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title: Docs Struggle to Keep Up With the Flood of New Medical Knowledge. Here's Advice
description: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝙁𝘼𝙎𝙏. A recent article tells us that “The amount of medical knowledge is said to double every 73 days.” Not surprisingly, the article also...
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# [Docs Struggle to Keep Up With the Flood of New Medical Knowledge. Here's Advice](https://ourthinking.think-gen.com/docs-struggle-to-keep-up-with-the-flood-of-new-medical-knowledge)

 Written by [ThinkGen Team](https://ourthinking.think-gen.com/author/thinkgen-team) | Mar 23, 2023 2:42:00 PM

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝙁𝘼𝙎𝙏. A recent article tells us that “The amount of medical knowledge is said to double every 73 days.” Not surprisingly, the article also observes that healthcare providers “struggle” to keep up, with some specialties like cardiology, neurology, and oncology finding doing so especially challenging.

The result?  The article understandably recommends that HCPs abandon the old ways of staying up to date, e.g., by attending medical meetings, and turn instead to digital media that summarize new developments and provide updates.  

How can the pharmaceutical industry help? Check this all out at: 

https://wb.md/3L6jgtM 

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