut products are not less likely to have an accidental exposure occur than schools that don't have these policies in place. "Our study looked at 1,941 children who had been diagnosed
- [Two-Minute Walk Every Hour May Offset Effects of Sitting](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/01/two-minute-walk-every-hour-may-offset-effects-of-sitting/): (HealthDay News) -- Getting up and walking for two minutes every hour could help reverse the negative health effects from prolonged sitting, new research suggests. Previous studies have shown that sitting for extended periods of time every day can increase the risk of a number of health issues, such as heart disease, diabetes and premature
- [Pregnant Women Think E-Cigarettes 'Safer' Than Regular Cigarettes](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/01/pregnant-women-think-e-cigarettes-safer-than-regular-cigarettes/): (HealthDay News) -- More than 40 percent of pregnant women surveyed think electronic cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco cigarettes, according to a new study. What's more, only 57 percent of the women believed that e-cigarettes contain nicotine. And fewer than two-thirds of the women thought that e-cigarettes could be addictive. "This study is concerning,"
- [Student With Rare Autoimmune Disease Pursues His Dreams (VIDEO)](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/01/student-with-rare-autoimmune-disease-pursues-his-dreams-video/): http://youtu.be/gf9o6E3dkvw TJ Henderson lives with a rare autoimmune disease called dermatomyositis, which causes skin and muscle inflammation. The disease affects fewer than 20,000 people worldwide and has no current cure. While the diagnosis has slowed down his progress with work, college and life, TJ is keeping a positive outlook and finding ways to live within these
- [Kids' Eye Injuries From Paintball, Air Guns on the Rise](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/01/kids-eye-injuries-from-paintball-air-guns-on-the-rise/): (HealthDay News) -- Eye injuries in children from certain types of guns -- such as air guns, BB guns and paintball guns -- increased dramatically between 2010 and 2012 in the United States, according to new research. The study from the Stanford University School of Medicine found that injuries from "non-powder" guns surged a 511
- [Exercise May Lower Odds for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/01/exercise-may-lower-odds-for-non-hodgkins-lymphoma/): (HealthDay News) -- A lifetime of vigorous exercise may lower the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma -- a form of cancer that affects the lymph nodes, according to a new study. Activities that significantly increase breathing and heart rate appear to have the most benefit, the researchers said. "We know that being physically active reduces the
- [New Colon Cancer Screening Options Save Lives](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/04/new-colon-cancer-screening-options-save-lives/): By Trpko Dimovski, MD As a physician, one of the most difficult aspects of my job is battling a patient’s advanced, and sometimes fatal, disease knowing that it could have been easily identified earlier for a better health outcome. Colorectal cancer is a perfect example. The disease is considered one of the most preventable, yet
- [High-Intensity Exercise Most Effective for Breast Cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/04/high-intensity-exercise-most-effective-for-breast-cancer/): (HealthDay News) -- For women undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer, a high-intensity physical activity program is most effective, while a low-intensity program offers a viable alternative, according to a study published online April 27 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Hanna van Waart, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, and colleagues randomized 230 patients
- [Many Young Football Players Get Concussions at Practice](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/04/many-young-football-players-get-concussions-at-practice/): (HealthDay News) -- Most concussions among high school and college football players occur during practice, a new study finds. Data on more than 20,000 young football players across the United States revealed that more than 57 percent of concussed high school and college players were injured at practice, not games. Among youth football players, almost
- [Experts Unclear on Whether E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/05/experts-unclear-on-whether-e-cigarettes-help-smokers-quit/): (HealthDay News) -- An influential U.S. panel of experts says there's just not enough data to decide whether or not e-cigarettes can help smokers quit. For now, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends behavioral therapy and federally approved medications, such as nicotine replacement treatments, for most adults seeing to kick the smoking habit.
- [Texting Works Better Than Pain Meds in Minor Surgeries](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/06/texting-works-better-than-pain-meds-in-minor-surgeries/): (HealthDay News) -- Texting during minor surgery cuts the need for pain relievers among patients receiving regional anesthesia, according to a brief research report published in the April issue of Pain Medicine. Jamie E. Guillory, Ph.D., from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and colleagues randomized 98 patients receiving regional anesthesia for minor surgeries (between January and
- [Bullying Begins Early, Happens Often for Gay Children](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/07/bullying-begins-early-happens-often-for-gay-children/): (HealthDay News) -- Bullying starts as early as elementary and middle school, and occurs more frequently for students who later identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual, a new study suggests. The study found that from fifth through 10th grade, children who later identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual were nearly twice as likely to be
- [Statins May Slow Prostate Cancer Progression](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/07/statins-may-slow-prostate-cancer-progression/): (HealthDay News) -- Statins, widely used to lower cholesterol levels, may also slow the progression of prostate cancer in patients receiving hormone therapy, a new study suggests. Among 926 men undergoing hormone therapy for advanced prostate therapy, those taking statins saw significant benefits, researchers said. Their cancer remained stable for an average of 27.5 months
- [Concussions May Hurt School Performance for Weeks](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/11/concussions-may-hurt-school-performance-for-weeks/): MONDAY, May 11, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Children and teens recovering from a concussion may experience difficulty with school work until they fully recover, a new study suggests. "The most notable finding was the range and degree of problems and concerns that students with concussions and their parents reported with school," said study lead author
- [Cataract Surgery Fast And Safe, But Patients Still Get Costly Pre-Testing](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/11/cataract-surgery-fast-and-safe-but-patients-still-get-costly-pre-testing/): Requiring patients to get blood work and other tests before undergoing cataract surgery hasn’t been recommended for more than a dozen years. There’s good reason for that: The eye surgery generally takes less time than watching a rerun of “Marcus Welby, MD” — just 18 minutes, on average. It’s also incredibly safe, with a less
- [The Doctor's Office Computer: Tips for good PC health](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/11/the-doctors-office-computer-tips-for-good-pc-health/): By Brad Harding Physicians are experts at diagnosing the common flu and prescribing proper medications. However, ensuring the efficiency of their office technology may be out of the realm of their expertise. Fortunately, there are simple steps doctors can take to help their devices run as smoothly as possible and extend their functionality. These tech
- [What You Should Know About Celiac Disease](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/05/11/what-you-should-know-about-celiac-disease/): By Dr. Chad Larson You may not know it, but May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month, so let’s take this opportunity to discuss what celiac disease is, how it is diagnosed, and dispel three misconceptions about gluten. Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder that affects one in 100 people in the world and 2.5
- [Do Wearable Devices in Hospitals Pose Security Threats?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/17/do-wearable-devices-in-hospitals-pose-security-threats/): From glucose monitors to patient movement sensors, in-hospital wearables tend to raise eyebrows regarding how vulnerable are these devices to hacking?
- [Physicians Beware: CMS May Deny or Revoke Medicare Provider Privileges](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/16/physicians-beware-cms-may-deny-or-revoke-medicare-provider-privileges/): All physicians should be aware that they could now be held responsible by CMS for overpayments or other outstanding debts of their prior practices or other Medicare billing entities to CMS.
