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Doctors appear less likely to get divorced than most other health care professionals

Doctors, Pharmacists Least Likely Health Pros to Divorce

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But women physicians 1.5 times more likely than male counterparts
Fear of discrimination is a major reason why about one-third of lesbian

Fear of Discrimination Keeps Many LGBT Med Students Silent

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Thirty percent of LGBT surveyed said they didn't reveal sexual identity in medical school
Endoscopes that were used to perform digestive procedures between October and January were contaminated with carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae

Duodenoscopes Infected With CRE at UCLA Med Center

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Endoscopes blamed for spread of potentially deadly bacteria
For patients with hepatitis C virus

Cost-Effectiveness of Immediate HCV Rx in Early Disease Analyzed

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Rx tied to substantial costs that may compel clinicians, patients to consider delaying treatment
Seasonal influenza vaccines trigger immune system protection against the H7N9 influenza virus

Seasonal Flu Vaccine Can Offer Cross-Protection Against H7N9

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Research reveals protective response to more unique virus strains
The number of measles cases in the United States has reached 141 patients in 17 states and the District of Columbia

CDC: Biggest Rise in Recent Measles Cases in Illinois

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Latest CDC tally has 141 people sickened in 17 states and the District of Columbia
Apology laws

Article Emphasizes Importance of Apology in Medical Error

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Apology laws unnecessary if physicians understand the importance of offering accountability
For patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia and high initial inflammatory response

Methylprednisolone Use Cuts Treatment Failure in Pneumonia

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Findings for patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia, high inflammatory response
For sorafenib-treated patients with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Antiviral Tx Improves Survival in Sorafenib-Treated HBV-HCC

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Antiviral therapy with nucleoside analogues linked to improved overall survival
Fusobacterium necrophorum is responsible for one in five sore throats in young adults

Young Adult Sore Throat Could Be Due to F. Necrophorum

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Fusobacterium necrophorum implicated in 20 percent of sore throats in young adults