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Hospital-Based Medicine

News, opinions and meeting coverage in hospital-based medicine.

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NIH Loses in Court; NSYNC Member's New Diagnosis; Chief Resident Dies at 32

Health news and commentary gathered by 名媛直播 staff

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PBMs Overpay Their Own Pharmacies to the Detriment of Insurers, Taxpayers, FTC Says

But the interim report was criticized by business owners and the PBM trade group

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Woman Denied Abortion at Kansas Hospital Sues, Alleging Her Life Was Put at Risk

The case has already prompted a federal investigation

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Private Equity Strips and Devalues Successful Hospitals, Studies Show

Most acquired hospitals were doing well, but lost millions in assets after the takeover

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Bird Flu Cases Are Going Undetected, New Study Suggests

"I am very confident there are more people being infected than we know about," researcher says

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Trust in Doctors Crashed During the COVID Pandemic -- And Remains Low

Putting financial motives over patient care was top reason for patient mistrust, survey found

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Fentanyl Easy to Make; UnitedHealth's Physician Empire; Is NP Training Sufficient?

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Senate Hearing on Noncompete Agreements Gets Contentious

Sen. John Kennedy spars with orthopedic surgeon who fought to leave his practice

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In Bird Flu Fight, CDC Plans Seasonal Flu Shot Push for Farmworkers

Co-infection with seasonal influenza, H5N1 raises concerns about human adaptation, CDC says

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Committee for Economic Development: A Mighty 'Influencer' in Health Policymaking

This group's meeting brought civil discourse on healthcare to the nation's capital

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Yearning for the Old-Fashioned Progress Note

In these days of templates and hashtags, figuring out a patient's status isn't always easy

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10 Essential Tips for Doctors: Mastering Contract Negotiations

Follow these steps to secure a fair and comprehensive agreement

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North Korean Charged in Cyberattacks on American Hospitals

Military intelligence operative accused of targeting of 17 entities across 11 U.S. states

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Trauma Patients Without Insurance Taken Off Life Support Sooner, Study Finds

Clinicians must "uncomfortably" examine bias in life-and-death decisions, says expert

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PTSD Ran High Among Physicians During COVID-19 Pandemic

Female physicians, trainees more likely to develop the condition

Dr. SCOTUS Will Now See Your Next Patient

Ron Harman King fears our healthcare lies with those in black robes, not white coats

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Trump's Health; Biden's Whereabouts; The Doctors Who Most Want to Leave Their Jobs

Health news and commentary gathered by 名媛直播 staff

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U.S. News Releases This Year's 'Best Medical Schools,' With Changes

Medical schools that opted out of submitting data went unranked

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Are Doctors Missing Cases of H5N1 Bird Flu in People Who Drink Raw Milk?

What would the infection look like, and would doctors recognize it and test for it?

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Biden Health Update; RFK Jr. Floated White House Job; Nurses Opt to Strike

Health news and commentary gathered by 名媛直播 staff

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Sepsis Alerts in Emergency Departments Linked to Lower Mortality

False positives, alarm fatigue complicate their use, experts say

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First Impressions Count in Healthcare

By modifying our habits, we can improve the care experience for all

Global IT Outage Hobbles EHR Systems, Leaving Docs Scrambling

Surgeries, medical appointments canceled across the U.S. after bungled software update

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Nurse Survey Signals Improvements, Though Retention Still a Problem

Efforts to "recruit more nurses are akin to fueling a car with a leaking gas tank," one RN says

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Biden Health Watch; Pediatrician Killed on Bike; Olympic Medical Team Gets Uniform

Health news and commentary gathered by 名媛直播 staff

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These 'Zebra' Cases Were Cracked by People Other Than Doctors

Popular Reddit thread captures rare diagnoses made by patients, lab techs, first responders

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How Unionization Changed Surgery Residency Programs

Residents, program faculty, and staff discussed benefits and unintended consequences

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Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust

Hospitals struggle to keep staff and facilities as births dwindle

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U.S. News Rolls Out 'Best Hospitals' Under Updated Ranking System

Medicare Advantage data, equitable access info are now in the mix

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Devaluing Our Residents Is Not Without Consequences

Let's take better care of our young medical workforce

Do People Buy Into Hospital-at-Home Care?; Nicotine Pouch Use

Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing kidney transplant rejection

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Novel Goalpost for PCI Excellence Is Borrowed From the Surgeons

"Failure to rescue" may help with quality improvement in interventional cardiology

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Don't Try ARBs for Severe COVID, Trial Indicates

Harms seen without any compensating survival benefit

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Thousands of Oregon Hospital Patients May Have Been Exposed to Infectious Diseases

An anesthesiologist may not have followed infection control practices

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The Hardest I've Cried

Notes from a physician fighting helplessness and misinformation

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More Physicians at Washington Hospitals File to Unionize

The group was motivated by recent efforts of other physicians nearby

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Houston Hospitals Backed Up; Nurses Vote to Strike; Dengue Spreading in NY, NJ

Health news and commentary gathered by 名媛直播 staff

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These Six 名媛直播 Have the Highest Rates of Burnout

Annual AMA survey shows declines for all specialties, but many still above 50%

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New Name for Familiar Phenomenon: 'Administrative Harm'

Increasing scrutiny on the lack of accountability, evaluation of administrators

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The Early Days of the AIDS Crisis Felt Like 'Putting Band-Aids on a Hemorrhage'

An adapted excerpt from Anthony Fauci's new book, On Call

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