More than 60 percent of OB-GYNs say the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v. Wade one year ago has worsened pregnancy-related mortality and made it more difficult to manage emergencies related to pregnancy, according to…
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Indianapolis-based Eskenazi Health's medical group has done away with noncompete clauses from its physicians' contracts, enabling them to join competing hospitals or health systems without consequence, a spokesperson for the health system told Becker's.
Dozens of university professors and organizations wrote letters to Mayo Clinic protesting the suspension of a physician who publicly criticized the National Institutes of Health, CNN reported June 16.
Medical eponyms, or conditions that are named after former physician leaders and experts in medicine, often have dark roots — and although their continued phase-out is supported by top medical groups including the American Psychiatric Association and the World Health…
Atlanta-based Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University researchers found women, minorities and LGBTQ people in academic medicine experience higher rates of sexual harassment, cyber incivility and negative workplace climates — leading to worse mental health.
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The University of Maryland-Baltimore has awarded Loki, a 5-year-old therapy dog, a "dogtorate" for helping deliver "hero healing kits" to nurses during the pandemic, People reported June 15.
Days after a nurse was stabbed by a patient in the emergency department at Heywood Hospital, the Gardner, Mass.-based facility said it is implementing new security measures, including patient screenings and visitor restrictions.
More than 1 in 5 physicians say they receive inadequate support from leadership, according to a survey that was conducted by healthcare consultancy company Jarrard.
A recent study found 84 percent of Americans oppose allowing medical professionals to deny care to an LGBTQ person based on their religious beliefs.
Eighty percent of healthcare workers surveyed in Massachusetts said their leadership does not support them, according to a study published June 8 in the Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice.