Most Americans don’t know primary care docs can prescribe addiction meds
“…our study indicates a critical disconnect between the need for medications for opioid use disorder and people’s knowledge about how to access them.”
Why docs should ditch ‘just lose weight’ advice
Doctors aren’t learning much about nutrition in medical school, a new study finds. Instead, the focus is still on losing weight.
Why docs should ditch ‘just lose weight’ advice
Doctors aren’t learning much about nutrition in medical school, a new study finds. Instead, the focus is still on losing weight.
Why docs shouldn’t do telehealth visits in the kitchen
What’s behind doctors in telehealth video visits can sway how patients feel about the care they receive, research finds.
COVID changed doctors’ views of providing care despite risk
The COVID-19 pandemic altered a long-held convention that doctors provide care regardless of personal risk.
Doctor-parent chats can keep kids safe from injuries
When pediatricians simply talk to parents about preventing childhood injuries, it can help families keep kids safer, a new study shows.
Primary care clinics help control ‘Essential Eight’ heart disease risks
Specialized care can help you survive a heart attack or stroke. But a primary care doctor can help prevent those problems in the first place.
Trust in doctors may help overcome COVID vax hesitancy
People who trust doctors were more likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine and booster. Trust in public officials did not have the same effect.
Representation of women physicians is lacking in US movies
Women and people of color are largely missing from movie roles depicting physicians, a new study finds.
New recs empower kids, parents in medical decisions
New recommendations for decision making in pediatric medicine aim to empower the child and their parents.