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Women doctors can address the gender wage disparity by understanding the reasons why they earn less

How Can We Fix the Wage Gap Among Female Physicians?

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Women need to become better negotiators and lobby for transparency to reduce gender wage disparity
Three years into the campaign

CDC: Tips Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign Still Having Impact

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More than 1.8 million smokers attempted to quit smoking as a result of the 2014 ad campaign
For cancer patients

Similar, Longer Survival for Cancer Patients Who Die at Home

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In days' and weeks' prognosis groups, survival significantly longer for patients who died at home
Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with reduced risk of hip fracture

Adherence to Mediterranean Diet May Cut Hip Fracture Risk

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Women in highest quintile of aMED index have significantly lower risk for hip, not total, fractures
Use of a portable continuous positive airway pressure device can augment exercise performance in tracheobronchomalacia

CPAP Ups Exercise Performance in Tracheobronchomalacia

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62-year-old male patient had improvement in walking distance with use of portable CPAP
For the seventh consecutive year

Record Number of Med School Grads Choosing Family Medicine

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Seventh consecutive year of increase, but supply still doesn't meet demand for family doctors
Standard Precautions should be used in all health care settings

Standard Precautions Advised in Labor & Delivery to Prevent Zika

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CDC recommends use of Standard Precautions in all health care settings to prevent Zika transmission
The prevalence of acute otitis media is 46 percent by age 12 months

Prevalence of Acute Otitis Media 46 Percent by Age 12 Months

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Infants with AOM have significantly higher pathogenic bacterial colonization rates
Only half of suicidal patients in U.S. emergency departments are asked if they have access to guns

Few ER Doctors Ask Suicidal Patients About Firearm Access

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Finding points to missed chances to intervene before it's too late, researcher says
Highly conservative use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and biopsy referral is necessary for PSA screening to be cost-effective

Only Conservative Strategy Makes PSA Cost-Effective

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This includes less frequent screening and more restrictive biopsy referral criteria