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Nurse Sees Other Side of Unsafe Staffing

"The nurse in me fully understood ... the mom in me was terrified"

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From New Pandemic Resident to Union Advocate

"There weren't enough people who were healthy and available to come in to work"

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Suzanne Somers Dies; FDA Plans to Ban Hair Relaxers; Health Worker Minimum Wage

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

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Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Patient Waited Hours in Emergency Room Lobby

Death of 41-year-old mother of three was preventable, husband says

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Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios Win Some Hard-Fought Ground

But opposition from most hospital groups remains fierce

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Have a Story About Private Equity Ownership? The FTC Wants to Hear From You

The agency wants to even the healthcare playing field, says FTC chair Lina Khan

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Experts on AI Tell Nurses: 'You Need to Embrace This'

And no, you will not be replaced by a robot

Moving Forward From Affirmative Action in Medical Schools

How will diversity in medicine be affected by Supreme Court ruling?

Treating Systemic 'Moral Injury' in Medicine

On uniting providers, administrators, and patients to find solutions together

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Nasal Sprays Recalled; 75,000 Kaiser Workers Strike; Healthcare AI May Run Amok

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

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A Promising New Approach to Reducing Burnout and Workforce Depletion

Change a "vicious cycle" to a "virtuous cycle," an expert suggests

Primary Care Visits With NPs, PAs on the Rise; C. Diff in the Intensive Care Unit

Also in TTHealthWatch: suicide risk among health workers

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Dianne Feinstein Dies; Prison for Alzheimer's Fraudsters; Kaiser Strike Looming

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

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OSHA Comes in for Both Praise and Harsh Criticism at House Hearing

Illinois lawmaker calls agency head "inept" during discussion of COVID vaccine mandate rule

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Medical Residents Receive 100+ Job Offer Contacts, Survey Shows

Even so, some say they wish they had picked a different field

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Doctor or DNP: Who Is Really Providing Care?

Stronger "title protection" legislation can offer patients greater transparency

FTC Sues Anesthesia Group and Its Private Equity Backers

Companies accused of extracting "monopoly profits" while growing "monopoly power"

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Higher Suicide Risk in Nurses, Other Health Workers

And healthcare work appears more closely tied to increased suicide risk in women than men

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What if the Doctor Is Out?

Strikes can lead to important changes for interns and residents

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'Con Man' Gets Another Top Hospital Job, This Time at Penn Medicine

Story points to major gaps in how hospitals check applicants' backgrounds

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IG Live September 25: When the Healers Need Healing

Instagram live event will shed light on a silent struggle

The Cost of Corporatized Medicine

Worse outcomes, increased burnout, and higher costs linked to corporate influence

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Here Are This Year's Top Schools for an Undergraduate Nursing Degree

Duke, University of Pennsylvania shared the No. 1 spot

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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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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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How to (Legally) Diversify the Healthcare Workforce

Alternative approaches are key following the SCOTUS ruling on race-based admissions

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MedPod Today: The Medical Misinformation Mess

Three 麻豆传媒 reporters discuss recent cases of doctors spreading fake news

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Kaiser Permanente's National Expansion Faces Wide Skepticism

Health system is promising better, cheaper care

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Questions You Should Be Asking About How Your Physician Group Works

Some of the wrath toward CMGs may be misdirected

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Medical Residency: Balancing High Stress and Low Compensation

Rethinking the current status quo of being overworked and underpaid

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Bigger Is Not Better in Healthcare

Mergers and acquisitions are not a recipe for success in our field

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Allina Doctors File to Unionize

Group of more than 550 clinicians could create largest private-sector union in the country

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Big Bump in Starting Salaries for Specialists

Aging population, rise of 'market disruptors' usher in double-digit jumps for some docs

Residency: Long Hours and Lifetime Connections

Adriana Wong on bonding with people who "become your friends throughout the years"

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The Doctor Won't See You Now

Provider access is a major challenge for Medicaid patients

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Biden Invests $100 Million to Grow Nursing Workforce

Includes support for trainees, faculty positions, and NPs launching practices

How to Practice Self-Care During Residency

"Don't make us work 80 hours a week. That's it," says Jeremy Faust

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Is Doctor Pay Too High? NIH Pulls Plug on Misinfo Research; FDA and EPA Butt Heads

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Shouldn't Nurses Run the Business of Healthcare?

We need more nurses on the front line, but we also need them leading change in business

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Some Health Workers See Double the Risk for Fatal Drug Overdoses

Pre-pandemic study finds that RNs and others faced elevated risks

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