- [Higher Altitude States Have Fewer Kids With ADHD](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/17/higher-altitude-states-have-fewer-kids-with-adhd/): The occurrence of ADHD decreases substantially as altitude increases. With an average state elevation of 6,100 feet, Utah's ADHD rate is half that of states at sea level.
- [E-Cigarette Use Triples Among U.S. Teens in 1 Year](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/16/e-cigarette-use-triples-among-u-s-teens-in-1-year/): E-cigarette use among middle and high school students tripled from 2013 to 2014, making the nicotine-delivery devices the most popular tobacco product now used by American teens
- [Chemo for Breast Cancer Erases Woman's Fingerprints](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/16/chemo-for-breast-cancer-erases-womans-fingerprints/): A 65-year-old breast cancer patient ran into an unexpected problem with her bank: She was denied a transaction because her fingerprints had disappeared.
- [Medical Schools Try To Reboot For 21st Century](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/13/medical-schools-try-to-reboot-for-21st-century/): Spurred on by the need to train a different type of doctor, medical schools around the country are tearing up the textbooks and starting from scratch.
- [Doctors Often Ignore Parents' Concerns About Autism in Young Kids](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/15/doctors-often-ignore-parents-concerns-about-autism-in-young-kids/): Delays in diagnosing and treating autism often occur when doctors ignore parents' concerns about their child's early development, a new study suggests.
- [College Students Admit "Inappropriate Texting" During Sex, Funerals](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/15/college-students-admit-inappropriate-texting-during-sex-funerals/): Many college students admit to hitting "send" while on a date, during sex, in the shower, in the middle of religious services or even while at a funeral.
- [Congress Finally Agrees To Give Doctors a Pay Raise](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/15/congress-finally-agrees-to-give-doctors-a-pay-raise/): Reimbursement schedules would be replaced with payment increases for doctors for the next five years as Medicare transitions to a new system focused on quality
- [Medicare Is Stingy In First Year Of Doctor Bonuses](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/06/medicare-is-stingy-in-first-year-of-doctor-bonuses/): Out of 1,010 large physician groups that the government evaluated, just 14 are getting payment increases this year, according to Medicare.
- [Marijuana Plus Booze Doubles Odds for Drunk Driving](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/14/marijuana-plus-booze-doubles-odds-for-drunk-driving/): Drinkers who smoke marijuana as they imbibe are twice as likely to drive drunk compared with people who stick to alcohol alone, a new study reports.
- [Violent Video Games Have No Effect on Kids' Behavior: Study](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/06/violent-video-games-have-no-effect-on-kids-behavior-study/): Researchers found that kids who played video games for less than an hour a day were more likely to be less aggressive and rated as better-behaved by their teachers.
- [Boozing in Movies May Boost Teen Drinking](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/13/boozing-in-movies-may-boost-teen-drinking/): Seeing actors drink alcohol in movies seems to increase the likelihood that teens will drink and have alcohol-related problems.
- [Ease Back Into Springtime Sports, Doctor Cautions](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/13/ease-back-into-springtime-sports-doctor-cautions/): Spring can be a peak time for injuries as people rush back into warm weather sports without being properly prepared, an expert says.
- [New Website Helps Pennsylvania Doctors Get Refunds](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/07/new-website-helps-pennsylvania-doctors-get-refunds/): Last fall’s Mcare settlement requires that $200 million be returned to physicians. Who is eligible to receive refunds? How are refunds calculated?
- [Breast Cancer Is Not Just One Disease](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/30/breast-cancer-is-not-just-one-disease/): Breast cancer isn't the same for every woman, even at the cellular level, according to a new statement from four major medical groups focused on the disease.
- [Year-Round Baseball Leads to More Youth Injuries](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/06/year-round-baseball-leads-to-more-youth-injuries/): Being able to play baseball year-round puts young pitchers in the southern United States at increased risk for an overuse injury in their throwing arm.
- [These Doctors Want A Choice In How They Die](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/30/these-doctors-want-a-choice-in-how-they-die/): Dr. Swangard joined a California lawsuit last month seeking to let doctors prescribe lethal medications to certain patients who want to hasten death.
- [Does Fish Oil Interfere With Cancer Care?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/02/does-fish-oil-interfere-with-cancer-care/): Fish oil supplements, and even certain fish, may hinder the effectiveness of cancer-fighting chemotherapy, a new study suggests.
- [Hospitals Update The Hated Hospital Gown](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/01/hospitals-update-the-hated-hospital-gown/): Whether a patient is in the hospital for an organ transplant, an appendectomy or to have a baby, one complaint is common: the gown.
- [Legal Issues of Removing Patient From Practice Explored](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/01/legal-issues-of-removing-patient-from-practice-explored/): Patient abandonment can result in significant liability, fines, and/or restrictions or loss of the physician's professional license.
- [Man's Iced Tea Habit May Have Caused Kidney Failure](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/04/01/mans-iced-tea-habit-may-have-caused-kidney-failure/): After conducting a kidney biopsy on a 56-year-old man with unexplained kidney failure, doctors discovered numerous oxalate crystals in his kidney tissue.
- [Even In Female Dominated Nursing, Men Earn More](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/25/even-in-female-dominated-nursing-men-earn-more/): Women outnumber men in the nursing profession by more than 10 to 1. But men still earn more. Males out-earned females by nearly $7,700 per year
- [Doctors Ask: 'Is Marijuana Medicine?'](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/24/doctors-ask-is-marijuana-medicine/): While many states have pushed for new laws to legalize the use of marijuana for medical reasons, there are few well-controlled studies that demonstrate its effectiveness.
- [Pediatricians Opposed to Random Drug Tests in Schools](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/30/pediatricians-opposed-to-random-drug-tests-in-schools/): Doctors suggests schools redirect their limited resources toward helping students avoid or overcome drug problems.
- [Too Much Homework May Hurt Student Test Scores](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/27/too-much-homework-may-hurt-student-test-scores/): Students who were assigned homework scored 50 points higher on the standardized test, while those who did their math homework on their own scored 54 points higher
- [Changes Coming for Medicare Physician Reimbursement](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/27/changes-coming-for-medicare-physician-reimbursement/): Physicians and health systems alike should take note of the possible Medicare reimbursement declines forecasted by the results of a CMS report.
- [Frequent Antibiotic Use May Lead to Type 2 Diabetes](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/25/frequent-antibiotic-use-may-lead-to-type-2-diabetes/): Two to five courses of a penicillin increased the risk of diabetes by 8 percent, while more than five courses increased the risk by 23 percent.
- [Docs Don't Always Tell Patients of Alzheimer's Diagnosis](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/25/docs-dont-always-tell-patients-of-alzheimers-diagnosis/): Alzheimer's patients are more likely to be told of their diagnosis after the disease has become more advanced and their ability to participate in their care has diminished.
