Internal Medicine News

Dr. Alfred Lutterodt, a Ghanaian-born physician was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal at a ceremony in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on March 22, 2013.

In past articles, I had discussed the importance of patients empowering them- selves and working with their doctors to improve their health care.

Internists increasingly are managing complex communicable illnesses. The American College of Physicians meeting offered the latest guidance on such diseases.

Dr. James Li is chair of the Division of Allergic Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine and a board-certified asthma and allergy specialist.

While physicians in general generated less net revenue for their affiliated hospitals last year, primary-care doctors generated more, on average, than other specialists, according to a survey of hospital chief financial officers conducted by Merritt Hawkins , an Irving, Texas-based physician recruitment firm.

Primary care physicians - internists, pediatricians and family doctors - are bringing in more revenue than specialists to their affiliated hospitals, a new study shows.

MD² International, the founders and definitive providers of concierge medicine, opened their Park Avenue practice on the Upper East Side of Manhattan with Drs.

EBSCO announces the intent to collaborate with the American College of Physicians around evidence-based expertise.

Dr. Susan O'Bell is a veterinarian at MSPCA-Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston.

Dr. Mary Gallenberg is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and medical oncology.

Emergency physicians experience burnout at a rate of more than three times that of the average doctor and more than anyone else inside or outside of the medical field, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine .

Recently, a major national drug store chain announced a plan to expand its scope of services from selling prescriptions, over the counter drugs and other retail items, to now providing actual patient health care, including diagnosing and treating of patients with acute and chronic medical conditions.

Medical education leader selected for honors from nation's second-largest physician organization and international organization for medical education residency programs Phyllis A. Guze, M.D., is executive dean of the UCR School of Medicine and past chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians, the nation's second-largest...

Researcher Hopes to Screen Smokers with Early Stage Lung Disease in Next Research Phase An internist and instructor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has conducted research proving that specially trained dogs can differentiate the smell of breast cancer cells from non-cancerous cells in cell cultures.

Erlanger Health System announced that Arslan Kahloon, MD, and Laurie-Anne C. Swaby, MD, have been awarded board certification in the subspecialty of gastroenterology from the American Board of Internal Medicine .

Dr. Mary Gallenberg is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and medical oncology.

By Barb Brouwer - Salmon Arm Observer Published: May 01, 2013 8:00 AM Updated: May 01, 2013 8:40 AM A temporary shortage of internal medicine doctors meant the three-bed intensive care unit at Shuswap Lake General Hospital had to be moved down to the emergency department over the weekend.

Unethical behavior among physicians-in-training threatens to erode public trust and confidence in the medical profession, say two academic physicians in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings .

Dr. James Li is chair of the Division of Allergic Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine and a board-certified asthma and allergy specialist.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors -- a popular class of antidepressants which includes Zoloft, Paxil, and Prozac -- could increase the risk of bleeding, readmission to the hospital, and even death.