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News, opinions and meeting coverage in hospital-based medicine.

The Cost of Corporatized Medicine

Worse outcomes, increased burnout, and higher costs linked to corporate influence

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Hospital Mask Mandates Return; COVID Hospitalizations Reach 20K; Ground Beef Recall

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Here Are This Year's Top Schools for an Undergraduate Nursing Degree

Duke, University of Pennsylvania shared the No. 1 spot

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MedPod Today: New CDC Goals, Hospital Hires AI Job, and Med Student Mental Health

Three 麻豆传媒 reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics

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Slight Gender Gap Detected in Ophthalmology Education Evaluations

Women lagged a bit 6 months before graduation, but then caught up

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Is Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk Shared via Blood Transfusion?

Findings may suggest a transfusion-transmissible agent linked to some types of spontaneous ICH

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Rural Hospital Turns to GoFundMe to Stay Afloat

"Lives will be lost" if Pennsylvania facility closes, CEO says in crowdfunding campaign

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MIST Didn't Reduce Death in Preemies With Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Another study shows kids who survive ARDS at high risk of readmissions

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Physician Assistants Also Feel Post-Pandemic Burnout

Symptoms had some PAs saying they intended to leave their clinical posts sooner rather than later

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When Temps Rise, So Do Medical Risks. Should Docs and Nurses Talk More About Heat?

"This is not your grandmother's heat," says policy expert

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New Weight-Loss Drugs Spark Debate About Safety During Surgery

Some anesthesiologists think current guidelines don't go far enough

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Reusable Surgical Head Covers Reduce Emissions, Environmental Impact

After 16 to 19 uses, cloth caps reached a lower carbon footprint than disposable ones

Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay?

Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill

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Want to 'Green' Your Healthcare Facility? It's OK to Start Small, Experts Say

Conserving energy and increasing recycling are two good ways to begin, they suggest

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Gender Clinic's Political Storm; Nursing Pillow Deaths; Drug Price Cut Concerns

This past week in healthcare investigations

It's Time to Move on From the U.S. News Rankings

The lack of data and transparency should raise questions

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Company Selling Unproven Insulin Infusions in Legal Battle Over Money, Control

Court docs show firm evolved from Trina, a diabetes scheme that fell apart

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How to (Legally) Diversify the Healthcare Workforce

Alternative approaches are key following the SCOTUS ruling on race-based admissions

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Trial: ECMO Doesn't Save Lives in Cardiogenic Shock

ECLS-SHOCK trial challenges current practice, guidelines

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Ob/Gyn Switching to Independent System for Residency Applications

This is the last year ob/gyn will use ERAS, despite helping to pilot the program

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CDC Issues Sepsis Care Guidance for Hospitals

Every hospital can strengthen the quality of care delivered to these patients, says CDC director

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Dating in Residency and How to Maintain a Relationship

Tips for navigating your love life

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CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines

Nurse union, occupational health experts, patients say weaker guidelines help only employers

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Masking Approaches in Healthcare Should Be Reconsidered, Experts Say

But not everyone thinks changes are needed yet

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Kaiser Permanente's National Expansion Faces Wide Skepticism

Health system is promising better, cheaper care

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Questions You Should Be Asking About How Your Physician Group Works

Some of the wrath toward CMGs may be misdirected

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Medical Residency: Balancing High Stress and Low Compensation

Rethinking the current status quo of being overworked and underpaid

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Bigger Is Not Better in Healthcare

Mergers and acquisitions are not a recipe for success in our field

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In Maui, the Need for Medical Resources Continues

HHS has deployed mortuary resources, while locals note the need for commonly used meds

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Clot Risk Factors Emerge for Cancer Patients With COVID-19

Immunotherapy in particular linked with 45% higher risk of VTE in hospitalized patients

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Allina Doctors File to Unionize

Group of more than 550 clinicians could create largest private-sector union in the country

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Big Bump in Starting Salaries for Specialists

Aging population, rise of 'market disruptors' usher in double-digit jumps for some docs

Residency: Long Hours and Lifetime Connections

Adriana Wong on bonding with people who "become your friends throughout the years"

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AI Beat Clinicians at Figuring Out Difficult Diagnoses

GPT-4 may help with diagnoses that have been missed by clinicians, study author says

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The Doctor Won't See You Now

Provider access is a major challenge for Medicaid patients

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Biden Invests $100 Million to Grow Nursing Workforce

Includes support for trainees, faculty positions, and NPs launching practices

How to Practice Self-Care During Residency

"Don't make us work 80 hours a week. That's it," says Jeremy Faust

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Nurse Home-Visit Program Shows No Benefit for Prenatal Care Uptake

"We need larger structural changes" to improve outcomes, researcher says

America's Growing Lack of Trust in Medicine

Eric Reinhart, MD, on the U.S. and its "horrific public health"

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Is Doctor Pay Too High? NIH Pulls Plug on Misinfo Research; FDA and EPA Butt Heads

This past week in healthcare investigations

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