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Who Should Get a COVID Booster This Fall?

Experts aren't convinced that younger, healthy people need boosters this season

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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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We Use ChatGPT in Medical Practice -- And You Can Too

These tools can make us better physicians

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Overcoming Inertia

What's the best way to start making changes, large and small, to our healthcare system?

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Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives?

A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

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 番茄社区 staff

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THC Dose of Edible Cannabis Tied to Degree of Toxicity in Young Kids

Researchers note possible thresholds for medical decisions and marijuana regulations

FDA Drug Approvals: Let Us See All the Evidence

Clinicians and consumers are deprived of the full picture needed for informed decision-making

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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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Ob/Gyn Switching to Independent System for Residency Applications

This is the last year ob/gyn will use ERAS, despite helping to pilot the program

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It's Time to Reform the Mysterious PBM System

Vertical integration and a lack of transparency are at the heart of the problem

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CDC Issues Sepsis Care Guidance for Hospitals

Every hospital can strengthen the quality of care delivered to these patients, says CDC director

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Pulse Oximetry Inaccuracies Delayed COVID-19 Treatment

Black patients more likely to have an unrecognized need for therapy versus white patients

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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

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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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How Do People Know What Health Information to Believe?

Funding health communication research can empower the public to make informed decisions

FDA ADCOMM Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system over a computer rendering of the device.

Medtronic's Renal Denervation System for Hypertension Splits FDA Panel

Once resurrected, is radiofrequency renal denervation heading back to limbo?

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What to Know About New Tools to Fight RSV

Two vaccines and a monoclonal antibody aim to bring down the burden of RSV

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Partial Resistance to Therapeutic Mainstay for Malaria on the Rise

Data from Uganda show five mutations increased after cessation of indoor residual spraying

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MedPod Today: The Medical Misinformation Mess

Three 番茄社区 reporters discuss recent cases of doctors spreading fake news

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Less Burdensome PTSD Therapy Proves Viable

Written exposure therapy was less time consuming, non-inferior to prolonged exposure therapy

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

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

This past week in healthcare investigations

FDA ADCOMM Paradise ultrasound renal denervation system over a computer rendering of the Paradise ultrasound system

FDA Panel Backs ReCor's Renal Denervation System for Hypertension

Device-based treatment passes hurdle despite concerns about effectiveness

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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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The Maui Fires: A Forensic Pathologist's Perspective on the Aftermath

Challenges lie ahead

FDA APPROVED RSV prefusion F protein vaccine (Abrysvo) over a photo of a male nurse preparing to vaccinate a pregnant woman.

RSV Vaccine Approved for Use in Pregnancy to Protect Infants

Prescribing info has warning about the potential risk for premature birth

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Masking Approaches in Healthcare Should Be Reconsidered, Experts Say

But not everyone thinks changes are needed yet

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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

FDA APPROVED valbenazine (Ingrezza) over a computer rendering of healthy brain and a brain in Huntington鈥檚 disease

Huntington's Disease Chorea Gets New Treatment

Thumbs up for the VMAT2 inhibitor valbenazine, FDA says

FDA ADCOMM Renal denervation for hypertension over a photo of a blood pressure monitor.

FDA Advisors' Recommendation on Renal Denervation Hinges on Effectiveness Question

Device-based hypertension treatments have only modest BP reductions

What You Don't Know About Leprosy

As concern mounts over increasing cases in Florida, experts set the record straight

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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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Planned Parenthood of New Mexico Limits Non-Abortion Care Due to Surge From Texas

Organization is prioritizing abortion, while nearby clinics take on more wellness exams

FDA APPROVED pozelimab (Veopoz) over a micrograph of the intestinal tissue of a child with CHAPLE disease.

Ultra-Rare Immune System Disease Gets First FDA-Approved Treatment

Pozelimab reduced hospitalizations, albumin transfusions in CHAPLE disease patients

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Should Patients Be Able to Hide Parts of Their Medical Record?

A proposed rule would let them do so, with the doctor's permission

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