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Fostering the advancement of women and minority physicians in academic medicine

Although men and women attend medical school in equal numbers, for most women who go on to academic medicine, that's where the numbers stop adding up.

11 Apr 2007

Lack of control of work hours and schedule often leads to physician burnout

A new national survey of physicians has found that a lack of control of their work hours and schedule often leads to burnout, while many other difficult issues that physicians face do not seem to diminish their career satisfaction.

11 Apr 2007

Houston physicians engage in general acute-care hospital ownership

HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a provider of managed care industry intelligence, reports hordes of area physicians are venturing enthusiastically into ownership of general acute-care hospitals with the vow to treat a full range of patients.

11 Apr 2007

More choice for patients does not mean better healthcare

UNISON is critical of plans to extend patient choice, pointing out that more does not mean better.

11 Apr 2007

New rules ban sexual relationships between doctors and patients

As part of a comprehensive package of reforms in Britain, healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and midwives, will be warned against forming sexual relationships not only with patients but also with former patients.

11 Apr 2007

Physician shortage in North America

Changes in emigration patterns of Canadian-educated physicians are not believed to have had a profound effect on the Canadian physician workforce; however, Phillips and colleagues report that, in 2006, 1 in 12 Canadian-educated physicians were practising in the US.

10 Apr 2007

Newmarket, Ontario to establish world-class cancer centre

Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) will share its latest knowledge, research in cancer care, and expertise to assist Southlake Regional Health Centre (Southlake) in establishing a world-class cancer centre through a formal affiliation between a world leader in cancer care and the newly established cancer program in the Newmarket-based hospital.

5 Apr 2007

Hypnotism as a potential component of care

Hypnotism has expanded its realm from magic shows to health care.

5 Apr 2007

Call to keep NHS in Wales public

Welsh doctors have renewed calls on all political parties to keep the NHS Wales a public service.

5 Apr 2007

Safeguarding patient services, maintaining cost-effectivenes

GPs struggling to balance their books in the face of rising expenses and a zero percent increase in funding will have to take tough, business-minded decisions to minimise the effect on both their practices and patient services, advises the BMA's General Practitioners Committee (GPC).

5 Apr 2007

HHS Assistant Secretary for children, families to step down

Wade Horn -- assistant secretary for HHS' Administration for Children and Families, who oversees abstinence education programs for the Bush administration -- on Monday announced that he will resign from his position, the Washington Post reports.

3 Apr 2007

New Rhode Island rules require hospitals to provide no-cost care to low-income residents

New Rhode Island regulations that took effect on Sunday require state hospitals to provide no-cost care to any uninsured resident whose income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, the Providence Journal reports.

3 Apr 2007

British Medical Association pledges help to junior doctors as 4500 jobs go missing

The British Medical Association (BMA) is to advise junior doctors on their options if they are not appointed to a new job through the discredited Medical Training Application Service (MTAS).

3 Apr 2007

Delivering race equality in UK health service - some way to go!

Mental health services in England and Wales have been accused of being institutionally racist.

3 Apr 2007

BMJ reviews EU patient information laws

In 2002 the European parliament voted resoundingly against allowing drug companies to provide information about their products directly to patients.

3 Apr 2007

Monthly premiums for low-cost health plans in Massachusetts fell by 8% in second round of bidding

Monthly premiums for the four lowest-cost health plans submitted to the Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority decreased by an average of 8% in the second round of bidding, the Boston Globe reports.

2 Apr 2007

Bush apologizes for Walter Reed Army Medical Center issues

President Bush on Friday during a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center apologized for recently reported problems with outpatient living conditions and bureaucratic delays at the facility, the Washington Post reports.

2 Apr 2007

Lawmakers should not reduce funds for Medicare Advantage program

While Congress has some tough budget choices to make, lawmakers must realize that Medicare Advantage funding cuts would not only disrupt care for beneficiaries, but leave Medicare woefully unprepared to manage the care for millions of people with multiple chronic conditions," Scott Serota, president and CEO of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, writes in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

2 Apr 2007

Stark introduces universal health insurance bill

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair Pete Stark (D-Calif.) on Thursday introduced a bill that would seek to provide health insurance to all U.S. residents through Medicare and employer-sponsored coverage, the Oakland Tribune reports.

2 Apr 2007

BMA comment on Conservative Party election manifesto

Responding to the Scottish Conservative Party's election manifesto launched today, Dr Dean Marshall, chairman of the BMA's Scottish General Practitioners Committee said that the Party had proposed some policies that were particularly interesting for general practice in Scotland.

2 Apr 2007