CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — In the decades before his name and mugshot were splashed across local and national headlines, Dr. Javaid Perwaiz was well known as a trustworthy obstetrician-gynecologist. Perwaiz ran a solo practice in Chesapeake for nearly 40 years. The 70-year-old OB-GYN treated thousands of women every year. 10 […]
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Pediatricians are working to separate healthy and sick patients. One practice opened a separate office
Looking to make healthy children feel safe about getting medical care, a Farmington, Connecticut, pediatric practice has opened a separate clinic dedicated exclusively to patients who may have the coronavirus or another illness. Having the two offices in separate parts of town should help well children and their parents feel […]
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I’m A Doctor, And I’m Failing My Patients. Here’s What Forced Me To Recognize That.
I decided to become a doctor because of one basic assumption: it meant helping people every day. And I’m not alone — most physicians consider their profession to be a noble one. The nobility of medicine is reinforced in every aspect of the training doctors go through. We work hard […]
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‘The ones we play for’: Iowa keeps ‘wave’ for young patients
FILE – In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 file photo, Iowa fans wave to children in the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital at the end of the first quarter of an NCAA college football game between Iowa and Miami of Ohio in Iowa City, Iowa. During a season […]
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Hospitals Are Reeling Under a 46 Percent Spike in Covid-19 Patients
MILWAUKEE — The patient who died on Tuesday morning at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center was rolled out of her room under a white sheet. One nurse, fighting back tears, stood silently in the hall as the outline of the body passed by — one more death in an eight-month-old […]
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Akerna and Dutchie Integrate to Create Optimized Online Ordering Experience for Cannabis Consumers, Patients, and Businesses
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. DENVER, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — DENVER, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), an enterprise software, leading compliance technology provider, and developer of the cannabis industry’s first seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning (ERP) software technology […]
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During COVID-19, many doctors and patients are using telehealth to keep connected
Dr. Sarvam TerKonda of the Mayo Clinic Center for Connected Care consults with a patient. In 2019, Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida was ramping up its virtual options for patients, and providers conducted about 100 appointments by video throughout the year. This spring, with people staying home as a result […]