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Ethics Consult: Give Heart Transplant to Death Row Inmate?

You make the call

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How Should Patients With Autoimmune Diseases Approach COVID Vaccination?

Mixed messaging and a lack of tailored research leaves providers and patients in the dark

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Montana Officials Threaten Docs for Not Providing Ivermectin, Hospital Says

At least three high-ranking state officials have been implicated so far

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Botox Doc's License Suspended Over Breast, Penis Enhancement Harms

One patient allegedly required two surgeries to fix penile enhancement gone wrong

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What Do COVID Antibody Levels Really Mean?

Commercial tests aren't neutralization assays, but some trends are emerging

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National Nurses Union Wants to Fight Back

Resolutions call for consistent PPE and staffing levels, better organization and Medicare for All

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Focus on the Patient, Not Only the Disease

Building relationships and trust is everything

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We Don't Have to Be 'Heroes'

We can help by doing our part

Goldman Sachs, Charlesbank Acquire Widespread Primary Care Network

MDVIP, a membership-based model, consists of 1,100 physicians serving more than 360,000 patients

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PA Suspended After Interfering With Care of COVID Patients

Outspoken anti-masker Scott Miller accused of promoting false cures and more in Washington state

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Medicine Must Sanction the COVID Quacks

Intent doesn't matter when patients are being harmed

Medical school graduates take the Hippocratic oath at a cloaking ceremony.

Which Residency Should You Choose?

Listen to my opinion, and then promptly ignore it

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When the Family Wants to Speak to the Doctor

Of all the things you do during your busy day, this might make the most difference

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What Is Your Cause?

Our unique strengths help us overcome our 'Goliaths'

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Ethics Consult: Leak Presidential Hopeful's Medical History? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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Reference Ranges: Lab Values for Normal Adults

Here are the standard reference ranges for some of the most common adult lab tests

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Virginia Docs Get Just $15 for Certain Medicaid ED Visits

Budget item determines 800 diagnoses, including asthma attacks, are "avoidable" emergency visits

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Scammers Target Medical Conferences

Professional societies are warning members to look out for fake emails and registration sites

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Q&A: Sterling Ransone, Jr., President of the American Academy of Family Physicians

Better pay and fewer paperwork hassles for members are high priorities for AAFP's new president

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More Physicians Are Now Employees Rather Than Owners

Here's what's behind the continued decline of independent practice

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Can Physicians Maintain Autonomy in Today's Healthcare System?

In an increasingly corporatized medical system, there are many interpretations of independence

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Is Private Equity a Dangerous Employer?

Firms' investments in healthcare continue to expand, at what cost?

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Help people, make more money, and work reasonable hours

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Who Performs More Endoscopies During GI Training, Women or Men?

Survey finds lower total colonoscopies and EGDs completed by female GI fellows

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What Happens When All the Great Doctors Are Gone?

In commemoration of the late Elihu (Eli) Estey, MD

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Fired Doc Sues NYU for Discrimination, Defamation, and Retaliation

Kristin Carmody, MD, says former employers accused her of fraud and more

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Obesity Paper Has Diet Researchers Riled Up

Nutrition community clashes over perspective piece on obesity mechanism

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COVID Conjures Up Mixed Feelings for Critical Care Anesthesiologists

Survey respondents cite burnout and stress, but also a sense of achievement

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The End of Job Security in Healthcare

We need to reverse several dangerous trends

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The Black Feminist Revolution That Medicine Needs

We need a radical change

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UCLA Anesthesiologist Escorted Out of Work for Being Unvaccinated

Christopher Rake, MD, says he's "willing to lose everything" to avoid COVID vaccine

Packaging of Lucentis (Ranibizumab) 10 mg/nl solution injectable

Doc Admits to Using Misbranded Eye Medication on Patients

James Heroman, MD, also falsely billed Medicare to make a profit, DOJ alleged

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Medicare Is Sticking With Mandatory Demonstration Models for Now

But "we need to move away from having a model for every episode," says CMMI head Elizabeth Fowler

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New Fauci Documentary: 'You Don't Get Intimidated'

Anthony Fauci gets personal in new film, opens up about Trump admin and history repeating

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To the Patient Who Left a Negative Physician Review

I wish you the best

A nurse wearing a protective mask and cannabis patch sewn to her scrubs holds out a bottle of medical cannabis.

Nurses See New Career Opportunities in Medical Cannabis Space

Some cite burnout and frustration with traditional healthcare settings as factors

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Doc Admits Prescribing Unneeded Scar Creams for Kickbacks

Leonard Rosen, MD, hadn't prescribed pricey compounded drugs before financial arrangement

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Connecticut Doc Suspended for Mailing Blank Vaccine Exemptions

Actions by Sue Mcintosh, MD, said to be a "clear and immediate danger" to public health

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The Doctor Is Knitting

A tactile way of managing stress in healthcare

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Doc With 'Outsized Personality' Convicted in Opioids-for-Injections Scheme

Frank Patino, MD, gave patients opioid scripts in exchange for unnecessary spine injections

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