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California Misinfo Law Is Destined for the Dustbin

Amendment repeals language, but licensing boards apparently had authority all along

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Child Abuse Doc Reassigned; Columbia Protected Predator Doc? Hospital Sued Employees

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Med Students Also Plagued by High Insurance Costs for Mental Health

Many in-school plans offered free counseling sessions, but privacy concerns may be a barrier

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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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Why I Live on 'Do Not Disturb' Mode

And why you should too

How Vital Drug Shortages Happen

"Fundamentally, there's something broken in how the market works"

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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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When Temps Rise, So Do Medical Risks. Should Docs and Nurses Talk More About Heat?

"This is not your grandmother's heat," says policy expert

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Healthcare Isn't 'Broken' 鈥� It's Fragmented

How do we dig ourselves out?

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Reusable Surgical Head Covers Reduce Emissions, Environmental Impact

After 16 to 19 uses, cloth caps reached a lower carbon footprint than disposable ones

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CDC's New Chief Plans to Rebuild Trust in the Agency

"Trust is absolutely foundational to our ability to help Americans," says Mandy Cohen

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Nurse Accused of Spreading Hep C Takes Plea Deal; Army Doc's Alleged Sexual Assault

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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The Folly of Trying to Map Out the Appeals Process for Insurance Denials

Dozens of experts said building a tool for navigating insurance appeals would be impossible

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Why One Hospital Hired an AI Prompt Engineer

Boston Children's found a "unicorn-type candidate" for its newest clinical tech hire

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Black, Hispanic Applicants Underrepresented in Ophthalmology Fellowships

However, women and men had similar match rates

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The Merry-Go-Round of Burned-Out Doctors

Physician turnover is putting patient health at risk

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Deciding Who Is Dead: Physician Group Issues New Statement

American College of Physicians adds to debate about redefining death

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Violence in Healthcare: Why Are People So Angry?

The healthcare system has failed us all when we needed it most

Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay?

Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill

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Navigating Feminism in Medicine

It takes more effort than you think

MedPod Today: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID Shots

Three 51成人动漫 reporters discuss abortion care, doctors in movies, and fall boosters

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Horseshoe Crab Blood in Drug Safety Testing? It May Not Be Needed Much Longer

Draft guidelines may prompt more companies to use synthetic alternative

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McConnell Speculation; Army Doc Charged; Ice Cream Recall Over Listeria Concerns

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51成人动漫 staff

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Pediatrician to Pay $22M in Sex Abuse Case; Doc Gets 18 Years for Supporting ISIS

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Patients See Better Outcomes With Female Surgeons, Studies Find

Fewer complications and lower likelihood of adverse postoperative outcomes with women surgeons

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Can COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots Be Given at the Same Time?

Here's how experts are strategizing fall vaccines

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Company Selling Unproven Insulin Infusions in Legal Battle Over Money, Control

Court docs show firm evolved from Trina, a diabetes scheme that fell apart

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Female Doctors in Movies Largely Outnumbered

Despite growing numbers of women physicians, media portrayals haven't kept up

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Cause of Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest; Army Doc's Sexual Assault Case; COVID vs Flu

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51成人动漫 staff

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I Cannot Remember the Names of Biologics. Should I Retire?

The old days of drug nomenclature were simpler

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The Myth of Compassion Fatigue

Put yourself in your patients' shoes

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Dating in Residency and How to Maintain a Relationship

Tips for navigating your love life

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CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines

Nurse union, occupational health experts, patients say weaker guidelines help only employers

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Wrong-Eye Surgery Suit; Baby-Killer Nurse's Life Sentence; $1.4B COVID Relief Fraud

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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MedPod Today: The Medical Misinformation Mess

Three 51成人动漫 reporters discuss recent cases of doctors spreading fake news

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America's Frontline Doctors Accused of Wrongful Death; CDC Lab Woes; Transplant Risk

This past week in healthcare investigations

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CDC: One in Five Women Mistreated During Maternity Care

Report finds even higher levels among Black, Hispanic, and multiracial women

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NYC Health Chief Aims to Redefine Public Health Post-COVID

Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, is making agency changes based on COVID lessons and the city's needs

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Top Patient Advocacy Orgs Have Industry Ties in Leadership, Study Shows

Half had paid staff or executives with pharma and medical device conflicts of interest

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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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