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A pregnant physician looks at MRI images on a tablet in her office

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Vax Exemptions for Pregnant Healthcare Workers?

Hospital policymakers are juggling staffing shortages, conflicting laws, and CDC guidelines

A close up of a man's white rubber gloved hand picking up a bullet shell from the floor with tweezers.

<乌鸦传媒>Preventing Gun Violence in Patients With Dementia

Gun safety advocate Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, offers advice

Several human figures from cut paper with colorful COVID-19 viruses where their faces should be.

<乌鸦传媒>Accept It: COVID Will Be an Endemic Virus

Everyone will meet with the virus eventually, but doing so safely (while vaccinated) is key

The Supplement Facts from a phenibut supplemental product.

<乌鸦传媒>Unapproved Drug Found in Dietary Supplements Despite FDA Warning

Phenibut was found in all four products analyzed, with increased quantities in three

A photo of a man wearing a protective mask where most of the mask has been cut away.

<乌鸦传媒>The Unvaxxed and a History of Cynicism

But this physician has hope

A packed emergency hospital during the 1918 influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Deaths Surpass 1918 Flu Deaths

COVID's toll not as heavy, but pandemic isn't over yet

ESMO over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>Bifunctional Protein Shows Promise in HPV-Related Cancers

Objective responses in 28% of pretreated patients, durable in most cases

A photo of Steven Arthur LaTulippe, MD, between the two halves of a protective mask torn in half.

<乌鸦传媒>Oregon Doc Loses License for Not Wearing a Mask, Spreading Misinformation

Steven LaTulippe also mismanaged numerous pain patients

A photo of the Texas Senate chamber.

<乌鸦传媒>Lawmakers Don't Care for Patients. Doctors Do.

And we must respond with force

Photos of Norton Brownsboro hospital, Ivermectin tablets, and Jefferson Circuit Judge Charles Cunningham

<乌鸦传媒>Kentucky Hospital Can Deny Ivermectin to COVID Patient, Says Judge

Patient's wife sued after demanding the controversial drug be used

A single dose syringe of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine

<乌鸦传媒>As Safety Data on HPV Vaccine Improves, Why Is Parental Hesitancy Going Up?

Findings suggest "an urgent need" to combat sentiment, restore confidence, researchers say

A concerned looking mature man lowers his glasses to better see what is displayed on his laptop.

<乌鸦传媒>There's a Workaround for a Common 'Open Notes' Criticism

Exception says doctor can delay releasing bad news if patient gave prior consent

Photos of the chandelier made of 271 glass vials of the Moderna vaccine and about 10 Johnson & Johnson vials.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Glitzes Up Gloomy Times With Vaccine Chandelier

"Light of Appreciation" commemorates lives saved and those who helped in vaccine efforts

A pregnant woman wearing an oxygen mask in the ICU.

<乌鸦传媒>More States Seeing Uptick of Pregnant COVID Patients in ICUs

Nearly all are unvaccinated, sources say

<乌鸦传媒>Myocarditis VAERS Analysis Sparks Social Media Uproar

Doctors worry misinterpretation will fuel misinformation campaigns

A syringe and seven vials of Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine.

<乌鸦传媒>Pfizer Makes Its Case for COVID Booster Shots

Ahead of advisory meeting, FDA staff notes "inferred" effectiveness, and no new safety concerns

Two male doctors facing away from each other deep in thought with a syringe drawing from a vial separating them.

<乌鸦传媒>Vaccine Tribalism Is Poisoning Progress on COVID Science

It fails to promote safety or fight misinformation

An infant in the neonatal ICU on a ventilator and connected to various monitors.

<乌鸦传媒>Which Pediatric Research Is Overfunded by NIH?

And which conditions are underfunded, and why

A patient portal web page displaying a health record over a close up of a mans chagrined face.

<乌鸦传媒>Open Notes Shines Light on Errors in Patient Medical Records

Will the new rule lead to a flood of correction requests?

A close up of a man viewing his health record on a laptop with a help chat window opened.

