Business of Medicine
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Diabetes drug’s new weight-loss indication fuels cost-benefit debate
Health plans’ coverage of semaglutide, branded as Wegovy – which has a $1,300-a-month price tag – is not a sure thing.
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Mental illness admissions: 18-44 is the age of prevalence
Schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and alcohol use disorders among the top five primary diagnoses for stays in younger adults.
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Physicians wearing white coats rated more experienced
Physicians wearing white coats were rated more experienced and professional than peers in casual attire, while female physicians uniformly were...
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Surgeon marks ‘right’ instead of ‘left’ testicle, then operates
Florida regulators have imposed a fine and other measures on a Tampa doctor who made a crucial error prior to his patient’s testicular surgery, as...
From the Journals
Nearly half of female surgeons surveyed lost a pregnancy
Of 692 surgeons surveyed, 347 female surgeons had experienced a pregnancy loss.
From the Journals
FDA’s fast-track approval process exposed as lax, in need of reform
Once drugs are approved through this pathway, they are rarely taken off the market, a new study finds.
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COVID-19 leaves wake of medical debt among U.S. adults
Plus, 16% of adults said they had coverage gaps lasting a year or longer.
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Doctor, PA, face lawsuit after patient dies of COVID-19
The plaintiff alleges the medical practice did not warn Peter Dimoh of the risk of contracting COVID-19 from contact with Shirley Dimoh or offer...
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Mt. Sinai leads nation in geriatric hospital services
The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., followed.
Livin' on the MDedge
Money buys life, and a cigarette maker wants to ‘unsmoke the world’
Plus, an autopsy gets interrupted by the patient, and the pandemic gets competitive.
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Texas doctor stole identities, forged patient records in fraud scheme; more
The doctor issued more than 600 prescriptions for scar screams using information from beneficiaries without their knowledge or consent.