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Are Physician White Coats Becoming Obsolete? The white coat has been the traditional physician garb. But since the pandemic, more have been wearing scrubs or more casual clothing. What's best for physicians to wear?
News, May 13, 2022
Missed Appointments: Treating Executive Dysfunction Psychiatrist Dinah Miller, MD, details the difficulties in treating patients for whom routine aspects of life can be very difficult.
News, May 12, 2022
Ex-Hospital Porter a Neglected Giant of Cancer Research Dr Yellapragada SubbaRow never received rightful recognition for developing methotrexate, a powerful, inexpensive therapy for leukemia and other diseases, and additional scientific achievements.
News, May 12, 2022
Psychiatrists With Scalpels: the History and Future of Psychosurgery Surgery for mental illness missed the mark a century ago, but the basic idea still holds.
News, May 06, 2022
Docs Find New and Better Ways to Cut EHR Input Time Physicians have been trying all types of methods to cut EHR input time and chart documentation. Here are some of their answers.
News, May 05, 2022
Q&A With Hubert (Hugh) Greenway, MD Anyone who practices Mohs micrographic surgery is likely to know the name Hugh Greenway, MD, the longtime head of Mohs and dermatologic surgery at Scripps Clinic in San Diego.
News, May 05, 2022
Tiny House Calls: Doc Pursues Dream of Being a Dollhouse Designer Inspired by her love of interior design, Kwandaa Roberts, MD, chose to leave her private practice to create beautiful homes -- both big and small.
News, May 04, 2022
Some Good News: Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor Becomes MD Need a break from the negative headlines? We've got you covered with these feel-good stories.
News, April 29, 2022
Not Reported: When Radioactive Imaging Agent Leaks Into Tissue Extravasation can be painful, can compromise the quality of imaging, and could have long-term consequences -- but it is still classed as a 'non-reportable medical event.'
News, April 28, 2022
How Old Is Too Old to Work as a Doctor? Some hospitals and medical groups have raised the question of testing older physicians for mental and physical competency. A number of doctors agree; others contest its usefulness.
News, April 27, 2022
Women in Rheumatology: A Look Back, a Look Forward This article takes a look at women's impact on the specialty in research, education, patient care, and leadership, as well as the evolving challenges they face.
News, April 22, 2022
Doc's Condiment Crusade Helps Patients Kick Salt Habit New Orleans nephrologist Dr Adrian Baudy IV brews a no-salt hot sauce that packs a punch but is kind on the kidneys.
News, April 22, 2022
Cheap and Noninvasive: Detecting HPV in Sanitary Pads HPV can be detected in menstrual pads, and offers hope of a cheap, noninvasive method for cervical screening. So why has no-one in North America heard about it?
News, April 19, 2022
Video of Supportive Dad and Nursing Student Daughter Goes Viral A TikTok video of a father who stood with his daughter as she learned if she passed her nursing licensing exam has gone viral. The two then celebrate her victory with tears of joy.
News, April 19, 2022
Survivor's Story Foreshadows One of Oncology's Greatest Successes A patient's story illustrates the tremendous improvement in lymphoma treatments over the last three decades.
News, April 18, 2022
A Gruesome Murder Changes Two Docs' Lives, and One Was the Killer Two doctors with the same last name — one commits murder — the other takes over his practice and solves the medical mystery behind the murder.
News, April 13, 2022
Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease Challenging to Treat NTM is most commonly found in Florida, California, Hawaii, and the Gulf Coast states, and its incidence appears to be increasing.
News, April 12, 2022
Photojournalist-Turned-Nurse Documents Realities of COVID An ICU nurse uses his photo skills to capture the intensity and drama of hospital life during a pandemic.
News, April 11, 2022
Improv Theater Takes a Shot at Proving Vaccine Knowledge One theater is partnering with health officials to advocate for the COVID-19 vaccine with a healthy dose of humor.
News, April 08, 2022
The Oncology Shortage Is Here. Rural Areas Face an Uphill Battle. Rural practices have been hit particularly hard by a dwindling oncology workforce, fueled in large part by the pandemic, mounting recruitment challenges, and an aging population of clinicians.
News, April 08, 2022

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