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Burnout may lead family doctors to leave medicine

Family physicians who report feeling burned out are nearly 1.5 times more likely to change practices or stop practicing medicine entirely than their peers who don't report burnout, a study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers ...

Good call: Earlier reminders cut missed doctor visits

Decreasing the number of missed doctor appointments may be a relatively simple fix, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Arlington. Researchers found that when an outpatient clinic in the Rio Grande Valley ...

An extra year of schooling cuts child harm, says study

Compulsory schooling for 16-year-olds boosts attendance and reduces their risk of maltreatment and need for emergency health care, research led by Monash University and the University of South Australia has found.

Exposing inconsistencies in Australian aged care quality

A national study led by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Center based at SAHMRI and the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University, has revealed significant gaps in the quality of aged care services ...

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