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TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Next time you see your family physician or a hospital doctor, be extra kind and patient — they could be on the verge of burning out, a new study warns.
About 10% of internal medicine doctors in the U.S. report a high level of
SUNDAY, April 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — One moment, Dr. Cornelius Sullivan was standing over a patient during surgery. The next, he woke up in an ambulance on the way to the emergency room.
The anesthesiologist had hit his head on a monitor that had been moved behind him at a surgery center — a serious accident that landed him in the hospital for two nights and kept him out ...
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- April 27, 2025
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Patients generally don’t mind getting AI-written notes from their doctor’s office, unless they know the note came from a computer program, a new study says.
Patients shown messages written by either AI, otherwise known as artificial intelligence, or a human doc tended to prefer the responses drafted by AI, although overall satisfaction was high for both, researchers reported M...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 14, 2025
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Nearly 50 million Americans live in counties with no local gastroenterologist.
Gastroenterologists diagnose and treat disorders affecting the GI tract -- from gallstones and gastric reflux to colon cancer. A team led by Dr. Xiaohan Ying of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City analyzed federal data to determine where gast...
- Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter
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- February 17, 2025
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Medical schools have experienced a steep decline in enrollment among Black and Hispanic students since the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race in admissions.
The number of Black medical students fell by nearly 12% in 2024 compared to the year before, declining for the third year in a row, according to results published in the
AI can’t yet help doctors improve their ability to diagnose complex conditions, a sobering new study has found.
Doctors had about the same diagnostic accuracy whether or not they were using ChatGPT Plus, according to results published recently in the journal JAMA Network Open.
However, ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- November 15, 2024
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THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- Don't think your doctor is always taking your health concerns seriously? You might be right.
New research reveals that primary care physicians frequently won’t write down health issues raised by patients into their medical record for future reference.
When a person initiates a discussion about a health issue with their doctor, the ma...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- November 14, 2024
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It’s typically thought that medical school requires four years of study after graduating college.
But doctors might be able to shave a year off their medical education and still do a great job treating patients, a new study finds.
Graduates who took three years of medical school performed equally well on tests of skill and knowledge as peers who attended a four-year program, r...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 15, 2024
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A newly developed soft robotic finger with a sophisticated sense of touch could one day help your doctor perform routine office examinations, a new study suggests.
The finger can take a person’s pulse and detect abnormal lumps, researchers reported Oct. 10 in the journal Cell Reports Phys...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 10, 2024
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Suicide rates among female doctors are significantly higher than those of the general population, a new study finds.
Female doctors have a 76% higher suicide risk than average folks, researchers found.
Male doctors had about the same suicide risk as...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- August 22, 2024
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Where you live in the United States could play a role in whether you get a timely diagnosis of dementia, a new study says.
The same person can have twice as much chance of getting a dementia diagnosis in some areas of the country than others, researchers found.
And a timely diagnosis is becoming more and more critical, with research showing that earlier
It’s tough to open up to a doctor, even though it’s vital if patients want the best care for what ails them.
Why the reticence? People worry they’ll be judged by their doctor if they share mistaken beliefs or false ideas.
Now, a new study finds that’s not an unfounded worry.
Doctors really do take strongly negative views of patients who share conspi...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- August 7, 2024
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The number of people who trust doctors dropped steeply during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says.
Worse, those who lost their faith in medicine are less likely to get vaccinated against COVID or the flu, researchers found.
“Trust in physicians and hospitals can be critical for public...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 31, 2024
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Doctors might be authority figures, but a new review suggests hospital patients feel more comfortable when their physician comes across as less imposing.
Getting to a patient’s eye level while talking about their diagnosis or care makes a huge difference, researchers found.
Sitting or crouching next to a patient’s bedside prompted more feelings of trust and satisfactio...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 30, 2024
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More folks, especially seniors, are missing doctors’ appointments due to extreme weather, a new study shows.
The rate of missed primary care appointments increases 0.64% for every 1-degree increase in temperatures 90 degrees or hotter, researchers reported recently in the American Journal of Preventive ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 22, 2024
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Where you live plays a vital role in how easy it is to receive care for heart problems.
Nearly half of U.S. counties don't have a practicing cardiologist, and those are places with the worst heart health, a new study says.
More than 46% of U.S. counties don't have a single heart doctor, even though the rest have an average 24 cardiologists practicing within them, according to findin...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 9, 2024
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Most people addicted to opioids and their loved ones are unaware that their primary care doctor can prescribe a medication to treat the disorder, a new nationwide survey reveals.
"We've made great strides in making it easier for primary care doctors to prescribe these safe and effective treatments, but our study indicates a critical disconnect between the need for medications for opioid u...
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
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- July 2, 2024
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Telehealth has made it possible for doctors to deliver care from anywhere, but a professional-looking background helps patients feel more confident about their care and advice, a new study finds.
