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Can a Doctor Have a Personality?

Yes, but it's a double-edged scalpel

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Roche, Abbott COVID Antigen Tests Just So-So in Real-World Data

"Unsatisfactory" for screening asymptomatic people, say German lab professionals

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For So Long, I Put Up With the Abuse

The poor treatment of nurses by patients and hospitals needs to change

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Lawsuit: Doc Using Old Baylor Affiliation While Dishing COVID Vax Falsehoods

Baylor Scott & White Health says Peter McCullough, MD, used former title during media interviews

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Teaching Biological Sex and Gender to Med Students: What's Really Going On?

A controversial blog post has stirred intense debate among the medical community

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Here Are This Year's Top 10 Medical Schools

The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report

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New Data on Opioids for Chronic Pain: Less Than Meets the Eye?

Unclear what, if anything, new NCHS report means

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Nurse Rehabilitation Programs: Why Is Enrollment So Low?

Some big states' annual new enrollment in confidential rehab dips to single digits

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Lawyers Advertise to Nurses: Think Twice About State Rehab Programs

Attorneys charge that programs can be aggressive, costly, and not in the nurse's favor

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Pride Is Not Just for the LGBTQIA+ Community

Everyone can join in on celebrating who they are!

A young male physician wearing a protective mask holds a sign which reads: NO COVID VACCINE

Spreading False Vax Info Might Cost You Your Medical License

Federation of State Medical Boards threaten disciplinary action

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Higher Prices, No Difference in Resource Use at NCI Cancer Centers

Negotiated facility prices, not surgeon costs, appeared to drive the differences

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Racism in Medicine Is Alive and Well

Are you a part of the problem or will you be part of the solution?

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AMA, Physician Groups Slam VA's Planned Standards of Practice Changes

Lack of transparency criticized

A young female nurse writes notes during a home visit to her mature male patient, both are wearing protective masks.

Bring House Calls Into the 21st Century

The pandemic highlighted the benefits of home health services for a range of patient populations

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Urine Tests Before Surgery Blasted as Mostly Unnecessary

Abundance of caution is way overdone, researchers suggest

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Naloxone Rebound Akathisia: It Could Turn on You

The rise in opioid overdoses warrants a review of the symptoms of akathisia

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Join Me in the Fight Against COVID-19 Misinformation

Do the right thing for society

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Ethics Consult: Is Oil Tycoon's Billboard for Liver Donor Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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Survey: Look Like a Doc to Be Treated as One

White coats still reign supreme, but that's not the end of the story

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A Medical Resident's COVID-19 Diary

From getting the virus, to giving out the vaccine

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Call in the T-Cell Cavalry to Fight COVID in the Immunocompromised

Preliminary research suggests immunotherapy could play role in protecting vaccine non-responders

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

Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Wide Variability Across Nurse Rehabilitation Programs

Survey shows variability across outcomes, operations, costs, governance

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Is This Rehab Program Helpful or Harmful to Nurses?

Critics question the effectiveness of one state's nurse rehabilitation program for substance use

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Are You an Everyday Olympian?

If you're afraid of being average, don't be

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Despite Promises, Hospital Contractor Fails to Pay, Providers Say

Healthcare staffing firm accused of skipping payment for 1 month's work at rural Texas hospital

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To Prevent Chronic Illness, Start With Mental Health

The two are inextricably linked

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Psychiatrists Can Be Valuable Vaccine Educators

"Actively and constantly searching" for ways to address the needs of a vulnerable population

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FDA Must Act Quickly on Menthol Ban to Save Black Lives, Advocates Argue

It's more than a public health problem, it's a "human rights" issue

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Injecting Cocaine Into Your Spine for Science

Yes, doctors actually did this

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American Hospital Association Joins Others in Support of COVID Vax Mandates

Largest U.S.-based healthcare organization to advocate for these requirements so far

Georgia Hospital Chooses PAs/NPs, Not Physicians, for Daily Rounds

Sound Physicians staffing firm will use APPs at Memorial University Medical Center

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Poorer Americans Bear the Brunt of Life Expectancy Drop

Poverty and stress are a "death sentence" says senator, but experts offer a way out

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Gender Bias in the OR Is a Hazard to Patient Safety

Conflict and toxicity can make teams more prone to errors

TVT over a computer rendering of a transparent heart with the valves highlighted and blood flowing.

Does COAPT Change the Need to Try Foundational HF Drugs in Functional MR?

Current GDMT titration approach under fire during TVT debate

Prime Healthcare Settles Kickback Claims

The California health system will pay over $30 million

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Naked With Other Doctors

One doctor's profound experience without the white coat -- or any clothes

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Large Ivermectin Study Retracted

Preprint publisher finds evidence of plagiarism, problems with raw data

Staffing Contract Disputes Causing Uproar in San Diego

Public healthcare system Palomar Health accused of Brown Act violations by staff and citizens

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