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Public Health & Policy > Medicare — Proposed recommendation would give extra pay bump to providers serving low-income beneficiaries by Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor, MedPage Today December 12, 2024 Members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) seemed favorable Thursday to a proposed recommendation to Congress that Medicare should pay physicians based on the rate

The solar array on the rooftop of the Boston Medical Center administration building provides power for the building as well as credits for the facility’s Clean Power Prescription program. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Anna Goldman, a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center, got tired of hearing that her patients couldn’t afford the electricity needed to run

At the recent Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, a Swiss researcher reported lagging interest from medical students in pursuing a radiology residency and career. She found that survey respondents recognized radiology’s importance but expressed a desire for more patient contact, among other reasons to bypass it. So, while 99% of the 1184 respondents

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In the winter semester of 2023, there were 113,383 students enrolled in medical programs in Germany, 73,244 of whom were women. This equates to nearly 65%, a remarkable figure considering that women were only granted access to universities in 1899. The rationale for their exclusion was the belief that a woman’s delicate nature was unsuitable

Jakarta heart hospital first to perform robotic cardiac surgery in Indonesia Harapan Kita National Cardiac Hospital in Jakarta has conducted what could be the first cardiac surgery using robotic technology in Indonesia.  The heart hospital invited India-based SS Innovations and its CEO and founder Dr Sudhir Srivastava to demonstrate their technology firstly through a Totally Endoscopic Coronary

Primary Care > Preventive Care — Stress, CVD, pain symptoms highly prevalent in those evaluated in New York City by Nicole Lou, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today December 5, 2024 Over 90% of asylum seekers had symptoms of psychological stress, while roughly half had symptoms of cardiovascular disease and somatic pain. High prevalence of symptoms

Perspectives > Second Opinions — Clinician diversity may be at risk with the new administration by Lilian Bravo, PhD, RN December 4, 2024 Bravo is an assistant professor at University of Miami’s School of Nursing. As a registered nurse, I've seen how cross-cultural misunderstandings can lead to poor care for my fellow Hispanic patients and