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<乌鸦传媒>Rare Syndrome After COVID Vaccines Described

"Long vax" events often include neurologic symptoms

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<乌鸦传媒>A World AIDS Day Reminder: No One Should Be Left Behind

Investing in at-risk communities at home and abroad is essential

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

<乌鸦传媒>Texas Sues Pfizer Over Vax Claims; Dr. Rand Paul to the Rescue; Kid Pneumonia Cases

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

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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

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<乌鸦传媒>Disgraced Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini Sees New Wave of Media Attention

A podcast, Netflix series, and TV adaptation examine regenerative medicine doctor's wrongdoings

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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

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

<乌鸦传媒>Henry Kissinger Dies; Humana, Cigna in Merger Talks; Male Surgeons More Pricey?

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

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns That Philips' CPAP Machines May Overheat

Thermal issues including burns, smoke, fire among reports submitted by DreamStation 2 users

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Leaves Us Unprotected

The guidelines will lead to unnecessary infections and deaths if approved

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<乌鸦传媒>Rabid Kitten Threat; Religious Groups Quash Abortion Exemptions; Redefining Death

This past week in healthcare investigations

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

<乌鸦传媒>Pelosi vs Trump on ACA; Life Expectancy Rises; Legal Definition of Death Questioned

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Mailing HPV Self-Sampling Kits to Patients Boosted Cervical Cancer Screening

The strategy was effective for patients who were due or overdue for screening

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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>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>Is the New Mpox 'Outbreak' Deadlier?

Three factors could explain the higher case fatality rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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<乌鸦传媒>How Young Is Too Young for Botox?

With greater exposure on social media, more youths are trying cosmetic treatments

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

<乌鸦传媒>Male vs Female Surgeons; China Beefs Up Fever Clinics; C. Diff Survives Disinfecting

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

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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

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<乌鸦传媒>Epinephrine Was First an Asthma Treatment

This mainstay of treatment for severe allergic reactions was once a drug without a disease

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<乌鸦传媒>China Reports No 'Unusual' Pathogens Driving Pneumonia Cluster in Kids

Chinese health officials say the rise in respiratory illness is part of a continued surge

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<乌鸦传媒>Serious Syphilitic Uveitis Cases Almost Tripled Over 10-Year Period

Increase comes amid a shortage of gold-standard treatment

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

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<乌鸦传媒>What's Going on at Mission Health?

Physicians pen letters, narrowly vote against bylaws that would have silenced them

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<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>A Medical Student, a Dying JFK, and 鈥楧estiny鈥�: What a Young Doctor Saw 60 Years Ago

A look back at a conversation with one of the last surviving witnesses from Trauma Room One

<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

<乌鸦传媒>When Pharmacists Are Stretched Thin, Safety Concerns Rise, Activist Says

"If I'm not counseling patients on new prescriptions, an easy medication error can happen"

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<乌鸦传媒>How to Not Kill Grandma This Thanksgiving and Holiday Season

What protective measures can we take in 2023?

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

<乌鸦传媒>Trump in 'Excellent' Health; Violence Pandemic in Healthcare; New Listeria Outbreak

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Why It's So Tough to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Care

Huge amounts are spent, but it does little to help patients

<乌鸦传媒>Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Events

Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs

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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

A close up photo of a healthcare worker drawing blood from the finger of a little boy to test for lead.

<乌鸦传媒>What to Know About Lead Toxicity and Kids' Applesauce

Hospitalization for acute lead toxicity can start at 45 mcg/dL

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<乌鸦传媒>Are Selfie-Related Deaths a Public Health Issue?

Experts say these deaths are increasing, and are highly preventable

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

This past week in healthcare investigations

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Rebound May Occur in 20% of Paxlovid Users

New data could also give insight on how to manage it

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