Internal Medicine News

A new University of California Davis study on physician job satisfaction found differences among medical specialties, with the happiest doctors caring for children and the elderly.

Do well by doing good--and do it best as an internist or a chief executive. Tired of the corporate rat race? Monthly targets wearing you down? Office politics and rounds of layoffs becoming insufferable? Seeing no point to working for the man any more? There are well-paying alternatives.

The American College of Physicians , representing 129,000 internal medicine physicians and medical student members, believes that it is essential that research on the effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of different medical treatments not be influenced by political considerations.

SEATTLE a ' It was a personal experience that first exposed Dr. Christine Cofer to palliative medicine.

November 21, 2009, 10:59 PM / The day a government task force issued a report saying that women ages 40 to 49 don't need screening mammograms, Dr.

Medicine As brilliant as House. But nicer Dr. Ho Ping Kong is co-founder of the Toronto General and Western Hospitala s Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice.

It's a phrase people are loath to hear when they're looking for a new primary-care doctor: Not accepting new patients.

When a U.S. government task force recommended that women wait until they're 50 to get their first mammogram to check for breast cancer, reaction was swift.

What if you could just pop a vitamin to improve your overall health and prolong your life? There's a vitamin that's being touted as the most underrated tool in preventative medicine.

Dr. Christine Cofer's training in the UW's Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program includes hospice care at a VA community living center.

Dr. Michael F. Picco has been with Mayo Clinic since 1999. He is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology.

Arun Ranganath, MD, an internist, has joined MaineGenerala TMs Hospitalist Service and is a member of the active medical staff.

Dr. Peter Kintzer completed his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University.

Dr. Michael D. Chidester bought a four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 110 Pennock Trace Dr.

The Ledger-Transcript recently provided a list of questions to officials at Monadnock Community Hospital relating to vaccine updates, local policies, emergency plans and where residents can find more information.

Health Professions Annual Breakfast Sunday, December 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m. Boston Park Plaza Hotel 50 Park Plaza, Boston Featured Speaker Dr.

Jerry Engh had an idea. Five days a week, four weeks a month, 12 months a year the renown hip- and knee-replacement surgeon a ' and ita TMs safe to say he is renown, his clients come to him for his expertise in the field from all corners of the map a ' wanted to help others who couldna TMt help themselves.

Genetic Basis for Congenital Heart Defects: Current Knowledge: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Congenital Cardiac Defects Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young: Endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics Export Circulation , Vol.

Main Category: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Also Included In: Primary Care / General Practice Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 A survey of more than 1,200 primary care doctors in the U.S. found that less than 25% made Pap test recommendations that were fully in line with major guidelines, according to a study published Monday in the Annals of Internal ...

Only about one fifth of U.S. clinicians consistently follow guidelines for Pap testing, with many overusing such screening, according to a federally funded survey in Annals of Internal Medicine .