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Patients undergoing brain or spine surgery are at no greater risk if residents assist during the operation

No ‘Downside’ With Residents Assisting During Surgery

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Findings might help reassure concerned patients
Communication failures in the perioperative setting often result from inaccurate or inaccessible documentation

Disorganized Documentation Ups Peri-Op Communication Failures

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Documentation is often insufficient, inaccessible, and not verbally reinforced
Low-dose oxybutynin is an effective treatment for hyperhidrosis

Oxybutynin Deemed Effective Treatment for Hyperhidrosis

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Improvement in Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale, quality of life; side effects frequent but minor
Many health care professionals work when they are sick

Despite Risk to Patients, Health Providers Often Work While Sick

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Main reason is not wanting to let colleagues, patients down

June 2015 Briefing – Cosmetic Surgery

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cosmetic Surgery for June 2015. This roundup includes the...
New classification of licensure for assistant physicians has been created

Public Opinion Sought on New Licensure for Assistant Physicians

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Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts seeking public opinion prior to filing rules
Work flow

Three Issues to Consider Before Selecting EHR

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Work flow, features and functionality, and technical infrastructure should all be considered
Internet-savvy Americans would like to add their doctors to their group of Facebook friends or e-mail contacts

Patients Want Online Access to Physicians, Health Records

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But many are unaware of existing options, findings suggest
Issues relating to physician retirement and evaluation of aging physicians before retirement are discussed in a Council on Medical Education report published by the American Medical Association.

AMA Discusses Pre-Retirement Evaluation for Aging Doctors

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Physicians approved development of preliminary assessment guidelines at AMA meeting
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the legality of tax subsidies for millions of Americans who signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

SCOTUS Upholds Subsidies for Affordable Care Act

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Ruling preserves tax credits for 6.4 million people in 34 states