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Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, pioneer of preventive cardiology, dies at 102
The internationally renowned physician’s research altered the way the world views diet and heart health, and influenced public health policy for...
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What docs don’t know about the Disabilities Act can hurt them and patients
When physicians don’t provide access to medical care that patients with disabilities need, they put themselves at greater risk of lawsuits, fines...
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Billionaire Mark Cuban launches online pharmacy for generics
The new venture plans to charge consumers 15% above the manufacturing cost for the generic medications.
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Jeopardy! champion’s parents sue doctors, hospital when patient dies after colectomy
The legal complaint claims that treatment fell below the standard of care because of failure to administer anticoagulants after surgery.
Opinion
'The whitest specialty,' revisited
It’s disconcerting to think that the orthopedic community is making so little progress toward achieving the principal ideal articulated in our...
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We’re dying to tell you about fatigability
Plus: An unethical medical NFT, a boy’s robot avatar, and the plane truth about COVID.
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Doctor’s illegal opioid prescriptions lead to five deaths
The physician often prescribed combinations of medications, such as concurrent opioids, increasing the chances that his patients would become...
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The doctor didn’t show up, but the hospital ED still charged $1,012
For billing purposes, hospitals are increasingly using the highest-severity codes to classify emergency visits
Commentary
This doc still supports NP/PA-led care ... with caveats
We shouldn’t be worried about non-MD clinicians, said Dr. John Mandrola, but there are ways to increase confidence in NP and PA care.
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Seven ways doctors could get better payment from insurers
Experts say physicians can push back on one-sided payer contracts and negotiate changes.
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Physician burnout, depression compounded by COVID: Survey
“There’s no question that women have reported far more role strain during the pandemic than men.”