HCN Essentials: Most & Least Active Docs | Diabetes Screening Changes | “Sorry, I’m Fed Up”August 31, 2021 | Trending in Healthcare All Specialties Most and Least Active Physicians by Specialty The 2022 Physician Specialty Data Report from the Association of American Medical Colleges is now available. It tracks practicing physicians by specialty and compares the numbers to a five-year-ago report to calculate a percentage change within each specialty. When the top ten specialties with the most active physicians are compared to the top ten specialties with the fewest, it is clear that the least populated are growing the fastest. Read full article Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism USPSTF Makes ‘Huge’ Change to Prediabetes, Diabetes Screening Recommendations for Adults Research shows that the “old” 2015 recommendation would only identify about half of Americans with prediabetes and undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. Based on this data, the US Preventive Services Task Force has lowered the recommended screening age from 40 to 35 years in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adults who are overweight or obese. Read full article Allergy & Immunology Sorry, I’m Fed Up. It’s Not Professional, But I Am. An OBGYN voices frustration — “silently cursing behind my mask” – with the patients who “recite a litany of scientifically illiterate reasons for not taking” the COVID-19 vaccine despite its 99%+ effectiveness in keeping them alive. Do you share this doctor’s sentiments? Read full article
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