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Doc Sues Over Vax Mandate; False Child Abuse Claims? FDA's Decongestant Delay

This past week in healthcare investigations

Sep 20, 2023
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Stopping Medical Misinformation Requires Early Detection

Help is needed from the medical community and the general public, says media watchdog CEO

Sep 20, 2023
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AI Has an Image Problem in Healthcare, Expert Says

Yes, it needs guardrails, but it also offers big opportunities, notes former Microsoft executive

Sep 19, 2023
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Opinion
Transitioning From Academic Writing to the Narrative

An alternative writing style can give a voice to our patients' stories

Sep 19, 2023
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Opinion
From Physician to Politician

Brian H. Williams discusses gun violence, bipartisan politics, and hitting the campaign trail

Sep 19, 2023
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Opinion
Clarifying the 'Duty to Warn' in North Carolina

Clinicians shouldn't be in legal jeopardy for trying to prevent violence

Sep 18, 2023
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Transcendence in the Age of Science

A talk with Alan Lightman, PhD, on time, space, matter, and human consciousness

Sep 17, 2023
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Opinion
Is Medical-Legal Consulting Right for You?

How to bridge medicine and law

Sep 16, 2023
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Flu-Like Symptoms, Then Amputation; Docs Charge for Emails; Wait List for Psilocybin

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Sep 15, 2023
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Slight Gender Gap Detected in Ophthalmology Education Evaluations

Women lagged a bit 6 months before graduation, but then caught up

Sep 14, 2023
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A 'SAD' Story: Patient Stuck With $176K Bill After Medicare Policy Switch

CMS abruptly decided patients can self-administer Stelara -- even those with Parkinson's

Sep 14, 2023
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Opinion
The Wrath Toward Contract Management Groups Is Right Where It Needs to Be

Emergency medicine is facing a reckoning

Sep 14, 2023
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Hospital CEO's 'Naked Art' Suit; Family Sues Over Dead Baby Images; Lost Tumor Suit

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

Sep 14, 2023
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Opinion
A Black Trauma Surgeon on 'Racism, Violence, and How We Heal'

Brian H. Williams, MD, talks about his new book, structural racism, and gun violence in the U.S.

Sep 13, 2023
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