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Using live pigs in residency training sparks heated debate
A small number of graduate medical education programs still use animals, predominantly pigs, to train physicians in some subspecialties.
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COVID emergency orders ending: What’s next?
There will be cost-sharing changes for COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and certain treatments.
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Running does not cause lasting cartilage damage
A single bout of running causes only transient and small changes to the thickness and structure of healthy cartilage in the knee.
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Washington medical board charges doctor with spreading COVID misinformation
Doctors and professional organizations are trying to protect patients from any harm that results from mistruths spread by colleagues.
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Pandemic pregnancy-linked deaths up 35% from 2019
Drug-related deaths increased 55.3% and deaths from homicide increased 41.2%.
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Difficulty fitting family into career: Female oncologists
In a survey of female oncologists, 95% said their career plans were at least somewhat associated with the timing of when to start a family.
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Citing workplace violence, one-fourth of critical care workers are ready to quit
A new study finds that 25% of health care workers polled were willing to quit because of violence while at work.
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Feds charge 25 nursing school execs, staff in fake diploma scheme
The purchasers in the diploma scheme paid $10,000 to $15,000 for degrees and transcripts.
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Biden to end COVID emergencies in May
Doing so will have many effects, including the end of free vaccines and health services to fight the pandemic.
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Female doctors have higher infertility rates and riskier pregnancies: What can be done?
Demanding jobs with exhausting and often unpredictable hours contribute to a culture that, traditionally, has been far from family friendly.
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Which populations should be screened for cervical cancer?
Whether you are a cisgender woman or a transgender man who has kept his uterus, regardless of the sex of your partner, and even if you are a woman...