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Hospital-Based Medicine

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Nurse Practitioners Top 'Best Jobs' Rankings Again

— PAs also placed high in U.S. News & World Report's rankings

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Opinion
The Smoldering Symphony of Los Angeles: The Burn and Afterburn

Let's tap into our occupational and environmental medicine resources

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How Nurses, Doctors Rank in Gallup's Poll of Most Trusted Professions

Nurses take the top spot for 23rd year in a row, doctors round out the top five

Jan 13, 2025
Prospect Is Another Casualty of Private Equity in Healthcare, Experts Say

"Wealth-extraction entities" have no business in healthcare, one doctor argues

Jan 13, 2025
Diabetes Med for Kidney Stones? Exercise and Heart Failure

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Jan 11, 2025
Prospect Is Another Casualty of Private Equity in Healthcare, Experts Say

"Wealth-extraction entities" have no business in healthcare, one doctor argues

Diabetes Med for Kidney Stones? Exercise and Heart Failure

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Future of Lab-Developed Tests Still Taking Shape

Parts of FDA rule on the tests set to take effect in May as opponents await lawsuit outcome

Jan 10, 2025
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Thousands of Providence Health Workers Strike in Oregon

Largest strike involving healthcare workers in the state, first involving physicians

Jan 10, 2025
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Growing 'Medical Freedom' Movement Poses Challenge for Public Health

The notion isn't new, but is "coalescing, now, around this phrase"

Jan 10, 2025
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Blood Pressure Ticks Up With Microaggressions During Pregnancy

Study suggests subtle, unintentional interpersonal slights are not so benign

Jan 09, 2025
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These Are the Largest Academic Medical Centers in the U.S.

Institutions are ranked by the number of interns and residents

Jan 09, 2025
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Patient Care Deteriorates After Private Equity Acquisition of Hospitals

Study supports other research showing worse outcomes after private equity acquisition

Jan 09, 2025
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Operative Vaginal Delivery Riskier at Lower Volume Hospitals

Hospital experience is connected to a range of obstetric and neonatal outcomes

Jan 09, 2025
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Hospital Indicted for Fraud; HHS Advice for RFK Jr.; Matt Damon Joins Debt Effort

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Jan 09, 2025
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Senate Report Blasts Private Equity Ownership in Health Facilities

"The American public deserves more when it comes to healthcare"

Jan 08, 2025
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Opinion
Economic 'Shrinkflation' Strikes Healthcare

It's high time to address workplace issues and workforce shortages

Jan 08, 2025
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Storm-Chasing Doctor Makes Annual Trip to 'Tornado Alley'

"Tornadoes really are incredible beasts," says Colorado hospitalist

Jan 08, 2025
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FDA Unveils Draft Guidance to Improve Pulse Oximeter Accuracy Across Skin Tones

Agency recommends conducting larger studies with more patients from different racial groups

Jan 07, 2025
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Medical Debt Barred on Credit Reports; Winter Storm Deaths; Steward Hospital Closes

Health news and commentary gathered by ľֱ staff

Jan 07, 2025
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
DoxyPEP Rollout Tied to Dent in STI Epidemic in the Real World

Promising results in California, but antibacterial resistance still a concern

Jan 06, 2025
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