A virtual physician's conference
Telemedicine facilitates communication between family physicians, hospitals and nursing services -- yet current solutions lack flexibility and are consequently very expensive. A new software program is...
View ArticlePhysicians knowledge of childhood food allergies needs room for improvement
With an estimated four to six percent of children in the U.S. suffering from food allergies, a new study shows that pediatricians and family physicians aren't always confident they have the ability to...
View ArticleDoctors can influence when parents wean children from bottle, study finds
Family doctors and pediatricians can influence when parents wean their children from the bottle, thereby helping to reduce tooth decay, obesity and iron deficiency, according to a new study by...
View ArticleStudy maps need for kids' doctors in rural areas
(AP) -- There are enough children's doctors in the United States, they just work in the wrong places, a new study finds. Some wealthy areas are oversaturated with pediatricians and family doctors....
View ArticleUS family physicians miss opportunities to discuss IUDs with patients
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) for contraception are safe and effective, but only a small fraction of women in the United States use them.
View ArticlePainkiller prescribing varies dramatically among family physicians: study
Some physicians are prescribing opioids such as OxyContin 55 times as often as others, according to a new study led by St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)....
View ArticleFamily members of critically ill patients want to discuss loved ones'...
Critically ill patients frequently have uncertain prognoses, but their families overwhelmingly wish that physicians would address prognostic uncertainty candidly, according to a new study out of the...
View ArticlePrimary-care physicians can fill gap in colorectal cancer screening
The number of people who need colonoscopies to screen for colorectal cancer is outpacing the number of endoscopists available to perform them, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
View ArticleHow to turn conflict into collaboration when patients and physicians disagree
In an era when people are more informed about their care and more assertive with their physicians, an impasse can develop over issues as simple as a patient insisting on unnecessary tests or...
View ArticleHigher health insurance costs force doctors to talk about money with patients
As health insurers require people to base more treatment decisions on out-of-pocket costs, physicians should learn to talk to patients about money, according to researchers at Wake Forest University...
View ArticleHome palliative sedation checklist may ease concerns
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (February 18, 2010) - Can patients near death safely receive sedation at home, fully respecting their own and their families' wishes? This...
View ArticleOne-page questionnaire is effective screening tool for common psychiatric...
A one-page, 27-item questionnaire that is available free online is a valid and effective tool to help primary care doctors screen patients for four common psychiatric illnesses, a study led by...
View ArticleBullying can be a summertime issue, too
(Phys.org) -- The threat of bullying doesn't stop at the schoolyard gate nor does it end when the final bell signals the beginning of summer vacation, warns Dr. Jennifer Caudle of the University of...
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