Category: Healthcare Providers
Retired Doctors And Nurses Don Scrubs Again to Join Coronavirus Fight
Anticipating a shortage of medical personnel to treat the influx of sick patients, officials put out a call for retired doctors, nurses and other medical professionals to work.
Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic’s Front Lines
At some hospitals, staff said they are being told that, contrary to standard protocol of disposal after a single use, they should clean and reuse masks,
Coronavirus: should frontline doctors and nurses get preferential treatment?
Should a health worker who contracted coronavirus while working on the front line of the health system get preferential treatment if care is being rationed?
When your doctor is also a lobbyist: Inside the war over surprise medical bills
As surprise medical billing has emerged as a hot-button issue for voters, doctors, hospitals and insurers have been lobbying to protect their own money flows.
Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures Of Health Care
Moral injury refers to the emotional, physical and spiritual harm people feel after doing things that transgress their moral beliefs.
Northwest Kidney Centers names Rebecca Cofinas Fox president and CEO
Fox will start work at Northwest Kidney Centers March 23. She becomes the fourth CEO in the organization’s history
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Today’s stories in the news
Swedish/Providence nurses plan strike; Northwest Hospital changes name; Geriatrician shortage looms; Toddlers eating vaping liquids; Vegans have worse hangovers.
Doctors Prescribe More of a Drug If They Receive Money from a Pharma Company Tied to It
Pharmaceutical companies have paid doctors billions of dollars for consulting, promotional talks, meals and more. Doctors who received payments linked to specific drugs prescribed more of those drugs.
Most students in U.S. medical schools are now women.
The number of women applying and entering U.S. Medical schools is increasing while the number of men applying and entering medical schools is declining..
What’s in a title? When it comes to ‘Doctor,’ more than you might think
In a recent study, women doctors were more likely to be introduced by their first names rather than by their titles.
Dodgy treatment: it’s not us, it’s the other lot, say the experts.
Professional societies are reluctant to make recommendations against low-value treatments that make money for their members.
Female doctors are good for your health, but endure a pay gap, burnout and depression
Compared with male physicians, women spend more time with their patients, are more likely to adhere to guidelines and are more careful in their prescribing.
Trump Shift, Backed by States, Fuels Fear of Too Few Medicaid Docs
The Trump administration wants to drop an Obama-era rule designed to ensure that there are enough doctors to care for Medicaid patients.