Study supports periodic re-certification for doctors
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NEW YORK  - The time elapsed since a primary care physician's last board certification correlates with a decline in the quality of care provided to patients, according to a study published today.
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Some family doctors have five times the number of patients than others, research shows.
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Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors, but studies have shown that physiciansâ apologies may protect against litigation.
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THE health habits of men who remarry are exposed today as researchers claim they stop trying when they find a new wife. The US scientist believe they can prove that men who marry for the second or third time
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A recent study says doctors are performing too many unwarranted CT scans, exposing patients to cancer-causing radiation
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Every year, doctors write approximately 65 million prescriptions for drugs not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the federal agency that regulates prescription drugs.
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There is a lot of talk about the need to boost the training and retention of Canada&#39;s medical workforce.
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So concludes a large study of US male health professionals who were monitored for up for eight years. Men are healthier when married, the study shows, but being remarried is a mixed blessing.
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Healthcare experts call for more funding, better training, and changes in institutional culture.
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WASHINGTON -- Young doctors made far fewer mistakes when their hours were restricted to let them get some sleep, according to the first study to directly examine the issue.
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Primary care doctors, who sometimes review hundreds of test results each week, reported in a new study that delays in reviewing results for patients are common, and many said they are unhappy with how they manage these crucial pieces of information.
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After 26 years of a successful medical practice, Alan Berkenwald took for granted that he had a good reputation. But last month he was told he didn't measure up -- by a new computerized rating system.
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The revised &quot;Medical checkup standards for Civil servants enrollment (trial)&#39;&#39; has been published online. Compared with the original one there are great amendments for the revised one.
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Doctors try to balance a patient's trust with new technology.
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Consumers may soon have more information to help them select a doctor when they need an operation or other serious medical procedure.
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The editors of 11 medical journals, including some of the most prominent ones in the United States, are adopting a policy meant to improve public access to study data, especially
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FREDERICK, Md. -- Doctors in Maryland and around the country are increasingly using methods popularized by labor organizers to counter rising premiums for malpractice coverage.