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Documentary Explores Racism, Gatekeeping in Nursing

— "People who don't fit comfortably into an environment can't thrive," director of the film says

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COVID Czar's 'Sex Parties'; Nationwide Drug Recall; Steward CEO Held in Contempt

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Is Healthcare Consolidation Fueling the Physician Burnout Crisis?

New report finds pandemic burnout is still lingering

Sep 19, 2024
House Staff Unionization Has Come in Waves

Residents' efforts to organize date back some 90 years

Sep 19, 2024
Critics Call Feds' Response to Cyberattacks on Healthcare Feeble and Fractured

There were 249 attacks targeting health institutions in 2023, the most of any industry

Sep 19, 2024
House Staff Unionization Has Come in Waves

Residents' efforts to organize date back some 90 years

Critics Call Feds' Response to Cyberattacks on Healthcare Feeble and Fractured

There were 249 attacks targeting health institutions in 2023, the most of any industry

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California Clarifies Role of CRNAs Amid Scope-of-Practice Clash

Letter says CRNAs can administer anesthesia that's ordered by a physician

Sep 18, 2024
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The Importance of Putting Penicillin Allergy Labels to the Test

"It's really safe to think about direct penicillin challenges," says researcher

Sep 18, 2024
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Opinion
Treating a New Species: Homo Fragilis

Our fragile patients are increasingly dependent on a crumbling healthcare system

Sep 17, 2024
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Opinion
'Failing Wisely' Can Promote a Safer Healthcare System

Don't assume old strategies and new technologies will improve patient safety

Sep 17, 2024
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Reproductive Rights Central to Wisconsin Ob/Gyn's Run for Congress

Medicare physician pay, healthcare-for-all also central to Kristin Lyerly's campaign

Sep 16, 2024
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Florida Hospitals Ask Immigrants About Their Legal Status. Texas Will Try It Next.

Patients can decline to answer and still receive care

Sep 16, 2024
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At Catholic Hospitals, Mission of Charity Runs Up Against High Costs for Patients

Facilities neglect social responsibility standards, patients and clinicians said

Sep 15, 2024
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Feds Rarely Punish Hospitals for Turning Away Pregnant Patients

Inquiries are "slow, insufficiently staffed," and get pushback from hospitals, said one expert

Sep 13, 2024
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Nurses Blast Steward Health Care's Greed: 'It Ruins You'

Steward CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD, was a "no-show" at hearing, despite subpoena

Sep 13, 2024
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Trump's IVF Pledge; Nurse Rescues Trapped Man; Who's Getting Vaccinated?

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Sep 13, 2024
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MedPod Today: Med Board Snubs New Law; Is Ketamine Addictive? AMR the Musical

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Sep 13, 2024
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Opinion
Common-Ground Healthcare Policies Both Trump and Harris Can Support

Can our future leaders place public health ahead of politics?

Sep 12, 2024
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Circulating H5N1 Bird Flu Spotted by Wastewater Monitoring During Summer

Signal has generally trailed off, but more sensitive method showed virus lingering in Texas

Sep 11, 2024
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Inpatient CBT Reduces Suicide and Readmissions After Discharge

Can treatment be scaled for implementation in the real world?

Sep 11, 2024
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