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<乌鸦传媒>Celebrating Nurses Week: Hats Off to All the RNs

Here are some facts about my invaluable colleagues

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Operator Steward Health Care Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Day-to-day operations expected to continue as usual through Chapter 11 process

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<乌鸦传媒>Survey: Virtually All Healthcare Providers Meet Criteria for Nomophobia

Researcher recommends physicians take a "digital detox" on days off

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<乌鸦传媒>Fed Up With Prior Auths? What if Insurers Had to Pay You for Submitting Them?

NYC urologist is seeking approval for a prior authorization CPT code

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<乌鸦传媒>The Plight of the Late-Boomer Physician

Does anyone besides me feel like we got the short end of the financial stick?

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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>We're All Concierge Doctors Now

We've unknowingly accepted all of the responsibilities and expectations, but without any benefits

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<乌鸦传媒>'Evil Personified': Nurse Gets Life Sentence for Murdering Patients With Insulin

17 patients under the care of Heather Pressdee died following excessive doses

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Bird Flu Rundown; EMTALA at the Supreme Court; NEJM Embargo Changes

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Halle Berry's Menopause; Orangutan Treats Wound; Most Influential People in Health

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>A Look Inside the Exorbitant Costs of Applying to Residency

The expense creates a barrier to equity and excellence

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<乌鸦传媒>'Psychotic Break' in Doc's Tesla Cliff Crash? Doc Wins $4M in Discrimination Case

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>NYC Doc Arrested in Protest; Ozzy Osbourne's Stem Cell Tx; Metformin and COVID

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Kentucky First State to Decriminalize Medical Errors

Legacy of RaDonda Vaught case still looms over nursing profession

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<乌鸦传媒>Intervention Mostly Flops for Health Workers' Well-Being During the Pandemic

Younger workers did gain significant benefit from the peer-to-peer program

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<乌鸦传媒>UnitedHealth CEO Slammed at Senate Hearing on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

"A comprehensive scrub" of company's anti-competitive practices is long overdue, senator says

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Blows Whistle on Cigna; Longevity Doc Blasted; Fertility Clinic Accidents

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Clinician Union Sounds Alarm on Working Conditions at Unity Health

Recently-formed union expressed concern about safety and continuity of care for patients

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas

Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Mystery Got You Stumped? You May Be Making These Mistakes.

Consider backtracking, rather than zooming out

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<乌鸦传媒>Chinese Scientist Who First Published COVID Sequence Locked Out of Lab

Virologist stages protest: "I won't leave, I won't quit, I am pursuing science and the truth"

<乌鸦传媒>TikTok at Work: Why Some Healthcare Workers Can't Access It

Bans have been prompted by federal and state security concerns

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<乌鸦传媒>Clinicians Not Great at Distinguishing Abstracts Written by Chatbot

Healthcare providers recognized when an AI chatbot wrote an abstract less than half the time

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<乌鸦传媒>FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Healthcare Price Fixing

Algorithms have ushered in a new era of pricing

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<乌鸦传媒>What I Learned From My Unconventional Career Path in Medicine

Don't be afraid to let your medical career meander

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<乌鸦传媒>Closing Gender-Based Disease Disparities Starts in the Lab

Women must have a seat at the table in deciding what type of research to pursue

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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>CVS Pharmacy Location Becomes the First to Join New National Union

Pharmacists and technicians at CVS stores in Rhode Island have also made moves to unionize

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<乌鸦传媒>New Reporting Requirements for Life-Saving Abortions Worry Some Texas Doctors

"How can a physician feel protected enough to provide good medical care?" says Houston ob/gyn

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<乌鸦传媒>Tenn. Lawmakers OK Bill Penalizing Adults Who Help Minors Get Gender-Affirming Care

Proposal is first in the nation

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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>Missouri Doc Found Dead by Lake Died by Suicide, Arkansas Officials Say

Death of John Forsyth, MD, gained national attention and online speculation

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<乌鸦传媒>Houston Transplant Scandal: Families of Patients Who Died Begin Legal Action

Surgeon has been accused of manipulating waitlist, making his patients ineligible for new livers

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<乌鸦传媒>Burnout Is Not Going Away. Here Are Three 'Microskills' to Mitigate It.

Too many physicians are not meeting their own basic needs

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Sue Google Over Bad Reviews; $425K Stolen From UPMC? Doc's Alleged Sex Crime

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>The Most Intimidating Test I've Ever Taken: The Anesthesia Oral Boards

Max Feinstein, MD, on his experience and tips for those about to take the boards

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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>No, Marburg Virus Isn't in COVID Shots: Users Debunk Vax Misinfo on X

Community notes were accurate and cited mostly credible sources, researchers say

<乌鸦传媒>FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements, Boosts Worker Protections

Rule won't extend to health workers at "true nonprofits," and legal challenges have already begun

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Fired After Genitalia Remarks; Baby Food Sugar Gap; Crisis Centers' Data Capture

This past week in healthcare investigations

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