Medical, nursing and other graduate students from New York University have been attending the play “Bill W. and Dr. Bob” as part of their studies, though the drama underscores how little has changed in our beliefs about alcoholism and what we can do about it.
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Surgeons in Belgium have identified a new knee ligament, damage to which may help explain why some common A.C.L. injuries are so unstable and slow to recover.
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Researchers found that doctors-in-training are now devoting only about 12 percent of their time at the patient’s bedside, far less than in previous generations, instead spending almost half their days in front of a computer screen documenting their cases.
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Nearly 23 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act went into effect, patients with disabilities continue to receive inadequate medical care — and many cannot even get a doctor’s appointment.
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Transcripts of patient visits show a striking difference in the way doctors talk to their obese patients and those of normal weight, Johns Hopkins researchers found.
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Two years after the 16-hour mandate was established for doctors in training, studies on the outcomes are being published, and the results reveal one thing: Maybe we should have thought a little harder about the arithmetic.
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