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  • The New Rules for Finding a Doctor

    July 26, 2021

    At the same time, physicians at the intersection of burnout and growing older are closing their practices or retiring (see the Next Avenue article, "When Your Trusted Professionals Retire"). The Physicians Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy group, in a report issued in August 2020 says COVID-19 prompted the closing of approximately 16,000 medical practices with another 8,000 expected to close within the year.

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  • Physician Advocacy: Can It Recover From COVID-19?

    July 13, 2021

    "Return to normal" comes up a lot when discussing the COVID-19 pandemic. When used broadly, the expression can refer to when the country will return to normal. Or it can be scaled down to refer to benchmarks used for any industry or profession.

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  • The Telehealth Initiative

    July 12, 2021

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  • The Elephant in the Physicians’ Lounge

    July 6, 2021

    With roughly 156 million Americans fully vaccinated for COVID-19, physicians are seeing signs of relief on the horizon. That relief can't come soon enough.

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  • Physicians Urged To Prepare For Mental Health Crises

    May 25, 2021

    The Physicians Foundation has developed a tool to help physicians prepare for mental health crises.

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  • ‘Structural Racism’ Reflected in Regional Cardiovascular Death Rates

    May 24, 2021

    The U.S. has experienced a decrease in CVD-related death rates over the past 40 years. However, scientists from the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have discovered glaring disparities between areas with high and low mortalities.

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  • What We Need To Be Healthy—And How To Talk About It

    May 3, 2021

    In COVID-19’s wake, millions of Americans have been struggling with the basics—feeding their families, paying their rent, or earning enough to make ends meet—at unprecedented levels, especially in communities of color.

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  • Affluent Americans Rush to Retire in New ‘Life-Is-Short’ Mindset

    May 3, 2021

    After a year of early-morning Zoom calls, the specter of a deadly virus and soaring stock and real estate values, working American baby boomers who can afford it plan to get out while the getting’s good.

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  • Exhaustion And Trauma Take Toll On Georgia’s Front-Line Medical Workers

    April 14, 2021

    With the number of new infections falling and number of people getting vaccinated rising, the worst of the pandemic may be over in Georgia.

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  • Medical Organizations Collaborate to Foster Wellness, Equity and Leadership for Women Physicians

    April 14, 2021

    The Women’s Wellness through Equity and Leadership (WEL) Alliance is launching the second phase of an initiative developed to create more equitable work environments for women physicians.

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