Background Previous studies have found emergency medicine physicians have a reduced life expectancy compared to other doctors, using small subsets of data from the obituary section of the British Medical Journal
Location of work did not affect the ability to predict life expectancy (p = 0.48), and no particular specialty did significantly better (p = 0.24) (Table 2). Challenging the 10-year rule: The accuracy of patient life expectancy predictions by physicians in relation to prostate cancer managemen...
the prognosis and life expectancy for a patient with pulmonary hypertension was around 3 years and it took an average of 2 years to accurately diagnose a patient.Flolanwas the first drug to
(Photo by Brad Driver, UT Physicians) Imagine being short-winded and experiencing chest pains from just taking the trash to the end of the driveway. It was a wake-up call for Lee Pratt, who was born with a congenital heart disease. Over time, his condition had steadily worsened wit...
Qaseem A, Crandall CJ, Mustafa RA, Hicks LA, Wilt TJ; Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians. Screening for colorectal cancer in asymptomatic average-risk adults: a guidance statement from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2019...
or how to avoid obesity. “Nutritionist” does not denote someone trained and credentialed- it is a made up term that is usually used incorrectly to mean “certified dietician”. Physicians may happen to become nutrition experts but most receive a few days worth or less of nutrition training...
Moreover, many physicians themselves have unhealthy habits that may prevent them from offering advice. "Sleep-deprived doctor who scarf candy bars for lunch tend to feel inhibited in counseling others when they aren't exactly setting an example," said Dr. Walter Willett, chairman of the departmen...
To deliver treatments for rare diseases more quickly, companies share how they are adapting their launch strategies and engaging more deeply with physicians and experts
High quality training may reduce risk [18] but in some cases the most knowledgeable physicians have been more likely to be sued than their peers [19]. In one specialty, board certified physicians experienced fewer state disciplinary actions than non-certified physicians, but equal numbers of ...
As recently as 30 years ago, 90% of physicians who responded to a survey did not inform their patients about a diagnosis of cancer.44 By 1979, when the survey was repeated, that practice had been reversed. Ninety-seven percent of respondents said that they did inform patients of a cancer...