- [Malpractice Fears Lead Most ER Docs to Order Unnecessary Tests](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/25/malpractice-fears-lead-most-er-docs-to-order-unnecessary-tests/): Nearly all emergency room doctors surveyed order pricey MRIs or CT scans their patients may not need, mainly because they fear malpractice lawsuits
- [Colorado's Marijuana is 3X Stronger (and a Little Dirty)](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/23/colorados-marijuana-is-3x-stronger-and-a-little-dirty/): New lab tests on Colorado's legal marijuana suggest that the state's weed supply is more potent than ever, and also a little dirty.
- [Is Congress Ready To Fix Medicare Pay For Doctors?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/16/is-congress-ready-to-fix-medicare-pay-for-doctors/): Unless Congress takes action by the end of this month, doctors who treat Medicare patients will see a 21 percent payment cut.
- [Vitamin D Supplements Might Slow Prostate Cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/23/vitamin-d-supplements-might-slow-prostate-cancer/): Vitamin D supplements may slow or prevent low-grade prostate cancer from progressing, a small new study suggests.
- [Experimental Drug Shows Promise in Lowering Cholesterol, Heart Attack Risk](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/16/experimental-drug-shows-promise-in-lowering-cholesterol-heart-attack-risk/): (HealthDay News) -- Adding an experimental new biologic drug to conventional cholesterol-lowering drugs may result in better cholesterol control and reduced risks of heart attack and stroke, according to a new study. Compared to patients on conventional therapy alone, those who also got the experimental drug evolocumab were half as likely to die, suffer a
- [Do Doctors Treat Patients Differently Based on Race?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/19/do-doctors-treat-patients-differently-based-on-race/): A new survey finds that hospital doctors don't treat patients differently because of race or income level, even though it detected unconscious bias in some clinicians.
- [Recess is Vital to Students' Success in the Classroom](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/18/recess-is-vital-to-students-success-in-the-classroom/): Recess is an essential part of children's school days that can help set students up for success once they head back to the classroom, a new study suggests.
- [Many Breast Cancer Biopsies Incorrectly Diagnosed](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/17/many-breast-cancer-biopsies-incorrectly-diagnosed/): As many as one of every four breast tissue biopsies tested for cancer may have been incorrectly diagnosed by pathologists taking part in a study to test their skills.
- [Diet Sodas Linked to Widening Waistlines in Seniors](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/17/diet-sodas-linked-to-widening-waistlines-in-seniors/): The new study aimed to understand how diet sodas affect the waistline over time. Scientists believe fat in the midsection of the body is especially dangerous to health.
- [Diabetics Can Use Apple Watch Instead of Annoying Finger-Pricks](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/14/diabetics-can-use-apple-watch-instead-of-annoying-finger-pricks/): Has Apple figured out a way for folks with diabetes to check their blood sugar without the dreaded finger stick?
- [Historic Senate Bill Introduced to Legalize Medical Marijuana Across U.S.](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/10/historic-senate-bill-introduced-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-across-u-s/): The CARERS Act would reclassify marijuana and reduce the government's ability to regulate the drug, increase research efforts, and allow VA physicians to legally prescribe the drug to veterans.
- [Apple's ResearchKit a 'Game Changer' for Medical Research](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/09/apples-researchkit-a-game-changer-for-medical-research/): Apple introduced today new software that will turn every iPhone into a sophisticated medical diagnostic tool. ResearchKit will allow researchers to greatly expand every medical trial
- [IOM Says U.S. Should Raise Legal Smoking Age to 21](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/12/iom-says-u-s-should-raise-legal-smoking-age-to-21/): Raising the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 would save hundreds of thousands of lives and substantially reduce the number of smokers in the U.S.
- [Teens' Heavy Pot Smoking Tied to Memory Problems](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/12/teens-heavy-pot-smoking-tied-to-memory-problems/): Teenagers who smoke marijuana daily may have lingering memory problems and structural abnormalities in the brain, even after they stop using the drug
- [How Can Concierge Doctors Protect Themselves Against Demanding Patients?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/09/how-can-concierge-doctors-protect-themselves-against-demanding-patients/): Concierge physicians need to be mindful of the dangers associated with wealthier, more demanding patients who seek out and pay for a special relationship with their doctors.
- [Surgery Seldom Needed for Fracture of Proximal Humerus](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/11/surgery-seldom-needed-for-fracture-of-proximal-humerus/): When an older patient breaks the upper arm, surgery is often no better than simply immobilizing the limb, according to a new study.
- [Significant Shortfall of Physicians Projected for 2025](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/11/significant-shortfall-of-physicians-projected-for-2025/): Demand for physicians is continuing to increase faster than supply, with a projected shortfall of 46,100 to 90,400 physicians by 2025. Shortfalls in primary care
- [Medical Marijuana: What No One is Talking About](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/06/medical-marijuana-what-no-one-is-talking-about/): What troubles me, though, is that no one seems to be talking about the other side of the equation, because there is clearly a downside associated with marijuana, even for medical use.
- [Statins May Help Improve Prostate Cancer Survival](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/10/statins-may-help-improve-prostate-cancer-survival/): Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may slow down prostate cancer in men who are also taking medication to reduce their levels of male hormones
- [The Lower His IQ, the More a Young Guy Drinks](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/10/the-lower-his-iq-the-more-a-young-guy-drinks/): A new study finds that the lower a young man's IQ, the more likely he is to get drunk.
- [Overindulgent Parents Breed Narcissistic Children](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/09/overindulgent-parents-breed-narcissistic-children/): Kids who think too highly of themselves likely developed their narcissism because their parents put them on a pedestal and doled out unearned praise, a new study claims.
- [Study Links Family History of Prostate Cancer to Breast Cancer Risk](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/09/study-links-family-history-of-prostate-cancer-to-breast-cancer-risk/): Women whose father, brother or son have had prostate cancer may have a 14 percent higher risk of developing breast cancer
- [Painkiller-Addicted Babies a Growing U.S. Concern, Especially in Florida](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/06/painkiller-addicted-babies-a-growing-u-s-concern-especially-in-florida/): These infants experience what's called neonatal abstinence syndrome as they undergo withdrawal from the addictive drugs their mothers took during pregnancy.
- [Depression During Pregnancy Linked to Child's Asthma Risk](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/09/depression-during-pregnancy-linked-to-childs-asthma-risk/): A child may face an increased risk of asthma if the child's mother experienced depression during her pregnancy or she took an older antidepressant to treat her condition
- [Teen Suicides by Hanging on the Rise; Docs Urged to Seek Signs](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/05/teen-suicides-by-hanging-on-the-rise-docs-urged-to-seek-signs/): Doctors and parents should be aware of the increased use of hanging as a means of teen suicide and take preventive measures, U.S. health officials say.
