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New York NPs join half of states with full practice authority
The FPA law expands the scope of practice and “removes unnecessary barriers,” namely an agreement with doctors to oversee NPs’ actions.
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More medical schools build training in transgender care
Students and faculty identify gaps, such as a severe shortage of transgender instructors, and expand goals for training.
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Persistent problem: High C-section rates plague the South
Black women, particularly, are more likely to give birth by C-section than any other racial group in the country.
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University of Washington, Harvard ranked top medical schools for second year
If you’re looking for a school with significant minority representation, Howard University, in Washington, ranked highest.
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Study: Disparities shrink with aggressive depression screening
Investigators analyze electronic health record data following a rollout of a universal depression screening program.
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Hospitalists and PCPs crave greater communication
Both types of specialists want there to be more discussion about their patients when they are in the hospital.
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Surgeons in China ‘are the executioners,’ procuring organs before brain death
An analysis of articles published in obscure Chinese language journals provides damning evidence of decades of widespread organ harvesting from...
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Hospital factors drive many discharges against medical advice
Shortcomings in the quality of care and other factors beyond patients’ control explain why some leave the hospital early.
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‘Outbid on three houses!’ Doc frustrated by crazy market
“I knew the market was bad when I started looking and that home prices had gone up. What I didn’t realize was that it would still be so hard for...
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Ohio bill bans ‘co-pay accumulator’ practice by insurers
Co-pay accumulators, which prevent rebates and coupons from counting toward a patient’s deductible, can put the cost of treatments out of reach...
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Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict
“One thing that everybody agrees on is it’s going to have a dampening effect on the reporting of errors or near misses, which then has a...