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<乌鸦传媒>Nearly 2,000 Pharmaceutical Plants Are Overdue for FDA Checks After COVID Delays

AP finds inspections are lacking nationally and abroad

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>$100M Botched Circumcision Case; Perry Trial Date Set; Euthanasia Doc Pleads Guilty

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>America Is Trying to Fix Its Maternal Mortality Crisis With Government Programs

Experts say getting maternal mortality under control requires tailoring to communities

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<乌鸦传媒>Presidential Candidates Should Undergo Standardized Cognitive and Physical Testing

And the findings should be made public when situations emerge that raise alarm

<乌鸦传媒>PA Group Sends Second Letter Asking AMA for Policy Truce

A second open letter requests a meeting to discuss the impact of AMA's "disparaging rhetoric"

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<乌鸦传媒>Just How Addictive Is the Drug That Killed Matthew Perry?

Even if ketamine isn't as addictive as opioids, widespread use can still pose problems

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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>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>Arthritis Patients More Likely to Stick With Biosimilars

Spanish registry data show longer time without discontinuing; reasons unclear, however

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<乌鸦传媒>If Alzheimer's Drug Ads Had More Data, Here's What Might Happen

A slippery slope: emphasizing side effects could inhibit some people from accepting medicines

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<乌鸦传媒>For Pharma, Trump vs Harris Is a Showdown Between Two Industry Foes

As both candidates battle Big Pharma, the industry's financial support sways toward Democrats

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Releases Final Rule on ID Checks for Tobacco Sales

Retailers will soon have to check IDs of any tobacco product customers thought to be under 30

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<乌鸦传媒>Where Vance and Walz Stand on Major Healthcare Issues

A look at the two vice presidential nominees' healthcare policies and records

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<乌鸦传媒>What the Matthew Perry Tragedy Reminds Us About Ketamine Use

We must develop multi-disciplinary safety standards for ketamine clinics

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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>Psychedelic Probe Expands; Why Therapists Leave Networks; Fizzling Pandemic Program

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Dalai Lama's Surgery; New Surgeon General Advisory; Concerns Over Drinking Water

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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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>Geisinger Health System: A Bellwether for Value-Based Care

Its recently announced partnership with Kaiser Permanente is an exciting development

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Would Veto a Federal Abortion Ban, Vance Says

"I can absolutely commit that," the Republican VP candidate said

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Admin Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace

Regulators cited "anomalous activity"

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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>Europe Offers Clues for Solving America's Maternal Mortality Crisis

The U.S. has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality of any wealthy nation

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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>For Tim Walz, Protecting Reproductive Freedom Means Minding 'Your Own Damn Business'

VP nominee says Trump will ban abortion across the country, with or without Congress

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<乌鸦传媒>Eight States Have Added Abortion to November Ballots. What Would the Measures Do?

Measures may potentially attract even more voters to the polls on election day

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<乌鸦传媒>Tim Walz's Wife Says She Underwent Intrauterine Insemination, Not IVF

The Democratic vice presidential nominee previously spoke about family's struggle with fertility

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<乌鸦传媒>Outsized Death Risk for Women With Afib After Heart Surgery

Sex should factor into tailoring of postoperative care, research suggests

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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>Docs Performing Abortions 'Will Be Prosecuted' If GOP Returns to Power, Senator Says

They're coming for IVF next, Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells delegates at the Democratic convention

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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>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

<乌鸦传媒>How Worried Should We Be About a Bird Flu Pandemic?

A "red flag" for virologists, but status quo for the general public for now

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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>Is Medicare's Negotiated Drug Price List Worth Celebrating? Depends on Whom You Ask.

Reactions from physician and consumer groups were positive, but drugmakers begged to differ

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<乌鸦传媒>New Lines of Attack Form Against the Affordable Care Act

Republicans say changes are needed regarding misreported incomes and enhanced subsidies

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<乌鸦传媒>What Medicare Advantage Changes Would a Trump or Harris Administration Make?

Experts also predict next administration's potential moves on the ACA, drug price negotiations

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