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What the FTC proposes banning non-competition could mean for documents

What the FTC proposes banning non-competition could mean for documents

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Doctors and other clinicians could more easily exit contracts and switch jobs under the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed new rule that would prevent companies from limiting employees’ ability to work for a rival. The proposed rule seeks to prohibit companies from enforcing non-competition clauses in employment contracts, a practice that represents an ‘unfair method of …

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Persily: In-State Medical Residences Boost Physician Retention

Persily: In-State Medical Residences Boost Physician Retention

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Keeping West Virginia medical students in the state once they graduate continues to be a struggle, according to a report delivered to lawmakers on Sunday. Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences Cynthia Persily of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission provided lawmakers with an overview of the report on health sciences and rural health during …

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Survivors of gangs and gun violence, these women now help others deal with their grief

Patients receive better care when specialists know the treating physicians

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Are you likely to get better care if the specialist treating you knows your GP? The answer appears to be yes, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School published January 3 in JAMA internal medicine. Patients cared for by specialists trained with patients’ primary care physicians (PCPs) reported being treated with more concern, …

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Racial disparities in lung cancer start with research

Racial disparities in lung cancer start with research

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During a routine visit to the Good Samaritan Clinic in Morganton, North Carolina in 2018, Herbert Buff casually mentioned that he sometimes had trouble breathing. He was 55 and had been smoking for decades. So the doctor recommended Buff schedule time on a 35-foot-long bus operated by the Levine Cancer Institute that would pass through …

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USC researchers work with Polaris Dawn to study a new approach to X-ray imaging in space

USC researchers work with Polaris Dawn to study a new approach to X-ray imaging in space

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Today’s space flights typically last from a few days to a few months, so medical treatment on board is mostly limited to first aid. But researchers are increasingly exploring new ground – known as in-flight space medicine – that will be key to maintaining astronauts’ health on longer missions, such as the 21-month round trip …

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USC researchers work with Polaris Dawn to study a new approach to X-ray imaging in space

USC researchers work with Polaris Dawn to study a new approach to X-ray imaging in space

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Today’s space flights typically last from a few days to a few months, so medical treatment on board is mostly limited to first aid. But researchers are increasingly exploring new ground – known as in-flight space medicine – that will be key to maintaining astronauts’ health on longer missions, such as the 21-month round trip …

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Doctors around the world are burnt out, creating spelling problems for the global workforce, new research finds

Doctors around the world are burnt out, creating spelling problems for the global workforce, new research finds

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Photo of a young nurse looking stressed as she stands at a hospital window Getty Amid the great health care resignation, recent research has shown high levels of burnout among nurses and widespread concern about the resulting damage to patient care. But new research published today by the Commonwealth Fund shows that these concerns are …

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New intervention helps substance abuse patients better manage their health

New intervention helps substance abuse patients better manage their health

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Kaiser Permanente researchers found. The study, published in Open JAMA Network on Nov. 10, was a 5-year follow-up to the LINKAGE trial, which studied 503 patients at a Kaiser Permanente substance abuse outpatient clinic in San Francisco between 2011 and 2013. The LINKAGE trial compared outcomes for patients who received patient activation training with others …

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New intervention helps substance abuse patients better manage their health

New intervention helps substance abuse patients better manage their health

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Kaiser Permanente researchers found. The study, published in Open JAMA Network on Nov. 10, was a 5-year follow-up to the LINKAGE trial, which studied 503 patients at a Kaiser Permanente substance abuse outpatient clinic in San Francisco between 2011 and 2013. The LINKAGE trial compared outcomes for patients who received patient activation training with others …

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Haven't seen your doctor for a few years? You may need to find a new one

Haven’t seen your doctor for a few years? You may need to find a new one

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When Claudia Siegel had a bug in her stomach earlier this year, she contacted her GP to prescribe something to ease her diarrhoea. The Philadelphia resident was surprised when she received a message online telling her that because she hadn’t seen her doctor in over three years, she was no longer a patient. And since …

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