Summer Time Foot Care: Special Awareness Needed for Diabetes Patients
Summer time awareness story that covers foot care and diabetes.
View ArticleData Collection and Analysis Becoming More Integral to Doctor Offices and...
Reports that a variety of issues including reform mandates is creating a transformation of health care by placing greater emphasis on data collection and analysis.
View ArticleBeing Back in the Office Doesn't Have to Put a Strain on Your Health
Health and fitness tips for those with desk jobs.
View ArticleDoctors Have Help in Fight Against Pill Scammers
Resource to help medical teams deal with pill scamming doctor shoppers by understanding red flags and screening tools.
View ArticlePennsylvania Medical Society Appoints Michael Fraser as Executive Vice President
The Pennsylvania Medical Society has named Michael Fraser, former CEO of the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP), a Washington, DC-based nonprofit, as its new executive vice...
View ArticleTaking Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse to Next Level Through Free...
Appropriate use of long acting and extended release opioids training that covers prescribing, monitoring, assessment, and documentation.
View ArticleLawyers and Doctors Come Together and Agree It's OK to Say 'I'M Sorry'
A new "apology rule" was signed into law in Pennsylvania by Governor Tom Corbett.
View ArticleTreat Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, Say Physicians
Gun violence is a significant public health problem and further research into the epidemiology of risks related to gun violence should be conducted.
View ArticlePsychiatric Bed Shortage Stressing ERs
A lack of psychiatric beds is placing stress on emergency departments, according to physicians practicing in Pennsylvania who are recommending a shared bed tracking system be developed.
View ArticleElectronic Cigarettes Should Be Treated Like Tobacco, Say Doctors
Pennsylvania physicians recommend that electronic cigarettes be treated from a legislative and educational perspective just like tobacco cigarettes.
View Article12 Days of Christmas Seen Through the Eyes of Emergency Medicine Physicians
Feature story about health care issues Pennsylvania emergency room physicians see during the December holiday season.
View ArticleDoctors to CVS: What about E-Cigs too?
In response to CVS deciding not to sell tobacco products, Pennsylvania physicians ask CVS to keep electronic cigarettes off shelves too.
View ArticlePhysicians Say Medical Home Successes Ignored by Outdated RAND Study
A response from physicians about a study by researchers at the RAND Corporation that appeared in the Feb. 26, 2014, issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. The study evaluated the...
View ArticleProm Time Feature: Should Parents of Tanning Teens Ask More Questions About...
A study suggests that a percentage of teens who use tanning beds may also engage in other risky behaviors include drugs, steroids, smoking, and drinking.
View ArticlePennsylvania Physicians to Parents: Please Immunize Your Kids!
This news release covers Pennsylvania's school-required immunizations, providing background on each vaccine.
View ArticleState Health Laws Set Rules for Pennsylvania Fall Sports Coaches and...
State health laws sometimes intersect with high school sports. This release looks at a state law concerning concussions and another law on cardiac health. In addition the release looks at ACL tears and...
View ArticleGrandpop and Prostate Cancer
Covers prostate cancer-related information and statistics.
View ArticleWhat to Anticipate After You've Heard Those Dreaded Words 'You Have Breast...
This feature looks at breast cancer and provides insight on what a patient may anticipate.
View ArticleIs There Such a Thing as 'Daycare Syndrome'?
Physicians offer advice on child care health.
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