Top Stories 
Related 
Published On June 10, 2015
POLICY
Retirement and the Physician Shortfall
A graph that outlines the gap between physician supply and demand between 2013 and 2035.
A number of factors point to a coming shortage of physicians. Baby boomer physicians will retire, patient populations are aging, and more people have access to care through the Affordable Care Act. The chart below measures the projected physician demand against supply, and how earlier or later retirement ages might affect that. Some argue that the shortfall may encourage older physicians to work longer.
Dispatches
Bright Future for the Feces Cure Transplanting healthy human feces became a breakthrough treatment for C. diff infection. Now researchers ask—can it do more?
Scourge of the Summer Lyme disease cases spike in the warmer months. Research on the disease is inching forward, as the number of reported infections reaches new heights.
Cocoanut Grove, 1942 The largest nightclub fire in U.S. history became a milestone in modern medicine.
Is Skipping a Child’s Vaccines Medical Neglect? Pediatricians want to know whether they can call child protective services if a parent refuses to vaccinate. The answer remains unclear.
Pain for Women, Pain for Men Males and females experience pain differently—and appear to process it differently, too. Why has it taken so long for science to find out?
After Surgery, Less Pain Changing the norms of surgery may head off the addiction that can take root during recovery.
Top Stories
Sniffing Out Lung Cancer
Testing cells in the nostril may change how doctors diagnose the deadliest form of cancer.
Related
