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Hospital-Based Medicine

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Medical Education Needs Its Own AI Playbook

— Artificial intelligence should be used differently in training and medical practice

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Opinion
Worried About Healthcare Worker Well-Being?

Contact members of Congress to reauthorize the Lorna Breen Act

Nov 30, 2024
Bird Flu Virus Was Found in Raw Milk. What to Know About the Risks.

The bird flu has been spreading widely since March

Nov 29, 2024
Want to Limit Respiratory Virus Infections? Mask and Test in Hospitals

Healthcare workers masking makes a difference, study found

Nov 27, 2024
Texas Governor Scolds Hospital After Doctor Goes Viral on TikTok

Tony Pastor, MD, said patients didn't have to respond to citizenship question on intake forms

Nov 26, 2024
Want to Limit Respiratory Virus Infections? Mask and Test in Hospitals

Healthcare workers masking makes a difference, study found

Texas Governor Scolds Hospital After Doctor Goes Viral on TikTok

Tony Pastor, MD, said patients didn't have to respond to citizenship question on intake forms

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Another Emergency Medicine Staffing Firm Goes Under

Doctors still not paid, now on the hook for malpractice tail coverage

Nov 26, 2024
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Opinion
Workplace Violence Is Not Just 'Part of the Job'

It's high time to prevent attacks on healthcare workers in the ED

Nov 23, 2024
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Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to Strict Abortion Ban After Two Women Die

Exceptions would broaden doctors' ability to intervene

Nov 23, 2024
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Opinion
Preserve the National Institute of Nursing Research's Independence

Folding NINR into a larger institute risks diminishing research targeting whole-person health

Nov 22, 2024
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Lack of Clinical Benefit of Andexanet Flummoxes FDA Panel

Yet advisors were not inclined to take back approval for bleeding reversal agent

Nov 21, 2024
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Anesthesiologist Gets 190 Years for Tampering With IV Bags Used in Surgeries

One death and several cardiac emergencies linked to Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr.'s actions

Nov 20, 2024
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Opinion
GLP-1 Use Prior to Surgery: Analyzing the Updated Guidance

Balancing aspiration risk with the consequences of medication discontinuation

Nov 20, 2024
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Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage Could Change How Hospitals Manage Patient Hydration

Crisis expected to last a long time, according to one expert

Nov 19, 2024
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'Stop RFK War Room'; Trump Overhauling Medicaid? Why Assaults at Hospitals Rose

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Nov 19, 2024
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Primary Care Doctors at Mass General Brigham Want to Unionize

Issues include workload, bureaucracy, and loss of autonomy

Nov 18, 2024
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CDC Advisors Defend Infection Control Draft Guidance

HICPAC supports surgical masks for airborne pathogens, sick workers returning after 3 days

Nov 18, 2024
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Spironolactone Misses the Mark in Acute MI Without HF

Drug discontinuations may have leveled any benefit in CLEAR OASIS 9 trial

Nov 17, 2024
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Nurse Suicides High During the Pandemic, but Feared Surge Never Materialized

"Hero praise" may have been protective, but a disciplinary pause could also have played a role

Nov 15, 2024
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Are Doctors Costing Hospitals $300K Per Year?

Report says doctors are "subsidized," but some question the math

Nov 15, 2024
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