A Kentucky bill that seeks to ensure physicians have confidential access to mental health support cleared the Senate Standing Committee on Health Services Feb. 15, according to a Feb. 17 report from the Winchester Sun.
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The American Academy of Family Physicians has sent a letter to President Joe Biden with recommendations for continuing healthcare access after the federal COVID-19 public emergency ends May 11.
Physicians at Allina Health's Mercy Hospital campuses in Fridley and Coon Rapids, Minn., filed a petition Feb. 14 for a union representation election with the National Labor Relations Board.
Angela Poppe Ries, MD, has been named chief medical officer of VyncaCare, a home healthcare company for patients living with serious illness.
Christopher Jankosky, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Neurolixis, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the treatment of psychiatric and neurologic disorders.
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Dr. Rahul Gupta has been presented with the American Medical Association's award for outstanding government service.
Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, has been selected as the next chief of pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital.
Erica Ciminelli, MD, has joined the team at Williamsburg, Va.-based Sentara Pediatric Physicians, the Peninsula Chronicle reported Feb. 14.
A survey conducted by Sermo and LiveWorld has found that 57 percent of physicians in the United States change their perceptions of certain medications and treatments based on social media content they've seen.
Here are five statistics physicians should know about burnout, according to data from Medscape's 2023 "Physician Burnout & Depression Report."