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<乌鸦传媒>Fix What's Broken in Healthcare Is New AMA President's Priority

That includes raising Medicare reimbursement and lessening prior authorization, says Bruce Scott

FDA APPROVED durvalumab (Imfinzi), pembrolizumab (Keytruda) over an illustration of endometrial cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Two New Immunotherapy-Chemo Options Approved for Endometrial Cancer

New indications for pembrolizumab and durvalumab in advanced disease

<乌鸦传媒>Health System Eliminates Noncompetes for Primary Care Physicians

Policy change follows new rules from state and federal players

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<乌鸦传媒>Rise in Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy While Treatment Stagnates

Prevalence of condition among pregnant people doubled from 2008 to 2021

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<乌鸦传媒>For Teens With Severe Obesity, Financial Incentives Work for Weight Loss

Randomized trial proves benefit of adding gift card incentives to dietary measures

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<乌鸦传媒>'Alternative Facts' Should Not Guide Reproductive Decisions

Personal agendas have no place in healthcare

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<乌鸦传媒>Two Tries and We're Done? I Don't Think So.

We need to work harder to ensure that patient referrals actually go through

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<乌鸦传媒>Some Hawking Stem Cells Say They Can Treat Almost Anything. They Can't.

Attorneys general in several states have sued businesses for false claims

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<乌鸦传媒>Surgeon General Calls for Social Media to Carry Cigarette-Like Warning Labels

Labels should alert that social media has not been proven safe for adolescents, says Murthy

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

<乌鸦传媒>Secret Pentagon Anti-Vax Campaign; FDA's Tylenol Warning; E. Coli at the Olympics

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Funding Instability Plagues Program That Brings Docs to Underserved Areas

Unlike funds for Medicare graduate medical education, funding must be appropriated by Congress

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<乌鸦传媒>I Tried to Protect My Mother From Dying in Pain. The Law Robbed Her of That Dignity.

It's time to clear the roadblocks to Medical Aid in Dying in the U.S.

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<乌鸦传媒>Community-Based Interventions for Opioid Overdoses Fail to Reduce Deaths in Trial

"Game plan" established to get evidence-based practices into the real world, researcher says

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<乌鸦传媒>H5N1 Is Highly Lethal, but Only in Some Animals. Scientists Want to Know Why.

And what if the virus mutates in a way that changes all that?

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<乌鸦传媒>SpA Patients Do Just Fine Managing Their Own Follow-Up Care

Randomized trial suggests usual practice is wasteful

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<乌鸦传媒>Clear the Air: Protecting Expectant Mothers From the Hazards of Pollution

We must address this invisible risk to maternal health

A photo of a sign on the wall of a clinic advertising the patient portal.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Your Patient Portal Making You Too Available?

Give your patients an option that works for everyone

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<乌鸦传媒>Inside the Struggle to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Medicine

DEI leaders need more tools and authority, qualitative study suggests

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<乌鸦传媒>The Next Big Challenges for Medication Abortion

Anti-abortion states continue to fight; a possible Trump victory opens door to new strategies

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About Medetomidine and Drug Overdoses

Powerful animal sedative is mixed with fentanyl in the drug supply

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<乌鸦传媒>Some Pasteurization Methods May Not Clear H5N1 in Heavily Infected Milk

In experimental study, trace infectious virus detectable in some samples heated for short periods

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<乌鸦传媒>Here's What Is Wrong With the National Academies' Long COVID Definition

Overly broad criteria won't help patients in the long run

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Took Months to React to Complaint About Abbott's Formula Factory, Audit Finds

Several infants were hospitalized, and two died

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

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Paralyzed After COVID; Legionella at Medicare HQ; Mystery Grand Canyon Illness

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Warns of Risks for ADHD Patients After Disruption of Online Adderall Prescriber

Agency advises users of telehealth platform Done Global to find a new provider

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<乌鸦传媒>Increase $$ for Physicians, Institute Site-Neutral Payment, MedPAC Report Suggests

Inadequate payments could force some docs to stop accepting Medicare patients, commission warns

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<乌鸦传媒>Health Groups, Others React to SCOTUS Decision on Mifepristone

But the battle over abortion is far from over, they say

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<乌鸦传媒>Tanning Salons Are Overdue for a Regulatory Burn

In the meantime, don't forget to educate patients on the risks

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Stolen Corpse Arrest; Gender Care Leak Indictment; NFL Doc Sues for Discrimination

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Prior COVID Infection May Protect Against Some Common Colds

Researcher suggests finding could be key to vaccines that protect against multiple viruses

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<乌鸦传媒>Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill

In unanimous decision, justices rule plaintiffs can't sue because they haven't been harmed

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

<乌鸦传媒>CDC Warns About Chocolate Brand; Raw Garlic and Acne; Odd Appeal of Cow Pedicures

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA's House of Delegates Says Yes to Drug Decriminalization

"We need to move to something different ... something that actually works," one member said

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<乌鸦传媒>New Clues to Origin of T-Cell Lymphoma After CAR-T Therapy

Co-mutations, viral link, potential common susceptibility emerge from two studies

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA Recommends USMLE Step 3 Transition to Pass/Fail

Members also tussled over whether to leverage unmatched physician graduates to fight shortages

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Stops PAs From Performing Invasive Procedures

Move follows a pause of its open heart surgery program after immediate jeopardy citation

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<乌鸦传媒>Senators Blast Health and Law Enforcement Officials Over Illegal E-Cig Use in Teens

The two best-selling disposable vapes alone generated more than $500 million in sales last year

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<乌鸦传媒>'Opting Out' of Medical Snail Mail Can Boost Your Karma (and Maybe Save the Planet)

We can't shrug off environmental responsibility just because we're doctors

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

<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Patients Denied Care; DIY Medical Test Boom; Opioid Maker's Influence on Docs

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Admin Advances Plan to Remove Medical Debt From Credit Scores

States also asked to expand efforts to restrict debt collection by hospitals

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