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Match Day: Record number of residencies offered
Match Day resulted in a record number of residency positions offered, most notably in primary care, which “hit an all-time high.”
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NOVIDs: Do some have the genes to dodge COVID?
Some in the U.S. have apparently managed to avoid the virus, data suggest.
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Physician suicide: Investigating its prevalence and cause
“From your first day of medical school and throughout your career, there was a very rigid system in place that is quite unforgiving, is quite...
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The human-looking robot therapist will coach your well-being now
Plus: The mother of all mindsets and a colon named Collin.
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'Zombie viruses': Fascinating and a little frightening
A team of European researchers digging into Siberian permafrost discovered and revived 13 types of prehistoric viruses.
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Clinician violence: Virtual reality to the rescue?
Workplace violence is affecting so many providers in hospital emergency departments but also throughout other parts of the hospital.
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Who can sue docs for wrongful death? Some states are trying to expand that group
Plus, the types of emotional damage that physicians can be sued for is expanding in pockets across the nation.
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‘Breakthrough’ study: Diabetes drug helps prevent long COVID
Metformin led to a 42% drop in long COVID among people who had a mild to moderate COVID-19 infection.
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Telehealth doctor indicted on health care fraud, opioid distribution charges
According to court documents, Dr. Sangita Patel was responsible for submitting Medicare claims for improper telehealth visits she didn’t conduct...
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We have seen the future of healthy muffins, and its name is Roselle
Plus: Mice get drunk, and sober, for science; brains can be more powerful than stomachs.
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Specialty and age may contribute to suicidal thoughts among physicians
“The specialties with the highest reporting of physician suicidal thoughts are also those with the greatest physician shortages.”