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New MELD Model Improves Access to Liver Transplant for Women

A greater proportion of women on the waitlist and undergoing transplant since adoption

Nov 19, 2024
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Reused Pacemakers Good as New in Early Safety Data

No excess infections when pacemakers were cleaned and repackaged for resource-deprived patients

Nov 18, 2024
AHA over a photo of McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, IL.
Group Sues Tennessee Over Racial Requirements for Medical Boards

Lawsuit claims clients were denied board appointments because they weren't a minority

Nov 15, 2024
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Opinion
We Cannot Provide Care With Our Hands Tied Behind Our Backs

What a second Trump administration could mean for physician autonomy

Nov 14, 2024
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Doctors React to Texas Rule Requiring Them to Ask About Immigration Status

"My role as a healer is suddenly being blurred to be an enforcer of immigration status," one said

Nov 14, 2024
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Air Pollution Tied to Preterm Birth Risk

Extreme heat, wildfire smoke identified as risk factors

Nov 13, 2024
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Opinion
Stroke Risk Is Changing With the Climate

Patient education is essential

Nov 13, 2024
MRI images of a cerebral infarction.
AMA Delegates Support ACA Subsidies for Undocumented Immigrants

Some worried the policy statement could "put a target" on the AMA's back

Nov 12, 2024
AMA over a photo of Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL.
Opinion
The State of Infectious Disease Control in Africa

Craig Spencer talks about Rwanda's success and implications for foreign health investment

Nov 12, 2024
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ObesityWeek Roundup: Patients More Likely to Ration Weight-Loss Drugs

Plus: oral semaglutide outcomes and incident hypertension in teens on GLP-1 drugs

Nov 11, 2024
ObesityWeek over a photo of Henry B. Gonzรกlez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX.
Opinion
What the Astronomical Rise in Incarceration Means for Women's Health

Health disparities, such as high rates of cervical cancer, in this population deserve attention

Nov 09, 2024
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Opinion
Your Patient Is in Pain. Hear Their Cry.

Systemic injustices drive us to view some patients as more believable than others

Nov 08, 2024
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In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can't Find or Afford Care

Vermonters pay the highest prices nationwide for individual health coverage

Nov 07, 2024
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Opinion
Now Is Not the Time to Undo Adolescent Vaccination Policies

Rolling back the meningococcal vaccine recommendation would have far-reaching consequences

Nov 07, 2024
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