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A sustained response to direct-acting antivirals lowers the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, a new study finds.

Over the past 5 years, there has been a major shift in physician practice models, with fewer doctors working in the small, physician-run practices that were considered standard in years past.

The same MRI machines that reveal the inner workings of the human body can also expose healthcare professionals to lethal attacks by hackers who use medical devices to infect computer systems with ransomware.

According to a new study, two clinics found that several initiatives enacted in those practices led to higher than average vaccine uptake among senior citizens.

A new report states that updating current vaccination guidelines could save nearly $300 million annually.

Contentiousness. Rage. Hate. Political talk often becomes anything but a civil conversation, and these days, patients are bringing their politics with them into exam rooms.

Providing healthcare pricing is important, but listing them in the form of a static menu is not helpful.

More than twice as many adults aged 45 to 65 with diabetes reported skipping doses of medication to save money, according to new data.

Women who experienced premature or early menopause were more than twice as likely to have type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.

For physicians, the main concern isn’t deciphering what a payer-government or commercial-feels is “quality” or collecting the data to prove the metrics are being met. The overarching question is whether this is really good for patients.

Come out swinging for patients.

Doctors can play a key role in addressing the ills of healthcare in the U.S., according to journalist and physician Elisabeth Rosenthal

Can you help us explain the seriousness of cloning to our physicians?

To succeed under the Meritbased Incentive Payment System (MIPS), physicians must embrace transforming how their practice does business to succeed with value-based pay.

There are ways doctors can save significant money on occupation disability insurance.

New tools can help grow or run a practice, but be sure they also help the bottom line

2017 Physician Writing Contest - Honorable Mention

The technology is hurting the one group it's supposed to help-doctors.

The evaluation of pain is extremely difficult due to its subjective nature. We need to move to an evaluation of acute pain that not only takes the patient’s perception into account, but also, for the first time, incorporates objective measures of pain into a global assessment matrix.

As your practice embraces Medicare payment reform, make sure your technology is ready as well.

If Medicare payment reform feels too "big" to your practice right now, start slowly by covering the basics.

Time is money, and nowhere is this truer than in the world of healthcare.

Up to 80% of all medical bills contain mistakes, so what can be done to fix this problem?

This is a good time for practices to revisit vaccines and remind staff and patients about the importance of immunization education.

There are dangers in straying from vaccine recommendations, so physicians play a critical part in educating patients.

An increasing number of expectant mothers are following through on the recommendation with physician advocacy serving as a key factor, a recent study says.

Antibodies passed during the third trimester to babies may weaken the infant's response to vaccines in the first few months of life, a new study finds.