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<乌鸦传媒>Dozens Who Were Told They Failed the Pathology Board Exam Actually Passed

American Board of Pathology re-scored the exam and issued refunds to impacted test takers

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<乌鸦传媒>ERAS Applications Are Trending Down With Program Signaling, but Still Too High

Data are promising, but more needs to be done to reduce applications, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Death Ruled Homicide; Hospital Workers Missing in N.C.; Human Hairball Surgery

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>In a First, Academic Center Offers Chiropractic Program

University of Pittsburgh program won't be part of its medical school

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<乌鸦传媒>Ob/Gyn Applications Stable in First Year of Independent Residency System

The number of applicants is strong, but are applicants still applying to too many programs?

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Still Feeling Impacts of Hurricane Helene

Asheville's Mission Hospital remains without running water

An 1898 painting by Raja Ravi Varma titled: Shakuntala looking for Dushyanta.

<乌鸦传媒>Reclaiming the Night in the Wake of 'Abhaya's' Murder

To everyone in medicine: don't underestimate the gentleness of Indian women as weakness

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<乌鸦传媒>UVA Med School Faces Toxic Work Environment Allegations

More than 100 doctors, faculty members signed no-confidence letter against administrators

A computer rendering of doctors rubber gloved hands holding up signs which read: On Strike.

<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare Unionization Isn't the Only Option

In this changing workplace, managers and leaders can do better for their staff

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Responds to PA Group's Policy Truce Letters

PAs have important role to play, but don't have the same skill set, AMA president says

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<乌鸦传媒>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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<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare's Post-Traumatic Growth

This existential crisis is painful, but necessary

<乌鸦传媒>10-Minute Intervention Boosts Health Worker Well-Being

Work-life integration and emotional exhaustion, recovery, and thriving all improved within 8 days

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<乌鸦传媒>The Best Prescription for Safety in Pharmacy

Well-being and safety in the profession have come a long way, but the work isn't done yet

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Healthcare Consolidation Fueling the Physician Burnout Crisis?

New report finds pandemic burnout is still lingering

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<乌鸦传媒>House Staff Unionization Has Come in Waves

Residents' efforts to organize date back some 90 years

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<乌鸦传媒>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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<乌鸦传媒>Treating a New Species: Homo Fragilis

Our fragile patients are increasingly dependent on a crumbling healthcare system

A graphic of a stethoscope creating a heart with the words: World Patient Safety Day inside.

<乌鸦传媒>'Failing Wisely' Can Promote a Safer Healthcare System

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Reproductive Rights Central to Wisconsin Ob/Gyn's Run for Congress

Medicare physician pay, healthcare-for-all also central to Kristin Lyerly's campaign

A photo of notices about the permanent closure of the facility taped to the doors of a Steward hospital in New Hampshire.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurses Blast Steward Health Care's Greed: 'It Ruins You'

Steward CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD, was a "no-show" at hearing, despite subpoena

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Med Board Snubs New Law; Is Ketamine Addictive? AMR the Musical

乌鸦传媒 reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics

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<乌鸦传媒>Project 2025: Assessing the Impact on the Healthcare Workforce

Effective and equitable training does not appear to be a priority of this agenda

<乌鸦传媒>PA Group Sends Second Letter Asking AMA for Policy Truce

A second open letter requests a meeting to discuss the impact of AMA's "disparaging rhetoric"

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<乌鸦传媒>From D-Day to Assassination Attempts: Where Medicine and History Intertwine

Major historical events may have turned out differently without rapid medical responses

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<乌鸦传媒>Residents Strike, Demonstrate Around Labor Day Weekend

Trainees in Buffalo strike, while those in Philadelphia demonstrate for better pay

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<乌鸦传媒>Neurologists Are the Latest Specialists to Exit Mission Health

Physician departures have followed a 2019 takeover by HCA Healthcare

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

<乌鸦传媒>Psychedelic Probe Expands; Why Therapists Leave Networks; Fizzling Pandemic Program

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Insufficient Hospital Nurse Staffing Linked With Higher Risk of Patient Death

Temporary staffing not the answer, according to study

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<乌鸦传媒>Did COVID Vax Mandates for Health Workers Increase Uptake?

Yes, but only among younger workers and in states with no test-out options

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<乌鸦传媒>More Rural Hospitals Are on the Verge of Closing, Report Finds

Private insurers are paying less than the cost of care, data show

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<乌鸦传媒>What Is 'Character Assassination' in Medicine?

The consequences affect not only the targeted clinician but patients and institutions too

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<乌鸦传媒>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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<乌鸦传媒>PA Group Asks AMA for Policy Truce

An open letter to the AMA calls for an end to its "divisive campaign against PAs"

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<乌鸦传媒>Harris' California Healthcare Battles Signal Fights Ahead for Hospitals if She Wins

But if elected as president, she could face a less hospitable political environment

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare Groups Want Congress to Make Assaulting a Health Worker a Federal Crime

Legislation introduced in House and Senate calls for prison sentence of up to 20 years

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<乌鸦传媒>PBMs Overpay Their Own Pharmacies to the Detriment of Insurers, Taxpayers, FTC Says

But the interim report was criticized by business owners and the PBM trade group

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

<乌鸦传媒>Fentanyl Easy to Make; UnitedHealth's Physician Empire; Is NP Training Sufficient?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Senate Hearing on Noncompete Agreements Gets Contentious

Sen. John Kennedy spars with orthopedic surgeon who fought to leave his practice

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<乌鸦传媒>Committee for Economic Development: A Mighty 'Influencer' in Health Policymaking

This group's meeting brought civil discourse on healthcare to the nation's capital

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