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In Heart Failure, Thinking Care Will Be Unaffordable May Mean Poorer Outcomes

Distress over high cost of treatment in a Chinese study was linked to survival, quality of life

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The Case for Stricter Standards in the Final Nursing Home Staffing Rule

Continued understaffing will have devastating consequences for residents, families, and staff

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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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Who Should Pay to Clean Up 'Forever Chemicals'?

Not us, representatives of water utilities and landfills say at a Senate hearing

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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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Trump Suggests He Would Support a National 15-Week Abortion Ban

At the same time, he said, "It shouldn't be a federal issue, it's a state issue"

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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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Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told

"This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO

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The 'Best We Have' Isn't Working for Endometriosis Patients

Increased women's health research funding is long overdue

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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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Alcohol-Associated Cirrhosis and Death Are on the Rise: Here's How We Can Help

Reducing stigma, increasing public awareness, and policy change are key

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Time to Stop Violence in the Healthcare Work Environment

Two bills in Congress addressing this issue need our support

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Hold Your Horses, Health Workers With COVID Still Must Isolate

This aspect of CDC's guidance is not to be glossed over

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Long COVID Patients, Advocates Rally for More Research, Funding, and Attention

"This has gone on long enough," one protester says

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EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Risk

Rule would lower emission standards for ethylene oxide by 90%, agency says

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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

How Can the U.S. Prevent Future Cyberattacks Like the One on Change Healthcare?

To start with, more "outside in" testing is needed, expert says

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MedPod Today: AAMC Leaked Emails; 'Wild West' of Ketamine; MA Games the System

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

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FDA Tries to Close the Lid on Poop Transplant Company

Fecal microbiota transplant business needs a BLA or IND to operate, agency says

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Trump Reverses on Medicare Cuts; Pill for Ebola? Chef Jailed for Serving Norovirus

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

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Republican Senators Blast Biden's Proposed HHS Budget

At issue were the exclusion of PBM reform, and nursing home, Title X funding requirements

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RaDonda Vaught Says Some System Practices Contributed to Fatal Mistake

During patient safety webinar, she advised clinicians to "slow down" to avoid deadly mistakes

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Oregon Measure 110 Wasn't a Failure. Rolling Back Drug Decriminalization Will Be.

We can't arrest our way out of the overdose crisis

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More States Cut Training Requirements for Some International Medical Graduates

Alternative pathways to licensing for IMGs spreads beyond Tennessee

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Death After Brazilian Butt Lift; Wrong-Organ Surgery Suit; Holistic Doc Investigated

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Another Dangerous Amoeba Linked to Neti Pots and Nasal Rinsing

"These infections are very serious and even life threatening," said CDC physician

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Pediatrics Taxed in This Year's Match With 249 Unfilled Positions

Unfilled positions were spread across more than 60 pediatric residency programs

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Lawmakers Quibble Over Whether Telehealth Should Be Cheaper Than In-Person Visits

Lawmakers, witnesses disagree on the answer at a House hearing on home healthcare

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Gender-Affirming Care Messages Leaked; Docs Doxxed for Oxy? HCQ Doc's Work Retracted

This past week in healthcare investigations

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It's Match Week, but That Won't Fix the Physician Shortage

Short-term legislative solutions can help today in the face of stagnant systemic change

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HHS Aims to Lower Drug Costs, Fund Public Health Preparedness in Budget Proposal

Another goal of FY 2025 budget is to protect reproductive healthcare, behavioral health workforce

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Sickle Cell Pain Hospitalizations Rose After CDC's Opioid Recs

Agency's 2016 guidance may have contributed to reduced access to opioids, and more pain

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Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Good

A House-passed bill could stifle the potential for revolutionary medical advancements

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Most Physicians Down on Private Equity in Healthcare

Just over 60% of survey respondents viewed private equity involvement in healthcare negatively

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Can Dying Shopping Malls Fix Medical Deserts?

Repurposing malls can increase care access for marginalized communities

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Are Regulators Finally Waking Up to the Threat That Is UnitedHealth Group?

Anti-competitive practices harm patients, providers, and the economy

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Kindness a Key Component of Treating Pregnant Patients With SUD, Experts Say

"They're expecting us to not treat them nicely"

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The Ethos of Emergency Medicine Hangs in the Balance

A Supreme Court ruling could impact how pregnant patients are treated in certain states' EDs

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MedPAC Members Pan Rural Hospitals' 'Cost-Plus' Billing System for Medicare Patients

Allowing the system to stay in place is "unconscionable," says one commissioner

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Benzene Can Form in Acne Treatments, Lab Finds

Benzoyl peroxide formulations can break down into the carcinogen

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