News tagged with physicians
Medical study first to pinpoint best 'nerve block' treatments for patients needing surgery for hip fractures
(Medical Xpress)—Anesthesiologists now have more direction for treating patients who have broken their hip and are undergoing surgery.
Surgery
Apr 04, 2013 |
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Symptoms and care of irregular heartbeats differ by gender
Women with atrial fibrilation have more symptoms and lower quality of life than men with the same heart condition, according to an analysis of patients in a large national registry compiled by the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
Cardiology
Mar 11, 2013 |
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Pharmaceutical advertising down but not out, study says
The pharmaceutical industry has pulled back on marketing to physicians and consumers, yet some enduring patterns persist. According to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, ...
Medications
Mar 04, 2013 |
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Physicians' brain scans indicate doctors can feel their patients' pain—and their relief
A patient's relationship with his or her doctor has long been considered an important component of healing. Now, in a novel investigation in which physicians underwent brain scans while they believed they were actually treating ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Simple policy change could solve US physician shortages in 25 states, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—According to a new University of Virginia study, half of the 50 states could end their primary care physician shortages, and save billions annually in health care costs, by a simple policy change: equalizing ...
Health
Jan 22, 2013 |
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U.S. efforts to boost number of primary care doctors have failed
(HealthDay)—Amid signs of a growing shortage of primary care physicians in the United States, a new study shows that the majority of newly minted doctors continues to gravitate toward training positions ...
Health
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Weight counseling decreases despite rise in obesity
While the number of overweight and obese Americans has increased, the amount of weight counseling offered by primary care physicians has decreased—especially for patients with high blood pressure and diabetes—according ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Brief class on easy-to-miss precancerous polyps ups detection, study shows
Most people know a colonoscopy requires some preparation by the patient. Now, a Mayo Clinic physician suggests an additional step to lower the risk of colorectal cancer: Ask for your doctor's success rate detecting easy-to-miss ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Many physicians often fulfill patient requests for brand-name drugs instead of equivalent generics
More than a third of U.S. physicians responding to a national survey indicated they often or sometimes prescribed brand-name drugs when appropriate generic substitutes were available simply because patients requested the ...
Medications
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Pre-diabetic patients respond to self-directed lifestyle interventions, researchers say
Efforts to help overweight patients avoid diabetes through lifestyle changes need not rely on intensive, one-on-one focused programs, a new clinical study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Palo Alto ...
Diabetes
Dec 10, 2012 |
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First study of eating disorders in teen ER patients suggests an opportunity to spot hidden problems
Could the emergency room be a good place to spot undiagnosed eating disorders among teens, and help steer them to treatment? A new study from the University of Michigan suggests that could be the case.
Health
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Women more likely to die from myocardial infarction than men
Women are more likely to die from a myocardial infarction than men, according to research presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012. The gender gap in mortality was independent of patient characteristics, revascularisation ...
Cardiology
Oct 20, 2012 |
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New mechanism for antibiotic tolerance found
(Medical Xpress)—Many antibiotics can lose their ability to kill bacteria – Duke University bioengineers believe they can explain one of the reasons why.
Medical research
Oct 19, 2012 |
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Eating lots of carbs, sugar may raise risk of cognitive impairment, study finds
People 70 and older who eat food high in carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, and the danger also rises with a diet heavy in sugar, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Those ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Physicians much less willing to prescribe drugs tested in pharmaceutical-industry funded trials, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Physicians are less likely to trust the results of clinical trials when they know those trials were funded by pharmaceutical companies, regardless of the quality of the research, a recent ...
Medications
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Physician
A physician, medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or medical doctor practices medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury. This is accomplished through a detailed knowledge of anatomy, physiology, diseases and treatment — the science of medicine — and its applied practice — the art or craft of medicine.
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