Questions regarding the policies, business, ethics, and other aspects of the practice of medicine that are not directly about the health of an individual.
Questions tagged [practice-of-medicine]
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Which type of doctor to see when?
What type of doctors are specialised in what fields?
Ideally, below is a Community List of which doctors are responsible for what. This list is not exhaustive and should not be taken at face value depending on medical circumstances, but it should…
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Differences between MD vs DO regarding computational research?
I'm nearing graduation from university, at which point I'll have a degree in computer science (bioinformatics) with a minor in mathematics. My intention is to specialize in computational medical research, perhaps applying various A.I. techniques to…
user11108
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Are homeopathy treated patients really experiencing "Placebo"?
Today my mother told that a person who has heart disease is sound with an expensive homeopathic treatment. And I stopped explaining her that it's a placebo. I hear this claim a lot. In fact it worked for me!
Kurzgesagt talks about homeopathy, and…
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What guarantees the benevolence of a doctor?
We are often told to trust doctors and the healthcare system in general. But what guarantees that the doctor is so willing to help, especially if they are hired in a public system?
Just the fact that they studied, applied for and finally got the…
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Medicines in the fridge
Why are there some medicines that are put in the fridge?
Thanks
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What exactly does "general practitioner" mean?
In the US, is a general practitioner (GP) a doctor who has finished a medical school and has a medical licence, but does not have any further specialization?
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Need a primary care doctor: Internal medicine or family medicine?
I'm a single adult male looking for a primary care doctor, and I don't know how to choose between a doctor specializing in family medicine, and one specializing in internal medicine.
I've read this brief summary and this history of the differences…
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What is the estimated monetary benefit (or cost) of annual checkups?
I've been seen seeing the "TV Doctors" commercials recently from Cigna. And it got me wondering. Strictly from a financial sense, what is the estimated average benefit (or cost) of annual checkups. Seeing these commercials run so heavily would…
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What is the name of this medical practice?
new here. I am a software engineer and I want to make a thesis about medical practices with virtual mannequins using Virtual Reality.
What I've seen so far is that they use tubes to put down trough the throat and touches the mannequin in certain…
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What is the differences between the professions and requirement of pathologist and biotechnologist?
What is the differences between the professions and license requirement of pathologist and biotechnologist in New York?
I asked this because this site is also for medical student and professionist.
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Adding special information to a pharmacy order
I'm interested to know if it is possible for a specific medicine to require that the pharmacist includes prescriber's identity is included on any orders.
If so, how does such an instruction get added to the medicine such that the pharmacy software…
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