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(HealthDay News) — Shorter shifts for medical residents don’t appear to be making any big improvements in doctors’ fatigue levels or in patient care, new ...
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Secrets to Financial Success for Young Physicians
By Dave Denniston Imagine you have just finished residency and are finally starting your medical career. You may feel relieved to finally have those years ...
Read More »Patients Needed to Study Vibrating Capsule for Chronic Constipation
Chronic constipation is a common problem that affects approximately 15 percent of the U.S. population, according to the American Gastroenterological Association. Temple University Hospital is ...
Read More »Coffee Linked to Lower Risk of Endometrial Cancer
FRIDAY, Feb. 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Ladies, a heavy coffee habit might do more than perk you up. New research suggests it may also ...
Read More »5 Babies at Illinois Day Center Diagnosed With Measles
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The number of measles cases in the United States continues to climb, with Illinois ...
Read More »Smartphone Accessory Could Help Detect HIV, Syphilis
THURSDAY, Feb. 5, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A smartphone accessory that can detect HIV and syphilis has been developed by Columbia University researchers. The findings ...
Read More »‘Survival of the Fittest’ Still Key in Human Evolution
THURSDAY, Feb. 5, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Natural selection still drives human evolution even though overall death and birth rates are lower than at any ...
Read More »FDA Approves New Breast Cancer Drug
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A new drug to treat postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food ...
Read More »Lung Cancer No. 1 Cancer Killer of Women
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer as the leading cancer killer of women in developed countries, reflecting changing ...
Read More »Modern Birth Control Methods Could Avoid 15 Million Unwanted Pregnancies
Study of 35 nations shows underuse of current contraception options WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) — If more women had access to modern birth ...
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