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'Privacy Exception' No Cure for Doctors' Open Notes Headaches

Provision is "unworkable," harms patients, and adds to clinical stress, doctors say

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Preventing Gun Violence in Patients With Dementia

Gun safety advocate Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, offers advice

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Are Doctors Drowning in Inbox Overload?

The slow simmer of non-stop messaging boils over during the pandemic

A used glass pipe for smoking methamphetamines.

The Rising, Devastating Trends in Meth Use

Overdose deaths increased 180% among U.S. adults, large study finds

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Accept It: COVID Will Be an Endemic Virus

Everyone will meet with the virus eventually, but doing so safely (while vaccinated) is key

FDA APPROVED Ruxolitinib (Opzelura) over a photo of atopic dermatitis on a man鈥檚 arm

FDA Approves First Topical JAK Inhibitor for Atopic Dermatitis

Significant skin clearance, reduced itch in majority of patients treated with ruxolitinib cream

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Unapproved Drug Found in Dietary Supplements Despite FDA Warning

Phenibut was found in all four products analyzed, with increased quantities in three

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The Unvaxxed and a History of Cynicism

But this physician has hope

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Could Texas Law on Limiting Prior Authorization Delays Move the Needle Nationwide?

"Gold card" law is first step in helping physicians with burdensome process

FDA RECALL Medtronic Pipeline Flex + Pipeline Flex with Shield Technology over a computer rendering of the device.

Pipeline Flex Endovascular Flow Diverters Under Recall

Serious injury and death linked to fracturing issue in the delivery system, FDA warns

A packed emergency hospital during the 1918 influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas.

COVID Deaths Surpass 1918 Flu Deaths

COVID's toll not as heavy, but pandemic isn't over yet

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

Bifunctional Protein Shows Promise in HPV-Related Cancers

Objective responses in 28% of pretreated patients, durable in most cases

A male physician holds a tablet displaying a questionnaire to his patient.

Questions, Questions -- Who's Got the Answers?

Patient questionnaires do no good unless we have the resources to provide useful responses

A photo of Steven Arthur LaTulippe, MD, between the two halves of a protective mask torn in half.

Oregon Doc Loses License for Not Wearing a Mask, Spreading Misinformation

Steven LaTulippe also mismanaged numerous pain patients

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The Technological Marvel of Combination Vaccines

Many questions remain for co-formulating COVID vaccines, but pursuing this now is the right move

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Lawmakers Don't Care for Patients. Doctors Do.

And we must respond with force

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Q&A: Loice Swisher, MD, on National Physician Suicide Awareness Day

Showing her own vulnerability helps others, she says

A hissing snake coiled in the shape of a uterus on a rough map of the state of Texas.

HHS Announces Actions in Response to Texas Law Banning Abortions After 6 Weeks

Agency increases family planning funds, reminds providers of need to treat medical emergencies

Photos of Norton Brownsboro hospital, Ivermectin tablets, and Jefferson Circuit Judge Charles Cunningham

Kentucky Hospital Can Deny Ivermectin to COVID Patient, Says Judge

Patient's wife sued after demanding the controversial drug be used

A single dose syringe of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine

As Safety Data on HPV Vaccine Improves, Why Is Parental Hesitancy Going Up?

Findings suggest "an urgent need" to combat sentiment, restore confidence, researchers say

A concerned looking mature man lowers his glasses to better see what is displayed on his laptop.

There's a Workaround for a Common 'Open Notes' Criticism

Exception says doctor can delay releasing bad news if patient gave prior consent

Photos of the chandelier made of 271 glass vials of the Moderna vaccine and about 10 Johnson & Johnson vials.

Nurse Glitzes Up Gloomy Times With Vaccine Chandelier

"Light of Appreciation" commemorates lives saved and those who helped in vaccine efforts

A male physician in white coat holds up a HELP WANTED sign.

More Than a Nursing Shortage: A 'Skills Gap', Too

Health systems grapple with a widening skills gap as seasoned nurses leave the field

A pregnant woman wearing an oxygen mask in the ICU.

More States Seeing Uptick of Pregnant COVID Patients in ICUs

Nearly all are unvaccinated, sources say

Myocarditis VAERS Analysis Sparks Social Media Uproar

Doctors worry misinterpretation will fuel misinformation campaigns

A syringe and seven vials of Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine.

Pfizer Makes Its Case for COVID Booster Shots

Ahead of advisory meeting, FDA staff notes "inferred" effectiveness, and no new safety concerns

Two male doctors facing away from each other deep in thought with a syringe drawing from a vial separating them.

Vaccine Tribalism Is Poisoning Progress on COVID Science

It fails to promote safety or fight misinformation

A doctor鈥檚 white-rubber-gloved hand rests on his patient鈥檚 hand.

My Journey to the Root of Empathy

And why we must teach it to our med students

An infant in the neonatal ICU on a ventilator and connected to various monitors.

Which Pediatric Research Is Overfunded by NIH?

And which conditions are underfunded, and why

Medfluencer: From Med Student to YouTube Star: Meet America Revere, MD

Sharing her everyday life, this surgery resident has become a must-watch vlogger

A patient portal web page displaying a health record over a close up of a mans chagrined face.

Open Notes Shines Light on Errors in Patient Medical Records

Will the new rule lead to a flood of correction requests?

A close up of a man viewing his health record on a laptop with a help chat window opened.

Patients Can Get Medical Record Errors Amended, but It's Not Easy

Technology is lacking, process may be unclear

A close up of the hand of a Black man in a hospital bed.

Death Disparity in Black Liver Transplant Patients Warrants Action

The survival gap between Black and white patients has only gotten worse

WCLC over a computer rendering of lung cancer.

Meta-Analysis Confirms Benefits of Low-Dose CT Screening for Lung Cancer

LDCT associated with a 16% relative reduction in mortality versus no screening

A gold laurel wreath over a gold tinted photo of the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania.

For the First Time, Top College Rankings Include Undergrad Nursing Programs

The inaugural list from U.S. News & World Report

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When Prior Authorization Practices Go Too Far

Congress can reverse a troubling trend that creates patient care disruptions

Heart Failure's 'Golden Moment' Not Translating into Better Health

Problems of implementation and health equity persist

A female U.S. Army doctor cares for a mother and child in Afghanistan.

COVID and Afghanistan: A War on Two Fronts

What it means to serve as a physician and military officer

An aerial view of the World Trade Center site after the terrorist attack on 9/11/01.

9/11 Responders Face Higher Risk of Multiple Cancers

Longer follow-up sheds light on the long-term consequences of exposure to disaster site

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Something Borrowed: This Psychologist's Command Performance

How "being there" for a patient can take many forms

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