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China's COVID Sequence Secret; Cancer Research Retractions; Med Board Reform Looms

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Abortion Laws Tied to Anxiety and Depression in Women

After Dobbs, women ages 18 and 45 in trigger states had a greater increase in these symptoms

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Native Hawaiian Physician-Scientist Kekoa Taparra Is Making Waves

One of the first Native Hawaiians with an MD, PhD is tackling Pacific Islander health disparities

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FDA Slams Fresenius Over Its Response to PCBs in Dialysis Machines

A 3-year saga raises questions about a potential class effect

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FDA Warns Exosome Maker for Marketing Outside Its IND

Agency also raises concern about a potentially contaminated product batch

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Troubled For-Profit Nursing Program Dodges Early Closure

But regulator in Arizona has final word

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Alabama Plans to Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution

How will it work and what are the risks?

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Sitting and Early Death; Dana-Farber Retracts Multiple Papers; Winter Weather Deaths

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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The Beautiful Exhaustion of Primary Care

My job may be draining, but I'm not burned out

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Could AI Put Clinical Knowledge at Risk?

Viewpoint warns relying on AI for basic tasks may undermine physicians' skill sets

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Physicians Don't Always Understand the FDA Approval Process, Survey Finds

Most preferred two or more randomized trials as evidence required for approval

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MedPod Today: Residency Application Updates; Doc Discipline; Vacation and Burnout

番茄社区app reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics

Hospitals Pay U.S. News to Promote Their Rankings

Amid rankings pushback, the question of payment for use of the company's logo has resurfaced

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$300K Fine for Midwife Who Gave Kids Homeopathic Pellets Instead of Vaccines

In 2019, New York ended a religious exemption for school vaccination requirements

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Your Medical Specialty Based on the Big Five Personality Traits

See which specialty is right for you according to this personality test

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'Budget Ozempic': What to Know

The term refers to an often-abused class of medications

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

Docs' Ketamine Scheme Accusation; Texas Doc Wins Snake Case; Maternal Death Suit

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Is Burnout Destroying Emergency Medicine?

It doesn't have to: here are four unique ways to address the issue

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Are Abortion Bans an Occupational Hazard for Ob/Gyns?

Ob/gyns in unsupportive workplaces felt amplified distress post-Roe, study finds

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Dead Nurse Found in Freezer; Deadly Hospital Error; Weight-Loss Compounder Crashes

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Company Warned Over Human Placenta Product

FDA tells MiMedx that its wound-healing product must be regulated as a biologic drug

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Cost of Genomic Testing on the Minds of Many Oncologists

Insurance coverage, patient out-of-pocket costs key considerations for 80% of survey respondents

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MedPAC Report on Medicare Advantage Growth, High Costs Generates Kerfuffle

Commissioners reveal growing unease with MA practices: Not the "glowing success" everybody says

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California Offers a Lifeline for Medical Residents Who Can't Find Abortion Training

A new law makes it easier for out-of-state physicians to get in-person training

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The 'Random Acts of Medicine'

A conversation with Anupam Jena, MD, PhD

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It Is Literally Impossible to Be a Woman in Medicine

Women physicians face a multitude of challenges beginning in medical school

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Docs' Vacation Habits May Be Fueling Burnout

Taking fewer than 3 weeks of vacation each year linked to higher rates of burnout

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AAMC Overhauls Pricing for Residency Applications

Announcement comes shortly after the ob/gyn application service lowered prices

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Nurse Accused of Poisoning Pets; Health Exec Shoplifted From Target? Docs Sue Hacker

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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A Culture of Silence Persists in Medicine Despite #MeToo

We see it as early as the medical school application process

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Dining Out? Check the Bill for a 'Health Insurance' Surcharge

Restaurant took heat for adding a 4% surcharge to cover employees' healthcare costs

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Is President Biden a Super-Ager?

Experts say "age is a number, not a quality" -- even for the president

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Columbia's Sex Abuse Cover-Up Tops This Year's Shkreli Awards

Other "winners" include non-profit hospital CEO's $35M salary, doc's needless vascular surgeries

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NPs Have the Best Job in Healthcare

Being a PA is a close second, according to the U.S. News annual ranking

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Deadly VA Clinic Lapses; Asthma Drug Risky in Kids; Invisible HHS Secretary?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Multistate Licensure for Docs, Others Continues to Gain Steam

More state legislatures consider joining licensure compacts

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It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workers

Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls

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Advanced Practice Providers Push to Unionize in Oregon

OHSU group concerned that profits are taking precedence over providers and patients

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Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggests

Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death

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Collaboration Between Local Oncologists and Academia Is Crucial

Greater partnerships can optimize cancer care outcomes

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