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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>Tuskegee Syphilis Study Whistleblower Peter Buxtun Has Died at Age 86

Buxtun is revered as a hero to public health scholars and ethicists

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<乌鸦传媒>We've Been Here Before: The Politicization of Drug Pricing

Ensuring medication access does not have to come at the cost of innovation

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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>What to Know About 'Microdosing' Psychedelics

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

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Health Officials Confirm Four New Bird Flu Cases

Infections in Colorado poultry workers bring U.S. total to nine since 2022

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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>Should U.S. Farmworkers Get Bird Flu Shots? Some Experts Say Yes

Opinions remain divided while CDC continues wait-and-see approach

A photo of Ozempic and Wegovy injection pens and a bottle of Rybelsus tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Shedding Criticisms: The Real Weight of Misunderstanding Obesity

Stigma and misconceptions create barriers to medication uptake

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare AI Is an Exciting Frontier 鈥� But Don't Forget About Equitable Development

Unequal access threatens to worsen disparities

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<乌鸦传媒>Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week

This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open

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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>Senate Committee Wrestles With Risks and Benefits of Virus Research

Specter of COVID lab-leak theory looms over discussion

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<乌鸦传媒>How Concerned Should We Be About Metal in Tampons?

Tampons contain lead and arsenic, but some say the levels aren't anything to worry about

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>Newborn Hep B Vax Refusal Rates Dropped During Pandemic, D.C. Study Finds

Hospital setting may offer unique opportunity to increase vaccination rates

A photo of a sign warning of bubonic plague at Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colorado.

<乌鸦传媒>Plague in the U.S.: Neither Gone nor Forgotten

Thankfully, no longer the Black Death

A photo of a male audiologist looking at a computer monitor while his male patient looks on from a sound booth.

<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

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

<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>7-Day Buprenorphine Promising for Mild Opioid Withdrawal

Formulation could boost help more patients start OUD treatment sooner

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<乌鸦传媒>With the End of Chevron, Health and Environmental Experts' Hands Are Tied

We need the rule of law to protect public health

A photo of a male physician preparing to vaccinate a pregnant woman.

<乌鸦传媒>Maternal RSV Vaccine Appears Safe, Real-World Study Finds

However, vaccine was associated with modest risk of maternal hypertensive disorders

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

<乌鸦传媒>GOP House to Investigate Biden's Doctor; Record-Breaking Heat; Emhoff Has COVID

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans' List of Healthcare Worries

A third of people 65 or older reported difficulty paying for healthcare expenses

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<乌鸦传媒>That Patient, That Feeling, You Just Can't Shake

A reflection on race, gun violence, and medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>The Early Days of the AIDS Crisis Felt Like 'Putting Band-Aids on a Hemorrhage'

An adapted excerpt from Anthony Fauci's new book, On Call

A computer rendering of an oligonucleotide aptamer attacking a cancer cell.

<乌鸦传媒>Can Oligonucleotide Infusions Really Fix Lyme, Cancer, and Other Diseases?

U.S. clinics market oligonucleotide therapy for a wide range of conditions, without much evidence

A photo of two hands resting on a counter top facing each other, in one is a lit cigarette and in the other a rolled cash.

<乌鸦传媒>Financial Incentives for Quitting Smoking: A Mixed Bag

Randomized trial of lower-income adults suffered significant losses to follow-up

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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

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<乌鸦传媒>Another Person Tests Positive for Bird Flu, CDC Says

Colorado dairy worker becomes the fourth human case tied to dairy cattle outbreak

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>Supreme Court to Weigh if FDA Was Heavy-Handed With Its Flavored E-Cig Regulations

Agency is appealing a lower court ruling siding with vaping companies

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Proposes Rule for Workplaces to Address Excessive Heat

But industry opposition may make a blanket mandate difficult to implement

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<乌鸦传媒>As Conspiracy Theories Abound, Can We Restore Trust in Public Health?

Yes, if we engage the public more directly

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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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