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Hawaii Trying to Stop Physician Shortage

As the United States faces a physician shortage, projected to be 100,000 by 2030, Hawaii is finding a way to keep physicians on the island. So reports Hawaii Public Radio.

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Anti-Vaxxers Increasingly Asking for Medical Exemptions in California

California doctors are seeing a rise in anti-vaxxers looking for exemptions. So reports Fierce Healthcare.

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Telemedicine Helping Hurricane Victims

With the widespread destruction wrought by Hurricane Harvey, many Houston residents are able to receive medical care via Telemedicine, reports Fierce Healthcare.

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Doctors Feel Overtreatment a Problem

Doctors feel that overtratment is prevalent in healthcare, according to a survey of more than 2,000 physicians from PLOS One. So reports Becker's Hospital Review.

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Buffalo Clinics Get in on Government Pilot Program

A new Medicare pilot program wants to help decrease the physician shortage in the Buffalo area. So reports the Buffalo News.

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Networking Site Helping Doctors with Burnout

A new networking site, the Drop Out Club, is where doctors can go to get advice and support when considering leaving the medical field. So reports Scientific American.

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Doctors Tiring of Pharmaceutical Ads

Manhattan Research's 15th annual physician technology use and attitudes survey finds that doctors want less ads from pharmaceutical companies on the websites that they frequent. So reports Fierce Pharma.

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Americam Healthcare Act Would Leave 51 Million Under 65 Uninsured

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that by 2026 some 51 million people under age 65 will be uninsured if the proposed American Healthcare Act is approved. So reports Healthcare IT News.

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Study Finds Racial Divide in Doctors' Pay

Medscape's 2017 Physicians Compensation Report shows there is a racial disparity in physician pay. So reports The Daytona Times.

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Video Consultations Spark Growth

In the U.S. it takes, on average, 20 days to get an appointment with a family physician. So reports Time.

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