A ground-breaking study has concluded that patients who see the same doctor over time have lower death rates. Credit: CC0 Public Domain The study, a collaboration between St Leonard’s Practice in Exeter and the University of Exeter Medical School, is published today in BMJ Open. It is the first ever systematic review of the relationship between death rates and continuity of care—seeing...
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Trump administration is shutting down practice-guidelines clearinghouse for doctors
Diagnostic and treatment guidelines aren’t sexy, but they play a vital role in the practice of medicine. Physician societies, government agencies, and others issue detailed recommendations for everything from who should receive cardiac stents to which antibiotics patients should get to avoid infections after knee surgery. These documents are essential for the provision of evidence-based care, as...
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