Tag: Doctors
Female Surgeons Face Increased Fertility Issues, Pregnancy Complications
Findings both compared with female partners of male surgeons and the general population
All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID-19 Shots
Order issued as the most populous state in the country struggles to slow infections caused by the highly contagious delta variant
Women’s Preventive Health Service Use Down in 2020
Findings show persistent decline by 20 to 30 percent for birth control, cancer screening, sexually transmitted infection screening
Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers
Mandatory vaccination is especially crucial to protect vulnerable people, including unvaccinated children and those with weakened immune systems
Underrepresented Racial, Ethnic Family Physicians Report Less Burnout
Protective effect seen for those working in more racially and ethnically diverse counties
Patients of Female Doctors Have Lower In-Hospital Mortality
Findings in Canada when adjusting for hospital and patient characteristics
EHR Use Varies Across Primary Care Specialties
Pediatric clinicians spend less total and after-hours time versus general medicine and family medicine clinicians
Burnout Symptoms Present in More Than One in Four Cardiologists
Leading cardiology associations identify drivers associated with burnout, including lack of control over workload, hectic work environment
Telephone Consults Convenient, Effective for Gynecological Care
77 percent of patients would repeat a telephone consult; most beneficial for menopause, fertility, endometriosis follow-up
Patient Engagement May Not Drive Return to In-Person Visits
Findings seen among patients receiving letter during reopening following cancellation of in-person care during COVID-19
