Posts Tagged ‘physicians’
No ‘study drugs’ for healthy kids, say doctors
YALE (US) — Prescribing ADHD drugs for children without attention issues is “not justifiable,” say doctors in a new statement. Continue…
Friday, March 15, 2013 8:54 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Mar 12, 2013 14:35 - 0 Comments
Doctor’s gender doesn’t affect risk of death
UC DAVIS (US) — A physician’s gender does not affect health-care costs or mortality, according to a large study that contradicts previous findings. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 16, 2013 13:38 - 1 Comment
Pregnant smokers get subpar help to quit
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — To help pregnant women quit smoking, healthcare providers need better communication training, according to a study that finds conversations on the topic averaged just 47 seconds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 9, 2013 11:00 - 1 Comment
Counseling scarce for overweight patients
PENN STATE (US) — Despite a rise in obesity, fewer doctors are offering weight counseling to their patients, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 10, 2012 15:17 - 1 Comment
As adults, sickle cell patients rely on ER
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — As patients with sickle cell disease outgrow pediatric health care, they rely more on the emergency room, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 10, 2012 13:23 - 3 Comments
Providers skimp on advice about pregnancy weight
PENN STATE (US) — Overweight women are not receiving proper advice on healthy weight gain or appropriate exercise levels during pregnancy, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2012 12:51 - 1 Comment
Primary care career makes debt repayment rough
BOSTON U. (US) — Unless medical students with heavy debt consider alternative strategies to support repayment, careers in primary care will make it tough to pay off their loans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 9, 2012 11:00 - 0 Comments
Doctors just say ‘no’ to drug company studies
U. ARIZONA (US) — Physicians are less likely to trust the results of clinical trials when they know the trials were funded by pharmaceutical companies, regardless of the quality of the research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 1, 2012 12:48 - 0 Comments
Doctor retweets raise red flags
PENN STATE (US) — People will trust health messages tweeted by doctors who have a lot of Twitter followers, but not messages they retweet, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 9, 2012 8:34 - 0 Comments
‘Social play’ classes keep doctors sharp
PENN STATE (US) — Mini-courses in the humanities that stimulate creative juices and add variety to doctors’ daily routines sharpen critical thinking skills and improve job satisfaction, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 8, 2012 10:31 - 0 Comments
Some doctors don’t warn about surgery risks
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Before providing treatment or surgery, some doctors and surgeons fail to explain the risks that could affect patients’ quality of life later, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2012 11:01 - 5 Comments
Do med school interviews favor extroverts?
UC DAVIS (US) — A popular method used by medical schools to interview and select students may give extroverts an edge over other personality types. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 26, 2012 11:07 - 3 Comments
Patients, doctors disagree over MD symptoms
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Physicians and patients tend to disagree over which symptoms of muscular dystrophy most affect quality of life and, consequently, which treatments should take priority, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 11, 2010 15:16 - 2 Comments
Doctors assume their beliefs match patients’
PENN STATE / TEXAS A&M (US)—American physicians are often poor judges of their patients’ health beliefs, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 29, 2010 10:14 - 2 Comments
Why docs should disclose ties to drug makers
YALE (US)—Most patients think doctors should be up front about financial ties to drug companies. Many view such relationships as unacceptable or inappropriate, especially when the gift or relationship is of a personal nature. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2010 10:03 - 0 Comments
Patients who feel in control take their meds
U. IOWA (US)—Patients are more likely to take their medications when they’re in agreement with their doctor on one critical issue: how much control patients should have over their own health outcomes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 2, 2010 21:33 - 4 Comments
When doctors just say ‘no’
UC DAVIS (US)—It’s possible for clinicians to turn down requests for inappropriate treatment and still address the patient’s concerns and preserve the physician-patient relationship. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 2, 2009 13:24 - 6 Comments
Black patients seen, not heard
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A new study finds black patients with high blood pressure talk less overall to their doctors than white patients, which may make physicians talk less about specific topics to them, leading to worse health outcomes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2009 12:30 - 0 Comments
Some doctors keep patients in the dark
CORNELL (US)—A new analysis shows that physicians failed to report clinically significant abnormal test results to patients—or to document that they had informed them—in one out of every 14 cases of abnormal results. (more…)
