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<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>Thought-provoking perspectives from leading health and medical experts

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Debt Is Killing Our Patients

Here's my legislative solution to put an end to this

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Medical-Legal Consulting Right for You?

How to bridge medicine and law

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<乌鸦传媒>Stroke Doesn't Have to Lead to Death or Disability

Rapid, appropriate treatment can save lives and limit severe outcomes

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<乌鸦传媒>The Wrath Toward Contract Management Groups Is Right Where It Needs to Be

Emergency medicine is facing a reckoning

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<乌鸦传媒>What It Will Really Take to Restore Trust in the CDC

A singular narrative, consistency, and relatability are paramount

<乌鸦传媒>A Black Trauma Surgeon on 'Racism, Violence, and How We Heal'

Brian H. Williams, MD, talks about his new book, structural racism, and gun violence in the U.S.

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical School Should Teach Students About Homelessness

We can better prepare our future doctors to treat this population

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<乌鸦传媒>This Isn't COVID's Final Act

We must keep the virus, and long COVID, center stage

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<乌鸦传媒>Should You Get the Flu Shot and COVID Booster at the Same Time?

New data shed light

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<乌鸦传媒>Why I Live on 'Do Not Disturb' Mode

And why you should too

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<乌鸦传媒>Stuck in the Sticking Place

If you want primary care doctors to fix what's ailing our patients, give us the resources we need

<乌鸦传媒>How Vital Drug Shortages Happen

"Fundamentally, there's something broken in how the market works"

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<乌鸦传媒>'Believe in Your Data and Question Conventional Wisdom': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 乌鸦传媒's reporters

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare Isn't 'Broken' 鈥� It's Fragmented

How do we dig ourselves out?

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<乌鸦传媒>Dear Congress: Take the Easy Win on Medicare

It's time for an alternative approach to the merit-based incentive payment system

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<乌鸦传媒>The Power of Gamification in Mental Health Apps

And how they benefit well-being

<乌鸦传媒>How the Chemotherapy Shortage Is Affecting Frontline Clinicians

"How are we here in 2023 having some of these discussions?" bemoans gynecologic cancer expert

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<乌鸦传媒>Issues at Stake as the 'Take Care of Maya' Case Heads to Trial

Case could have far-reaching implications

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<乌鸦传媒>Sen. McConnell Reminds Us That 'Just a Fall' Can Lead to So Much More

Falls should not be taken lightly, especially in older adults

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<乌鸦传媒>The JR-15 Rifle Places Children's Safety in the Crosshairs

We cannot ignore the public health crisis of gun violence

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<乌鸦传媒>What Can Primary Care Physicians Do for Our Aging Population?

Better care begins with a better understanding of age-related changes

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<乌鸦传媒>'A Flu' at the U.S. Open? Hmm!

Plus: why I still mask in some, but not all, public situations

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<乌鸦传媒>The Merry-Go-Round of Burned-Out Doctors

Physician turnover is putting patient health at risk

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<乌鸦传媒>How to Help Patients Navigate a Newly Complex Vaccine Season

The primary message should focus on the importance of the flu, RSV, and COVID vaccines

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<乌鸦传媒>'Our Goal Is Not to Blame': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 乌鸦传媒's reporters

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<乌鸦传媒>Violence in Healthcare: Why Are People So Angry?

The healthcare system has failed us all when we needed it most

<乌鸦传媒>Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay?

Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill

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<乌鸦传媒>Navigating Feminism in Medicine

It takes more effort than you think

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug Prices Are Too Damn High

It's been a long road to Medicare price negotiation ... and there's still work to be done

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<乌鸦传媒>Antiquated U.S. Laws Governing Methadone Access Must Change

One-size-fits-all treatment approaches sometimes fail

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<乌鸦传媒>Kim Kardashian's Problematic Post Is About More Than MRIs

The downside of healthcare influencers

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<乌鸦传媒>Disruption: Problem and Potential

The healthcare industry must learn to cope with demographic decline and other rapid changes

<乌鸦传媒>It's Time to Move on From the U.S. News Rankings

The lack of data and transparency should raise questions

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<乌鸦传媒>Do Advocacy Groups Always Put Patient Interests First?

A new study reveals the depth of industry influence

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<乌鸦传媒>How to (Legally) Diversify the Healthcare Workforce

Alternative approaches are key following the SCOTUS ruling on race-based admissions

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<乌鸦传媒>We Use ChatGPT in Medical Practice -- And You Can Too

These tools can make us better physicians

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<乌鸦传媒>Overcoming Inertia

What's the best way to start making changes, large and small, to our healthcare system?

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Drug Approvals: Let Us See All the Evidence

Clinicians and consumers are deprived of the full picture needed for informed decision-making

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<乌鸦传媒>I Cannot Remember the Names of Biologics. Should I Retire?

The old days of drug nomenclature were simpler

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<乌鸦传媒>The Myth of Compassion Fatigue

Put yourself in your patients' shoes

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