Fri.Jan 10, 2025

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The Prototype: Study Suggests AI Tools Decrease Critical Thinking Skills

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: A startup bioengineering off-the-shelf arteries, how viruses may cause Alzheimers, water-powered satellites and more.

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Defenders of the Great Barrington Declaration Neither Know Nor Care What it Proposed. The Deliberate Erasure of the We Want Them Infected Movement Has Succeeded.

Science Based Medicine

Defenders of the GBD won't tell you what it actually said. I will. The post Defenders of the Great Barrington Declaration Neither Know Nor Care What it Proposed. The Deliberate Erasure of the We Want Them Infected Movement Has Succeeded. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Jimmy Carter Fought To End Guinea Worm Infection

Forbes Healthcare

The Carter Center led a coalition to eradicate Guinea worm, which has been enormously successful.

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Friday Reflection 47: Patients Make the Hardest Decisions

Sensible Medicine

MM is a 55-year-old man with recurrent pneumonia. He initially presented with a fever, chills and a lobar infiltrate. Symptoms resolved with antibiotics but recurred a week later. During his second course of treatment, further evaluation with a CT scan showed the infection to be post-obstructive, occurring distal to compression of a secondary bronchus by severe scoliosis.

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Walgreens Reports $265 Million Loss And Sees Progress On Turnaround

Forbes Healthcare

Walgreens reported a $265 million quarterly loss while citing what the companys chief executive called early progress en route to a turnaround that will take time.

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Walgreens makes progress on turnaround in Q1, though losses grow

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Despite a $265 million net loss, investors saw reason for optimism in the quarter, including renegotiated pharmacy contracts and the closure of 70 underperforming stores.

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After Steward crisis, new Massachusetts law aims to strengthen oversight of hospitals

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The law aims to close loopholes that officials say Steward Health Care exploited to keep regulators in the dark about its finances leading up to its bankruptcy.

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How To Protect Yourself Against Wildfire Smoke

Forbes Healthcare

The Los Angeles wildfires have been generating large amounts of smoke that can include toxic fumes and fine particulate matter. Here are ways to protect yourself.

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Physician recruitment agreements: What are the key elements that should be included so that both parties are protected?

Medical Economics

What are the key elements that should be included in a physician recruitment agreement so that both parties are protected?

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Walgreens Pharmacy Strength And CEO Comments Toss Cold Water On Sycamore Deal

Forbes Healthcare

Walgreens improving pharmacy business and comments from the companys CEO are convincing Wall Street the drugstore chain is unlikely headed for a private equity buyout.

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Medicare rules may limit prescription steering by PBMs, study finds

Medical Economics

A Weill Cornell Medicine study found that one-third of all Medicare Part D pharmacy spending and nearly 40% of specialty drug spending within Medicare Part D was through pharmacies owned by the four largest PBMs: CVS, UnitedHealth Group, Cigna and Humana.

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2025 Will Be A Huge Year For The $220 Billion Dollar Cybersecurity Industry

Forbes Healthcare

Cybersecurity has become of the most important topics for healthcare leaders.

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Best diets of 2025 – how and what to eat for a healthy year

Medical Economics

Its not too late to make a new years resolution to eat better. Heres some good advice on eating for patients and physicians.

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Withings Goes Big On Heart Health Inc Cardiologist Check-Up Service

Forbes Healthcare

Withings has announced both a blood pressure sensor device and a new heart health service called Cardio Check-Up as part of its CES 2025 news.

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Notable gaps in health plan member experience outlined in 2024 report

Medical Economics

A Press Ganey report identified key gaps and areas for improvement based on member and patient experience data.

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Primary care predictions for 2030

Physicians Practice

Bain & Company has made important adjustments to their 2030 market share forecast from two years ago.

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Why prioritizing accurate provider data is vital and cost-effective

Medical Economics

Managing provider data not only improves patient access, it reduces costs.

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Making your website compliant for patients with disabilities

Physicians Practice

This is the best way to see that your website is continually up-to-date and complies with the ever-evolving ADA regulations and guidelines.

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The state of digital health: Key trends shaping 2025

Medical Economics

Digital health is no longer just a disruptor: its an integral part of the health care system

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Journeyman vs. Master Electrician in California: Comparing Paths and Certifications

Intercoast

Understanding the distinctions between a journeyman and a master electrician in California can significantly impact one’s career prospects. This post delves into the nuanced differences, revealing pathways and certifications unique to each. By engaging with this content, readers will learn about the diverse educational options, including vocational training at InterCoast Colleges , and understand the pivotal steps toward obtaining the necessary certifications.

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Health care a leading sector in December job growth

Medical Economics

Steady monthly growth was even with 2023, according to latest figures from Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Larner Alum Turned Team Physician to the Catamount National Soccer Champs

UVM Larner College of Medicine

Than Moore 24 is a first-year emergency medicine resident at the University of Vermont Medical Center, and a Larner College of Medicine alumni. In the following blog post, he reflects on his experience as the team physician to the UVM Mens Soccer Team during their historic NCAA national championship Game in December.

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Health benefits of morning coffee; robots in nursing homes; quitting vaping in 2025 – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Past Presidents Posthumous Advice To Trump #47

The Healthcare Blog

By MIKE MAGEE For those many, many millions of viewers who tuned in to the live coverage of former President Jimmy Carters funeral this week, they were rewarded with two hours of intriguing video images, and moving words and song, including a recounting of the beginnings of environmental advocacy as Los Angeles burns, and John Lennons Imagine performed by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.

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Hospitals face mounting financial pressures amid declining margins, rising expenses

Medical Economics

Financial sustainability of some hospitals comes into question

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Drug pricing policy under the Trump administration

Medical Economics

Sheila P. Burke, chair, Government Relations and Public Policy Group, Baker Donelson Law Firm, explains how the Trump administration might approach drug pricing policy.

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