Dive Brief: The physician-led Relative Value Scale Update Committee over-allocated the time required to perform knee replacement surgeries by 23% and hip replacement surgeries by 18%, according to a new Health Affairs study. Time over-allocations were even greater when previously implanted joints were being repaired or replaced. More than 80% of original replacements and more than… Read More »
The Hippocratic Oath says nothing about taking out a bank loan to outfit your own office to start your practice, nor does it include investing in real estate to diversify your income. Of course, most doctors didn’t opt to enter medicine with the intention of building an empire of medical care (although some end up… Read More »
No one wants to be sick, especially when no one can tell them what is wrong. In the U.S., we live in a culture where we want instant results; we want easy answers for complex problems. However, in medicine, there are often no easy fixes. Adverse medical events happen, despite our best efforts. For example,… Read More »
As we enter peak cold season, new research has found the dreaded ‘commuter cold’ is real. Editor Anna Magee talks to leading GP Dr Ellie Cannon about exactly how to avoid the bugs in 2019 Most of us complain about our commuter journeys being the real reason we catch every cold going. But scientific research… Read More »
Everything IS bigger in Texas: Record-breaking 14lb, 13oz baby boy stuns doctors Ali James Medlock was born via C-section in Arlington, Texas on December 12 He was the weight of two babies, and well over the average length at 21.5 inches The doctor who delivered him said he had never seen such a big baby… Read More »