Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ
A federal prosecutor sent a letter to a medical journal editor, probing whether the publication is "partisan" when it comes to "various scientific debates."
A federal prosecutor sent a letter to a medical journal editor, probing whether the publication is "partisan" when it comes to "various scientific debates."
Five classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease — high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, and smoking — at age 50 can reduce life expectancy by more than 10 years.
By 2033, all physician and surgeon positions are projected to grow by an overall average of 4%, but one physician specialty is projected to grow 8% by then, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
America does not have a healthcare system. America has a sick care system, where people often receive care only after they're already ill.
Previously, I have offered four ways (other than growth) a practice can compensate for declining reimbursements: improve efficiency, boost collection ratio, increase productivity, and consider a practice merger. As promised, here are four more.
As rates of colorectal cancer soar in adults younger than 50—with the American Cancer Society reporting it to be the leading cause of cancer death among such men and the second-leading among such women—scientists have been searching for the cause.
Hospitals leave items in patients during surgeries in hundreds of cases per year, sometimes resulting in injuries and death. For a week after her surgery, 26-year-old Emily Abney-Acosta’s abdomen swelled.
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