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Proportion of Black Physicians Has Changed Little Since 1900

The proportion of Black physicians has increased by a small amount since 1900 with racial income differences being statistically significant.

America’s Access to Care Crisis: Telemedicine Provides the Solution

For telemedicine to thrive in a postpandemic era, temporary rules regarding reimbursement and providers’ ability to fully care for the patient in any setting must be made permanent.

Female Sex, Work Culture Biggest Contributors to Physician Burnout

Clinician sex and local work culture may contribute more to burnout than electronic health record (EHR) usage.

Nearly Half of Older Adults Use Online Physician Ratings

More than 4 in 10 older adults in the United States have used online physician rating sites to select physicians.

Calls for More Support as Physicians Face Online Harassment

The researchers conducted 1103 surveys, encompassing 464 US physicians.

Nurse Work Environment Tied to Ischemic Stroke Outcomes

In hospitals with better nurse work environments, ischemic stroke patients experience lower odds of readmissions and shorter lengths of stay.

Digital Health Information Divide Puts Many Older Adults at a Disadvantage

Computer access to digital health information varies by race and ethnicity, a study found.

Several Racial/Ethnic-Minority Groups Underrepresented in Health Care Professions

Black, Hispanic, and Native American people are underrepresented among 10 health care professions assessed.

How Neurologists Interpret Figurative Descriptions of OFF Periods in Parkinson Disease

Study researchers sought to understand how patients describe the reemergence of motor and nonmotor symptoms as the effect of dopaminergic therapy wears off.

Branded Rx Requests Increases Medicare Costs by $1.6 Billion

Prescribers and patients motivated 30.4 percent of all branded dispensing of multisource drugs in the Medicare Part D program in 2017.