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Medicare Finalizes Doc Pay Cut; Mask Mandates Return; Top Voter Concerns

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A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas ERs

This marks one of at least two women who died under the state abortion ban

Nov 02, 2024
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Opinion
What's Our Capacity for Measuring Hospital Capacity?

With respiratory virus season coming, resumed reporting is critical

Oct 31, 2024
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Opinion
Marburg Virus' Latest Eruption

A veteran fighter against hemorrhagic fevers shares candid thoughts

Oct 10, 2024
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How Did Public Health Become a Public Enemy at the Supreme Court?

Conservative majority is "buying into" anti-science attitudes, warns Lawrence Gostin, JD

Oct 09, 2024
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Pope's Illness; Docs Against Trump; Another Contact of Missouri H5N1 Case Fell Ill

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Sep 23, 2024
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The Importance of Putting Penicillin Allergy Labels to the Test

"It's really safe to think about direct penicillin challenges," says researcher

Sep 18, 2024
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Opinion
'Failing Wisely' Can Promote a Safer Healthcare System

Don't assume old strategies and new technologies will improve patient safety

Sep 17, 2024
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$300M Lawsuit for Hospital Where RN Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water

Suit says the hospital failed to monitor medication administration procedures

Sep 04, 2024
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Another Injectable Toxoid Vaccine Flops for C. Diff

It's time to look at oral vaccines to prevent C. difficile infections, experts say

Aug 28, 2024
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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

Aug 15, 2024
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Opinion
Fauci's Hopes for D.C.: Be Prepared and Stick to the Evidence

Anthony Fauci, MD, sits down with Jeremy Faust, MD, to discuss his new memoir

Jul 25, 2024
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Thousands of Oregon Hospital Patients May Have Been Exposed to Infectious Diseases

An anesthesiologist may not have followed infection control practices

Jul 12, 2024
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Opinion
The Promise of Bacteriophage Therapy to Fight Drug-Resistant Superbugs

A conversation on living with cystic fibrosis and the threat of antimicrobial resistance

Jun 27, 2024
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