AMA: Practicing Empathy May Lead to More Joy in Medicine
Doctors should take advantage of first few minutes of clinical encounter, give full attention to patients
Promising Results for Laughter-Based Exercise Program
Significant improvements in mental health, aerobic endurance, self-efficacy for LaughActive program
Physicians Treating Few Patients With Buprenorphine
22 percent of prescribers had monthly census of one to three patients; 9 percent had >75 patients
Stress May Compromise Health Benefits of Eating ‘Good’ Fats
However, stress does not seem to make the body's response to 'bad' fats even worse
Economic Burden of U.S. Opioid Epidemic $78.5 Billion Annually
Costs includes health care, lost productivity, treatment programs
Hospitals Increasingly Employing Doctors, Effects on Care Uncertain
Switch to employment model not linked to improvement in any of four composite quality metrics
Average Premiums for Health Care Coverage Stable in 2016
Family premium 3 percent higher in 2016 than 2015; no change in share of firms offering health benefits
Internet Addiction May Indicate Other Mental Health Issues
Over-reliance on the web possibly linked to depression, anxiety, and impulsivity in college kids
Medical Marijuana Laws Linked to Reduced Opioid Use, Abuse
Study of fatal car crashes finds fewer linked to opioids where medical pot is legal
Recommendations Developed for Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
Concept of reference case, set of standard practices that all analyses should follow is recommended
