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Telehealth Will Die In 3 Weeks Without Congressional Action

Forbes Healthcare

Urgent action is needed to pass the Telehealth Modernization Act before it expires, ending telemedicine on Dec. 31. This would be devastating for disabled and rural patients.

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GenAI is making stuff up, and it will harm us and our health

Medical Economics

For physicians, integrating GenAI without fully grasping its limitations could pose serious risks to patient care and professional integrity.

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Dr. Vinay Prasad “Sabotaging RFK Jr’s Confirmation Will Increase Vaccine Hesitancy” & “Doctors Criticizing RFK Jr. Paved the Way for His Ascendancy”

Science Based Medicine

Doctors who gushed over RFK Jr. made their bed, and they'll lie in it. The post Dr. Vinay Prasad Sabotaging RFK Jrs Confirmation Will Increase Vaccine Hesitancy & Doctors Criticizing RFK Jr. Paved the Way for His Ascendancy first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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How To Sleep On A Plane, According To Sleep Experts

Forbes Healthcare

Struggling to sleep on a plane? Learn expert tips from sleep specialists on the best seat, position, food, and relaxation techniques for a restful flight.

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Health insurers remove executive bios, images from websites after UnitedHealthcare CEO killing

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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The Prototype: Sending Text Messages With Your Brain

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: 30 under 30 in science, a diamond battery that can last for centuries and artificial solar eclipses.

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1 In 5 Gen Z Healthcare Workers Are Considering Leaving The Industry

Forbes Healthcare

Recent trends indicate that 22% of Gen Z healthcare workers are contemplating leaving the industry, raising concerns about the future of healthcare.

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Contact centers: What you need to know

Physicians Practice

Five key best practices that health care contact centers can adopt to optimize their operations and improve the patient experience.

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How Much Of A Risk Is Bird Flu? Study Raises Fears For Humans

Forbes Healthcare

A bird flu virus spreading widely among U.S. cattle only needs to change slightly to potentially pass between humans, scientists have found.

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Top 10 health technology hazards for 2025

Medical Economics

The ECRI report discusses various topics emerging in health care technology, identifying hazards in home care and acute care settings, information security applications, and the medical device supply chain. The organization also warns that artificial intelligence can pose serious risks to patients and health care providers if not properly used or integrated into a practice setting.

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Acknowledging The Needs Of College Students Who Are Performing Athletes

Forbes Healthcare

It's important to acknowledge that college students who are performing student-athletes have similar needs as college students who are competitive student-athletes

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Direct primary care and concierge medicine: A path to health care reform?

Medical Economics

Exploring how direct primary care and concierge medicine models could help physicians in independent practices transform patient care.

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How To Assess The Mysterious Outbreak In The DRC

Forbes Healthcare

According to the DRC Ministry of Public Health, 394 cases and 30 deaths have been reported so far in the Panzi health zone.

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The links between well-being and productivity that you need to know

Medical Economics

Mental health plays a major role in how well employees perform

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Advice for Internship

Sensible Medicine

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Health care adds 53K jobs in November as unemployment inches up

Medical Economics

Monthly report shows gains for hospitals, home health care services.

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Mount Nittany Health to pay $1.8M to settle online tracking technology lawsuit

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

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Legislation to remove financial barrier for organ donors; the Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model; trends in severe maternal morbidity – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Preferential Promotion of White Men Persisting in Academic Medicine

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Black women significantly less likely to be promoted to assistant professor, full professor compared with White men The post Preferential Promotion of White Men Persisting in Academic Medicine appeared first on Pulmonology Advisor.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

Thank you for continuing to check the Connect Care update blog for prescribers (ideally, subscribe to multiple channels; see instructions ). Recent additions to this blog and its various channels are listed below. Reminder that a camera icon in a blog post on any of our channels indicates that there is an accompanying screenshot - just click the icon to view.

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Mysterious Disease X Kills Scores In Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Forbes Healthcare

Scores of people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers from the WHO are investigating the cause of this mysterious Disease X.

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CMIO Prescriber Drop-in Now Closed

Connect Care Bytes Blog

As we approach the end of the fifth week of Connect Care at the Launch 9 sites, the CMIO Virtual Drop-in Centre has now closed. Though the launch support period may have ended at your site, that is not the end of Connect Care support available for prescribers. It is expected that new users will continue to have questions as they encounter situations perhaps not covered in basic training, or when returning to a workflow they need a refresher on, or when there is an opportunity to dive into some o