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Diabetes disease management through a pay-for-performance program cuts diabetes-related

Pay for Performance Cuts Mortality in Diabetes Patients

Program associated with lower risk for mortality, but not cancer incidence
National Health Service England recently recommended that professionals ask all patients their sexual orientation at every opportunity

Professionals Disagree About Asking Patients About Sexuality

Article offers opposing views about recommendation in England to ask patients about sexual orientation
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of May 18 to 22

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Americans who must work longer to reach Social Security retirement age have worse measures of health in the years leading up to retirement

Pre-Retirement Morbidity Higher in Later Birth Cohorts

Worse measures of health for Americans who must work longer to reach Social Security retirement age
In low- and middle-income countries

High Within-Country Economic Inequality in C-Section Rates

In low-, middle-income countries, C-section rates are lowest in poorest fifth, highest in richest fifth
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of June 8 to 12

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Nocebo hyperalgesia is stronger when an inert treatment is labeled as being an expensive medication rather than a cheap one

Stronger Nocebo Effect When Inert Rx Labeled As Expensive

Neural interactions between cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord mediate this effect
Online consumer ratings of specialist physicians do not predict objective measures of quality of care or peer assessment of clinical performance

Online Ratings Not Aligned With Objective Quality Measures

In addition, consumer ratings are consistent across platforms for specialist physicians
The United States has had more than 600 cases of infection with a type of fungus called a "serious global health threat" by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC: Superbug Fungus Has Sickened 600 Americans

Candida auris can survive on surfaces after routine cleaning and is often drug-resistant
A Michigan woman who defied a court order and refused to have her son vaccinated has received a prison sentence.

Michigan Woman Gets Jail Time for Refusing to Vaccinate Son

Ruling is the latest round in a long-running custody fight