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Here Are This Year's Top Schools for an Undergraduate Nursing Degree

Duke, University of Pennsylvania shared the No. 1 spot

Sep 18, 2023
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Rural Hospital Turns to GoFundMe to Stay Afloat

"Lives will be lost" if Pennsylvania facility closes, CEO says in crowdfunding campaign

Sep 12, 2023
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Physician Assistants Also Feel Post-Pandemic Burnout

Symptoms had some PAs saying they intended to leave their clinical posts sooner rather than later

Sep 11, 2023
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How to (Legally) Diversify the Healthcare Workforce

Alternative approaches are key following the SCOTUS ruling on race-based admissions

Aug 29, 2023
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MedPod Today: The Medical Misinformation Mess

Three MedPage Today reporters discuss recent cases of doctors spreading fake news

Aug 23, 2023
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Kaiser Permanente's National Expansion Faces Wide Skepticism

Health system is promising better, cheaper care

Aug 20, 2023
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Opinion
Questions You Should Be Asking About How Your Physician Group Works

Some of the wrath toward CMGs may be misdirected

Aug 19, 2023
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Opinion
Medical Residency: Balancing High Stress and Low Compensation

Rethinking the current status quo of being overworked and underpaid

Aug 19, 2023
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Opinion
Bigger Is Not Better in Healthcare

Mergers and acquisitions are not a recipe for success in our field

Aug 18, 2023
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Allina Doctors File to Unionize

Group of more than 550 clinicians could create largest private-sector union in the country

Aug 17, 2023
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Doctor's Kidnapping; Shellfish-Linked Deaths; CDC Lab Crackdown

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

Aug 17, 2023
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Big Bump in Starting Salaries for Specialists

Aging population, rise of 'market disruptors' usher in double-digit jumps for some docs

Aug 15, 2023
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Opinion
Residency: Long Hours and Lifetime Connections

Adriana Wong on bonding with people who "become your friends throughout the years"

Aug 15, 2023
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Fight Over Abortion Escalates in Texas

Ob/gyns seek more clarity over when abortions are legal for medical necessity reasons

Aug 14, 2023
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