Scrubs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The tragic story of Melissa Jubane, a 32-year-old nurse from Beaverton, Oregon, took a heartbreaking turn when she was found dead on September 7, 2024, just days after returning from her wedding in Hawaii. Jubane, a nurse at St. Vincent Hospital, had gone missing on September 4 when she failed to show up for her morning shift. Concerned coworkers and family immediately contacted the police, who initiated a welfare check at her apartment.

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Forbes Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The International Day of Clean Air is an opportunity to learn about a growing global threat with severe negative effects on human health, economy and the environment.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The leaders of Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts had until Wednesday to walk back statements they made in July — or face potential legal action. However, the executives are sticking to their guns.

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Doximity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

As healthcare continues to evolve, digital health is playing a crucial role in transforming how we deliver and receive care. Meet some of the top clinicians who are at the forefront of this change, using technology to enhance patient care, improve access, and develop innovative solutions. These professionals are making strides in fields like oncology, mental health, and population health, while also sharing their expertise on social media.

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KevinMD.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In today’s financial landscape, it is imperative for women in medicine to take charge of investing their own money. Physicians face a myriad of disadvantages when it comes to wealth building. The average medical student will be saddled with an average of $200,000 in student loan debt. The nature of prolonged medical training puts physicians Read more… Empowering female doctors: How investment education can combat burnout and build wealth originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Science Based Medicine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Maybe this isn't a drill. The post We Want Them Infected Doctors Sanewashed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Will He Reward Them With Appointments at the CDC, FDA, and NIH? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Forbes Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Public health experts are sounding the alarm as whooping cough cases increase nationwide. Numbers of cases of the vaccine-preventable disease have quadrupled this year.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The lay media is abuzz with stories about Elle Macpherson, who admits in a new memoir to declining chemotherapy seven years ago. Although precise details are not provided, it sounds like Ms. Macpherson had localized or regional breast cancer and underwent surgery. We learned something about the risks of commenting on the health of celebrities over a decade ago when an OpEd we published in Washington Post about former president George W.

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Practice Index

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In early 2023, I read the tragic news of the death of Ruth Perry, a primary school headteacher from Berkshire. It struck a particular chord with me, being the husband of someone who does a similar job to Ruth. Over the past 30 years, my wife has had an absolute passion for educating children and giving them the best possible start to their lives. It’s a tough and relentless job with many hours of unseen work, leaving you emotionally drained, but you know that what you’re doing matters to the peo

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

One in five survey respondents reported that their household had received a bill they disagreed with or couldn’t afford in the past year, but only 62% reached out to a billing office, according to a new study published in JAMA.

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Science Based Medicine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

I suppose it's my turn to be called a fraudster, liar, perjurer, felon, grifter, stooge, imbecile, and maybe even murderer. What I won't get is a reasonable explanation as to why supposedly releasing a deadly virus was mass murder, but intentionally spreading it was a forgivable "policy position". The post Biosafety Now: Releasing The Virus Was Mass Murder.

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Medical Economics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Let’s continue to celebrate women’s advances in medicine, science, law and other fields. But we also must recognize that the shortage of men in health care professions is becoming a critical issue.

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Forbes Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Italy didn't allow field trials for genetically modified crops for twenty years — until this year. But anti-GMO activists destroyed it, repeating echoes of history.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

First a review of the main trial then to the new paper in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. SELECT Trial The SELECT trial was the first to show that the glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP1) semaglutide could actually modify cardiovascular disease. The discovery of another disease-modifying agent for heart disease is a breakthrough.

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Intercoast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In our rapidly evolving job market, vocational schools are emerging as beacons of opportunity, guiding students toward fulfilling and in-demand careers. These institutions, including InterCoast Colleges, are not just educational establishments but gateways to real-world success. They cater to diverse career aspirations, from healthcare and technology to skilled trades, offering specialized programs that align closely with industry needs.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The settlement adds to the billions of dollars that McKesson, Cencora and Cardinal have already agreed to pay in restitution for flooding the U.S. with highly addictive painkillers.

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Science Based Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Bhattacharya, Atlas, and Makary are also set to speak at Stanford next month The post Hopkins Business School to Platform COVID-19 Contrarians at Health Policy Symposium first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Medical Economics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Value-based care is the future of medicine. Health care organizations must adapt technology, venues, primary care and prevention to survive and thrive.

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Forbes Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Researchers at Stanford University made the skin of mice transparent using the yellow no. 5 food dye otherwise known as tartrazine that's typically found on Doritos.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

As seems to be the norm on Sensible Medicine these days, whenever John, Vinay, or I publicly disagree with one another, one of our readers chimes in to explain how all of us are off the mark. Today I am happy to post the latest comeuppance, this one by Dr. Thomas Huddle. Adam Cifu Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. If you appreciate our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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KevinMD.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The aging nursing population is one of the underlying conditions contributing to the nursing shortage in the United States. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1 million nurses are at least 50 years of age, and 60 percent of nurses are over age 40. Furthermore, over 20 percent of nurses plan to retire within Read more… The aging nursing population is contributing to the U.S. nursing shortage originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The incident was related to a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer software, which was linked to data breaches at thousands of organizations last year.

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The Healthcare Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

By KIM BELLARD For several years now, my North Star for thinking about innovation has been Steven Johnson’s great quote (in his delightful Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World ): “You will find the future where people are having the most fun.” No, no, no, naysayers argue, inventing the future is serious business, and certainly fun is not the point of business.

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Medical Economics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The proposed meager Medicare reimbursement increase for dialysis providers marks the fifth year in a row that the agency has failed to capture actual increases in labor and treatment costs.

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Forbes Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

At least eight people have been hospitalized with valley fever—a potentially lethal fungal infection—after attending or working at a music festival in California, state health officials said.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In his post yesterday, Adam discussed the STRONG-HF trial. I will expand on it because it is a great example of a positive trial that does not add knowledge to the treatment of patients with heart failure. The larger question is: what are trials for? When I think about science classes in high school, I remember experiments as a way to explain nature.

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KevinMD.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

As long as you live, you will never hear an article from news media contending that “America Runs On Duncan.” Why? Because the line is a marketing allegation created by the advertising company and designed to sell product. Yet news media repeat medical claims from drug makers found in journals like they are news––which gives Read more… Why isn’t medical advertising regulated like other advertising?

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Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Certain states and specialties will face acute shortages, while others will see a surplus of workers, according to a new study from Mercer.

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Open Dental

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Chart Module is at the heart of patient care. Learn about customizing the layout, charting treatment, storing medical info and more. The post Channeling the Chart Module appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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99MGMT

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Healthcare professionals face a relentless challenge: administrative overload. Credentialing is a standout culprit, consuming up to four hours weekly for physicians , not to mention the additional burden on office staff. What if this time could be redirected toward patient care?

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Forbes Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

These drugs work to treat diabetes and weight loss by suppressing the appetite and lowering blood sugar and A1C—which may end up being an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s, heart conditions, depression, and many other conditions.

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