- [Always Sleepy After the Change to Daylight Saving Time?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/06/always-sleepy-after-the-change-to-daylight-saving-time/): ou'll lose an hour's sleep overnight Saturday when the clocks spring ahead. But there are a number of things you can do to cope with the switch to daylight saving time
- [When One Spouse Exercises, the Other May Start, Too](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/06/when-one-spouse-exercises-the-other-may-start-too/): Husbands of wives who did the recommended amount of exercise at the first visit were 70 percent more likely to meet those levels at the second visit.
- [Digital Dilemma For Medicine: How To Share Patient Records](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/06/digital-dilemma-for-medicine-how-to-share-patient-records/): In an era when most industries easily share big, complicated digital files, health care still leans hard on paper printouts and fax machines.
- [Kids May Be More Likely to Exercise When Friends Do](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/04/kids-may-be-more-likely-to-exercise-when-friends-do/): Children and teens who did physical activities with a friend were far less likely to cite barriers for not exercising, while family participation or encouragement did not have this effect.
- [Be Wary of Websites Selling Genetic Cancer Tests](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/05/be-wary-of-websites-selling-genetic-cancer-tests/): Websites that offer personalized genetic cancer tests tend to overstate their supposed benefits and downplay their limitations, a new study says.
- [Divorce May Be More Likely When Wives Get Sick](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/05/divorce-may-be-more-likely-when-wives-get-sick/): Although divorce rates did not increase when husbands were in poor health, researchers found the divorce rate was 6 percent higher in marriages in which wives were sick.
- [Jimmy Kimmel Recruits Docs for Ironic, Accurate PSA Against Anti-Vax](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/02/jimmy-kimmel-recruits-docs-for-sarcastic-accurate-psa-against-anti-vax/): On Friday's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel took aim at the anti-vaccine movement and delicately (sarcastically) explained why parents who "are more scared of gluten than they are of small pox" are dangerously ill-informed.
- [Many Transplant Surgeons Suffer Burnout](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/04/11733/): Almost half of all transplant surgeons report a low sense of personal accomplishment, and 40 percent reported high levels of emotional exhaustion.
- [About 7 Percent of Kids Worldwide Have ADHD](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/03/about-7-percent-of-kids-worldwide-have-adhd/): The estimate comes in lower than the latest data from the CDC, which reports that 11 percent of U.S. school-age children had been diagnosed with ADHD by 2011.
- [Surgery Patients Might Not Need Sedative Before Anesthesia](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/03/surgery-patients-might-not-need-sedative-before-anesthesia/): The investigators found that the sedative lorazepam (Ativan) did not improve patients' experience, and was tied to a lower rate of early mental recovery.
- [In Vitro Births Continue to Rise in U.S.](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/03/in-vitro-births-continue-to-rise-in-u-s/): Almost 175,000 in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles led to the birth of slightly more than 63,000 babies, compared with just over 165,000 IVF cycles that led to the birth of slightly fewer than 62,000 babies in 2012.
- [Love Coffee? Your Heart May, Too](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/03/love-coffee-your-heart-may-too/): Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day may reduce the risk of developing clogged arteries, which in turn might reduce the risk for heart attack, a new study suggests.
- [The Extra Cost Of Extra Weight For Older Adults](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/02/the-extra-cost-of-extra-weight-for-older-adults/): Today, one out of every three adults in the U.S. are clinically obese, and many who have lived for decades with excess weight, diabetes and heart disease are now heading into their senior years.
- [Doctors Often Yield to Parents' Requests to Delay Kids' Vaccines](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/02/doctors-often-yield-to-parents-requests-to-delay-kids-vaccines/): Doctors commonly get requests from parents to delay young children's vaccinations -- and despite their better judgment, they often give in, a new U.S. study finds.
- [Nerve Treatment Via Nose Shows Promise Against Migraines](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/03/02/nerve-treatment-via-nose-shows-promise-against-migraines/): A procedure that delivers the anesthetic lidocaine (Xylocaine) directly to nerves in the back of the nasal cavity appears to offer significant relief to migraine sufferers
- [UK Approves Controversial 'Three-Parent Baby' IVF Procedure](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/25/uk-approves-three-parent-baby-ivf-procedure/): Britain will become the first nation to allow three-parent babies, a controversial IVF technique that may prevent genetic, incurable diseases but opponents argue it could lead to designer babies.
- [U.S. Ebola Survivor Dr. Craig Spencer Gives His Side of the Story](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/26/u-s-ebola-survivor-dr-craig-spencer-gives-his-side-of-the-story/): Many U.S. politicians and media outlets hyped the threat of U.S. cases of Ebola last year, according to a newly written personal account by Dr. Craig Spencer,
- [Could Coffee Lower Risk of Multiple Sclerosis?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/27/could-coffee-lower-risk-of-multiple-sclerosis/): A study found that those who drank four to six cups of coffee a day were about one-third less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS),
- [Epilepsy Surgery Gets High Marks From Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/26/epilepsy-surgery-gets-high-marks-from-patients/): More than nine in 10 epilepsy patients who had brain surgery to try to control their seizures are happy they did so, a new survey reveals.
- ['Instagram for Doctors' is a Social Media Morning Meeting](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/10/photo-sharing-app-for-doctors-creates-giant-morning-meeting/): Users post images of x-rays, broken bones, CAT scans, disfigurements -- anything they deem worthy of peer discussion. The photos then are viewed by the Figure 1 community and a giant, world-wide morning meeting is commenced.
- [Major Autism Research Group Says Vaccinate Your Children](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/06/major-autism-research-group-says-vaccinate-your-children/): Autism Speaks, the national advocacy group that raises awareness and funds for research and treatment of autism, released a statement in support of vaccinating children against measles.
- [ADHD May Raise Odds for Premature Death](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/26/adhd-may-raise-odds-for-premature-death/): People with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more than twice as likely to die prematurely as those without the common disorder, a new study finds.
- [Obamacare Won't Swamp Doctors, Study Contends](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/25/obamacare-wont-swamp-doctors-study-contends/): The greater number of Americans with health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will lead to only a slight increase in the use of medical services,
- [Dentists Offer Tips to Keep Young Children Cavity-Free](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/15/dentists-offer-tips-to-keep-young-children-cavity-free/): Good dental habits begin at an early age, but many parents fall short when it comes to the health of their children's teeth, experts say.
- [Wearable Patch Shows Promise in Easing Peanut Allergy](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/23/wearable-patch-shows-promise-in-easing-peanut-allergy/): A wearable patch that safely and gradually exposes the body to small amounts of peanut allergen appears effective in easing the allergy, an early new study shows.
- [Three Amputees Regain Function With 'Bionic' Hands](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/24/three-amputees-regain-function-with-bionic-hands/): In what scientists say is a first, a robotic hand controlled by a patient's own muscle and nerves appears to have restored complex hand function to a trio of amputees in Austria.
- [Do Treadmill Desks Really Lead to Better Health?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/18/do-treadmill-desks-really-lead-to-better-health/): Researchers found that treadmill desks are expensive, challenging to incorporate into an office setting, and may do little to boost meaningful activity levels.
