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<乌鸦传媒>Does the Private Sector Help, or Hinder, Life Expectancy?

Analyzing the impact of the "commercial determinants of health"

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<乌鸦传媒>Over 100 Pregnant Women, Some Bleeding or in Labor, Turned Away From EDs Since 2022

"Increasingly less safe to be pregnant and seeking emergency care," says former HHS official

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<乌鸦传媒>One Group Hopes to End the Use of Live Animals in U.S. Surgical Residencies

Many surgical residency programs still use live animals for training

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<乌鸦传媒>Families Seek Answers After Inmates' Bodies Returned Without Internal Organs

"This is something out of science fiction," says one family member

<乌鸦传媒>Can App Data Link Sleep and Chronic Disease?; AI Model to Manage Diabetes

Also in TTHealthWatch: a monoclonal antibody for ulcerative colitis

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<乌鸦传媒>Trauma Patients Without Insurance Taken Off Life Support Sooner, Study Finds

Clinicians must "uncomfortably" examine bias in life-and-death decisions, says expert

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<乌鸦传媒>Is a $2,000 Whole-Body MRI Worth It?

"You're going to end up finding a lot of incidental things," says one expert

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<乌鸦传媒>Tuskegee Syphilis Study Whistleblower Peter Buxtun Has Died at Age 86

Buxtun is revered as a hero to public health scholars and ethicists

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<乌鸦传媒>The Cass Report, Evidence, and Ethical Thinking on Pediatric Gender-Affirming Care

Appropriate care for this population requires access, not restriction

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<乌鸦传媒>Plastic Surgery Practice Accused of Posting Fake Reviews Must Pay $5 Million

Complaint accused Allure Esthetic and its owner of illegal business practices

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<乌鸦传媒>Docs Unmoved by Supreme Court's Emergency Abortion Decision

Case involving EMTALA, Idaho law changes little, they say

<乌鸦传媒>Seeking Justice for Victims of the Opioid Epidemic

The next move is up to the Sacklers

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<乌鸦传媒>Retract Now: Negating Flawed Research Must Be Quicker

Incentives and streamlined processes can prevent the spread of incorrect science

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<乌鸦传媒>Guess Which Specialty Gets the Most Behavior Complaints From Coworkers ...

And the physicians with the least complaints won't come as a surprise either

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<乌鸦传媒>Social Media Physician Endorsements Raise Prickly Ethical Questions

Just 28 physicians who endorsed products made $1.5 million

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<乌鸦传媒>Dying Ex-Doctor Leaves Prison 2 Years After Pardon for Killing His Dad

Vince Gilmer received a conditional pardon due to his terminal illness

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<乌鸦传媒>Dying Ex-Doctor Serving Life for Murder May Soon Be Free

After a conditional pardon and 2-year wait, Vince Gilmer could be released this week

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<乌鸦传媒>Senators Mull Ways to Stop Patent 'Abuse' by Pharma Companies

Manufacturers of brand-name drugs will try every tack to delay generic entry, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>FTC Oversight of Pharmaceutical Sector 'Minimal' Over Last 20-Plus Years

The agency pursued a handful of actions per year, allowed 61 of 62 mergers it challenged

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<乌鸦传媒>Revisiting 'Left Without Being Seen' Metrics in the ED

The current system drives problematic decisions regarding how care is allocated

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<乌鸦传媒>Why One Health System Stopped Suing Its Patients

New York nonprofit is one of only a few nationally that bar all aggressive collection activities

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<乌鸦传媒>Dark Side of MDMA's Journey to FDA; Fake Studies Shutter Journals; H5N1 Turf Wars

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Diet Tied to Mortality; FDA's Financial Ties; New Long COVID Trials to Start

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Cardiologists Float Idea of Unionization Among Ways to Protect Employee Physicians

Even senior physicians are being threatened, according to forum at SCAI

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<乌鸦传媒>Dozens of Deaths Show Risks of Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained by Police

The practice has spread but is built on questionable science

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Industry Influence Driving LVAD Use by Cardiologists?

Clinical treatment decisions should be based on the best available evidence

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<乌鸦传媒>Men Too: Sexual Harassment in the Operating Room

The fear and anxiety that come with harassment cross all boundaries

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<乌鸦传媒>Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady

The burgeoning field holds both promise and risks

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<乌鸦传媒>IG Live April 22: Temperature Rising, Health Declining

How health professionals can help confront climate change

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<乌鸦传媒>'I'm Dying, You're Not': Terminally Ill Ask More States for Physician-Assisted Death

Debates on medical aid in dying bills are playing out in Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, and Iowa

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<乌鸦传媒>What Patients Should Know Before Agreeing to Psychedelic Therapy

Obtaining informed consent for psychedelics poses special challenges for practitioners

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<乌鸦传媒>'I Feel So Violated': Over 200 Patients Accuse Doc of Sex Abuse, Unnecessary Exams

Alleged victims included women and several men

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<乌鸦传媒>Botulism After 'Botox'? NEJM Ignored Nazi Atrocities; Jungle Jack's Alzheimer's

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Condemned Inmate Could Face 'Surgery Without Anesthesia,' Lawyers Say

Procedure involves incision that could be several inches wide and several inches deep

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<乌鸦传媒>Senate Hearing Tackles Private Equity's Impact on Healthcare Amid Steward Saga

Senators propose legislation so PE cannot 'loot one business after another'

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Clarifies Informed Consent Requirements for Exams Under Anesthesia

New guidance follows reports of medical students performing exams without patient consent

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Again Tries to Ban 'Aversive' Shock Treatment

Agency proposed a new ban to eliminate shock therapy for self-injurious or aggressive behavior

<乌鸦传媒>Physician Who Worked With Disciplined TikTok Doc Surrenders License

Carlos Domingo, MD, worked alongside the plastic surgeon known as "Dr. Roxy"

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<乌鸦传媒>Asked to Clear Up Abortion Bans, GOP Leaders Blame Confusion on Docs, Misinfo

Doctors and patients insist the laws' exceptions are dangerously unclear

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<乌鸦传媒>Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Good

A House-passed bill could stifle the potential for revolutionary medical advancements

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