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<乌鸦传媒>RaDonda Vaught Loses Appeal to Get Her Nursing License Back

Tennessee court rejects former nurse's appeal to overturn nursing board's 2021 decision

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Jamie Foxx's Health Scare; 23andMe Hacked; Decongestant Probe Announced

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Don't Neglect Tobacco Use in People Experiencing Homelessness

Cessation programs can save lives and improve financial stability

<乌鸦传媒>Gaming the Patent System Can Keep Biosimilars Off the Market for Decades

Sean Tu, PhD, JD, explains trade secret laws and patent laws for biologics

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<乌鸦传媒>House Committee Puts CDC Director in the Spotlight

Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, was asked about viral outbreak in China and agency's internal workings

MedAI Roundup over a computer rendering of a brain-shaped microprocessor.

<乌鸦传媒>ChatGPT's Birthday Message; Journal Softens on AI; Healthcare AI Tracker

A monthly roundup of AI innovation and research in healthcare

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<乌鸦传媒>Clinician Says Her Voice Was Cloned by AI for Social Media Ad

"It's going to be a huge problem," says podiatrist Dana Brems

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Patient Who Fell Off Operating Table Sues; Doc's Murder Trial; Hopkins Wants Retrial

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>Rabid Kitten Threat; Religious Groups Quash Abortion Exemptions; Redefining Death

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Texas Abortion Case Spotlights Issues Around Medical Exceptions to Abortion Bans

Plaintiffs say doctors fear losing their license or going to prison if they act too soon

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<乌鸦传媒>Ask Your Patients: 'Have You Gotten Your Annual COVID Shot?'

Primary care providers should broach this topic with all patients

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<乌鸦传媒>For Better or Worse: AI Is Transforming the Workplace

Artificial intelligence may help address knowledge gaps, but we need to proceed with caution

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Announces Actions to Strengthen the Drug Supply Chain

Biden will use the Defense Production Act to increase American production of some medications

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rules

Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials

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<乌鸦传媒>Handguns From Home Account for Most Adolescent School Shootings

Study of school shootings up to 2016 finds high-powered guns less commonly used by youths

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<乌鸦传媒>No Laughing Matter: Women's Health Is Not a 'Women's Issue'

It's about time the U.S. focused on women's health research

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<乌鸦传媒>We Need ICD Codes for Climate-Linked Health Outcomes

Improved medical coding can help quantify health consequences of climate change

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Plastic Surgeon Jailed for Patient Death; Oncologist Sues NYU; NP Sex Abuse Charges

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>Devastating Medication Error; FDA's Recall Weakness; Insurers Break State Laws

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Outcry Grows Over Pennsylvania Child Abuse Pediatrics Program

Debra Esernio-Jenssen, MD, has been reassigned as parents weigh legal action

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<乌鸦传媒>States Making Progress Toward Setting Payment Limits for Some Drugs

Prescription drug affordability boards are now the law in eight states

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors, Scientists Boycott Journal for Publishing 'Sadistic' Animal Research

More than 1,100 experts signed a letter to boycott nutrition journal and its publisher

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<乌鸦传媒>The Broken Medicare System Is Forcing Physicians Out

Yet another physician pay cut will prevent timely access to care

A photo of a man receiving a dose of methadone in a plastic cup from a female healthcare worker.

<乌鸦传媒>Proposed Methadone Treatment Legislation May Put Patients at Risk

We need evidence-based, safe, and effective solutions

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<乌鸦传媒>APHA Urges Biden to Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas Conflict

"This is not a fringe view for public health globally," says one advocate

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Fatally Stabbed; Doctor Sues Mayo; Maya Kowalski's Criminal Complaint

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>A Wake-Up Call for Physicians: Our Scope of Practice Includes the Climate

The Fifth National Climate Assessment recognizes the broad impact of the environment on health

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<乌鸦传媒>Senators Discuss Making Medicare's Relaxed Telehealth Rules Permanent

"We have proved the concept," says Sen. Steve Daines

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<乌鸦传媒>Health Officer May Get $4M to Step Down

But outcome of months-long saga between county officials and health officer remains uncertain

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<乌鸦传媒>Invasive Mental Health Questions Have No Place on Nurse Licensing Applications

Removing these inquiries will protect nurse well-being

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

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Aid Grifters Waste Billions; Inside Cohen's CDC; Forged Neuro Data?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA Delegates Spar Over Requirements for On-Site Emergency Physicians in Every ED

Some want model scope-of-practice legislation, but access concerns persist

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<乌鸦传媒>Tackling Climate Change Starts With a Focus on Health, Lancet Report Says

Heat-related deaths, extreme weather, increased disease spread are already a problem

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA Delegates Take Action on Cannabis, Medical Aid-in-Dying Resolutions

Concern expressed about lack of available evidence on harms of marijuana

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<乌鸦传媒>IG Live November 15: Is 'Pharmageddon' Here?

Pharmacist speaks on recent walkouts, calling for more resources and safer conditions

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<乌鸦传媒>Addiction Societies Issue Guidance on Stimulant Use Disorder

"The main takeaway is that stimulant use disorder is treatable," society president says

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<乌鸦传媒>Americans Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Shows

Biden administration highlights need for better access to treatment

AMA over a photo of Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Supports Tighter Restrictions to Curb Pollution From Industrialized Farms

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations "may be a public health hazard," group says

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<乌鸦传媒>ChatGPT Quickly Authored 100 Blogs Full of Healthcare Disinformation

But Google Bard and Microsoft Bing had guardrails in place to thwart such prompting

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<乌鸦传媒>Health Organizations Making Strides In Health Equity, AMA Leader Says

Half of organizations have made progress toward barring race-based decision tools, survey finds

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