Why Doctors are Leaving Clinical Practice
January 4, 2022
I read two interesting, and somewhat related, articles in medical journals this week. One of them was a review of primary care physicians’ incomes. The other was
I read two interesting, and somewhat related, articles in medical journals this week. One of them was a review of primary care physicians’ incomes. The other was
A 2017 Johns Hopkins study claims more than 250,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical errors. Other reports claim the numbers are even
For the past seven years, Medicare has been imposing penalties for hospitals who allow patients to suffer from avoidable issues. The purpose of the penalty
Deaths resulting from drug overdoses in the U.S. increased by a shocking 30% over a one-year period of the COVID pandemic. The most significant mortality numbers
The FDA has given accelerated approval to a drug – sotorasib – as a therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has KRAS G12C
Diabetic neuropathy in the lower extremities is a serious, and often disabling, condition for many patients with diabetes. The pain from the neuropathy is often
Millions of families around the world are impacted daily by Alzheimer’s disease. The diagnosis is often devastating. Can Alzheimer’s be predicted? If so, is that
With the recent surge in DNA testing services such as 23andMe, it has become increasingly easy to find long-lost or previously unknown relatives. Finding out who’s
A recent article on the website Medpage Today highlights the tragedies that can result when profit motives and medical care converge. The article was about
When you read about health issues caused by air pollution, one automatically thinks about pulmonary problems. But there is now consideration of a new link between
