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Flu-Like Symptoms, Then Amputation; Docs Charge for Emails; Wait List for Psilocybin

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

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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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A 'SAD' Story: Patient Stuck With $176K Bill After Medicare Policy Switch

CMS abruptly decided patients can self-administer Stelara -- even those with Parkinson's

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The Wrath Toward Contract Management Groups Is Right Where It Needs to Be

Emergency medicine is facing a reckoning

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Hospital CEO's 'Naked Art' Suit; Family Sues Over Dead Baby Images; Lost Tumor Suit

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

A Black Trauma Surgeon on 'Racism, Violence, and How We Heal'

Brian H. Williams, MD, talks about his new book, structural racism, and gun violence in the U.S.

California Misinfo Law Is Destined for the Dustbin

Amendment repeals language, but licensing boards apparently had authority all along

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Child Abuse Doc Reassigned; Columbia Protected Predator Doc? Hospital Sued Employees

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Med Students Also Plagued by High Insurance Costs for Mental Health

Many in-school plans offered free counseling sessions, but privacy concerns may be a barrier

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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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Why I Live on 'Do Not Disturb' Mode

And why you should too

How Vital Drug Shortages Happen

"Fundamentally, there's something broken in how the market works"

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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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Healthcare Isn't 'Broken' 鈥� It's Fragmented

How do we dig ourselves out?

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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

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CDC's New Chief Plans to Rebuild Trust in the Agency

"Trust is absolutely foundational to our ability to help Americans," says Mandy Cohen

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Nurse Accused of Spreading Hep C Takes Plea Deal; Army Doc's Alleged Sexual Assault

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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The Folly of Trying to Map Out the Appeals Process for Insurance Denials

Dozens of experts said building a tool for navigating insurance appeals would be impossible

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Why One Hospital Hired an AI Prompt Engineer

Boston Children's found a "unicorn-type candidate" for its newest clinical tech hire

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Black, Hispanic Applicants Underrepresented in Ophthalmology Fellowships

However, women and men had similar match rates

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The Merry-Go-Round of Burned-Out Doctors

Physician turnover is putting patient health at risk

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Deciding Who Is Dead: Physician Group Issues New Statement

American College of Physicians adds to debate about redefining death

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Violence in Healthcare: Why Are People So Angry?

The healthcare system has failed us all when we needed it most

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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Navigating Feminism in Medicine

It takes more effort than you think

MedPod Today: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID Shots

Three 麻豆传媒 reporters discuss abortion care, doctors in movies, and fall boosters

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Horseshoe Crab Blood in Drug Safety Testing? It May Not Be Needed Much Longer

Draft guidelines may prompt more companies to use synthetic alternative

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McConnell Speculation; Army Doc Charged; Ice Cream Recall Over Listeria Concerns

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

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Pediatrician to Pay $22M in Sex Abuse Case; Doc Gets 18 Years for Supporting ISIS

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Patients See Better Outcomes With Female Surgeons, Studies Find

Fewer complications and lower likelihood of adverse postoperative outcomes with women surgeons

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Can COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots Be Given at the Same Time?

Here's how experts are strategizing fall vaccines

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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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Female Doctors in Movies Largely Outnumbered

Despite growing numbers of women physicians, media portrayals haven't kept up

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Cause of Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest; Army Doc's Sexual Assault Case; COVID vs Flu

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

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I Cannot Remember the Names of Biologics. Should I Retire?

The old days of drug nomenclature were simpler

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The Myth of Compassion Fatigue

Put yourself in your patients' shoes

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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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Wrong-Eye Surgery Suit; Baby-Killer Nurse's Life Sentence; $1.4B COVID Relief Fraud

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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