physicians
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Most Americans don’t know primary care docs can prescribe addiction meds"...our study indicates a critical disconnect between the need for medications for opioid use disorder and people's knowledge about how to access them."
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Why docs should ditch ‘just lose weight’ adviceDoctors aren't learning much about nutrition in medical school, a new study finds. Instead, the focus is still on losing weight.
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Why docs shouldn’t do telehealth visits in the kitchenWhat's behind doctors in telehealth video visits can sway how patients feel about the care they receive, research finds.
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COVID changed doctors’ views of providing care despite riskThe COVID-19 pandemic altered a long-held convention that doctors provide care regardless of personal risk.
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Doctor-parent chats can keep kids safe from injuriesWhen pediatricians simply talk to parents about preventing childhood injuries, it can help families keep kids safer, a new study shows.
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Primary care clinics help control ‘Essential Eight’ heart disease risksSpecialized care can help you survive a heart attack or stroke. But a primary care doctor can help prevent those problems in the first place.
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Trust in doctors may help overcome COVID vax hesitancyPeople who trust doctors were more likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine and booster. Trust in public officials did not have the same effect.
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Representation of women physicians is lacking in US moviesWomen and people of color are largely missing from movie roles depicting physicians, a new study finds.
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New recs empower kids, parents in medical decisionsNew recommendations for decision making in pediatric medicine aim to empower the child and their parents.
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Pronoun pins would let doctors signal gender inclusivityPronoun pins would be a cheap, simple way for health care providers to signal acceptance of gender diverse patients.
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Marginalized groups face harassment in academic medicineWomen, racial and ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ individuals are disproportionately affected by workplace mistreatment in academic medicine, a study finds.
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Patients are split on getting health care from artificial intelligenceA new study digs into whether people would choose a human doctor or an artificial intelligence for diagnosis and treatment.