The AAMC said it is studying how burnout and the aging physician population may affect the healthcare workforce. More than 40% of the current physician workforce is age 55 or older, the group said. Medscape Medical News
A report also shows that nearly half of all drugs launched in 2018 were approved after trials with fewer than 500 participants, as the need grows for niche treatments. Mean development is 13.7 years. Medscape Medical News
The government hopes that a quarter of Medicare primary care providers will participate in programs with shared-savings and capitation arrangements. It also has launched program to prepay large organizations. Medscape Medical News
Participation in a medically tailored meals program cut inpatient and skilled nursing admissions and lowered care costs for people with chronic illness and food insecurity, new data suggest. Medscape Medical News
Targeted testing of e-sports competitors is leading to a rethink about drug cheating in online gaming and which stimulants are more widespread, according to anti-doping expert Michele Verroken. Reuters Health Information
One in five deaths were tied to poor diets, researchers found; global diets need rebalancing to include more whole grains, milk, nuts, and seeds, experts say. Medscape Medical News
In the absence of a coordinated federal response, nonprofit organizations across the 1,900-mile southern border have stepped in to provide food, shelter, and medical care to immigrants. Kaiser Health News
Researchers see potential for ‘unintended consequences,’ including loss of trust in physicians, even those who do not have financial ties to drug and device makers. Medscape Medical News
The combination of olanzapine and samidorphan, shown to mitigate the weight gain observed with olanzapine alone in ENLIGHTEN-2, continues to prevent weight gain, new results from an extension study show. Medscape Medical News
New York state officials announced plans to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for prematurely declaring that General Electric Co had completed its clean-up of PCB contamination in the Hudson River. Reuters Health Information
A new Medscape report shows primary care salaries are up 21.5% since 2015 and specialists’ are up 20%. This year, 74% of physicians say they perform at least 10 hours of administrative tasks a week. Medscape Medical News
Two dozen people, including physicians, were charged in a scheme to sell orders for medically unnecessary orthopedic braces to medical equipment firms. Medscape Medical News
When Medicare patients are discharged from a hospital to a skilled nursing facility, the time it takes for a doctor or advanced-level practitioner to see them for a first evaluation can vary widely, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information
People who get to do yoga at work may be less stressed out than their peers who don’t, a research review suggests. Reuters Health Information
Inova Genomics is cited for illegally marketing MediMap genetic tests that claim to predict a patient’s response to antidepressants and other medications. News Alerts
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), head of the influential HELP committee, wants to make it easier to share and store detailed medical histories. Kaiser Health News
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was willing to wait until after the 2020 presidential election to get Congress to vote on a new healthcare plan, giving Republicans time to develop a proposal to replace Obamacare. Reuters Health Information
But while these alternative forms of healthcare access keep growing, they still represent a small percentage of overall healthcare use, a new survey shows. Medscape Medical News
Germany-based dialysis clinic operator Fresenius Medical Care AG will pay about $231 million to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company paid bribes to public health and government officials in several countries to win or retain business…
Interviews with physicians in multiple specialties turned up gaps in their understanding of the mandates of the American With Disabilities Act, authors of a new study report. Medscape Medical News
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