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<乌鸦传媒>Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic

Diagnosis rates remained low throughout 2020, with mortality increase projected

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital CEO Died After Surgery, Lawsuit Follows; Doc Sues Over Noncompete

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Major Alabama Hospital Pauses IVF Procedures After Court Ruling

University of Alabama at Birmingham assessing whether patients, docs could face criminal charges

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<乌鸦传媒>How Common Are False Positive Rapid COVID Tests?

Persistent false positives more common in women, autoimmune disorders

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden's Brother's Failed Healthcare Biz; ED Waiting Room Death; Flawed Research

This past week in healthcare investigations

<乌鸦传媒>Increasing Diversity in Medicine via the Mentorship Pipeline

"It's important for us to be in these spaces"

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<乌鸦传媒>Contraceptive Counseling: Providers Need More Training, Experts Say

Three-part discussion recommended

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<乌鸦传媒>When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn't Be Singled Out From the Pack

It's time for CDC to update its guidance

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<乌鸦传媒>Most Sudden Infant Death Cases Had Multiple Unsafe Sleep Factors

Clinicians can use evidence to "shape conversations on safe sleep guidance," researchers said

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<乌鸦传媒>To Combat Dengue, Brazil's Health Agents Scour Junkyards, Roofs for Mosquitos

It's not clear if cases have reached peak levels, or if the worst is yet to come

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<乌鸦传媒>Primordial Prevention Can Protect Black Women's Cardiovascular Health

Let's block the risk factors before they start

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<乌鸦传媒>Discrimination Rampant in Healthcare; Spring COVID Booster? Lyme Disease Jumps 69%

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Lawmakers Clash Over COVID Vaccine Safety at House Hearing

Purpose of CDC's VAERS reporting system debated

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC: More People Die After Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Them

Not yet clear if shift toward smoking fentanyl reduces mortality

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID's Latest Adaptation: It Has Lulled Us to Sleep

My doctor's refusal to prescribe "just-in-case" Paxlovid speaks volumes

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Probes Role of Supply Chain Middlemen in Generic Shortages

Goal: identify "root causes" and "potential solutions"

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC's Tracking a New COVID Variant: BA.2.87.1

More than 30 changes in its spike protein has prompted agency to keep a close eye

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Post-Mortem: What Really Killed 5 Presidents?

In honor of Presidents Day, we examine several still-debated early presidential deaths

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Gets 22 Years; Robot Wrongful Death Suit; Body Parts Lawsuit Dismissed

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Shooting at Super Bowl Parade; Accidental Incest; Chronic Fatigue After COVID

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Cyberattacks Likely to Increase, Putting Lives at Risk, Experts Warn

Computer systems are a favorite target for malicious hackers

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Center Researchers Clash; Catheter Billing Scam; More Philips Recall Drama

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Death From Alaskapox Virus: What to Know

Small mammals, especially voles, may be behind the cases

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<乌鸦传媒>More Patients Rely on Early Prenatal Testing as States Toughen Abortion Laws

But testing early in pregnancy may be inaccurate

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<乌鸦传媒>Sleep Apnea Smartwatch Feature Gets FDA Authorization

Software is first of its kind to receive agency greenlight, set to roll out this year

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<乌鸦传媒>Spread 'Aloha' in Healthcare

Let's work toward a more idyllic vision of our system

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<乌鸦传媒>The Language of AI: Defining the Most Common Terms

This glossary can help those interested in healthcare AI find their footing in the field

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<乌鸦传媒>Possibility of Animal-to-Human Jump Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease

Most likely route for spillover would be via people who eat venison

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<乌鸦传媒>Flu Hangs on in the U.S., Fading in Some Areas and Intensifying in Others

COVID seems to have peaked at around the same time

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<乌鸦传媒>Two Obscure Cases about Fish May Disempower Health Agencies

SCOTUS appears poised to substitute its judgment for that of career scientists

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<乌鸦传媒>Criminal Actor to Blame for Days-Long Cyberattack on Chicago Hospital, Officials Say

Lurie Children's Hospital is working with the FBI

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<乌鸦传媒>Use These Antibiotics for Close Contacts of Invasive Meningococcal Disease, CDC Says

Amid upswing in cipro-resistant cases, health departments should be vigilant, agency warned

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<乌鸦传媒>No Survival Benefit to Higher Intranasal Naloxone Dose

Moreover, opioid withdrawal signs were more prevalent with the 8-mg dose vs the 4-mg dose

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<乌鸦传媒>Phenylephrine Sales Steady Before FDA Panel Called It Ineffective

But reformulation of products containing OTC "decongestant" could affect the supply chain

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<乌鸦传媒>Senators Thrash Pharma CEOs for Pricing Drugs Higher in the U.S.

Sen. Bernie Sanders blamed "corrupt" system, well-paid lobbyists

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<乌鸦传媒>Amid Surge, CDC Unveils New Syphilis Testing Guidance

First "one-stop shopping" resource for info on syphilis tests

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Schools Push Back on 'March-In' Rights Plan to Lower Drug Prices

But Dems, FTC pledge support, offer recommendations to bolster guidance

<乌鸦传媒>Publisher Retracts Three Abortion Studies

Two of the studies were cited by a federal judge in the case against the abortion pill

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Baby's Death a Homicide; Discharged to Die? Pharma Worker Sues Over Rx Drug Benefits

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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

<乌鸦传媒>Trader Joe's Food Alert; DEA Reverses Decision; Going Maskless Is Not Free Speech

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

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