Dealing with COVID-19 pandemic conspiracy theorists, online and in their hospitals, is taking a toll on physicians, NBC News reports.
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U.S. House Democrats have introduced a bill that would forgive student loan debt for healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Exposure to the medical system likely contributes to burnout among residents and fellows rather than traits associated with a particular generation, a study published in the journal Academic Psychiatry shows.
About 25 faculty pediatricians from Detroit-based Wayne State University are no longer allowed to provide primary care services at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, The Detroit News reported.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health said it has established a new task force that will screen front-line healthcare workers for burnout.
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About a third of healthcare workers say they have poor access to testing for COVID-19, a new survey conducted by MedPage Today shows.
A top emergency room physician who treated countless COVID-19 patients during New York City's peak died by suicide April 26, according to The New York Times.
A request for hazard pay — compensation for the increased risk of providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic — from residents at New York City-based NYU Langone Medical has been rejected by hospital leaders, MedPage Today reports.
New Jersey will allow physicians who live in the U.S. with licenses from other countries to practice in the state as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cody (Wyo.) Regional Health has designated a wellness area for healthcare workers, according to AHA News.