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Study: 15% of surgeons abuse alcohol

Fifteen percent of surgeons suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence, according to a study in the February Archives of Surgery. Through an online, anonymous poll, respondents revealed that surgeons

Addicted surgeons, non-surgeons equally likely to return to practice

Because of surgeons' presumed bent toward perfectionism, researchers who studied addicted doctors expected them to have better success in returning to practice after treatment than other types of

VA, DoD now can share more sensitive medical records

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is loosening a rule that unduly restricts it from sharing information about certain sensitive medical conditions with the Department of Defense (DoD),

Heavy drinkers more likely to incur healthcare-associated infections

Hospital patients who have alcohol use disorders (AUDs)--which include alcohol abuse and alcoholism--are more likely to develop healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) during their hospitalizations