Health
The 'doctor of nursing practice' will see you now
When Vernon Langford sees patients, he typically wears a white lab coat with his title—"Dr."—and his credentials as a nurse practitioner stitched on the front.
Nov 20, 2023
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News tagged with family physician
Cardiology
American Indian and Alaska Native adults had higher rate of premature heart attack deaths
American Indian and Alaska Native adults had significantly higher heart attack death rates at younger ages compared to adults in other racial and ethnic group, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research looks at life satisfaction in pandemic-era teens with mental health histories
New research from the NIH's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program suggests that during the COVID-19 pandemic, some teens with a history of depression, anxiety, autism and ADHD experienced more severe ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Pediatrics
Pandemic didn't lower parents' trust in childhood vaccines
Lots of vaccine disinformation spread during the pandemic, and doctors worried that may have given some parents pause about not only the risks of the COVID shot, but of childhood vaccines as well.
Oct 23, 2023
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Medical economics
The impact of not having a family doctor: Patients are worse off, and so is the health system
About 6.5 million Canadians—roughly 1 in 6—do not have access to primary medical care.
Oct 19, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Physicians and medical students delay childbearing, family building due to medical training
More than 60% of physicians and medical students reported delaying having children or building a family due to medical training, with half also having regretted doing so, according to recent survey findings published in JAMA ...
Sep 15, 2023
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Health
Commercialization of cannabis linked to increased traffic injuries
Annual rates of emergency department visits for cannabis-involved traffic injury increased by 475% over 11 years, according to a new study from The Ottawa Hospital, Bruyère Research Institute, and ICES.
Sep 6, 2023
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Medical research
Pipeline program at medical school boosts primary care residency matches and representation
Primary care provides critical support for the global health care system. But in many communities across the country and around the world, primary care physicians are in short supply.
Aug 8, 2023
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Medical economics
The impact of low-value care received by Medicare beneficiaries outside of their health systems
Results from a new study conducted by a team of researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital, published in the August issue of Health Affairs, show that a substantial ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Pediatrics
CDC recommends RSV shot for all infants
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that all infants under the age of 8 months be given a new antibody shot to help guard against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Aug 4, 2023
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