Health
The '$5 doctor' practices medicine from bygone era
(AP)—Patients line up early outside his office just off the town square, waiting quietly for the doctor to arrive, as he has done for nearly 60 years.
Nov 13, 2012
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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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Medical economics
Growth in home health care failing to keep up with surging demand, study finds
Recent growth in the number of health care workers providing home care for Medicare patients is "small and inadequate" compared with the increasing demand in an aging America, a new study suggests.
Apr 16, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Children's headaches rarely indicate a need for eyeglasses
A new study provides the first clear evidence that vision or eye problems are rarely the cause of recurring headaches in children, even if the headaches usually strike while the child is doing schoolwork or other visual tasks. ...
Nov 12, 2012
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Health
Talking with trained doctors can help abused women
Women who are experiencing intimate partner violence feel better supported, more confident, and less depressed when trained family doctors counsel them, according to new research in the journal Family Practice.
Nov 13, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How better conversations can reduce vaccine hesitancy for COVID-19 and other shots
New parents have many decisions to make soon after their baby is born. One of them is about vaccination.
May 11, 2021
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Medical economics
Canadian patients report high levels of satisfaction from an integrated model of virtual and in-person care
In an effort to increase access to care in underserved communities, researchers from the University of Ottawa evaluated the implementation of an integrated virtual care (IVC) model. Their study evaluated the overall experience ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Medications
Doctors not informed of harmful effects of medicines during sales visits
The majority of family doctors receive little or no information about harmful effects of medicines when visited by drug company representatives, according to an international study involving Canadian, U.S. and French physicians.
Apr 10, 2013
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Vaccination
A direct recommendation from a doctor may help with vaccine hesitancy
Have you found yourself feeling frustrated when trying to convince a friend or family member to get vaccinated for COVID-19? Or maybe you are that friend or family member, and you're fed up with people pushing you to get ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Diabetes
Diabetes care depends on how your doctor is paid
From 2006 to 2008, nearly 75 per cent of Ontarians with diabetes did not receive all of the tests recommended to properly monitor their disease. How their doctor was paid was one of the factors determining the care they received, ...
Jun 5, 2014
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