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Docs fight back after losing hospital privileges, patients, and income
August 10, 2021
Physicians in St. Louis lost their hospital privileges when the hospital entered into an exclusive contract with other physicians. They’re losing patients and money.
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Mental illness admissions: 18-44 is the age of prevalence
August 2, 2021
Schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and alcohol use disorders among the top five primary diagnoses for stays in younger adults.
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CDC calls for masks in schools, hard-hit areas, even if vaccinated
July 28, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) once again is recommending that some Americans wear masks indoors. The agency has called for masks in K-12 school settings and in areas of the United States experiencing high or substantial SA...
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The VA, California, and NYC requiring employee vaccinations
July 27, 2021
The trifecta of federal-state-municipal vaccinerequirements arrived as the nation searches for ways to get more people vaccinated to tamp down the Delta variant.
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Direct oral anticoagulants: Competition brought no cost relief
July 27, 2021
Medicare Part D spending since 2011 has far outpaced growth in the use of oral anticoagulants.
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Bullying in academic medicine rife, underreported
July 15, 2021
“We found that bullies are commonly men and senior consultants, while more than half of their victims are women,” said Dr. Harriette G.C. Van Spall.
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High rates of work-related trauma, PTSD in intern physicians
June 22, 2021
About 10% of participants screened positive for PTSD by the end of the internship year, compared with a 12-month PTSD prevalence of 3.6% in the general population.
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Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
June 17, 2021
The court voted 7-2 to block the GOP-led suit saying the plaintiffs did not have the right to bring the case.
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Opinion
Incorporating self-care, wellness into routines can prevent doctors’ burnout
June 16, 2021
The importance of mental health and self-care cannot be overstated. How do we incorporate wellness into our routines while navigating the complexity of medicine?
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U.S. News releases Best Children’s Hospitals list, with changes
June 15, 2021
“These rankings can provide an opportunity for some benchmarking, to see what other institutions are doing and how they’re able to deliver care.”
