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Physician Content Creators Weigh In on TikTok's Uncertain Future

— Other apps don't have the same reach, which is helpful in dispelling misinformation, they say

6 Hrs Ago
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Fauci's Pardon: 'It's Really a Shame,' Public Health Officials Say

Many saddened that it had to come to this

7 Hrs Ago
Junk Food Turns Public Villain as Power Shifts in Washington

Some members of Trump's inner circle are gearing up to battle "Big Food"

Jan 20, 2025
Childhood Vax Rates, a Rare Health Bright Spot in Struggling States, Are Slipping

Many states have recently reported an increase in people opting out of vaccines for their kids

Jan 19, 2025
Massachusetts Cuts Residency Requirement for IMGs

IMGs must work 3 years in underserved areas before being fully licensed

Jan 17, 2025
Childhood Vax Rates, a Rare Health Bright Spot in Struggling States, Are Slipping

Many states have recently reported an increase in people opting out of vaccines for their kids

Massachusetts Cuts Residency Requirement for IMGs

IMGs must work 3 years in underserved areas before being fully licensed

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MedPod Today: 'Medical Freedom'; More Private Equity Harms; USMLE Cheating Scandal

app reporters offer further insights into recently covered topics

Jan 17, 2025
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Oregon Doctors, Nurses Have Been Striking for a Week

Strike lines are "strong and getting stronger," union says

Jan 16, 2025
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Doc Jailed Over Circumcisions; Video Shows NICU Nurse Abusing Babies, Court Docs Say

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

Jan 16, 2025
Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.
California Doctors Lose Homes and Much More to Devastating Fires

"Not only did we lose our home. We lost our community," Malibu doctor says

Jan 15, 2025
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Supplemental Benefits Offer Few Advantages for MA Enrollees

Those with MA and traditional Medicare plans had similar rates of care and spending on "extras"

Jan 15, 2025
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Victims Recount Military Doc's Sexual Abuse; UnitedHealth Doctors Questioned

This past week in healthcare investigations

Jan 15, 2025
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Nurse Practitioners Top 'Best Jobs' Rankings Again

PAs also placed high in U.S. News & World Report's rankings

Jan 14, 2025
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Docs Organize Against, and for, RFK Jr.'s Nomination to Run HHS

Letters, visits to senators among their strategies

Jan 13, 2025
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Prospect Is Another Casualty of Private Equity in Healthcare, Experts Say

"Wealth-extraction entities" have no business in healthcare, one doctor argues

Jan 13, 2025
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Doctors, Nurses Press Ahead as Wildfires Strain Los Angeles' Healthcare

At least one medical clinic burned down

Jan 13, 2025
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Stimulant Users Are Caught in Fatal 'Fourth Wave' of Opioid Epidemic

Cocaine and methamphetamines with fentanyl are a driving force

Jan 12, 2025
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Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity

To people in the amputee community, the coverage disparity amounts to discrimination

Jan 11, 2025
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Thousands of Providence Health Workers Strike in Oregon

Largest strike involving healthcare workers in the state, first involving physicians

Jan 10, 2025
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