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Physicians Can Now Legally 'Ghost' Patients (Satire)

Why fire patients when you can simply avoid them?

Nov 12, 2020
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Surgeons Discover Fatal Risks From Mask Wearing (Satire)

Medical professionals credit social media for highlighting dangers of CO2 self-poisoning

Jul 29, 2020
A smart phone displaying the Facebook app with a posting about carbon dioxide poisoning and facemasks
CDC Recommends Using Baby Diapers as PPE

Mask shortage calls for creative solutions

Jun 03, 2020
A male healthcare worker with a diaper for a protective mask
CDC Recommends Dr. Oz Wear 'Duct Tape Mask'

"These new guidelines should have been in place years ago"

Apr 21, 2020
Television’s “Dr. Oz” - Mehmet Oz, MD, with duct tape over his mouth
Gov't to Send 1,000 Xanax Pills to Every American

Leaders hope to quell anxiety due to recent news

Mar 24, 2020
An illustration of a tax refund check converted to a prescription for 1000 xanax
Hospital to Swap EHR to New, Efficient 'Paper Chart' System

Physicians dance in hallways

Dec 05, 2019
A female physician holds an open paper medical record and thinks SUPERIOR INTERFACE
Nationwide Cadaver Recall After One Found Alive in Anatomy Lab

Company regrets defective cadaver

Nov 21, 2019
A RECALL stamp on a photo of a man screaming inside a plastic bag
Finally, a Cure for the Common Cold... and Back Pain!

The antidote to your Press-Ganey blues

Oct 17, 2019
An illustration of the packaging of the fictional drug Dilaudicillin
Joint Commission Loses Accreditation After Failing Joint Commission Survey

"I hold my staff to an equally ridiculous and arbitrary number of illogical standards," said CEO

Sep 19, 2019
A photo of a man punching his own face in front of the Joint Commission logo
Millions of Millennials Hospitalized in ICUs With White Claw Withdrawal

A WCW epidemic is here

Sep 12, 2019
A young man in the ICU receives a White Claw IV drip
Forgot-to-Pee Syndrome Afflicting Millions of Health Care Workers

Second leading cause of morbidity in the medical field

Aug 15, 2019
A blue sky with clouds with cloud-stairs leading up to a glowing toilet
FDA Approves First Drug to Treat Medical Burnout

Idongivafumab targets and inhibits C-suite peptides

Aug 01, 2019
A doctor holding a box of the fictional medication Peaceaudi (idongivafumab) injection
Cheetos for Pediatric Abdominal Pain Better Than Zofran, Phenergan

Doctors "ecstatic" with new findings

Jul 03, 2019
A close up of a bag of Cheetos with Chester the Cheetah
Attending Answers Phone at Nurses' Station, Instantly Regrets It

"I didn't know who Nancy was, and it just went downhill from there"

Jun 27, 2019
An illustration of a hand reaching for a ringing red phone.

1.00 CME Credits
Improving Transitions of Care and Long-Term Outcomes for Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

2.00 CME Credits
Appropriate Healthcare Interventions in Elder, Child, and Intimate Partner Abuse

3.00 CME Credits
Pain Management and the 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

1.00 CME Credits
Engaging Older Adults in Vaccine Education: A Toolkit for Healthcare Providers

1.00 CME Credits
Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections: Leveraging Real-World Insights to Improve Patient Care

0.25 CME Credits
Utilizing Biomarkers and Prognostic Factors to Identify Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Risk for Poor Outcomes

0.50 CME Credits
Investigating Locum Tenens Opportunities: Exposing the Benefits and Considerations

1.00 CME Credits
Navigating Cardiorenal Health: From Swift Diagnosis to Personalized Treatment Pathways