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NewsThree factors that can make or break the physician-patient relationship
For better or worse, medicine has evolved from a culture of "doctor knows best" to one of patient-centered care. But not all physicians or their patients have hopped on the pendulum and swung to the Read more...
Trend: Doctors more reluctant to accept Medicare patients
The perfect storm featuring a shortage of primary-care physicians, lower payments to the specialty and a reluctance to take on Medicare patients means the patient log jam at ERs and urgent-care Read more...
Study: Depression in aging cancer patients should be treated in primary care
Far too often, primary-care doctors miss classic signs of depression when screening patients for other conditions. This week, a study makes note that one particularly vulnerable group is elderly Read more...
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