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A young female prison inmate combs her hair in her cell.

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Give New Heart to Woman on Death Row? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

SIDM over a photo of a male and female physician discussing an MRI image.

<乌鸦传媒>Watch Out for These Diagnostic Pitfalls

Among the more common: failure to order a needed test or to consider the correct diagnosis

SIDM over a photo of a male and female physician discussing an MRI image.

<乌鸦传媒>How to Improve Women's Healthcare? Fix the 'Knowledge' and 'Trust' Gaps

Women's health complaints aren't taken as seriously as men's, says author Maya Dusenbery

The State Supreme Court building in Des Moines, IA

<乌鸦传媒>Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Limits Public Knowledge of Charges Against Docs

Medical board violated state law in publishing allegations against heart surgeon, court rules

<乌鸦传媒>Should Doctors Peddling COVID Disinformation Lose Their License?

A group of physicians is pushing the Federation of State Medical Boards to do just that

A photo of five beagle puppies.

<乌鸦传媒>Fauci Blasted Over Puppy Research Claims

Conservative watchdog group unleashes outrage over Beagle studies

AAPL over a photo of a bronze sculpture of Lady Justice

<乌鸦传媒>Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry Has Promise and Peril

It may help in assessing things like suicide risk, but its use raises informed consent issues

AAPL over a photo of a bronze sculpture of Lady Justice

<乌鸦传媒>Consider Transference Issues During Psychiatric Evaluations

Watch for these four scenarios when evaluating patients in your same ethnic group, expert advises

Surgeons perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement

<乌鸦传媒>Too Many TAVR Centers Are Clustered Around Well-to-Do Communities

More centers not the answer to geographic, socioeconomic disparities in access?

A young female prison inmate combs her hair in her cell.

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Give Heart Transplant to Death Row Inmate?

You make the call

The sign on the door of Miller Family Pediatrics next to a photo of Scott Miller, MD.

<乌鸦传媒>PA Suspended After Interfering With Care of COVID Patients

Outspoken anti-masker Scott Miller accused of promoting false cures and more in Washington state

Two tablets and a capsule cover Benjamin Franklin鈥檚 eyes and mouth on a $100 bill.

<乌鸦传媒>The Price Tag of FDA's 'Onco-Exceptionalism'

Substantial use of certain cancer drugs without an overall survival benefit

An old photo of a man selling elixir.

<乌鸦传媒>Medicine Must Sanction the COVID Quacks

Intent doesn't matter when patients are being harmed

A man in a business suit at a lectern in front of the U.S. flag.

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Leak Presidential Hopeful's Medical History? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

A photo of Martin Shkreli as seen on the cover of the Pharma Bro documentary cover art.

<乌鸦传媒>Documentary Seeks Truth Behind 'Super-Villain' of Drug Prices

'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli is known for hiking the price of Daraprim, a life-saving drug

A photo of Elihu Estey, MD.

<乌鸦传媒>What Happens When All the Great Doctors Are Gone?

In commemoration of the late Elihu (Eli) Estey, MD

Packaging of Lucentis (Ranibizumab) 10 mg/nl solution injectable

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Admits to Using Misbranded Eye Medication on Patients

James Heroman, MD, also falsely billed Medicare to make a profit, DOJ alleged

A nurse wearing a protective mask and cannabis patch sewn to her scrubs holds out a bottle of medical cannabis.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurses See New Career Opportunities in Medical Cannabis Space

Some cite burnout and frustration with traditional healthcare settings as factors

A photo of a woman鈥檚 fingers squeezing white cream from a tube.

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Admits Prescribing Unneeded Scar Creams for Kickbacks

Leonard Rosen, MD, hadn't prescribed pricey compounded drugs before financial arrangement

Several paper envelopes over a photo of a female physician in a white coat

<乌鸦传媒>Connecticut Doc Suspended for Mailing Blank Vaccine Exemptions

Actions by Sue Mcintosh, MD, said to be a "clear and immediate danger" to public health

A computer rendering of a steel mouse trap integrated into a smartphone displaying a social network app.

