Medical economics
Burnout increasing among physicians in the United States
The physician burnout rate in the United States is increasing, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in JAMA Network Open.
Oct 9, 2023
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News tagged with female physicians
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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Medical economics
Marriage, children tied to earnings penalty for female physicians
Being married with children is associated with a greater earnings penalty for female physicians, according to a study published online March 24 in JAMA Health Forum.
Mar 28, 2023
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Surgery
Gender-related differences in coding contribute to lower incomes for women plastic surgeons
Why do female plastic surgeons earn less than their male colleagues? Differences in billing and coding for procedures performed may partially explain this income gap, according to a study in the November issue of Plastic ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Sexual side effects of cancer treatment often unaddressed with female patients
A new study finds that sexual side effects of cancer treatment are discussed far less frequently with female patients than with male patients, even when the treatment directly affects sex organs. Among patients receiving ...
Oct 22, 2022
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Medical economics
Male physicians receive more and higher payments from medical companies
Male physicians receive significantly higher payments from the highest-grossing medical industry companies compared with female physicians, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in JAMA Surgery.
Oct 5, 2022
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Health
Doctor and patient in consultation: Who interrupts whom (and is that bad)?
During a patient's consultation with a general practitioner (GP), physicians and patients can interrupt each other. Those interruptions are often considered as pushy actions of (male) doctors that hinder patients. Linguist ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Race-based spirometry equations may miss emphysema
A secondary data analysis of the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults) Lung study found that emphysema is often detectable on CT scan before spirometry findings become abnormal. The findings suggest that ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Surgery
Female sex is associated with additional treatments following surgical therapies for intermittent claudication
It turns out that your sex may determine how you are treated for circulatory problems in the legs that cause muscle pain during walking or exercise. This condition, intermittent claudication (IC), is one of the more common ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Online program for female physicians decreases burnout, increases self-compassion, cures impostor syndrome
An online group coaching program that normalizes vulnerability and emotional processing can help fix burnout in female physicians, our study found. The doctors who participated in this program went from highly to only mildly ...
Jun 30, 2022
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