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Corporate Ownership Worsens Patient Care, Surveyed Docs Say

Reduced autonomy, focus on financial incentives among top negative impacts cited by doctors

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MedPAC Draft Recommendation Calls for 1.3% Pay Bump for Medicare Clinicians

Concerns raised about doctors' ability to absorb the increased costs of running their practices

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White House Says It Can Seize Certain Drug Patents to Lower Prices

Draft plan announced along with new efforts against anti-competitive healthcare mergers

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Nurse Accused of Injuring Baby; Doc Asked Teen for Nude Pics; Pill-Mill MD Sentenced

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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GOP Presidential Candidates Spar Over Transgender Care and Fentanyl Policy

The Affordable Care Act and healthcare competition also were discussed at the final GOP debate

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Experts, Senators Wrestle Over Thorny Drug Shortage Challenge

Re-shoring, "friend-shoring," stockpiling: how does one solve a problem like drug shortages?

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Artificial Hips Snapped in Half; Obesity Drug Windfall for Docs; Clinicians Unionize

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Transplant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Proposed Medicare Test Coverage Policy

Proposed rules would decrease early detection of organ rejection, they say

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How Much Pain Is 'Enough' to Prescribe Opioids?

A compliance plan can help optimize clinical decision-making

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RaDonda Vaught Loses Appeal to Get Her Nursing License Back

Tennessee court rejects former nurse's appeal to overturn nursing board's 2021 decision

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Jamie Foxx's Health Scare; 23andMe Hacked; Decongestant Probe Announced

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

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Don't Neglect Tobacco Use in People Experiencing Homelessness

Cessation programs can save lives and improve financial stability

Gaming the Patent System Can Keep Biosimilars Off the Market for Decades

Sean Tu, PhD, JD, explains trade secret laws and patent laws for biologics

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House Committee Puts CDC Director in the Spotlight

Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, was asked about viral outbreak in China and agency's internal workings

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ChatGPT's Birthday Message; Journal Softens on AI; Healthcare AI Tracker

A monthly roundup of AI innovation and research in healthcare

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Clinician Says Her Voice Was Cloned by AI for Social Media Ad

"It's going to be a huge problem," says podiatrist Dana Brems

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Patient Who Fell Off Operating Table Sues; Doc's Murder Trial; Hopkins Wants Retrial

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Rabid Kitten Threat; Religious Groups Quash Abortion Exemptions; Redefining Death

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Texas Abortion Case Spotlights Issues Around Medical Exceptions to Abortion Bans

Plaintiffs say doctors fear losing their license or going to prison if they act too soon

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Ask Your Patients: 'Have You Gotten Your Annual COVID Shot?'

Primary care providers should broach this topic with all patients

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For Better or Worse: AI Is Transforming the Workplace

Artificial intelligence may help address knowledge gaps, but we need to proceed with caution

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Biden Administration Announces Actions to Strengthen the Drug Supply Chain

Biden will use the Defense Production Act to increase American production of some medications

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Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rules

Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials

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Handguns From Home Account for Most Adolescent School Shootings

Study of school shootings up to 2016 finds high-powered guns less commonly used by youths

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No Laughing Matter: Women's Health Is Not a 'Women's Issue'

It's about time the U.S. focused on women's health research

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We Need ICD Codes for Climate-Linked Health Outcomes

Improved medical coding can help quantify health consequences of climate change

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Plastic Surgeon Jailed for Patient Death; Oncologist Sues NYU; NP Sex Abuse Charges

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Devastating Medication Error; FDA's Recall Weakness; Insurers Break State Laws

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Outcry Grows Over Pennsylvania Child Abuse Pediatrics Program

Debra Esernio-Jenssen, MD, has been reassigned as parents weigh legal action

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States Making Progress Toward Setting Payment Limits for Some Drugs

Prescription drug affordability boards are now the law in eight states

Doctors, Scientists Boycott Journal for Publishing 'Sadistic' Animal Research

More than 1,100 experts signed a letter to boycott nutrition journal and its publisher

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The Broken Medicare System Is Forcing Physicians Out

Yet another physician pay cut will prevent timely access to care

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Proposed Methadone Treatment Legislation May Put Patients at Risk

We need evidence-based, safe, and effective solutions

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APHA Urges Biden to Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas Conflict

"This is not a fringe view for public health globally," says one advocate

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Nurse Fatally Stabbed; Doctor Sues Mayo; Maya Kowalski's Criminal Complaint

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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A Wake-Up Call for Physicians: Our Scope of Practice Includes the Climate

The Fifth National Climate Assessment recognizes the broad impact of the environment on health

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Senators Discuss Making Medicare's Relaxed Telehealth Rules Permanent

"We have proved the concept," says Sen. Steve Daines

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Health Officer May Get $4M to Step Down

But outcome of months-long saga between county officials and health officer remains uncertain

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Invasive Mental Health Questions Have No Place on Nurse Licensing Applications

Removing these inquiries will protect nurse well-being

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COVID Aid Grifters Waste Billions; Inside Cohen's CDC; Forged Neuro Data?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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