Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 9, 2022
How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
Bringing cardiac care to the heart of rural America
The medical care disparity is widening between urban and rural America. What can we do about it?
Male physicians in Maryland make 49.6% more than female physicians
Disparity almost the same as four years ago
Study: Transgender patients have barriers to primary care
Experiences relevant for rural patients
Interoperability: the next chapter
The trends that will drive interoperability in 2022 and beyond.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 8, 2022
What can be done to bridge the pay gap?
Pay disparities are more common than you would think.
Smoking rate in underserved communities double that of general population, study says
Mental health conditions linked to smoking.
5 steps to make telehealth work for physicians and patients
There are barriers to telehealth adoption that physicians must overcome to realize the technology’s promise.
Test-to-Treat COVID initiative comes under fire from doctors
Skipping physicians for convenience not the best way for patients to receive care says AMA
The economic costs of obesity
How to overcome the rising costs of obesity
Racial prejudice hurts health outcomes
Study shows that people who live in communities with higher levels of racial prejudice have higher rates of heart disease and mental health problems.
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 7, 2022
Nonprofit Civica announces plan for affordable insulins
Pending FDA approval, could be available in 2024.
Prior auths not improving despite payer promises
Vast majority of medical groups say prior auths continue to increase
The importance of supporting female physicians
Enrollment rates are up for female physicians, but retention is still an issue.
Health care employment rises by 64K jobs in February
Still down 1.9% from pre-pandemic levels
Vaccination divide between rural and urban areas continues to increase
Rural areas lag well behind their urban counterparts when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 4, 2022
How Tammie Chang, MD, found strength by writing for herself and fellow female physicians
Chang gives the advice she wishes someone would have told her when she was struggling.
Drug overdose deaths have risen fastest among non-whites since onset of COVID-19 pandemic: study
Overdose death rate among Blacks exceeds whites for first time since 1999
Health care providers are main source of information blocking complaints
211 possible cases involving hospitals and physicians have been reported through the ONC portal
Study: Facebook policy blocked vaccine misinformation
Social media a ‘critical challenge for public health’
Family physicians versus the health system
An exclusive excerpt from the new book “Searching for the Family Doctor: Primary Care on the Brink."
How to become a better communicator and negotiator in 2022
Some of the essential characteristics of being a good communicator are to be concise, specific, pleasant, approachable, and most of all, to be a good listener.
Identifying promising health care stocks
Coronavirus Omicron variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: March 3, 2022
Survey: Market may be shifting as more physicians willing to consider rural practices
Physicians, administrators consider factors such as compensation, autonomy.
Some of the challenges female physicians face
Women physicians deal with more setbacks than their male counterparts.
Teladoc, Amazon announce partnership for telehealth through Echo devices
‘Alexa, I want to talk to a doctor’
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