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Old metal signage on a wooden door which reads: COMPLAINTS DEPT. ENTER

<乌鸦传媒>The Psychological Repercussions of Patient Complaints

We need support from hospital administration

<乌鸦传媒>Senate Committee Shines Spotlight on VA's Troubled EHR Program

Concerns raised about patient safety, cost overruns

A senior woman talks on her smartphone at home.

<乌鸦传媒>Phone Calls Spot Early Alzheimer's

Predictive model identified vocal features of dementia patients from everyday speech

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19 Lockdown in Uganda Increased Gender-Based Violence

Sexual attacks, HIV exposure, and teen pregnancies all showed upticks, study found

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<乌鸦传媒>A Literal Token of Thanks for Pandemic Work: That's All?

Anger after Banner Health rewards employees with unbankable coin for enduring the pandemic

A young woman reacts with shock and dismay at what she鈥檚 seeing on her laptop.

<乌鸦传媒>A Patient Care App Diagnosed Me With Cancer

No one should receive a serious diagnosis this way -- not even a doctor like myself

FDA ADCOMM roxadustat over a computer renering of chronic kidney disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Safety Concerns Turn FDA Panel Thumbs Down for Novel CKD-Anemia Drug

Advisory committee rejected oral anemia drug for dialysis and non-dialysis patient populations

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<乌鸦传媒>'Acceptable' Lead in Drinking Water May Still Be Harmful to Patients With CKD

No safe amount of lead in water for those with kidney disease, researchers warn

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<乌鸦传媒>PURE Study Points Finger at Processed, Fatty Foods in IBD

But expert serves up a heaping helping of caveats to the findings

An illustration a neuroprosthesis implanted over the area of a man鈥檚 sensorimotor cortex.

<乌鸦传媒>Brain Implant Translates Neural Signals Into Sentences

Neuroprosthesis decodes input from brain to vocal tract in stroke patient who cannot speak

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<乌鸦传媒>Anti-Vax Pediatrician Is Back in Business, Kind Of

Restrictions will require previously suspended doctor to stay mum on vaccine protocols

A young girl sits on her grandmothers lap outdoors, both are smiling.

<乌鸦传媒>Medicine Through Abuelita鈥檚 Eyes

Patients are better off when treated with empathy and care

A young male physician in blue scrubs sits on a bed in the dark looking for his pager.

<乌鸦传媒>Physicians: Stop Dreading Call

How to banish those negative thoughts and make them positive

A close up of an endoscope held in a doctor鈥檚 blue-gloved hands.

<乌鸦传媒>Did Getting a Colonoscopy Lead to Cleaner Living?

Results varied by severity of screening findings, researchers found

A woman in a hospital bed experiencing labor pains during childbirth.

<乌鸦传媒>Low-Weight Babies Delivered Early Do Worse in School

Results highlight a need to assess long-term outcomes of obstetric interventions, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>Slow Steroid Tapering Succeeds in SLE

Flare rates were significantly lower with gradual withdrawal than with low-dose maintenance

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<乌鸦传媒>Vascular Function: Another Benefit of Bariatric Surgery

Macrovascular, microvascular gains accrue for nearly all patient groups

A man with his eyes closed and wearing an oxygen mask lies in a hospital bed in South Africa

<乌鸦传媒>Beta Variant May Be Deadlier, South African Hospital Data Suggests

Increases in hospitalizations, deaths in country's second COVID-19 wave

A diverse group of young female campers make heart shapes with their hands under a hand painted WELCOME TO CAMP FELIX sign.

<乌鸦传媒>Dear Parents, Kids Need Camp

Providers should talk to parents about summer camp precautions that can keep kids safe and healthy

A young boy with a bandaged head lies in bed next to his sleeping mother.

<乌鸦传媒>ADHD Linked to Kids' Traumatic Brain Injury Severity

But overall, children with ADHD were more likely to experience TBI

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<乌鸦传媒>Walmart's Low-Price Insulin Is a Band-Aid on a Broken System

Exorbitant drug pricing and inaccessible care require government intervention

A computer rendering of hepatitis B viruses.