<乌鸦传媒>Patients Can Get Medical Record Errors Amended, but It's Not Easy

Technology is lacking, process may be unclear

A close up of the hand of a Black man in a hospital bed.

<乌鸦传媒>Death Disparity in Black Liver Transplant Patients Warrants Action

The survival gap between Black and white patients has only gotten worse

WCLC over a computer rendering of lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Meta-Analysis Confirms Benefits of Low-Dose CT Screening for Lung Cancer

LDCT associated with a 16% relative reduction in mortality versus no screening

<乌鸦传媒>Heart Failure's 'Golden Moment' Not Translating into Better Health

Problems of implementation and health equity persist

An aerial view of the World Trade Center site after the terrorist attack on 9/11/01.

<乌鸦传媒>9/11 Responders Face Higher Risk of Multiple Cancers

Longer follow-up sheds light on the long-term consequences of exposure to disaster site

A computer rendering of an inflamed shoulder joint next to a syringe drawing from a vial.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors Work to Treat, Understand Post-Vaccine Shoulder Injury

SIRVA is mainly in the medicolegal realm, but physicians acknowledge its rare possibility

A view of the tribute in light in Manhattan during the anniversary of 9/11.

<乌鸦传媒>Cough, Cancer, PTSD: Two Decades of World Trade Center Studies

Research has revealed the fallout of response to a crisis

ERS over a computer rendering of the respiratory system.

<乌鸦传媒>Another Ivermectin Flop; 'Instant' Lung Cancer Decision Tool; Triple COPD Tx & Death

Highlights from the European Respiratory Society virtual meeting

ERS over a computer rendering of the respiratory system.

<乌鸦传媒>Good News (Mostly) for Asthma Patients During Pandemic

But could one common drug be problematic?

ERS over a computer rendering of the respiratory system.

<乌鸦传媒>For Many, 'Long COVID' Becoming Chronic Fatigue

Study finds little reason for optimism about long-term outlook

ERS over a computer rendering of the respiratory system.

<乌鸦传媒>'Hot Enough for You?' It's No Joke for COPD Patients

Increased risk of exacerbations with hot weather, study finds

Transgender symbol.

<乌鸦传媒>Transgender Women Dying Faster Than General Population

Biggest drivers were HIV, suicide, and heart problems

Photo of Aaron Kheriaty, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at UCI School of Medicine.

<乌鸦传媒>UC Irvine Doc Sues Over UC System's Vaccine Mandate

Psychiatrist and bioethicist Aaron Kheriaty, MD, claims his natural immunity should suffice

Closeup of a nurse holding the hand of a dying patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Hospital Visitation Restrictions Are Hurting Patients and Nurses

New protocols and COVID mitigation techniques can enable safe visitation

Photo of Steven R. Flanagan, MD, NYU Langone

<乌鸦传媒>These Physicians Are on the Long-COVID Front Lines

Physical medicine & rehabilitation specialists urge a national crisis management plan

COVID-19 vaccination record card with syringe and vial.

<乌鸦传媒>Take Another Look at the Spacing Between COVID Vaccine Doses

Growing body of research suggests robust immune response with extended dosing interval

<乌鸦传媒>The Cost of Compassion Fatigue During COVID

Jessi Gold talks about how healthcare professionals can help themselves while helping others

Hospital emergency room, a child with an oxygen mask

<乌鸦传媒>A Letter From the Front Lines of Quarantining With Kids

As a pediatrician with three sick children, I'm terrified and angry

Photo of a worried female doctor looking through the hospital window.

<乌鸦传媒>We're Building the Plane as We Fly It

Health systems and organizations must do more to support the well-being of providers

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>Good Results When Giving Flu Shots to MI Survivors Still in the Hospital

Vaccination prior to discharge linked to heart benefit

The packaging and blister pack of Ivermectin tablets USP 6mg.

<乌鸦传媒>Ivermectin Scripts, Poison Center Calls Boom During Delta Surge

CDC warns healthcare providers to steer patients away from the controversial drug

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