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Coronavirus, Doctors

COVID-19 shutters thousands of doctors’ offices across US

November 30, 2020

A survey by the Physicians Foundation estimated that 8% of all physician practices nationally — around 16,000 — have closed under the stress of the pandemic.

Doctors, Healthcare Providers, Nurses, VA

Health care workers wanted: A veteran needs you to work at a VA hospital

November 11, 2020

Huge vacancies in VA medical centers means that veterans are not getting the health care they need.

Coronavirus, Doctors, Medical Education

Med Students ‘Feel Very Behind’ Because of COVID-Induced Disruptions in Training

August 31, 2020

“Everyone goes along with the idea that we’re all in the same boat together. But, really, it’s like we’re all on the Titanic and it’s sinking.”

Electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19
Animal Health, Doctors, Nurses

Health Care Workers of Color Nearly Twice as Likely as Whites to Get COVID-19

August 6, 2020

Health care workers of color were more likely to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, more likely to report using inadequate protective gear,

Coronavirus, Doctors, Healthcare Providers, Hospitals, Nurses

Widely Used Surgical Masks Are Putting Health Care Workers At Serious Risk

April 28, 2020

The CDC recently said lower-grade surgical masks are “an acceptable alternative” to N95 masks, but critics say their use is almost certainly fueling illness among front-line health workers.

Coronavirus, Doctors, Healthcare Providers, Nurses

Lost On The Frontline

April 15, 2020

“Lost on the Frontline”, a Guardian and Kaiser Health News collaboration, aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who die from COVID-19.

Coronavirus, Doctors, Healthcare Providers, Nurses

‘It’s Like Walking Into Chernobyl,’ One Doctor Says Of Her ER

April 10, 2020

Health workers say they’re exhausted and burning out from the stress of treating a stream of critically ill patients in an overstretched health care system.

Coronavirus, Doctors, Healthcare Providers, Nurses

Expired Respirators. Reused Masks. Nurses in the Nation’s Original Covid-19 Epicenter Offer Sobering Accounts of What Could Come.

March 30, 2020

The complaints from Washington also show the increasing sense of fear, frustration and powerlessness many nurses and other medical workers feel as COVID-19 pummels the health care system.

Child Health, Doctors, Nurses

Retired Doctors And Nurses Don Scrubs Again to Join Coronavirus Fight

March 27, 2020

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.

Child Health, Doctors, Hospitals

Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic’s Front Lines

March 23, 2020

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,

Doctors, Drugs, Ethics

Doctors Prescribe More of a Drug If They Receive Money from a Pharma Company Tied to It

December 20, 2019

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.

Doctors

Most students in U.S. medical schools are now women.

December 12, 2019

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..

Doctors

What’s in a title? When it comes to ‘Doctor,’ more than you might think

December 5, 2019

In a recent study, women doctors were more likely to be introduced by their first names rather than by their titles.

Doctors

Dodgy treatment: it’s not us, it’s the other lot, say the experts.

November 11, 2019

Professional societies are reluctant to make recommendations against low-value treatments that make money for their members.

Doctors

Female doctors are good for your health, but endure a pay gap, burnout and depression

October 30, 2019

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.

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