November 18, 2024

Study: Medical Trainee Burnout Higher Among SGM

Lower workforce representation and higher burnout rates among SGM physicians represent key challenges, as approximately 7.6% of US adults and 22.3% of Generation Z identify as SGM, yet only 4.6% of attending physicians reported SGM status in this study.

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November 12, 2024

Portal Privacy Study Shows Age Group Trends

Among young adults aged 18-26, 55% reported they would modify sensitive health information shared with clinicians if parents could access their patient portal, according to a 2023 study of 349 participants.

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October 29, 2024

Study: Parent Physicians Face $2M Pay Gap

Parent physicians face stark earning divides: mothers' pay drops with each child while fathers see raises, creating $2M career gap.

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October 25, 2024

Testosterone Therapy Boosts Quality of Life in Gender-Diverse Adults

In a first-of-its-kind RCT, early testosterone access led to an 11.6-point improvement in self-rated health scores among transgender and gender-diverse adults, while delayed-treatment controls showed no significant change.

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July 26, 2024

Healing and Owing: U.S. Health Workers' $150 Billion Debt Dilemma

A new study exposes the alarming levels of medical and educational debt burdening U.S. health care workers, with debt disproportionately affecting women, Black workers, and those in lower-paying fields.

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June 26, 2024

FDA Releases Guidance for Drugmakers on Diversity in Clinical Studies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance for drugmakers and medical device makers to improve diversity in clinical trials, emphasizing the importance of actions to support more equitable access to medical innovations.

Conexiant

July 23, 2024

Epilepsy Prevalence Is Doubled in SGM Communities

New report details the burden of epilepsy in the sexual and gender minority (SGM) community, which is at particular risk for health disparities.

Conexiant

September 24, 2024

Pediatric Wards: Idaho Bursting, Alaska Empty

From overflowing cribs to empty pediatric wings, new data reveals a 133.3% difference in children's hospital bed occupancy rates between the most and least crowded states.

Conexiant

June 05, 2024

Noncompete Ban May Not Help Nonprofit Workers

Health care professionals welcome the FTC's new rule banning noncompete agreements but are concerned it may not protect those in nonprofit health care settings, potentially impacting most of the nation's medical professionals.

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