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Two Colorado nurses admit to stealing drugs from hospital patients
One nurse gained access to rooms of patients who weren’t assigned to her and diverted drugs from their pain-on-demand devices.
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Greater portal use gives patients access, doctors headaches
Patients who are encouraged by their doctors to use portals are more likely to do so, meaning more access for patients, and, in some cases, more...
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Fraudulent misbranding of PPE nets $22 million settlement
A U.S.-based multinational medical device corporation will pay more than $22 million to resolve a criminal charge regarding fraudulent misbranding...
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Doctors preyed on homeless for slip-and-fall schemes; more
Over the years, the scam netted the bosses more than $31 million from city businesses and their insurance companies.
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ACOG amicus brief supports case against Mississippi abortion ban
Brief filed by ACOG contends that Mississippi ban violates patient-clinician relationship.
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Smart watch glucose monitoring on the horizon
For now, the newest technology available for monitoring glucose is CGM.
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Will ‘Dr. Disinformation’ ever face the music?
State medical "boards are relatively slow and weak and it's a long, slow process to pull somebody's license."
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Doctor who claimed masks hurt health loses license
The report said the doctor told patients they didn’t have to wear a mask in the clinic unless they were “acutely ill,” “coughing,” or “congested...
From the Journals
Pandemic affected home life of nearly 70% of female physicians with children
Researchers found that the emotional toll female physicians experienced early on in the pandemic was indicative of the challenges they were facing...
The Optimized Doctor
Noise in medicine
There is one true diagnosis and best treatment, yet because of noise, we waste time and resources by not getting it right the first time.
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Supreme Court sets date for case that challenges Roe v. Wade
The Mississippi case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, is seeking to overturn Roe v. Wade by asking the Supreme...