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Over-the-Counter Meds Save Health Care System Money
by modernClinician Editorial Team
On average, each dollar spent on over-the-counter medicines saves the U.S. health care system $7.20, totaling nearly $146 billion in annual savings, according to a report released March 18 by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association.
Doctors With Malpractice Claims More Likely to Leave Medicine
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Physicians with one or more paid malpractice claims are more likely to leave practice or shift into smaller practice settings, according to a study published in the March 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Heavy Smoking Linked to Damaged Spatial, Color Vision
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Heavy smoking is associated with damaged vision, according to a study published in the January issue of Psychiatry Research.
Preoperative Phone Visits for Cataract Patients Safe, Efficient
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Phone visits can safely substitute for a standard, in-person history and physical in patients undergoing cataract surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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