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Three Pulmicort (budesonide) Turbohalers, 100, 200 and 400 micrograms over illustrated covid-19 viruses

Inhaled Steroid for Early COVID-19 Passes Another Test

New analysis demonstrates speedier recovery for patients treated at home

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Common Antibiotics Spell Trouble in Existing Aortopathy

More data to support the elevated risk posed by fluoroquinolones to the aortic wall

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Op-Ed: How to Teach in the OR

Sometimes, you have to "use the force"

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Ethics Consult: Stop Treatment for Costly Patient? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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Second COVID Shot: No Side Effects? No Problem

Dose two doesn't have to knock you down to keep you protected

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Tech Entrepreneur Crusades for SSRI as COVID Therapy

How multimillionaire Steve Kirsch and the COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund have promoted fluvoxamine

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Comfort Care on the Rise in Acute Stroke

Trends show steep drop in death in-hospital with palliative interventions

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Op-Ed: We're Kind to Our Patients, Why Not Each Other?

There's a dire need for peer support programs in medical training

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Continuing Certification a Cash Cow for Emergency Medicine Board

An inside look at how one medical board spends its money

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These Med Board Execs Make Triple a Practicing Doc's Salary

Infographic shows highest compensation, widest gaps for ABMS member boards

Anesthesiology Group Squeezed 'Like a Boa Constrictor' Sues Insurer

U.S. Anesthesia Partners alleges UnitedHealthcare is blocking competition

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Common Hospital PCR Test Affected by Viral Variant

Cepheid Xpert joins three other tests for which B.1.1.7 can be problematic

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In-Hospital Addiction Navigation Slashes Readmission

Bedside intervention significantly cut ED, inpatient readmission rates

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Op-Ed: We All Agree Hospital Consolidation Needs More Oversight

HHS Secretary Becerra's confirmation offers a rare opportunity for bipartisan action

Op-Ed: This Physician Has Had Enough of Anti-Asian Hate

And you should too

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Stripped of Hospital Privileges, St. Louis Cardiologists Go to Court

Suit against SSM Health seeks $50 million if former status not restored

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Refractory IBD: The Case for Doubling Up on Drugs

Meta-analysis suggests select patients can avoid surgery

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Was This Doctor Wrongly Terminated?

Mark Haganman, DO, says he was fired for raising concerns about COVID safety practices

A mature female physician talks to a young female resident in a hospital

Op-Ed: Compassion Goes a Long Way in Medical Education

Every trainee deserves a "Hillary"

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

No Murder Charge in Alleged Mercy Killing; Anti-Vaxxers Gain New Allies; COVID-21?

This past week in healthcare investigations

Star Surgeon Took Family Medical Leave. Then She Was Fired

Courtney Stephenson, DO, whose young daughter was seriously ill, sues Atrium Health

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Redfield: COVID-19 Was in Wuhan in September or October 2019

Former CDC director also tells CNN that the virus likely escaped from a lab

A serious female doctor wearing protective gear in the emergency room uses a mechanical ventilator on a patient

Being a Doctor Is My 'Heart-Song'

Even if it's not always easy

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VA's Medical Supply Chain Needs Reform, Lawmakers Told

Agency is still using manual spreadsheets to track some supplies

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Model: Give COVID-19 Vaccine to All Patients Before Surgery

Prioritizing surgical patient population could avert more COVID deaths

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Benzene Found in Multiple Hand Sanitizer Brands

Known human carcinogen can be absorbed through the skin

What to Make of That Danish Reinfection Study?

Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses the findings and their takeaway

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Sale Aimed at Saving Chicago Safety Net Hospital OK'd

But activists and community leaders remain wary of rushed process

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

Nurse Unhooked Patient's Oxygen; Sneaky Code Hides Prices; HIV Surges in W.Va.

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Op-Ed: Be the One to Uplift Your Patients

It's not how much you know, but how much you care

Cardiologist Coughs Up $2M for Unnecessary Procedures

Dinesh Shah, MD, allegedly billed for tests that were unnecessary or never done

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Hyperglycemia Better Predictor of Severe COVID-19 Than Diabetes

Study looked at hospitalized patient outcomes during early months of the pandemic

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'They Stopped Treating and the Effect Persisted': What We Heard This Week

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COVID Strokes: Rates, Types, Disparities

The latest stroke data from the pandemic illuminates patterns

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A New (More Hopeful) Normal in Medicine?

Renew your faith in the abundance of living

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Residency Matching Rates Down This Year

Surge in registrants driven by pandemic; numbers of matches set records

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Stroke Thrombectomy: 6-Hour Threshold Not So Relevant?

Pooled trial analysis supports move to imaging-based criteria

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Stroke Care: Some Progress on Racial Disparities

But substantial gaps remain

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Adjustable Stent Retriever Passes Muster

Novel device offers better grip on clots in LVO strokes

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Intermediate-Dose Clot Prevention Flops for Severe COVID

Prophylactic anticoagulation reigns in the ICU

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