Tue.Sep 12, 2023

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When Did “Herd Immunity” Become a Taboo Phrase?

Science Based Medicine

Doctors who repeatedly predicted herd immunity in 2020 and 2021, mocking and berating those who disagreed, now treat herd immunity as a taboo phrase. The post When Did “Herd Immunity” Become a Taboo Phrase? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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The Clinician of the Future: A Partner for Health, Access, Collaboration, and Tech-Savviness

Health Populi

One-half of clinicians working in the U.S., doctors and nurses alike, are considering leaving their current role in the next two to three years. That 1 in 2 clinicians is significantly greater than the global 37% of physicians and nurses thinking about leaving their roles in the next 3 years, according to the report Clinician of the Future 2023 from Elsevier.

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Looking at the Migration of Nurses Through a Utilitarian Ethical Lens

Minority Nurse

A utilitarian ethical approach views to balance the greatest good over harm to everyone involved while considering the benefits and consequences (Velasquez et al., 2021). Migration occurs when a new circumstance or opportunity is better than the existing situation. The looming shortages in the nursing workforce globally make migration inevitable. It is essential to weigh the benefits and consequences of nurses’ migration.

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7 Ways Healthcare AI Improves Office Workflow Management

99MGMT

You don't have to look far to see the use cases of AI in healthcare – diagnostics, robotic surgery, and much more. But what about the time-sucking tasks that get in the way of those important patient touchpoints ?

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Why celebrity doctors bug me

Sensible Medicine

I’ve been getting questions recently about a certain doctor and his most recent book. It doesn’t really matter who this doctor is or, for that matter, what his book is about. The specifics change every few years. The doctor is photogenic and usually male. He is smart and has an impeccable academic pedigree. The book is about a solution to a problem for which traditional medicine has little to offer.