Tuesday, May 8, 2012

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Childbirth and Obstetrics

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Professional Duty of Care

A recent study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that doctors often fail to tell patients about bad medical test results. In a review of the medical records of 5,434 patients at primary care and academic medical facilities, researchers found that doctors failed to tell patients about abnormal test results more than 7% of the time. Investigators led by Dr. Lawrence P. Cas... Read More

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