- [Watch-and-Wait Strategy May Be Riskier for Prostate Cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/24/watch-and-wait-strategy-may-be-riskier-for-prostate-cancer/): Choosing active surveillance over treatment for prostate cancer may decrease the odds of survival in men with intermediate-risk cancer, a new study says.
- [Chikungunya Virus Infection Can Mimic Rheumatoid Arthritis](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/23/chikungunya-virus-infection-can-mimic-rheumatoid-arthritis/): The mosquito-borne chikungunya virus causes joint pain and swelling similar to rheumatoid arthritis, which can make diagnosis difficult, according to research
- [Could a Dishwasher Raise Your Child's Allergy, Asthma Risk?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/23/could-a-dishwasher-raise-your-childs-allergy-asthma-risk/): Hand washing dishes instead of using a machine to wash dishes may reduce children's risk of developing allergic conditions, such as asthma or eczema, according to a new study.
- [Beware the Bitter Cold: How to avoid hypothermia](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/13/beware-the-bitter-cold-how-to-avoid-hypothermia/): As frigid temperatures send much of the northern half of the United States into a deep freeze, doctors say people need to take steps to avoid dangerous drops in body temperature, or hypothermia.
- [Preschool Kids May Not Need Naps](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/18/preschool-kids-may-not-need-naps/): Children over 2 years old who napped during the day tended to go to bed later and get less sleep than those who gave up a mid-day snooze
- [Controlled Exposure to Peanuts at Early Age Shows Promise as Allergy Treatment](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/23/controlled-exposure-to-peanuts-at-early-age-shows-promise-as-allergy-treatment/): Exposing young children with peanut allergies to small amounts of the legumes shows promise as a treatment
- [Breast-Fed Babies Less Likely to Develop Allergies](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/22/breast-fed-babies-less-likely-to-develop-allergies/): Numerous factors influence the makeup of bacteria in the digestive system, which then alters the immune system and changes susceptibility to allergies
- [#1 Reason Patients Choose Doctor: Insurance](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/22/1-reason-patients-choose-doctor-insurance/): the top factors in choosing a physician are being in-network, location, doctor's bedside manner, doctor education and credentials
- [Hookahs No Safer Than Cigarettes](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/20/hookahs-no-safer-than-cigarettes/): Contrary to what many people think, hookah water pipes do not filter out most of the heavy metals in tobacco, a new study warns.
- [Doctors Say Measles Can Rob a Child's Sight](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/20/doctors-say-measles-can-rob-a-childs-sight/): Experts warn that even before the measles rash appears, the infection typically shows up in the eyes and, in rare cases, can trigger blindness.
- [Doctors Say No To Euthanasia Requests From Dementia Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/19/doctors-say-no-to-euthanasia-requests-from-dementia-patients/): Few physicians would find euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) conceivable for patients with psychiatric disease, dementia, or those who are "tired of living,"
- [Doctors Less Likely to Divorce](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/19/doctors-less-likely-to-divorce/): Doctors appear less likely to get divorced than most other health care professionals, a new study finds.
- [Many LGBT Medical Students Don't Reveal Sexual Identity](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/18/many-lgbt-medical-students-dont-reveal-sexual-identity/): Fear of discrimination is a major reason why about one-third of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) medical students stay "in the closet,"
- [The Secrets of Marijuana 'Munchies'](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/18/the-secrets-of-marijuana-munchies/): The marijuana "munchies" -- those food cravings that follow pot use -- appear to be driven by neurons in the brain that normally suppress appetite
- [Sore Throat May Be Tied to Deadly Bacteria](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/17/sore-throat-may-be-tied-to-deadly-bacteria/): Patients with this bacteria -- Fusobacterium necrophorum -- can get negative results on a strep test, but be at risk of an abscess that blocks the airway,
- [Antibiotics May Lead to Digestive Complication in Infants](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/16/antibiotics-may-lead-to-digestive-complication-in-infants/): Using certain antibiotics early in infancy may raise the risk of a serious gastrointestinal condition called pyloric stenosis, a new study indicates.
- [Considerable Variation by Surgeons in Radical Prostatectomy](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/16/considerable-variation-by-surgeons-in-radical-prostatectomy/): Considerable practice variation exists among surgeons at a high-volume academic center when selecting patients with prostate cancer to undergo radical prostatectomy,
- [Graphic Images on Cigarette Labels Affect Smokers' Brains](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/16/graphic-images-on-cigarette-labels-affect-smokers-brains/): "This study shows that the emotional impact of the more graphic labels has an educational benefit that supports public health
- [Teenagers Do Not Get Enough Sleep](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/16/teenagers-do-not-get-enough-sleep/): Just 63 percent of 15-year-olds reported getting seven or more hours of sleep a night in 2012. That number is down from 72 percent in 1991, according to the study.
- [Play Time More Stressful for Kids With Autism](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/13/play-time-more-stressful-for-kids-with-autism/): Children with autism appear to approach play differently than typically developing children
- [Teens Narcolepsy May Come From All That Marijuana](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/13/teens-narcolepsy-may-come-from-all-that-marijuana/): Teens who are being assessed for the sleep disorder narcolepsy should also be screened for marijuana use because the drug can cause excessive daytime sleepiness
- [Latino Physician Shortage Has Worsened Since 1980](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/13/latino-physician-shortage-has-worsened-since-1980/): While the white physician rate increased since 1980, the Latino physician rate per 100,000 of the Latino population decreased from 135 to 105.
- [MDVIP Becomes First Concierge Medicine Practice to Lose Medical Malpractice Case](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/13/mdvip-becomes-first-concierge-medicine-practice-to-lose-medical-malpractice-case/): MDVIP, the nation’s largest concierge medicine practice, took a big hit Tuesday when a jury returned an $8.5 million malpractice verdict against the company, which has nearly 800 affiliated physicians in 41 states.
- [Cigarette Smoking Kills Even More People Than Previously Thought](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/13/cigarette-smoking-kills-even-more-people-than-previously-thought/): While lung cancer takes the largest toll in smoking-related deaths, the additional 60,000 deaths appear to be caused by diseases not typically associated with tobacco
- [Study Ties Hormone Therapy to Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/13/study-ties-hormone-therapy-to-increased-ovarian-cancer-risk/): A new study found that when women used hormone replacement therapy for less than five years after menopause, the risk of ovarian cancer increased by about 40 percent.
- [Health Benefits of Moderate Drinking Overblown](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/11/health-benefits-of-moderate-drinking-overblown/): All that talk of red wine and other alcoholic beverages being good for your health if consumed in moderation is just plain wrong, a new analysis contends.
- [New Name, New Criteria for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/10/new-name-new-criteria-for-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/): The Institute of Medicine is urging that chronic fatigue syndrome be renamed "Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease," to better reflect the seriousness of its effect on patients.
- [8 Signs That Cancer Patients Will Die Within 3 Days](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/09/8-signs-that-cancer-patients-will-die-within-3-days/): Researchers have identified 8 highly diagnostic, physical signs of impending death in cancer patients.
