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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.

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 from the virtual 2020 ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, Dr. Zev Wainberg discusses emerging data from the phase 1/2 trial of first-line liposomal irinotecan plus 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin plus oxaliplatin for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

As a result of COVID-19, many physicians had to provide telemedicine services in a matter of weeks, if not days. A major accomplishment, for sure. But are you getting paid for your hard work? Read on to find out how you can ensure you are being compensated for the work you’ve been doing.

Based on the data from the ATTRACTION-3 clinical trial, the FDA approved nivolumab (Opdivo; BMS) for the treatment of patients with unresectable advanced, recurrent, or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) who previously received fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-based chemotherapy.