<乌鸦传媒>Some Liver Transplant Patients Got Hepatitis B From Donors

Injection drug use may be mostly to blame, researcher says

A female nurse in blue scrubs touches a tablet with swirl of healthcare icons floating above it.

<乌鸦传媒>The Rise of Non-Traditional Nursing

Is it time to shift your professional focus?

EAU over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the urinary tract highlighted in yellow.

<乌鸦传媒>Support for MRI-Targeted Biopsy in Prostate Cancer Screening

Large Swedish study showed the approach cut overdiagnosis, unnecessary biopsies

FDA APPROVED finerenone (Kerendia) over a computer rendering of a diseased kidney and a healthy kidney.

<乌鸦传媒>Finerenone OK'd for Slowing Kidney Disease in T2D

Drug also indicated for cardiovascular event risk reduction

FDA SAFETY Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) products over a computer rendering of blood platelets and a bag of Hydroxyethyl starch

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders

Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist

A Tulane University School of Medicine sticker on the glass facade of the building.

<乌鸦传媒>Tulane's Graduate Medical Education Programs Put on Probation

Decision follows public outrage over alleged racism and gender discrimination at the university

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<乌鸦传媒>Empathy: The Most Critical Skill in Medicine

Caring for a patient means putting yourself in their shoes

An abstract illustration of two people hugging.

<乌鸦传媒>'Can You Explain Why You鈥檙e Sending Me to the ICU?'

Doctor-turned-patient reflects on empathy in medicine after harrowing birth of her child

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Reacts to Bizarre 'Health Hacks' Videos

Diving into the world of YouTube clickbait

ESMO GI over a computer rendering of an endoscope illuminating a tumor in a stomach

<乌鸦传媒>Response Soars With Anti-PD-1 Drug for HER2-Positive Stomach Cancer

Almost 50% relative increase in ORR with pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy

A tired male healthcare worker in scrubs and PPE sits in a folding chair and rubs his eyes in a dark room.

<乌鸦传媒>You're Not Alone in Your Darkest Hours

Ending the silence on mental health can save the lives of our peers, our patients, and ourselves

An x-ray image of erosive osteoarthritis of the hands.

<乌鸦传媒>Effective Treatments for Hand Osteoarthritis: The Search Goes On

Hydroxychloroquine not effective as disease-modifying drug for erosive hand OA, trial confirmed

A computer rendering of a colonoscopy of a large intestine with Crohn鈥檚 disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Adults With Obesity See Increased Risk for Crohn's Disease

Growing obesity burden may contribute to rise in Crohn's incidence, researcher suggests

A cadaver in a body bag inside the medical examiners office.

<乌鸦传媒>Surfside Collapse: Beyond the Immediate Aftermath

A forensic pathologist's perspective on "the last responders"

A screenshot of a TikTok video with Kelly Morris with the caption: I鈥檇 unplug your vent to charge my cell phone.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Suspended Over TikTok Videos About Patients

Only thing hurt in her posts were "people's feelings," nurse said

A computer rendering of the gut microbiome inside the large intestine.

<乌鸦传媒>Did Fecal Transplant Stop COVID in Its Tracks?

Two Polish patients co-infected with C difficile saw improvements

ESMO GI over a computer rendering of an endoscope illuminating a tumor in a stomach

<乌鸦传媒>PD-1 Inhibitor Boosts Survival in Treated Esophageal Cancer

Benefit with China-developed tislelizumab in all patients and EU-North American subgroup

A mature person with Down syndrome draws in an activity book.

<乌鸦传媒>APOE Gene Influences Alzheimer's Symptoms, Biomarkers in Down Syndrome

Earlier Alzheimer's changes seen in APOE4 carriers

A young pregnant woman takes a selfie with her smartphone while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Confirmation Bias Guiding COVID Vaccine Recommendations?

Policy must be based on indisputable evidence

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