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Opinion: Independent doctors like me are becoming an endangered species

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More than 100,000 doctors have  left private practice  and become employees of hospitals and other corporate entities since 2019. My four-doctor gastroenterology practice came under severe stress in 2007 due to catastrophic fee schedule cuts from our two largest payers. Read the rest…

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Spotlight On The Infectious Diseases Podcast Over 15 Years Old That Just Added New Mobile Streaming Options

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ID Podcasts’ first podcast, “A Tour of the London Museum of Science,” was posted in June 2007. From there, our content grew rapidly – we commemorated our 100 th podcast in November 2009, and our first early smartphone apps were released in May 2010.

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Inhaled Isopropyl alcohol a possible treatment for nausea and vomiting in ED

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

million US emergency department (ED) visits in 2007. The post Inhaled Isopropyl alcohol a possible treatment for nausea and vomiting in ED appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe. Current antiemetic drugs including ondansetron and metoclopramide are effective.

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Trial of Jazz’ cannabis drug in glioblastoma will start next year

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The Leeds investigators aim to recruit more than 230 patients with glioblastoma at 15 NHS hospitals in the UK from March 2022, who will be treated after evidence of first disease progression following first-line radiotherapy and chemotherapy with Merck & Co/MSD’s Temodal (temozolomide).

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Paediatric oral compounding: expert insights from a global study

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

Clinical trials in the paediatric population are more complex and therefore enhancing the capacity and expertise of paediatric hospitals and academic centres to engage in paediatric research is important. The post Paediatric oral compounding: expert insights from a global study appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe. Biopharm.,

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Life in phase III: How effective data management can support NHS Trusts to hit their targets

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million , the highest since the referral to treatment pathways began being measured in 2007. While that should be applauded, it does add an additional layer of complexity when it comes to tackling elective care waiting lists, as there now needs to be additional coordination across facilities in both NHS and private hospitals.

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Omnichannel Benchmarking: a new era of HCP engagement

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Whereas face-to-face interactions gave reps an opportunity to meet with clients in between meetings, for example, in a hospital corridor, with the addition of digital channels, reps had to develop new opportunities for introductory engagement. “A lot of focus nowadays is on secondary care and seeing hospital specialists.

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