- [Shorter Hours for Doctors Don't Lead to Expected Improvements](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/09/shorter-hours-for-doctors-dont-lead-to-expected-improvements/): The study found that although doctors weren't less tired during their shortest shifts, an adverse patient event was more likely to occur during a short shift.
- [Is The Measles Virus Back For Good?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/10/is-the-measles-virus-back-for-good/): That's the question vexing everyone from pediatricians to policymakers to parents as the outbreak of the dangerous childhood disease that was declared eliminated from the United States 15 years ago continues to spread.
- [Latest Measles Count: 121 Cases in 17 States, D.C.](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/10/latest-measles-count-121-cases-in-17-states-d-c/): The number of measles cases in the United States has reached 121 patients in 17 states and the District of Columbia, federal health officials reported Monday.
- [Smartphone ECGs Have Similar Accuracy to Standard ECGs](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/10/smartphone-ecgs-have-similar-accuracy-to-standard-ecgs/): Wireless, single-lead real-time smartphone electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring accurately detects baseline intervals and atrial rate and rhythm
- [Energy Drinks Tied to Inattention, Hyper Behavior in Middle Schoolers](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/09/energy-drinks-tied-to-inattention-hyper-behavior-in-middle-schoolers/): Children who consumed energy drinks were 66 percent more likely to be at risk for hyperactivity and inattention symptoms, according to the study.
- [Secrets to Financial Success for Young Physicians](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/07/secrets-to-financial-success-for-young-physicians/): How can a young physician balance the financial stresses of overwhelming medical school debt with buying their first home, saving for retirement, buying a new car, and at the same time enjoying life?
- [Coffee Linked to Lower Risk of Endometrial Cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/06/coffee-linked-to-lower-risk-of-endometrial-cancer/): Compared to women who drank less than a cup a day, those who drank about four cups daily had an 18 percent lower risk of getting endometrial cancer
- [Anti-Vaccine Doctor's Advice to Concerned Parents: "Unfortunately, People Die" (VIDEO)](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/06/anti-vaccine-doctors-advice-to-concerned-parents-unfortunately-people-die-video/): An anti-vaccine family goes to Disneyland. They get the measles, go to a clinic in Arizona and infect a clinic employee who proceeds to expose the disease to 195 children. That's how quickly measles spreads.
- ['Survival of the Fittest' Still Key in Human Evolution](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/05/survival-of-the-fittest-still-key-in-human-evolution/): Natural selection still drives human evolution even though overall death and birth rates are lower than at any time in history, a new study suggests.
- [Patients Needed to Study Vibrating Capsule for Chronic Constipation](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/06/patients-needed-to-study-vibrating-capsule-for-chronic-constipation/): Temple University Hospital is the only hospital in the Philadelphia region participating in a nationwide clinical trial to test an innovative, vibrating capsule for patients with chronic constipation.
- [Christie's "Choice" Comment Elevates Measles Vaccine Debate](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/02/christie-says-measles-vaccine-a-choice-despite-science/): New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has inserted himself into a vaccination conversation on the heels of the measles outbreak that began last month at Disneyland in California.
- [5 Babies at Illinois Day Center Diagnosed With Measles](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/06/5-babies-at-illinois-day-center-diagnosed-with-measles/): The number of measles cases in the U.S. continues to climb as Illinois health officials say 5 babies who attend a suburban Chicago day care center are infected.
- [Hannity Tries to Stir Measles Debate, But His Own Doc Says "Vaccinate"](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/03/hannity-tries-to-stir-measles-debate-but-his-own-doc-says-vaccinate/): Hannity should listen to his own Fox News physician, Dr. Marc Siegel, who says "this vaccine is 99 percent effective and measles is incredibly contagious."
- [When It Comes to Jogging, Easy Does It, Study Suggests](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/02/when-it-comes-to-jogging-easy-does-it/): The strenuous joggers, the investigators found, were as likely to die during that time period as the sedentary non-joggers. Light joggers and moderate joggers fared better, in that order,
- [Lung Cancer No. 1 Cancer Killer of Women](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/04/lung-cancer-no-1-cancer-killer-of-women/): Lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer as the leading cancer killer of women in developed countries, reflecting changing smoking patterns among females worldwide
- [Smartphone Accessory Could Help Detect HIV, Syphilis](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/05/smartphone-accessory-could-help-detect-hiv-syphilis/): The small, low-cost device can spot markers of the infectious diseases from a finger prick of blood in 15 minutes.
- [Infection is Leading Cause for Readmission Following Surgery](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/03/infection-is-leading-cause-for-readmission-following-surgery/): The leading cause of patient readmission following surgery was surgical site infections (SSI) followed by obstruction or ileus.
- [FDA Approves New Breast Cancer Drug](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/04/fda-approves-new-breast-cancer-drug/): A new drug to treat postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- [To Protect His Son, A Father Asks School To Bar Unvaccinated Children](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/03/to-protect-his-son-a-father-asks-school-to-bar-unvaccinated-children/): Six year old Rhett finished chemotherapy last year and doctors say he is in remission. Now, there’s a new threat: measles.
- [Modern Birth Control Methods Could Avoid 15 Million Unwanted Pregnancies](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/04/modern-birth-control-methods-could-avoid-15-million-unwanted-pregnancies/): If more women had access to modern birth control methods and used them correctly, there would be 15 million fewer unwanted pregnancies in low- and middle-income nations each year
- [Patient Expenses and Medical Debt Still a Problem Under Health Law](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/04/patient-expenses-and-medical-debt-still-a-problem-under-health-law/): In 2013, medical debt was the largest cause of personal bankruptcy – 1.7 million people lived in households experiencing bankruptcy because of health costs. But the law hasn’t eliminated the problem.
- [New Guidelines for People With Nasal Allergies](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/02/new-guidelines-for-people-with-nasal-allergies/): For the one in six Americans bothered by nasal allergies, new guidelines have been issued to help doctors diagnose and treat their sniffles and sneezes.
- [Americans Confused About Cancer Risks](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/04/americans-confused-about-cancer-risks/): Fewer than half of Americans are aware that some major lifestyle factors can affect their cancer risk. Instead, they worry about claims not backed by scientific evidence
- [Blood Test Aims to Detect Parkinson's in Early Stages](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/03/blood-test-aims-to-detect-parkinsons-in-early-stages/): Researchers have developed a blood test that they say could help neurologists detect Parkinson's disease and track the illness as it progresses.
- [Medicare Physicians Must Be Aware of Overpayments and the False Claims Act ](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/03/medicare-physicians-must-be-aware-of-overpayments-and-the-false-claims-act/): Medical providers who participate with Medicare should be aware of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and the potential consequences for failing to follow its mandates.
- [1 in 5 Younger Diabetics Lacks Good Medical Care](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/03/1-in-5-younger-diabetics-lacks-good-medical-care/): One in every five young American adults with diabetes hasn't seen a doctor in the past 6 months, a new government report indicates.
