NBCSP benefits extend into other areas

Patients with colorectal cancer diagnosed through participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) have better postoperative outcomes than patients with cancers diagnosed in other ways. Australian data collected in...

Patients with colorectal cancer diagnosed through participation in the National...

Workforce

‘Carer effect’ of parenting impacts female doctors most, study shows

Female doctors’ working hours drop significantly if they have children, while male doctors work longer hours once they become a parent in a phenomenon dubbed the ‘carer effect’ by new Australian research. In dual-doctor households, female doctors cut their working hours...

Female doctors’ working hours drop significantly if they have children, while male doctors work longer hours once they become a...

Infections

T-cells rather than antibodies may be key to C. difficile recurrence

Recurrent C. difficile infection is associated with impaired Th17 immunity to bacterial toxins rather than antibody responses, new research suggests. In findings that may help identify and monitor patients at high risk of recurrent C. difficile infection, Melbourne University researchers have...

Recurrent C. difficile infection is associated with impaired Th17 immunity to bacterial toxins rather than antibody responses, new research suggests. In...

e-health

Female doctors spend an extra 30 minutes completing electronic health records

Female doctors spend half an hour more per a day completing electronic health record documentation compared to their male counterparts, a burden that may be contributing to burnout, US researchers say. A review of IT system work patterns of a thousand...

Female doctors spend half an hour more per a day completing electronic health record documentation compared to their male counterparts,...