Patients often fare better under the care of female doctors
An emerging body of research indicates that in some instances, patients fare better under the medical care of women.
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Nurse practitioners help fill primary care gaps
More adults get checkups and report better health after nurse practitioners gain the autonomy to practice primary care without doctor oversight.
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28% of Swiss dentists recommend unnecessary fillings
Most people trust doctors to treat them only when necessary. A new study looks at the problem of “overtreatment recommendations.”
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Doctors trained at top medical schools prescribe fewer opioids
If all general practitioners prescribed liked those from the best medical schools, 56.5 percent fewer opioid prescriptions would have been written between 2006 and 2014.
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Middle school vaccine mandate cut whooping cough 53%
A requirement that middle schoolers be vaccinated against pertussis seems to protect the wider community and encourage preteens to receive other types of inoculations.
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Republican and Democratic doctors treat patients differently
A study by Yale University scholars suggests doctors’ political affiliation influences their approach to health issues such as marijuana use, abortion and firearm storage.
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