- [Electronic Devices May Disrupt Teen Sleep, Study Reports](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/03/electronic-devices-may-disrupt-teen-sleep-study-reports/): The use of any electronic device during the day and in the hour before bedtime was associated with an increased risk of taking longer than 60 minutes to fall asleep.
- [Should Doctors Kick Out Patients for Refusing Measles Vaccine?](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/30/should-doctors-kick-out-patients-for-refusing-measles-vaccine/): "This is not a problem with the measles vaccine not working.," said Dr. Schuchat of the CDC. "This is a problem of the measles vaccine not being used."
- [Playing Youth Football Earlier Leads to Brain Damage](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/30/playing-youth-football-earlier-leads-to-brain-damage/): At what age is it safest for kids to begin playing tackle football? A new study of retired NFL players says you might want to hold off until at least age 12.
- [Some Kids Use Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Together, Study Finds](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/02/some-kids-use-tobacco-e-cigarettes-together-study-finds/): American children and teens who smoke may also use a variety of other nicotine delivery systems, including e-cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, hookahs and pipes, a new study finds.
- [Certain Genes in Babies May Increase Preterm Birth Risk](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/02/02/certain-genes-in-babies-may-increase-preterm-birth-risk/): Differences in the number of copies of the genes may not be what triggers a preterm birth. Instead, the differences may put a baby at higher risk of infection or preterm birth
- [Primary Care Sees Only Mixed Results from Obamacare](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/30/primary-care-sees-only-mixed-results-from-obamacare/): Obamacare programs reduced expensive hospital visits in some cases but struggled to show net savings after accounting for their cost.
- [Obama to Announce Major Personalized Medicine Initiative](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/30/obama-to-announce-major-personalized-medicine-initiative/): President Barack Obama will ask Congress to fund a research program aimed at developing treatments that would be tailored to a patient's individual genes
- [Girls Outperform Boys Academically Around the Globe](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/30/girls-outperform-boys-academically-around-the-globe/): Girls tend to get better grades in reading, math and science than boys, according to a study that challenges the belief that boys do better in these subjects than girls.
- [Tamiflu Cuts 1 Day Off Average Flu Bout](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/30/tamiflu-cuts-1-day-off-average-flu-bout/): The antiviral drug Tamiflu shortens the length of flu symptoms by about a day, and reduces the risk of flu-related complications such as pneumonia.
- [Arizona Officials Say Nearly 1,000 People May Have Been Exposed to Measles](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/29/arizona-officials-say-nearly-1000-people-may-have-been-exposed-to-measles/): In the wake of an outbreak that began at Disneyland, Arizona health officials said Wednesday that up to 1,000 people in that state may have been exposed to measles.
- [California Campaigns To Curb E-Cigarette Use](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/30/california-campaigns-to-curb-e-cigarette-use/): California officials warned residents that e-cigarettes emit an aerosol that contains at least 10 chemicals – including formaldehyde and lead — known to cause cancer or birth defects.
- [Colon Cancer Rates Rising Among Americans Under 50](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/30/colon-cancer-rates-rising-among-americans-under-50/): Although the overall rate of colon cancer has fallen, new research says that the disease has been increasing among young and early middle-aged adults.
- [Supposed Cost of Meds Helps Placebo Effect in Parkinson's Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/29/supposed-cost-of-meds-helps-placebo-effect-in-parkinsons-patients/): Results of a small study suggest that Parkinson's patients seem to improve if they think they're taking a costly medication.
- [Binge-Watching TV May Be Sign of Depression, Loneliness](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/29/binge-watching-tv-may-be-sign-of-depression-loneliness/): The more lonely and depressed people were, the more likely they were to binge-watch TV. And, people binge-watched in an attempt to distract themselves from their negative feelings
- [Physicians Under Pressure To Sell Practices: How to Remain Independent](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/27/physicians-under-pressure-to-remain-independent/): In order to maintain their autonomy, independent physicians must look to new and innovative practice models that allow them to adapt to shifting market dynamics in the health care sector.
- [Pediatric Oncologist Learns About Loss The Hard Way ](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/26/pediatric-oncologist-learns-about-loss-the-hard-way/): Pediatric oncology can be one of the most emotionally draining specialties for doctors and health care providers. Doctors are immune from those emotions, right?
- [Eye Tracking May Help to Spot Concussions Quickly](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/29/eye-tracking-may-help-to-spot-concussions-quickly/): A new eye-tracking method might help determine the severity of concussions, researchers report.
- [Learning About Hospice Should Begin Long Before You Are Sick](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/27/learning-about-hospice-should-begin-long-before-you-are-sick/): Although hospices are supposed to provide continuous nursing care to patients whose pain or symptoms are out of control — one in seven do not.
- [Teens with ADHD Use Illicit Drugs Earlier](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/28/teens-with-adhd-use-illicit-drugs-earlier/): Among people who use illicit drugs, those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) start using them one to two years earlier in their youth
- [Many Seniors Not Reporting Falls to Physician](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/28/many-seniors-not-reporting-falls-to-physician/): Millions of Americans aged 65 and older fall every year, according to the CDC. But, fewer than half tell their doctor,
- [Soda Habit May Prompt Early Puberty in Girls](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/28/soda-habit-may-prompt-early-puberty-in-girls/): Girls who consume a lot of sugary drinks may enter puberty earlier than girls who don't, Harvard researchers report.
- [Concussions Linked to Memory Loss in Study of Retired NFL Players](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/27/concussions-linked-to-memory-loss-in-study-of-retired-nfl-players/): Concussions may damage areas of the brain related to memory in National Football League players. And that damage might linger long after the players leave the sport
- [AAP Approves 2015 Vaccine Schedule for Children, Teens](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/27/aap-approves-2015-vaccine-schedule-for-children-teens/): The 2015 recommended childhood and adolescence immunization schedules have been approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other medical organizations,
- [Prostate Cancer Patients Who Smoke Double Risk of Death](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/27/prostate-cancer-patients-who-smoke-double-risk-of-death/): Smoking doubles the chances that a prostate cancer patient will see his disease spread and that he will eventually die from his illness, a new study finds.
- [Certain Allergy, Depression Meds Tied to Higher Odds for Dementia](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/26/certain-allergy-depression-meds-tied-to-higher-odds-for-dementia/): Long-term and/or high-dose use of a class of medications used for hay fever, depression and other ills has been linked in a new study to a higher risk of dementia.
- [Measles Outbreak Leads Doc Group to Urge Vaccination](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/24/measles-outbreak-leads-doc-group-to-urge-vaccination/): The measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in California has now affected more than 70 people across six states. The nation's premier group of pediatricians
- [How to Stay Safe When Riding Out a Blizzard](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/26/how-to-stay-safe-when-riding-out-a-blizzard/): As a potentially record-breaking blizzard pummels the U.S. Northeast, there are steps residents should take to keep themselves and their loved ones safe, doctors say.
