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Loan Forgiveness, Educational Debt May Affect Practice Patterns
Graduates with loan forgiveness/repayment program more likely to enter primary care fields
New Screening Criteria Help Better ID Retinopathy of Prematurity
Use of criteria may substantially reduce the number of infants receiving eye exams
Physician Mental Health Has Declined During the Pandemic
Findings show an increase in mental health, substance use-related visits among Canadian physicians
EHRs Take Up Substantial Time for Ophthalmologists
27 percent of an average-length patient encounter is spent on electronic health record use
Oral Azithromycin Equivalent to Six Weeks Doxycycline for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Equivalence seen in total meibomian gland dysfunction score and Ocular Surface Disease Index score; no more adverse effects seen in azithromycin group
Sharing Passwords Is Widespread Among Medical Staff
Almost three-fourths of survey respondents report having used a colleague's password to access EMRs
Gender Differences Seen in Toxoplasmosis Eye Disease Symptoms
Women more likely to experience repeat cases and have more than one lesion
FDA Warns Companies on Unsafe, Unapproved Stem Cell Treatments
Patients contracting deadly infections at clinics offering the unapproved treatments
Fear of Discrimination Keeps Many LGBT Med Students Silent
Thirty percent of LGBT surveyed said they didn't reveal sexual identity in medical school
May 2015 Briefing – Ophthalmology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for May 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
