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Texas Governor Scolds Hospital After Doctor Goes Viral on TikTok

Tony Pastor, MD, said patients didn't have to respond to citizenship question on intake forms

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Another Emergency Medicine Staffing Firm Goes Under

Doctors still not paid, now on the hook for malpractice tail coverage

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Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage Could Change How Hospitals Manage Patient Hydration

Crisis expected to last a long time, according to one expert

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Primary Care Doctors at Mass General Brigham Want to Unionize

Issues include workload, bureaucracy, and loss of autonomy

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CDC Advisors Defend Infection Control Draft Guidance

HICPAC supports surgical masks for airborne pathogens, sick workers returning after 3 days

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Are Doctors Costing Hospitals $300K Per Year?

Report says doctors are "subsidized," but some question the math

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Lowest Paid Medical 番茄社区app in 2024

These eight specialties earn the least, with many averaging less than $300k per year

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Are There Some Words That Doctors Should Never Use?

Alternative phrasing can open dialogue and built trust with seriously ill patients, experts say

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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

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Early AKI Care Recommendations Did Not Improve Patient Outcomes

Personalized recs were made by team of physicians and pharmacists within an hour of diagnosis

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UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding

Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school

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Shorter Course of Antibiotics Works for Bloodstream Infections

With few exceptions, treatment can be shortened to 7 days, researcher says

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Are Surgical Outcomes Better With MDs or DOs?

Medicare claims analysis finds no differences in death, readmissions, and length of stay

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Florida Hospitals Tested By Back-to-Back Storms

Florida Hospital Association president says facilities are operational, with very few exceptions

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Officials Scramble to Protect IV Supplies in Wake of Hurricane Disruption

American Hospital Association called on Biden administration to take more steps to ease shortage

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Here's This Year's Crop of Best Children's Hospitals

Some changes were implemented to annual rankings from U.S. News & World Report

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Does Finerenone's Efficacy Diminish if Initiated Late in Heart Failure?

Benefit of the nonsteroidal MRA otherwise consistent across FINEARTS-HF

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In Emergency Medicine, Promotion to Chief Resident Least Likely for Women of Color

Black residents also less likely to be promoted than white residents

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California Clarifies Role of CRNAs Amid Scope-of-Practice Clash

Letter says CRNAs can administer anesthesia that's ordered by a physician

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Inpatient CBT Reduces Suicide and Readmissions After Discharge

Can treatment be scaled for implementation in the real world?

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Surgeon Removed Liver Instead of Spleen, Family Says

Pathologist finds liver instead of splenic tissue

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

Gender Care Docs Threatened; Optum Takeover Regrets; Profiting Off Patients

This past week in healthcare investigations

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In-Hospital Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance Declined Over 13 Years

In-tandem reductions at VA centers suggest antimicrobial stewardship works, researchers say

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One in Four Brain Injury Patients Who Appear Unresponsive Respond Covertly

Functional MRI and EEG detect awareness in coma or vegetative states

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Common Antibiotics Linked With Serious Skin Reactions in Older Adults

Sulfonamides and cephalosporins the worst offenders, study finds

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Pneumonia Diagnoses Largely Inaccurate?

To some extent, it's to be expected, researchers note

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Medical School Affiliated With HCA Healthcare Welcomes Its First Class

50 students at the Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine received their white coats last week

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Private Equity Strips and Devalues Successful Hospitals, Studies Show

Most acquired hospitals were doing well, but lost millions in assets after the takeover

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Trust in Doctors Crashed During the COVID Pandemic -- And Remains Low

Putting financial motives over patient care was top reason for patient mistrust, survey found

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PTSD Ran High Among Physicians During COVID-19 Pandemic

Female physicians, trainees more likely to develop the condition

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Are Doctors Missing Cases of H5N1 Bird Flu in People Who Drink Raw Milk?

What would the infection look like, and would doctors recognize it and test for it?

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Sepsis Alerts in Emergency Departments Linked to Lower Mortality

False positives, alarm fatigue complicate their use, experts say

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These 'Zebra' Cases Were Cracked by People Other Than Doctors

Popular Reddit thread captures rare diagnoses made by patients, lab techs, first responders

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How Unionization Changed Surgery Residency Programs

Residents, program faculty, and staff discussed benefits and unintended consequences

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Don't Try ARBs for Severe COVID, Trial Indicates

Harms seen without any compensating survival benefit

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The Hardest I've Cried

Notes from a physician fighting helplessness and misinformation

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More Physicians at Washington Hospitals File to Unionize

The group was motivated by recent efforts of other physicians nearby

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These Six 番茄社区app Have the Highest Rates of Burnout

Annual AMA survey shows declines for all specialties, but many still above 50%

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New Name for Familiar Phenomenon: 'Administrative Harm'

Increasing scrutiny on the lack of accountability, evaluation of administrators

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Extended-Infusion Antibiotics Tied to Reduced Mortality From Bloodstream Infections

Benefit limited to patients with severe illness or elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations

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