Even if doctors are miles away from the clinic or exam room, they should make it look like they're there, according to results published May 15 in the journal JAMA Network Open.
An...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 16, 2024
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The gender of your doctor may play a part in your prognosis: New research shows that hospitalized patients are less likely to die if they're treated by a female physician.
About 10.15% of men and 8.2% of women died while under the care of a female doctor, versus 10.23% and 8.4% when treated by a male doctor, according to results published April 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- April 23, 2024
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Most seniors have embraced "doc-in-a-box"strip mall clinics and urgent care centers as a means of getting prompt medical care, a new poll has found.
About 60% of people ages 50 to 80 have visited an urgent care center or a retail health clinic during the past two years -- even though those sort of options weren't available earlier in their lives.
"The rapid rise in availability of t...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- April 10, 2024
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It might be too soon to rely solely on machine learning for health advice, a new study finds.
After pitting the latest AI against actual human physicians, the doctors easily won, reports a team led by Dr. Andrei Brateanu, of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
For now anyway, "AI tools should not be seen as subst...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- April 3, 2024
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In a letter sent to teaching hospitals and medical schools across the country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that written consent must be obtained from patients before performing sensitive procedures such as pelvis and prostate exams.
The agency noted that it "is aware of media reports, as well as medical and scientific literature, highlighting instances whe...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- April 1, 2024
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Artificial intelligence programs could be an effective way to relieve the paperwork burden that keeps doctors from seeing more patients, a new study finds.
The AI program Chat GPT can write administrative medical notes up to ten times faster than doctors without compromising the quality of the reports, Swiss researchers report.
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The #MeToo movement has done little to blunt sexual harassment among health care professionals, a pair of new studies report.
More than half of all new doctors are subjected to sexual harassment during their first year on the job, researchers say.
That includes nearly three-quarters of ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 25, 2024
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Americans living in areas where primary care doctors and nurse practitioners are in short supply face a greater risk for emergency surgeries and complications, new research shows.
They're also more likely to wind up back in the hospital after they've left it.
That's because serious health issues don't get addressed until they become emergencies, said lead study author
Although the pandemic has ended, staffing shortages and employee burnout still plague U.S. nursing homes, a new government report finds.
But the problems didn't end there: The report, issued Thursday by the Inspector General's Office at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- March 1, 2024
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Women working in health care endure significantly more stress and burnout compared to their male co-workers, a new review concludes.
Gender inequality, a poor balance between work and life and a lack of workplace autonomy all create pressure on female health care professionals, researchers report.
On the other hand, there are factors that can protect women from stress and burnout: a...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- February 26, 2024
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Doctors are bailing on the profession for a reason that may surprise their patients.
It's not frustration with government rules or cumbersome insurance requirements, but problems securing suitable childcare for long and ever-changing working hours, a new survey published Feb. 15 in the BMJ finds.
Nearly half of health care workers nationwide say they've seen discrimination against patients while on the job, a new report reveals.
While 47% of health workers said they've witnessed discrimination against patients in their facilities, 52% said racism against patients is a major problem, according to the
The doctor tapped at his computer, ordering a routine prostate exam for an 80-year-old man, when a dramatic yellow alert popped up on the patient's electronic health record.
"You are ordering a test that no guideline recommends," it warned. "Screening with PSA can lead to harms from diagnostic and treatment procedures. If you proceed without a justification, the unnecessary test will be n...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- February 12, 2024
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A doctor or nurse might be the only person capable of convincing a vaccine-hesitant person to get the COVID jab, a new study shows.
Those who trust the medical profession are most likely to get vaccinated against COVID, despite their initial hesitancy or resistance, according to a study published recently in the journal
American physicians have mixed feelings on the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) into mainstream medical practice, a new survey shows.
The survey of nearly 1,100 doctors, conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) in August, found 41% of physicians saying they were "equally excited and conc...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 15, 2023
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Doctor's brains are great decision-makers, but even the smartest physicians might be well-served with a little diagnostic help from ChatGPT, a new study suggests.
The main benefit comes from a thinking process known as "probabilistic reasoning" -- knowing the odds that something will (or won't) happen.
"Humans struggle with probabilistic reasoning, the practice of making decisions b...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 12, 2023
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States that ban abortion could be headed to a brain drain when it comes to up-and-coming medical professionals.
Three out of four future U.S. doctors say state access to abortion is a key factor in choosing where they'll apply for their residency training, according to a survey published Dec. 5 in the journal Medic...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 6, 2023
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When doctors advise patients to lose weight, an optimistic approach is more likely to get results.
Researchers found that patients were more likely to participate in the recommended program and shed pounds if doctors presented obesity treatments as an "opportunity."They compared that upbeat approach to emphasizing the negative consequences of obesity or using neutral language.
