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INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Influenced Gender Care Bans; Cord Blood Banking Scam? Anti-Abortion Extremist

This past week in healthcare investigations

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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>Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust

Hospitals struggle to keep staff and facilities as births dwindle

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<乌鸦传媒>Health Should Be a Bigger Focus at the GOP Convention Than It Will Be, Lawmaker Says

"I wish it was the centerpiece of everything we're talking about," says Rep. Rich McCormick, MD

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<乌鸦传媒>Devaluing Our Residents Is Not Without Consequences

Let's take better care of our young medical workforce

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About 'Microdosing' Psychedelics

Research is sparse and definitions aren't consistent, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>This Ex-President Also Survived an Assassination Attempt on the Campaign Trail

In 1912, a former president was trying to get back into office when he was shot at close range

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<乌鸦传媒>The Hardest I've Cried

Notes from a physician fighting helplessness and misinformation

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<乌鸦传媒>What Can Be Done About Medical Debt?

Senators, witnesses mull solutions ranging from more competition to Medicare for All

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<乌鸦传媒>5 Doctor 乌鸦传媒 With the Least Burnout in 2024

Plastic surgery and ophthalmology top the list

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Shot By Police; Doc Spent Embezzled Funds on Doggy Daycare; Joyner Suit Update

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Work to Clarify New Audiology Scope-of-Practice Law in Maryland

Concern centers around provision allowing audiologists to perform "health screenings"

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<乌鸦传媒>The Physician and Social Media: 'To Be or Not to Be' On?

It's a platform for speaking out against systemic issues and workplace disruptors

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<乌鸦传媒>These Six 乌鸦传媒 Have the Highest Rates of Burnout

Annual AMA survey shows declines for all specialties, but many still above 50%

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<乌鸦传媒>Dr. Oz Device Scrutinized; $50B for Fake Diagnoses; Crisis Pregnancy Center Funds

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>New Name for Familiar Phenomenon: 'Administrative Harm'

Increasing scrutiny on the lack of accountability, evaluation of administrators

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<乌鸦传媒>CPT Code for Prior Authorization May Still Happen -- Eventually

Proposal would cover more than existing codes for limited situations

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<乌鸦传媒>Most Johns Hopkins Med Students Will Receive Free Tuition, Thanks to $1 Billion Gift

The gift also will increase financial aid at the university's nursing and public health schools

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<乌鸦传媒>Weight Stigma Is Bad Medicine

Physicians must work to break this cycle of bias

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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>What I Learned When My Research Project Got 'Scooped'

This past week was probably the toughest of my research career

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse's Death Under Investigation; Acquittal for Doc Accused of Killing Patients

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Fake Therapist Fooled Hundreds; Jail Doc Discipline; FDA Lobbying Workarounds

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>The Rise of Employee Stock Ownership Plans in Healthcare

A new path for physician practice ownership

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<乌鸦传媒>Supreme Court Decision May Have Sweeping Effects on Healthcare, Experts Say

Chevron ruling curbs federal power, could upend drug approvals, Medicare drug price negotiation

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Shows Kids How to 'Stop the Bleed'

Born of a nurse mom's concern about gun violence, program teaches kids life-saving skills

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<乌鸦传媒>Access to Pediatric Care Is Rapidly Eroding

The health of future generations is at stake

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<乌鸦传媒>The Concierge Catch: Better Access for a Few Patients Disrupts Care for Many

As PCPs convert to concierge medicine, patients who can't afford it need to find a new physician

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<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Anesthetists Fire Back at Scope-of-Practice Citations

CRNAs in California argue "Immediate Jeopardy" citations have it wrong

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Is Doctor Pay Decreasing and What Can We Do About It?

It's time to take back control of our profession

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<乌鸦传媒>No One Wins in a Medical Student Research Arms Race

It's time for a firm cap on residency application publication numbers

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Students Are Learning to Treat Others, but Who Is Caring for Them?

A call to normalize self-care in medicine

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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

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<乌鸦传媒>DOJ Charges Dozens of Doctors, NPs in $2.7 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown

76 medical professionals among the nearly 200 charged

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Abortion Ban Workarounds; Bungled COVID Vax Paper; Texas Doc Indicted

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Most Kids Getting Antibiotics for Pink Eye Against Guideline Advice

"There are more supportive measures we can take without resorting to antibiotic eye drops"

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden, Trump Spar Over Abortion, COVID in Debate and Face Questions on Their Age

Opioid crisis also briefly discussed

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<乌鸦传媒>Only 1 in 4 Adults Needing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Received Medications

Black and Latino adults less likely to receive any treatment

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<乌鸦传媒>ChatGPT Nails Oncology Exam; Amazon's ChatGPT Competitor; AI in Rural Health

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

A photo of a surgeon removing the cornea from a donor.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns Eye Bank for Taking Donors Who Had Sepsis

All five donors should have been ineligible, FDA said

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