<乌鸦传媒>AAN Issues Social Media Position Statement

Neurology group encourages ethical use, warns about privacy and false or misleading posts

A collage of various Canadian Frontline Nurses and Concerned Ontario Doctors advertisements and social media.

<乌鸦传媒>Canada Starts Cracking Down on Fringe Medical Groups

Much like America's Frontline Doctors, groups up north are spreading misinformation

Light coming from a bedroom with the door ajar.

<乌鸦传媒>Cognitive Bias Is Influencing Forensic Pathology Decisions

Here are ideas for how to minimize it

A photo of the Texas Senate chamber.

<乌鸦传媒>Lawmakers Don't Care for Patients. Doctors Do.

And we must respond with force

An infant in the neonatal ICU on a ventilator and connected to various monitors.

<乌鸦传媒>Which Pediatric Research Is Overfunded by NIH?

And which conditions are underfunded, and why

WCLC over a computer rendering of lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Study Sheds Light on Physician-Assisted Suicide in Lung Cancer Patients

Patients often did not consult with radiation or medical oncologists

Photo of Aaron Kheriaty, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at UCI School of Medicine.

<乌鸦传媒>UC Irvine Doc Sues Over UC System's Vaccine Mandate

Psychiatrist and bioethicist Aaron Kheriaty, MD, claims his natural immunity should suffice

A photo of a doctor working on touchpad at reception desk in the hospital during coronavirus pandemic.

<乌鸦传媒>More Hospitals Sued Over Right to Try Ivermectin

More hospitals see lawsuits from family members of COVID-19 patients seeking the drug

A female physician in a hair net and goggles puts her pink gloved finger up to her masked mouth in a quiet gesture.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Fear of Hospital Retaliation Silencing Doctors?

We must speak out on issues impacting the well-being of our patients and ourselves

A photo of a young man in front of the Williamsburg bridge in New York City.

<乌鸦传媒>Let's Not Forget COVID's Lessons on Health Inequality

Even as the pandemic rages on, other battles warrant attention too

A photo of Dr. Jeremy Henrichs and the Mahomet-Seymour Schools Administrative Center building.

<乌鸦传媒>Illinois Doc Under Investigation for Stance on School Mask Mandate

Jeremy Henrichs, MD, says probe is improper use of government pressure

<乌鸦传媒>HCA Hit With Antitrust Suit Over High Prices

Lawsuit focusing on Mission Health eyes past merger tactics, ignored price transparency rule

A billboard with a mature cowboy in sunglasses and the words: TEX NEEDS A LIVER. PLEASE HELP!

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Is Oil Tycoon's Billboard for Liver Donor Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

A pack of Newport menthol cigarettes lies on a marble countertop.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Must Act Quickly on Menthol Ban to Save Black Lives, Advocates Argue

It's more than a public health problem, it's a "human rights" issue

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

A shirtless homeless man in Vancouver鈥檚 Downtown Eastside with a syringe in his mouth readies to inject himself with drugs.

<乌鸦传媒>Clearing the Hurdles to Safe Injection Facilities

Rhode Island the first state to authorize a pilot program, but how likely is it others will follow

Four JUUL advertisements

<乌鸦传媒>Juul Bought Out Medical Journal for $51K

E-cig maker sponsored nearly a dozen studies, took over journal as it awaits FDA ruling

An anatomical model head with brain exposed and electrodes attached to the temples.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Cannot Ban Use of Electric Shock Devices for Harmful Behaviors

Appeals court rules in favor of only U.S. facility still using devices for behavioral treatment

A young female healthcare worker in blue scrubs holding a brochure speaks to a concerned looking senior woman.

<乌鸦传媒>Give All Patients a Voice in Their Care

The pandemic has emphasized the importance of access to advance care planning

A hospital advertisement on a billboard

<乌鸦传媒>Study: Public Unlikely to Benefit From Hospitals' Advertising

Making the rich richer and the poor poorer?

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