Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer risks in African American men
Prostate cancer, the second-most common cancer in men behind skin cancer with nearly a quarter of a million cases in the U.S. diagnosed annually, plays favorites.
Oct 26, 2021
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News tagged with family physicians
Psychology & Psychiatry
Women working as family docs report high career satisfaction overall
(HealthDay)—Women working as family doctors from 49 countries report high career satisfaction overall, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in Family Practice.
Oct 20, 2021
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Health
Study finds family physicians deliver babies in majority of rural hospitals
In the heart of a city, the distances in rural communities may be difficult to envision. The space between neighbors can sometimes be measured in miles rather than blocks; a drive to the nearest hospital may take dozens of ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Female doctors experience frustration, sexual harassment, at work
A new paper in Family Practice, published by Oxford University Press, finds that women working as doctors in 49 countries reported high overall career satisfaction but lower satisfaction with some aspects of their career, ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pediatric brain surgeon's concerns about the impact of delayed diagnoses on patients due to COVID-19
The incidence of brain cancer in children in Canada is three in 100,000. Brain cancers are treatable when they are localized but prognosis worsens and they become less treatable as they grow larger, spread throughout the ...
Oct 4, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Better mental health supports needed for pregnant individuals during the pandemic, says study
Physician-researchers say more mental health supports are needed for pregnant individuals, after a survey found nearly three-quarters of individuals who had been pregnant during the pandemic reported moderate to high levels ...
Sep 14, 2021
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Three health issues doctors are seeing more of due to COVID-19
The stress, isolation and disruption of our routines during the coronavirus pandemic have taken their toll on many of us, leading to an increase in related health problems ranging from weight gain to back pain.
Sep 13, 2021
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Vaccination
How to increase vaccination rates among Black people in Canada
To increase vaccination rates among Black people who are at high risk of COVID-19, employing an Afrocentric health-promotion approach that is centred on respecting patients' values and perspectives can help, argue authors ...
Aug 9, 2021
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Is the demise of the doctor's white coat near?
Your doctor walks into the exam room wearing a white coat. Or perhaps your physician has on a fleece or softshell jacket.
Aug 3, 2021
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When insurers and doctors haggle over Medicaid costs, patients pay the price
When physicians and insurers haggle over reimbursement payments, health care providers lose revenue due to extra administrative burdens—an issue that is particularly acute with Medicaid, a key part of the social safety ...
Jul 26, 2021
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