Feds Will Start Limiting Telehealth Prescriptions for Painkillers, ADHD Drugs
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Federal officials plan to tighten access to drugs that have the potential for abuse by reinstating federal prescribing requirements that were loosened during the pandemic. The Biden administration will require …
Learn MoreAlmost Two-Thirds of U.S. Doctors, Nurses Feel Burnt Out at Work: Poll
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — America’s health care workforce is under unprecedented strain, and leaders of the medical profession are scrambling to shore up doctors and nurses who are burning out in record numbers.Nearly two-thirds (63%…
Learn MoreHalf of Frontline Health Care Workers Report Subthreshold PTSD Symptoms
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are common and increase the risk for health impairment among frontline health care workers (HCWs), according to a study published in the February issu…
Learn MoreDisparities Seen in Surgical Resident Representation, Attrition
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The percentage of female residents in surgical specialties has improved during the last 18 years, while the percentage of underrepresented-in-medicine (URiM) residents has not, according to a study publishe…
Learn MoreEmailing Your Doctor Could Soon Cost You
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Email has become an easy and essential form of communication between patients and physicians — so much so that doctors are deluged daily with messages from patients.Now, some hospitals and health systems have…
Learn MoreMental Health Concerns Increasingly Addressed at Primary Care Visits
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2006 to 2018, there was an increase in the proportion of visits to outpatient primary care physicians that addressed mental health, according to a study published in the February issue of Health Affairs…
Learn MoreAmericans Getting More Comfortable Talking Over Mental Health With Doctors
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Primary care doctors are no longer just in the physical health business: Americans are increasingly turning to them for mental health care, too, a new study finds.Looking at Americans’ primary care visits be…
Learn MoreCientos de médicos de EE. UU. perdieron la vida durante la pandemia
LUNES, 6 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos de los médicos de EE. UU. que fueron héroes de primera línea durante la pandemia pagaron el precio más alto por sus esfuerzos, muestra un nuevo análisis.Hubo un estimado de 622 muertes adicionales…
Learn MoreHundreds of U.S. Doctors Lost Their Lives During Pandemic
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many of America’s doctors who were heroes on the frontlines of the pandemic paid the ultimate price for their efforts, a new analysis shows.An estimated 622 extra deaths occurred among U.S. doctors aged 45 and …
Learn MoreOne in Four Female Internal Medicine Residents Experience Sexual Harassment
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One in four female internal medicine residents report experiencing sexual harassment, according to a research letter published online Jan. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Elizabeth M. Viglianti, M.D., from the U…
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