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Shedding Criticisms: The Real Weight of Misunderstanding Obesity

Stigma and misconceptions create barriers to medication uptake

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Healthcare AI Is an Exciting Frontier 鈥� But Don't Forget About Equitable Development

Unequal access threatens to worsen disparities

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Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week

This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open

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The Hardest I've Cried

Notes from a physician fighting helplessness and misinformation

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Senate Committee Wrestles With Risks and Benefits of Virus Research

Specter of COVID lab-leak theory looms over discussion

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How Concerned Should We Be About Metal in Tampons?

Tampons contain lead and arsenic, but some say the levels aren't anything to worry about

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Doc Shot By Police; Doc Spent Embezzled Funds on Doggy Daycare; Joyner Suit Update

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Newborn Hep B Vax Refusal Rates Dropped During Pandemic, D.C. Study Finds

Hospital setting may offer unique opportunity to increase vaccination rates

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Plague in the U.S.: Neither Gone nor Forgotten

Thankfully, no longer the Black Death

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Doctors Work to Clarify New Audiology Scope-of-Practice Law in Maryland

Concern centers around provision allowing audiologists to perform "health screenings"

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The Physician and Social Media: 'To Be or Not to Be' On?

It's a platform for speaking out against systemic issues and workplace disruptors

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Dr. Oz Device Scrutinized; $50B for Fake Diagnoses; Crisis Pregnancy Center Funds

This past week in healthcare investigations

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New Name for Familiar Phenomenon: 'Administrative Harm'

Increasing scrutiny on the lack of accountability, evaluation of administrators

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7-Day Buprenorphine Promising for Mild Opioid Withdrawal

Formulation could boost help more patients start OUD treatment sooner

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With the End of Chevron, Health and Environmental Experts' Hands Are Tied

We need the rule of law to protect public health

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Maternal RSV Vaccine Appears Safe, Real-World Study Finds

However, vaccine was associated with modest risk of maternal hypertensive disorders

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GOP House to Investigate Biden's Doctor; Record-Breaking Heat; Emhoff Has COVID

Health news and commentary gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans' List of Healthcare Worries

A third of people 65 or older reported difficulty paying for healthcare expenses

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That Patient, That Feeling, You Just Can't Shake

A reflection on race, gun violence, and medicine

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The Early Days of the AIDS Crisis Felt Like 'Putting Band-Aids on a Hemorrhage'

An adapted excerpt from Anthony Fauci's new book, On Call

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Can Oligonucleotide Infusions Really Fix Lyme, Cancer, and Other Diseases?

U.S. clinics market oligonucleotide therapy for a wide range of conditions, without much evidence

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Financial Incentives for Quitting Smoking: A Mixed Bag

Randomized trial of lower-income adults suffered significant losses to follow-up

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What I Learned When My Research Project Got 'Scooped'

This past week was probably the toughest of my research career

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Another Person Tests Positive for Bird Flu, CDC Says

Colorado dairy worker becomes the fourth human case tied to dairy cattle outbreak

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Nurse's Death Under Investigation; Acquittal for Doc Accused of Killing Patients

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Fake Therapist Fooled Hundreds; Jail Doc Discipline; FDA Lobbying Workarounds

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Supreme Court to Weigh if FDA Was Heavy-Handed With Its Flavored E-Cig Regulations

Agency is appealing a lower court ruling siding with vaping companies

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Biden Administration Proposes Rule for Workplaces to Address Excessive Heat

But industry opposition may make a blanket mandate difficult to implement

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As Conspiracy Theories Abound, Can We Restore Trust in Public Health?

Yes, if we engage the public more directly

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Supreme Court Decision May Have Sweeping Effects on Healthcare, Experts Say

Chevron ruling curbs federal power, could upend drug approvals, Medicare drug price negotiation

Nurse Shows Kids How to 'Stop the Bleed'

Born of a nurse mom's concern about gun violence, program teaches kids life-saving skills

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One Country's Routine ECGs Flag Risk of Cardiovascular Events Later On

However, the results aren't certain to sway U.S. recommendations for general population screening

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Far Fewer Kids Would Be Dead If U.S. Was on Par With Europe

Nearly 20,000 pediatric deaths could be avoided each year if U.S. met peer nation mortality rates

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Street Medicine Teams Help Homeless People Rehydrate in Extreme Heat

Rising temperatures call for new avenues of care

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Trump's False Comment; H5N1 Pandemic Unfolding in Slo-Mo? Researcher's Fraud Charge

Health news and commentary gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Why Protecting Black Girls on Social Media Should Be a Public Health Priority

This population faces unique challenges due to the intersection of racism and sexism

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Can Individual States Effectively Cap Prescription Drug Costs?

In 11 states, prescription drug affordability boards are attempting just that

Seeking Justice for Victims of the Opioid Epidemic

The next move is up to the Sacklers

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CDC Advisors Back Updated COVID, Flu Vaccines for the Fall

ACIP also votes to recommend new pneumococcal vaccine for adults

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MedPod Today: Abortion Ban Workarounds; Bungled COVID Vax Paper; Texas Doc Indicted

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