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<乌鸦传媒>Should White House Doctors Be More Forthcoming?

White House physicians have massaged the truth about presidential medical crises, as was the case with FDR's deadly heart disease

<乌鸦传媒>Have You Experienced 'Administrative Harm'?

A new term, "administrative harm," is gaining favor as a way to describe management decisions that affect clinicians' well-being and patient outcomes.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Treating Family Members a Good Idea?

A Missouri doctor says the American Medical Association should soften its stance against the idea of physicians performing surgery on members of their own family

<乌鸦传媒>Do You Recommend Multivitamins?

New research shows that taking a multivitamin every day for many years didn't reduce the risk of death

<乌鸦传媒>Should Congress Move on From COVID Origins?

Accusations flew at a Senate hearing on the origins of COVID-19 this week, but no conclusions were drawn -- as has been true for the House's pandemic subcommittee

<乌鸦传媒>Is Medical Debt a Big Problem for Your Patients?

The Biden administration recently announced a plan to remove patients' medical debt from their credit scores

<乌鸦传媒>Fauci: Love Him or Hate Him?

Former NIAID director Anthony Fauci, MD, has proven to be a polarizing figure; this week he faced tough questions from lawmakers over his role in approving coronavirus-related research grants

<乌鸦传媒>Is Your Practice Working Harder?

Although practice costs went up last year, clinician pay rose because practices increased their productivity, a Medical Group Management Association survey found.

<乌鸦传媒>Will Measles Be Endemic Again?

A child in Canada recently died from measles, while cases are surging in the U.K. and increasing in the U.S. -- all as vaccination rates are dropping

<乌鸦传媒>What's Your Telehealth Background?

A recent survey found that patients prefer doctors to conduct their telehealth appointments from their office or an exam room, instead of their kitchen or bedroom

<乌鸦传媒>Anxious Without Your Phone?

More than 99% of healthcare providers met criteria for nomophobia (fear of being without a mobile phone), according to a new survey

<乌鸦传媒>Decriminalize Medical Errors?

Kentucky has become the first state to decriminalize medical errors -- although the law doesn't apply to "gross negligence" or intentional misconduct. Many medical associations support the move

<乌鸦传媒>Will the Noncompete Ban Help You?

Though it faces legal challenges, the FTC has banned most noncompete agreements in employer contracts, saying it will boost wages and reduce healthcare costs

<乌鸦传媒>Should MDs and DOs Have Separate Licensing Boards?

Although most states now have combined MD/DO licensing boards, 13 states still have separate ones, with proponents arguing the arrangement preserves the autonomy of DOs

<乌鸦传媒>More Evidence Needed for Youth Gender Care?

A major review in the United Kingdom found weak evidence for puberty blockers and hormones in youth gender care

<乌鸦传媒>Worried About Avian Flu in Humans?

A farmworker exposed to dairy cattle in Texas contracted highly pathogenic avian influenza A, although the CDC says the risk to human health is low

<乌鸦传媒>Will the Supreme Court Reduce Abortion Pill Access?

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case centered around whether the FDA overlooked safety concerns when it eliminated certain barriers to accessing the abortion pill, mifepristone (Mifeprex)

<乌鸦传媒>Ketamine for Depression?

Although ketamine is not approved for treating depression, more physicians -- including Elon Musk's -- appear to be prescribing it off-label.

<乌鸦传媒>Should It Be Easier for IMGs to Get Medical Licenses?

More states are creating alternative pathways to residency for international medical graduates (IMGs), including skipping U.S. residency in certain cases

<乌鸦传媒>Cognitively Fit to Be President?

Questions have been raised about the cognitive fitness of the two major parties' likely presidential candidates

<乌鸦传媒>Extra Booster for Older Adults?

CDC advisors voted that people 65 and older should receive an additional COVID-19 shot in the spring

<乌鸦传媒>Fertility Care Under Threat?

In vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics in Alabama are pausing services after a court ruled that frozen embryos are children

<乌鸦传媒>Dementia Risk: Would You Want to Know?

Researchers recently developed a model that predicted 10-year dementia risk from blood proteins with fairly high accuracy

<乌鸦传媒>Prepared to Care for Autistic Patients?

Medical education often does not prepare physicians to care for autistic patients, according to a recent op-ed

<乌鸦传媒>Is Paxlovid Underused?

Evidence suggests that many people at high risk for severe COVID are not being prescribed nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid)

<乌鸦传媒>AI Add-On for Imaging?

Some clinics are pitching women on paying out-of-pocket to add an AI interpretation to their screening mammograms

<乌鸦传媒>Vacation or Workcation?

Taking fewer vacation days and working during vacation were associated with higher rates of physician burnout, a study found

<乌鸦传媒>Health Workers Less Easily 'Disgusted'?

A small study found that healthcare workers were less likely to be "disgusted" by things that would make others queasy

<乌鸦传媒>Xylazine a National Problem?

Abuse of the veterinary sedative xylazine, first seen in the northeastern U.S., appears to be spreading across the country

<乌鸦传媒>What Was 2023's Top Health Story?

Healthcare's top headlines this year featured landmark FDA approvals, an NFL player's in-game cardiac arrest, high-stakes court battles, and more

<乌鸦传媒>Do Away With MOC?

The Infectious Diseases Society of America joined a wave of criticism against the American Board of Internal Medicine's maintenance of certification program, calling it costly, time-consuming, and ineffective

<乌鸦传媒>Overly Worried About Your Own Health?

People with hypochondriasis had an increased risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes, a Swedish study found

<乌鸦传媒>Should RaDonda Vaught Get Her Nursing License Back?

RaDonda Vaught, who was convicted of negligent homicide for a patient's death, recently lost her appeal to get her nursing license back

<乌鸦传媒>Concerned About China's Latest Outbreak?

Chinese health officials have confirmed an uptick in respiratory illness there, which they attribute to post-lockdown "immunity debt."

<乌鸦传媒>Is Mental Health History Needed for Licensure?

The Americans With Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities, yet state licensing applications often ask health workers about mental health history

<乌鸦传媒>Drop Medicare Patients If Pay Cut Goes Through?

Physicians will face a 3.4% cut in payments for their Medicare patients in 2024 unless Congress intervenes

<乌鸦传媒>Concerned About Gene-Editing Therapies?

FDA advisors appeared convinced that the benefits of a novel CRISPR therapy for sickle cell disease outweigh the theoretical risks for off-target gene editing

<乌鸦传媒>Should Eisen Have Been Fired?

Some in academia have raised concerns that Michael Eisen, PhD, lost his job at eLife over his social media posts about the Israel-Hamas conflict

<乌鸦传媒>Age Cutoff for Prostate Cancer Surveillance: Good or Bad?

No consensus has been reached on when or whether men with low-risk prostate cancer can stop active surveillance

<乌鸦传媒>Are Nurse Staffing Ratios a Good Idea?

This summer, Oregon became the second state to mandate standards for how many patients a registered nurse can be assigned across a number of hospital units

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