Business of Medicine
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Expelled from high school, Alister Martin became a Harvard doc
It’s not often that a high school brawl with gang members sets you down a path to becoming a Harvard-trained doctor.
News from the FDA/CDC
New challenge for docs: End of COVID federal public health emergency
The Biden administration intends to end by May 11 certain COVID-19 emergency measures used to aid in the response to the pandemic.
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Doctors are disappearing from emergency departments as hospitals look to cut costs
It took three trips to the ED on 3 consecutive days before a patient saw a doctor who looked at her blood work.
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Health plans get very poor scores for access to autoimmune drugs
Three out of four insurance plans use policies that result in significant to severe restriction of access to medications for seven autoimmune...
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UnitedHealthcare tried to deny coverage to a chronically ill patient. He fought back, exposing the insurer’s inner workings.
The college student’s medical bills were running nearly $2 million a year.
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Doctors and dating: There’s an app (or three) for that
Medical training can consume decades when others are exploring relationships and starting families.
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NICU use up, birth weights down in babies of mothers with HCV
New findings surprised a study researcher since the adverse outcomes weren’t related to prematurity.
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Mental health system failing kids leaving ED
Fewer than one-third had an outpatient visit within a week. Editorialists call for a “child mental health moonshot.”
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Doc never met patient who died from insect bite, but negligence suit moves forward; more
An appeals decision is the result of a case involving a man who arrived at a hospital complaining of neck pain and an insect bite.
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More evidence suggests oxytocin can be discontinued early in labor
Withdrawal of medication between 4 and 6 cm of dilation doesn’t appear to affect neonatal outcomes.
Commentary
A doctor intervenes in a fiery car crash
‘While all of the children were concerning to me, I identified one in particular: the 5-year-old boy.’