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LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan
The update would ensure that government-funded schools make proper accommodations for a trans student population, such as allowing students to use...
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Roe v. Wade: Medical groups react to Supreme Court decision
“The grievous inequities that exist in this country will grow and expand unchecked without safe access to legal abortion.”
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Advance directives for psychiatric care reduce compulsory admissions
“Compulsory psychiatric admissions are far too common in countries of all income levels,” said Dr. Aurélie Tinland.
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Doc’s misdiagnosis causes former firefighter to lose leg from flesh-eating bacterial infection
At the urgent care center, he was examined by a primary care physician who diagnosed him with an ankle sprain.
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Anti-vaccine physician sentenced to prison for role in Capitol riot
The former emergency room physician pleaded guilty to unlawfully and knowingly entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds.
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‘My malpractice insurance doubled!’ Why, when fewer patients are suing?
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Substance use the main cause of physician license actions
“What appears to account for the difference is physician distress, and in the case of drug abuse, plentiful access.”
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Surgeons, who see it up close, offer ways to stop gun violence
A committee of the American College of Surgeons developed specific recommendations in 2018, which are still valid today.
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White children more likely to get imaging in EDs: Study
An analysis of more than 12 million visits showed that non-Hispanic Black children were less likely to get diagnostic imaging than non-Hispanic...
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High rates of med student burnout during COVID
Compared with male medical students, female medical students were more apt to exhibit signs of burnout, emotional exhaustion, and cynicism.
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Hospital medicine gains popularity among newly minted physicians
At the same time, the percentage of general internists in a mixed practice setting decreased from 52% to 23%.