New Health Care Act Could Result in 23 Million Losing Insurance
While premiums may lower over the long-term, many would face much higher out-of-pocket costs
New Interactive Module Aims to Clarify Professional Boundaries
Module focuses on potential boundary violations relating to treating family, colleagues, receiving gifts
Nine of Ten Practices Surveyed Have Dismissed Patients
Reasons include inappropriate behavior toward staff, violation of Rx policies, repeatedly missed appointments
Gender Confirmation Surgeries Up 20 Percent From 2015 to 2016
Rise attributed to more widespread insurance coverage, growing acceptance of transgender people
Skin Needling + PRP Deemed More Effective Than Either Alone
For atrophic scars, good results for single treatment, but more obvious improvement with combo tx
Platelet-Rich Plasma Effective for Female Pattern Hair Loss
Significant improvement in hair volume and quality in PRP-injected sites, plus patient satisfaction
Tips Provided to Help Physicians Plan for Retirement
Strategies to save for retirement should be adapted through different stages of physicians' careers
Review Supports Early Multimodal Tx for Infantile Hemangioma
General consensus supporting early multimodality treatment for infantile hemangiomas of the nose
Treatment in Hospital by Older Doctors Tied to Higher Mortality
Older patients' hospital survival slightly higher when physician is younger, researchers say
Plan Suggested for Reducing Health Care Costs
Nine-point plan includes streamlining in billing, reduction in high facility fees, reducing drug costs
