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Telemedicine has exploded in scope with the COVID-19 pandemic and will leave a lasting imprint on how medicine is practiced, so it is essential for physicians to understand its basic principles and the specific rules that govern...

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In the past, we as physicians have not done a great job of advocacy, and we have largely been removed from policy discussions. The emergence of physician advocacy is a relatively new phenomenon. Why? … Read Full Article...

Telemedicine has exploded in scope with the COVID-19 pandemic and will leave a lasting imprint on how medicine is practiced, so it is essential for physicians to understand its basic principles and the specific rules that govern...

Results from the phase 2 Keynote-799 trial show that addition of pembrolizumab to concurrent chemoradiation in patients with unresectable, stage IIIA-C NSCLC leads to objective response rates (ORR) that exceeded 50%, researchers...

There’s no denying the significant impact the COVID-19 pandemic has made on medicine. “We’re practically developing new protocols every day,” says PW Editor-in-Chief Linda Girgis, MD. “We now are conducting many visits by...

There’s no denying the significant impact the COVID-19 pandemic has made on medicine. “We’re practically developing new protocols every day,” says PW Editor-in-Chief Linda Girgis, MD. “We now are conducting many visits by...

This three-part series—Part 1 in the June issue covered patient confidentiality—reviews a few topics giving physicians concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maintaining Office Safety PATIENTS l You retain the right to refuse a...

But no cost saving benefits A utilization management policy promoting hypofractionated radiotherapy is associated with the improvement of evidence-based cancer care for women with early breast cancer, researchers found. A...

In the past, we as physicians have not done a great job of advocacy, and we have largely been removed from policy discussions. The emergence of physician advocacy is a relatively new phenomenon. Why? … Read Full Article...

Adding the PARP inhibitor olaparib to bevacizumab maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer among patients who have responded to platinum-taxane chemotherapy improves outcomes regardless of when surgery took place, according to an...

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) do not have a higher risk for female genital tract malignancies, according to a study recently published in Digestive and Liver Disease. Researchers investigated the risk for female...

In the past, we as physicians have not done a great job of advocacy, and we have largely been removed from policy discussions. The emergence of physician advocacy is a relatively new phenomenon. Why? … Read Full Article...