- [Vice President Biden Calls for Renewed Focus on Patient Safety](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/26/vice-president-biden-calls-for-renewed-focus-on-patient-safety/): By Anna Gorman Kaiser Health News Hospitals need to focus more on reducing preventable errors and infections and the government must create more economic incentives to improve patient safety, Vice President Joe Biden said at a conference in Irvine, Calif. over the weekend. "Up until now, our health care system – in my humble opinion
- [Malpractice Reforms Offer More Open Process in Massachusetts](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/23/malpractice-reforms-offer-more-open-process-in-massachusetts/): Normally, this type of medical mistake could mark the start of a protracted malpractice lawsuit. But in Massachusetts, where medical, legal and consumer groups have worked together in support of a recently enacted law
- [Pediatricians' Group Opposes Legal Marijuana](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/26/pediatricians-group-opposes-legal-marijuana/): Marijuana shouldn't be legalized because of the potential harm it can cause children and teens, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
- [Birth Control Pill Tied to Higher Risk for Rare Brain Cancer](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/22/birth-control-pill-tied-to-higher-risk-for-rare-brain-cancer/): The risk for developing a rare form of brain cancer known as glioma appears to go up with long-term use of hormonal contraceptives such as the Pill
- [Medicaid Pay Hike for Docs Opened Doors for Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/22/medicaid-pay-hike-for-docs-opened-doors-for-patients/): A temporary Medicaid pay raise that was part of President Barack Obama’s health law made it easier for poor adults to get appointments with primary care doctors
- [Viruses May Play Role in Crohn's Disease](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/23/viruses-may-play-role-in-crohns-disease/): Viruses may play a role in inflammatory bowel diseases, including the two most common types, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- ['Hidden' Brain Damage Seen in Vets With Blast Injuries](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/23/hidden-brain-damage-seen-in-vets-with-blast-injuries/): The brains of some veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who were injured by homemade bombs show an unusual pattern of damage, a small study finds.
- ['Video Feedback' Therapy May Help Curb Autism](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/22/video-feedback-therapy-may-help-curb-autism/): A therapy involving "video feedback" -- where parents watch videos of their interactions with their baby -- might help prevent infants at risk for autism from developing the disorder
- [Patients Not Getting Desired Online Services From Docs](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/22/patients-not-getting-desired-online-services-from-docs/): When asked what services their current physician provides, less than one-third of patients said they have online bill pay or the ability to view test results online
- [Cost of Smoking Can Exceed $2 Million Over Lifetime](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/20/cost-of-smoking-can-exceed-2-million-over-lifetime/): The average financial cost of smoking is about $1.4 million. That's the estimated amount one person will spend during their lifetime as a smoker,
- [Too Much Sitting Can Be Deadly -- Even if You Exercise](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/20/too-much-sitting-can-be-deadly-even-if-you-exercise/): Regular exercise doesn't erase the higher risk of serious illness or premature death that comes from sitting too much each day, a new review reveals.
- [Sleep Position Linked to Death Risk for Those With Epilepsy](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/21/sleep-position-linked-to-death-risk-for-those-with-epilepsy/): Sleeping on your stomach may boost your risk of sudden death if you have epilepsy, new research suggests.
- [Stem Cells May Reverse Multiple Sclerosis Disability](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/21/stem-cells-may-reverse-multiple-sclerosis-disability/): A therapy that uses patients' own primitive blood cells may be able to reverse some of the effects of multiple sclerosis
- [Docs Should Negotiate Health Care Payer Contracts](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/21/docs-should-negotiate-health-care-payer-contracts/): In order to sustain viable revenue, physicians should analyze and effectively negotiate health care payer contracts.
- [Better Outcomes for Children Born With Fertility Treatments](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/21/better-outcomes-for-children-born-with-fertility-treatments/): Over the past two decades, the health of children born with the help of fertility treatments has improved substantially
- [Bullying Linked to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Children](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/20/bullying-linked-to-lower-urinary-tract-symptoms-in-children/): For 8- to 11-year-olds, bullying is associated with lower urinary tract symptoms, according to a study
- [Therapy Dogs Help Cancer Patients Cope With Tough Treatments](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/20/therapy-dogs-help-cancer-patients-cope-with-tough-treatments/): People undergoing chemotherapy and radiation for cancer may get an emotional lift from man's best friend, a new study suggests.
- [Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Pediatric Deaths](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/20/vitamin-d-deficiency-linked-to-pediatric-deaths/): In newborns and young children, vitamin D deficiency, especially when accompanied by hypocalcemia, can cause unexpected death.
- [E-Cigarettes Not Recommended as Tool to Quit Smoking, Hospital Says](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/16/e-cigarettes-not-recommended-as-tool-to-quit-smoking-hospital-says/): Since these devices contain nicotine but not tobacco, an increasing number of smokers have been turning to e-cigarettes as a tool to quit.
- [Google Glass Less Reliable Than Paper Electrocardiogram](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/20/google-glass-less-reliable-than-paper-electrocardiogram/): Google Glass technology for remote electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation is significantly less reliable than paper ECG, according to a study
- [Docs Work Up To 80 Hours Per Week](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/19/docs-work-up-to-80-hours-per-week/): Physicians work long hours, with most working 40 to 60 hours per week and a considerable proportion working 61 to 80 or more hours per week
- [Cold Effects on Skin in Raynaud's Impacted by Age, BMI](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/19/cold-effects-on-skin-in-raynauds-impacted-by-age-bmi/): For patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), cold-induced decrease in skin temperature is related to age and body mass index (BMI)
- [Pizza Takes a Slice Out of Kids' Health](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/19/pizza-takes-a-slice-out-of-kids-health/): When pizza is consumed, it makes up more than 20 percent of the daily intake of calories.
- [Rural Doc Launches Startup To Ease Pain Of Dying Patients](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/13/rural-doc-launches-startup-to-ease-pain-of-dying-patients/): He calls his new company ResolutionCare. There’s no office, no clinic. Instead he wants to put the money for those resources into hiring a team of people who can travel and make house calls, so that very ill patients don’t have to get to the doctor’s office.
- [Vitamin D May Boost Colon Cancer Survival](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/13/vitamin-d-may-boost-colon-cancer-survival/): Higher vitamin D levels in patients with advanced colon cancer appear to improve response to chemotherapy and targeted anti-cancer drugs
- [Defensive Medicine Common Among Surgeons, Radiologists](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/16/defensive-medicine-common-among-surgeons-radiologists/): More than one-quarter of all diagnostic examinations (28 percent) are ordered by orthopedic or trauma surgeons for defensive reasons.
- [Binge Eating Curtailed by Higher Doses of ADHD Meds](https://physiciansnews.com/2015/01/16/binge-eating-curtailed-by-higher-doses-of-adhd-meds/): At higher doses, the ADHD drug lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse) curtails the excessive food consumption that characterizes binge-eating disorder

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