News tagged with medical practitioners


New tool measures emergency department interventions to reduce patient drinking

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed and validated a new tool, the first of its kind, to measure how well emergency department physicians administer a brief intervention ...

Addiction created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Average 25% pay gap between men and women doctors largely 'inexplicable'

According to the latest survey of UK hourly pay by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) female doctors' pay lags behind their male colleagues by 28.6%.

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Doctors subjects of patients' verbal, physical aggression

More than 70 per cent of doctors faced verbal or written aggression and almost a third confronted physical aggression in the workplace over a 12-month period, according to new research.

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Diaspora doctors heed homeland calling on Aleppo front line

A few days ago, Hazem left his wife and 11-month-old son in England and flew to Turkey with another Syrian-born doctor from Manchester to offer help on the front line in Aleppo.

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Use of retail medical clinics continues to grow, study finds

Fast-growing retail medical clinics are attracting more older patients and delivering more preventive care, particularly flu shots and other vaccinations, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation.

Health created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GPs' knowledge gap hinders uptake of long-term contraception

(Medical Xpress) -- General practitioners (GPs) lack the knowledge and ability to adequately provide long-term contraceptive care to women in their practices, according to new research.

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Autism often not diagnosed until age 5 or older: U.S. report

(HealthDay) -- Even though autism symptoms typically emerge before age 3, most children with autism are diagnosed when they're 5 or older, a new snapshot of autism in America shows.

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A nurse practitioner-driven palliative care intervention improves cancer patients' quality of life

Recent studies have shown that palliative care interventions aimed at addressing patients' emotional, spiritual and social needs have a significant impact on cancer patients' quality of life and may even improve cancer patients' ...

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'Gonad groping' Brits won't spot testicle cancer - doctor

Celebrity appeals for British men to fondle their testicles to detect early signs of cancer are a waste of time and possibly harmful, an opinion piece published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) says.

Cancer created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Coloradans can make money by losing weight

(AP) -- Insurance company Kaiser Permanente Colorado is offering cash to Coloradans to lose weight and keep it off.

Health created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Free LA medical clinic to draw 5,000 uninsured

(AP) -- More than 5,000 people are expected to show up for free medical care at a Los Angeles arena starting Thursday.

Health created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Miracle' plant boosting health in Sierra Leone

A tropical plant said to be nutritional dynamite is being plugged by Sierra Leone's government as a natural cure-all in the country, which has some of the worst health indicators in the world.

Health created Sep 17, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Seniors' adverse drug reactions need better prevention strategies

Medical practitioners need to implement new strategies for decreasing adverse drugs reactions among seniors, conclude the authors of a scientific literature review led by Michael Steinman, MD, a physician and geriatrics researcher ...

Medications created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study raises concern over 'unintended consequences' of GP reward scheme

Improvements in quality of care associated with the GP pay for performance scheme in the UK appear to have been achieved at the expense of small detrimental effects on non-incentivised aspects of care, finds a study published ...

Health created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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