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Nutrition and dietary guidelines: stirring the (policy) pot

The Health Policy Exchange

Just as medical students and residents must be taught to become antismoking advocates, they need to be taught how to advocate for healthier food environments as part of their role as future physician-citizens. Current (2010) U.S. Dietary Guidelines.

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The Rising Tide of Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement

My Green Doctor

2 The medical literature describes the financial and environmental benefits of choosing multidose eyedrops. A 2010 research study found that treating two patients per bottle instead of one would decrease plastic waste by approximately 12.69 Eye 24 , 361–363 (2010). tons in the United Kingdom each year. 3 “Each U.S.

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How Locum Tenens Fits Into Modern Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Barton Associates

Retaining permanent staff in rural areas has proven to be a challenge —as practice opportunities dwindle due to shuttered facilities, new medical graduates might be more inclined to look for work in more densely-populated parts of the country.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

2 The medical literature describes the financial and environmental benefits of choosing multidose eyedrops in operating rooms. A 2010 research study found that treating two patients per bottle instead of one would decrease plastic waste by approximately 12.69 Eye 24 , 361–363 (2010). tons in the United Kingdom each year.