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<乌鸦传媒>Surgeon Removed Liver Instead of Spleen, Family Says

Pathologist finds liver instead of splenic tissue

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<乌鸦传媒>Gender Care Docs Threatened; Optum Takeover Regrets; Profiting Off Patients

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>$300M Lawsuit for Hospital Where RN Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water

Suit says the hospital failed to monitor medication administration procedures

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<乌鸦传媒>Residents Strike, Demonstrate Around Labor Day Weekend

Trainees in Buffalo strike, while those in Philadelphia demonstrate for better pay

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<乌鸦传媒>Cell Phones and Brain Cancer; Bogus Doctor Faces New Charges; Cannabis Rescheduling

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Emergency Medicine Doc Is Running for Congress

Amish Shah, MD, MPH, talks with 乌鸦传媒 about his time in Arizona's state legislature

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Hire Chief AI Officers; Biased AI Images of Docs; Journal Wants AI Methods

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

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<乌鸦传媒>Murdered Doc Suffered Prior Beating; Fake Plastic Surgeon; Doc Drugged Nanny

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>If RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm Could Talk; Listeria Deaths Rise; Teen Drilled Skull in OR?

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Neurologists Are the Latest Specialists to Exit Mission Health

Physician departures have followed a 2019 takeover by HCA Healthcare

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<乌鸦传媒>Psychedelic Probe Expands; Why Therapists Leave Networks; Fizzling Pandemic Program

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Blood Culture Bottle Shortage Starting to Ease, Becton Dickinson Says

Production expected to hit 125% of weekly demand by year's end, spokesperson says

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Pressured Facebook to 'Censor' Some COVID Content, Mark Zuckerberg Says

Meta CEO says he would push back if similar demands were made today

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<乌鸦传媒>How Should Unethical Legacies in Medical History Be Handled?

Reexamining legacy and revoking reverence help restore medical integrity

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Drops Controversial Proposal for Blood Tests After Organ Transplant

Test supporters call the move a "win"; agency will issue a new proposal "in the coming months"

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Charged With Recording Nude Patients; Noncompete Ban Blocked; 'Sex for Scripts'

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Never Heard Patient's Screams; How Richard Simmons Died; Suicides in Physicians

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Patient Underwent One Surgery, but Was Billed for Two

Even after being sued, she refused to pay

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<乌鸦传媒>Steward CEO Made $250M; FDA Device Chief's Conflicts; Psychedelic Founder Unleashed

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Matthew Perry's Doc Reopens Clinic; Trump's Medical Records; Drug Cuts Diabetes Risk

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>Disney Drops Bid to Get Doc's Allergy-Death Lawsuit Tossed Because of Disney+ Plan

Company originally said widower couldn't sue because he agreed to fine print in streaming service

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<乌鸦传媒>Traveling to Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism

Patients with terminal illness explore end-of-life options

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<乌鸦传媒>Seven Big Problems With Hedge Funds -- Especially for Doctors

When it comes to these highly exclusive investment vehicles, all that glitters isn't gold

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare a Major Player at the Democratic Convention's Opening Night

Abortion, COVID, gun violence, and drug prices were among the topics in the spotlight

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<乌鸦传媒>Docs Need Better Guidance on Patient Exposure to 'Forever Chemicals,' Group Says

Environmental group's "roadmap" also urges feds to continue cutting PFAS levels in food and water

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's How Compounders Make Popular Weight-Loss Drugs

From sourcing API to getting the final formulation just right

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<乌鸦传媒>California Bill Would Require State Review of Private Equity Deals in Healthcare

Consumer advocates and labor unions are enthusiastic about the plans, but hospitals are not

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<乌鸦传媒>Journal Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policies Are All Over the Map

Editors rely on the honor system; is that good enough to disclose authors' possible conflicts?

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Sentenced to 24 Years; $17M Jury Award; Ectopic Pregnancy Lawsuits

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

<乌鸦传媒>Disney Wants Lawsuit Over Doc's Allergy Death Tossed Because of Disney+ Subscription

Disney claims plaintiff agreed to arbitration provision when signing up for streaming service

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<乌鸦传媒>Physicians in India Strike, Protest Following Rape and Killing of Trainee Doc

Government hospitals in several cities across the nation have since suspended medical services

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Unveils First 10 Negotiated Drug Prices

Prices slashed by as much as 79%

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<乌鸦传媒>Clinicians Need More Education on Climate-Related Health Issues, Expert Says

Students are clamoring for this content, Katie Huffling tells White House conference attendees

A photo of a female nurse giving the thumbs up gesture while receiving a COVID vaccination.

<乌鸦传媒>Did COVID Vax Mandates for Health Workers Increase Uptake?

Yes, but only among younger workers and in states with no test-out options

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<乌鸦传媒>Implicit Bias Trainings Are Increasingly Common. But Do They Work?

New research identifies several areas for improvement and redesign

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<乌鸦传媒>Anti-Abortion Ob/Gyn's New Role; Questioning FDA 'Recalls'; Padding Profits With PAD

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Steward Health Care Reaches Deal to Sell Its Nationwide Physicians Network

Deal comes as Steward plans to sell six hospitals

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Spicy Foods Appeal; Congressman Has Mild Stroke; Indian Doctors on Strike

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Prior Authorizations on the Rise in Medicare Advantage, Report Finds

Increase corresponds to a climb in Medicare Advantage enrollment

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<乌鸦传媒>Eight Doctors Killed in Brazil's Horrifying Plane Crash

"They were people used to saving lives, and now they lost theirs in such tragic circumstances"

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