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Almost two-thirds of U.S. doctors, nurses feel burnt out at work: Poll

Medical Xpress

America's health care workforce is under unprecedented strain, and leaders of the medical profession are scrambling to shore up doctors and nurses who are burning out in record numbers.

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Doctors don’t have time for digital

World of DTC Marketing

QUICK READ: Patients are returning to their doctor’s office, and it’s not uncommon for appointments, or routine visits, to be scheduled weeks or months in advance. When I sent an email to my doctor’s office, I was shocked when she said the earliest appointment she had for physicals was in September.

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Future doctors and nurses feel unprepared for disasters, finds Swedish study

Medical Xpress

Most students of medicine and nursing in Sweden consider their own knowledge of disaster medicine inadequate. However, students who have been conscripts in the military are at an advantage, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

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Hospitals contracted with private companies are cutting costs by relying on nurses

NPR Health - Shots

To save money, many are increasingly relying on nurses and physician assistants instead of doctors. More and more hospitals are contracting with private companies to run their emergency departments.

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Opinion: Certified nursing assistants do important work. They deserve to be paid a living wage for it

STAT News

When my aunt arrived, certified nursing assistants were there, providing comfort and care throughout my grandmother’s passing. At the time, doctors and nurses were being lauded as heroes. CNAs didn’t get that acclaim, though they should have. Read the rest…

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Doctors and nurses produce roadmap to future-proof healthcare

Pharma Times

Report uses input from healthcare professionals to highlight training and support needs, while also warning about departures

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STAT+: Advanced practice clinicians slightly more likely to take industry funding than doctors

STAT News

A slightly larger share of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced practice clinicians accept payments from drug and device makers compared with physicians, a first-of-its-kind study found. Of all the advanced practice clinicians working in the U.S. Of all the advanced practice clinicians working in the U.S.

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