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Study: 15% of surgeons abuse alcohol
Fifteen percent of surgeons suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence, according to a study in the February Archives of Surgery. Through an online, anonymous poll, respondents revealed that surgeons
Addicted surgeons, non-surgeons equally likely to return to practice
Because of surgeons' presumed bent toward perfectionism, researchers who studied addicted doctors expected them to have better success in returning to practice after treatment than other types of
VA, DoD now can share more sensitive medical records
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is loosening a rule that unduly restricts it from sharing information about certain sensitive medical conditions with the Department of Defense (DoD),
Heavy drinkers more likely to incur healthcare-associated infections
Hospital patients who have alcohol use disorders (AUDs)--which include alcohol abuse and alcoholism--are more likely to develop healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) during their hospitalizations
