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Hospitals struggle to find nurses, beds, even oxygen as Delta surges
“We have a vaccine, which is the key to ending this pandemic and people just refuse to take it, and so I think we’re very frustrated.”
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Pandemic demand for NPs soars, softens for primary care: Report
“NPs are coming into their own in a market that puts a premium on easy access to care and cost containment.”
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Motherhood can get old fast, and snubbing can become phubbing
Plus, COVID-19 treatment is going to the … horses? And vaccination cards are not going in wallets.
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Why aren’t more women doctors in the top-paying specialties?
“I was told by one program interviewer that ‘I don’t have a bias about women in medicine, I have a bias about women in orthopedic surgery.’”
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Docs fight back after losing hospital privileges, patients, and income
Physicians in St. Louis lost their hospital privileges when the hospital entered into an exclusive contract with other physicians. They’re losing...
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Thousands of patients were implanted with heart pumps that the FDA knew could be dangerous
Inspectors repeatedly found manufacturing and device quality problems with the HeartWare heart pump. But the FDA did not penalize the company, and...
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Please interrupt me, but don't heat your fish
Plus, the latest TikTok trend has people “running to the bathroom.”
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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.
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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.