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Christian doctors claim victory in lawsuit over state aid-in-dying law
The litigation is one of a number of lawsuits recently filed by doctors in California and around the country regarding rights to free speech and...
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MDs with chronic illness live in a different medical world
Along with the physically demanding schedule of medical practice, they must cope with what many call a “culture of invincibility” within medicine...
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Community workers may address psychiatrist shortage
To date, 20 workers have been trained and have started to meet with clients in clinics in four New York City neighborhoods.
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U.S. psychiatrist shortage causing months-long wait times
Telepsychiatry is a potential solution to provider shortages and geographic barriers but does not resolve the shortage of psychiatric outpatient...
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What’s in a drug name?
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Medicaid expansion closing racial gap in GI cancer deaths
Results of a new study were particularly notable for Black patients, for whom there was a consistent increase in receiving therapy and a decrease...
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Why doctors are disenchanted with Medicare
Reimbursements, at 80% of that of third-party insurers pay, are often slow to arrive, and the paperwork is burdensome.
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As Medicaid purge begins, ‘staggering numbers’ of Americans lose coverage
The majority of people who have lost coverage were dropped because of technicalities, such as not completing paperwork, not because state...
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CMS to cover Alzheimer’s drugs after traditional FDA okay
“If the FDA grants traditional approval, CMS is prepared to ensure anyone with Medicare Part B who meets the criteria is covered.”
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Endocrinology pay steadily climbs, gender gap closes
Endocrinologists’ earnings still place them in the lowest five specialties in terms of pay, above infectious diseases, family medicine, pediatrics...