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The Magazine in Your Doctor's Office Can Make You Sick

Don Deane — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:30:19 +0000

During a visit to the doctor, we almost always grab a waiting-room magazine to take our mind off what’s to come. But health officials say those very periodicals could pose a health risk and actually make people sick, particularly if they’re left out for a lengthy period of time and handled by multitudes of people.

Why Do Female Doctors Make Less Than Male Doctors?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:41:01 +0000

Pay equity between men and women has been a hot topic in Washington as of late, and this should add fuel to the fire: a new study reveals female doctors are being paid less than their male counterparts. Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor sent questionnaires to 800 physician-researchers and found that [...]

Study Finds Doctors Rate Pain Symptoms Lower in Patients They Dislike

Shauna Wright — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:00:37 +0000

A new study from the University of Ghent in Belgium, which studied the relationship between health professionals and patients with chronic pain, suggests that clinicians who don’t like their patients tend to discount the level of pain they suffer from.