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FDA Warning Letters Detail Controversy at Psychiatric Institute

Two letters - one to a psychiatrist - follow reports of a trial participant's suicide

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HHS Cracks Down on Care Facilities for Failure to Turn Over Medical Records

Office for Civil Rights fines two facilities that stalled on giving access for more than 100 days

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HHS Clarifies Informed Consent Requirements for Exams Under Anesthesia

New guidance follows reports of medical students performing exams without patient consent

Chatbot Beat Doctors on Clinical Reasoning

GPT-4 earned higher clinical reasoning scores than residents and attendings

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Medical School Gap Year: Why Working as a Medical Assistant Is Perfect

It's a great way to find confidence, mentorship, and real-world experience

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What Is Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Doing Now?

She talks to 麻豆传媒 about life back in Boston and reflects on her time at CDC

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MedPod Today: IMGs Skip Residency? Butt Lift Gone Wrong; Medicine's Gender Gap

麻豆传媒 reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics

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Oncologists Express Conflicted Views About AI in Clinical Practice

Uncertainty about how the technology may fit with practice standards, medico-legal environment

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AI's Speedy Kidney Discovery; AI Listens in Clinic; Generative AI Nurses

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

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Industry Payments to Physicians Topped $12 Billion Over Nearly a Decade

More than half of eligible physicians received payments, most related to a marketed product

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Nurse Charged in Patient's Death; Doc's Poison Trial to Start; Fake PA Gets 5 Years

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Steward Health Strikes Deal to Sell Its Physician Network to Optum

Sale can be completed after reviews by Massachusetts health commission, antitrust authorities

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Fauci: When Confronted With Misinformation, Stick to the Science

Former NIAID director advises public health students on navigating politically charged topics

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Physician Shortage Smaller Than Previously Expected, Report Shows

Still, continued investment in training new physicians is critical, AAMC says

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Docs Decry ICU Closure; Outpatient Facility Fees; Hospitals Eye Sports Centers

This past week in healthcare investigations

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You Choose: Do More Work for Free or Be Labeled as a Bad Colleague

Women in health, especially women of color, are paid less and asked to do more

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8 Nurses Sue Hospital, Claiming Retaliation and Wrongful Termination

Fired nurses had recently lodged complaints of unsafe conditions at Massachusetts hospital

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More Medication Prescribed for Self-Managed Abortion After Roe Fell

While in-clinic abortions fell, many found other ways to access care

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What's Happening With This Year's 'Best Medical Schools' Rankings?

Changes have been plentiful after a bevy of top performers stopped participating

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Past U.S. Solar Eclipse Saw Rise in Deadly Traffic Crashes

There were more fatal crashes around the 2017 total eclipse than during comparable periods

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More Interns Recognize Harassment Years After #MeToo

While sexual harassment rates are decreasing, more trainees are recognizing it, study finds

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GOP Lawmakers Blast HHS, Biden for Plans to Loosen Marijuana Restrictions

Opposition to Medicaid work requirements also came on the table at a House hearing

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Day in the Life of an Orthopedic Surgeon

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the practice of YouTuber and physician Antonio Webb, MD

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'Foot Bath' Fraud; Doc's Wrongful Termination Suit; Nurse Overdosed Patients?

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Women Physicians Still Paid Less Despite Wealth of Research on Gender Pay Gap

There are more women physicians than ever, yet the gendered pay gap persists

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Another Miami Surgeon Faces Brazilian Butt Lift Complaints

Surgeon allegedly placed drains too deeply after liposuction, leading to hospitalization

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Physicians at Salem Hospital, Part of Mass General Brigham, Vote to Unionize

The effort is aimed at "giving physicians a voice again"

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Can You Buy Your Way Into Residency?

Some claim they were offered positions for $150K to $200K, and there's precedent

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Pro-Life Groups Want IVF Regulated; Private Equity Eyes Autism; Medicaid Takes Homes

This past week in healthcare investigations

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'Rock Doc' Gets 20 Years for Illegally Prescribing Opioids

Tennessee nurse practitioner promoted his practice with the motto "work hard, play harder"

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What's Happening With the Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Lawsuits?

The government has come out on top so far, but pharma vows to fight on, expert says

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'Status Credentialus': The Case Against the Misery That Is Medical Credentialing

This endless inefficiency is going to have a price sooner than anyone thinks

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Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Women's Health Research

Says it's "the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to improve women's health"

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A New Kind of Hospital Is Coming to Rural America

To become a rural emergency hospital, qualifying facilities must close all their inpatient beds

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What to Do if You Didn't Match Into Residency (After SOAP)

Take time to process your emotions, assess what went wrong, and make a plan to move forward

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Gynecologic Oncology May Face a Future of Too Few Cases, Too Many Docs

Subspecialists could see only one patient a week with a new cancer diagnosis, researcher says

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Fertility Doc Murders Wife; Death After Gila Monster Bite; Is Milk Unhealthy?

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

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The Power of Saying 'No' in Medicine

It can be a complete sentence

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Match Rates Stable as Applicants, Positions Reach All-Time Highs

Pediatrics took a hit this year, while emergency medicine rebounded

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MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Services

Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations

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