Inter...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- November 7, 2023
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Health workers are experiencing ever-increasing levels of harassment and burnout in the wake of the pandemic, a new federal survey has found.
Reports of harassment on the job more than doubled during the pandemic years, and nearly half of health care workers often experience feelings of burnout, according to survey results published Oct. 24 in a new
A breast cancer diagnosis often causes anxiety and depression, but an empathetic doctor can help.
Supportive communication is key to reducing patient uncertainty and promoting mental well-being, Rutgers University researchers have found.
"Our findings suggest that provider communication is a key component to reducing uncertainty, and thus providers play a key role in helping to faci...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- October 18, 2023
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Extra efforts by primary care doctors to reach out to patients who need follow-up after an abnormal cancer test result leads to better results in getting that care, a new clinical trial shows.
The trial involved nearly 12,000 patients who were receiving care at 44 primary care practices. They had overdue abnormal breast, cervical, colon or lung cancer screening results.
To study thi...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- October 13, 2023
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The ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) program could grow into a source of accurate and comprehensive medical information, but it's not quite ready for prime time yet, a new study reports.
ChatGPT's responses to more than 280 medical questions across diverse specialties averaged between mostly to almost completely correct, according to a report published online Oct. 2 in
Transgender people have a tough time receiving adequate medical care due to issues like voyeurism, being treated as abnormal and even being denied care due to their gender identity, a new study finds.
"I would say what I read was not surprising at all, based on things I have heard from trans members,"said
- Sarah D. Collins HealthDay Reporter
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- September 26, 2023
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Helping undocumented immigrants in the United States connect with primary care doctors could be a money-saver, substantially reducing emergency department use and lowering health costs, a new study finds.
The findings are from a New York City program that helped arrange medical appointments from May 2016 to June 2017 for undocumented immigrants with limited incomes.
The data showed ...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- September 21, 2023
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Nearly one in five counties across the United States lack psychiatrists or internet service, making it difficult for around 10.5 million Americans to find mental health care, a new study shows.
The counties examined in the study were more likely to be in rural areas, have higher unemployment rates, and have populations that were more likely to be uninsured and lack a bachelor's degree. W...
- Sarah D. Collins HealthDay Reporter
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- September 20, 2023
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A new survey of U.S. doctors specializing in the care of transgender kids finds they're alarmed by pressure to limit patient care, threats to personal and patient safety, and the possibility of legal action.
"The increasing number of bans on gender-affirming care in the U.S. and the negative impact on pediatric endocrinologists may lead to areas in the country without access to pedia...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- September 19, 2023
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Over 3 million American children now take medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but new research shows medication errors have spiked nearly 300% in the past two decades for these kids.
The increase in ADHD medication errors parallels the increase in ADHD diagnoses, said study co-author
It's an important health topic, but both adult patients and their primary care doctors shy away from discussing firearms and gun safety, a new survey finds.
While they may discuss a variety of health risks, firearm safety isn't often one of them, the study from Michigan Medicine found.
Of more than 500 adult patients who had regular checkups during a one-month period, about 56% bypa...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- September 18, 2023
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Asian-American medical professionals commonly experience racism from both peers and patients, claims a new survey that documented myriad slurs and a lack of support.
Researcher David Yang, an emergency medicine fellow at Yale School of Medicine, studied the issue because of his own experience.
Yang, 32, a Chinese American, recalled hearing racist comments linking him to the COVID v...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- September 14, 2023
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Many Medicare patients can't get help close to home for brain and nervous system issues.
Nearly 1 in 5 Medicare recipients in the United States live at least 50 miles from their neurologist.
"Our study found a substantial travel burden exists for some people with neurologic conditions, including people living in areas with fewer neurologists and rural areas,"said study author
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- September 14, 2023
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Many Americans are behind on recommended colon cancer screenings -- and their doctors often fail to remind them, a new study suggests.
The study, by the American Cancer Society, focused on a nationwide sample of more 5,000 Americans who were overdue for colon cancer screening. All had been to a routine checkup in the past year, but only about one-quarter said their provider had advised th...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- September 12, 2023
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Much has been made of how a lack of English proficiency can interfere with a patient's ability to interact with their doctor and get the best health care possible.
But language barriers can prevent cancer patients from even getting in the door for a first visit with a specialist, a new study reports.
English speakers calling a general information line at U.S. hospitals succeeded nea...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 11, 2023
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The field of surgery has long been dominated by men, and still is today.
But two new studies show that if patients want safe, effective long-term results, picking a female surgeon might be key.
In one study involving more than 1 million Canadian surgical patients whose outcomes were followed for a year, "those treated by a female surgeon were less likely to experience death, hospita...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- August 30, 2023
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