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According to the 2019 State Physician Workforce Data Report published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, for every 100,000 people living in the US, there are 277.8 physicians. Check out this list from Healthgrades, which outlines the top 5 states with the highest number of physicians, as well as the top 5 lowest.

Whether you’re a resident looking for your first job or itching for a change of scenery, there are plenty of websites out there that can assist in the hunt. But where do you start? Thankfully, Healthgrades features five outstanding job listing platforms for physicians looking to make a move or beginning their career in medicine.

As the COVID-19 pandemic uses up health resources, there are a few older diseases that are re-emerging, most notably tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria. Although the cases of these diseases were at their lowest point in 2018, some physicians are fearing that the COVID-19 risks are taking these diseases back to where we were 20 years ago.

The survey demonstrates the rapid adoption of telemedicine, with 48% of physicians respondents reporting that they are now treating patients through telemedicine, but the pandemic is also creating significant disruption as some physicians are furloughed and others consider practice changes.

Thanks to the Internet, more consumers than ever before are exposed to misleading, fraudulent medical hoaxes. These are five of the major culprits out there. Combat the misinformation for your patients and replace it with trustworthy, evidence-based research.

In this podcast, Dr. Jennifer Caudle speaks with Drs. Kathryn Ruddy and Joerg Herrmann from the cardio-oncology clinic at the Mayo Clinic to talk about the field that’s devoted to improving cardiovascular health both during and after cancer therapy.