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Plastic Surgeon Who Livestreamed Procedures on TikTok May Lose License

"Dr. Roxy" faced 11 lawsuits detailing severe complications from surgeries

May 18, 2023
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Congress Hearing Explores Medicare Advantage Routines That Deny, Delay Needed Care

Blumenthal: "It's fine, so long as you don't need it for the big stuff"

May 18, 2023
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Doctor Readies for Year-Long Simulated Mars Mission

Nathan Jones, MD, says his work as a physician has prepared him for the challenge

May 18, 2023
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Nurses Protest Colleague's Firing, Other Mistreatment

Nine nurses were suspended and one was fired after delivering a petition to their manager

May 17, 2023
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Navigating My Father's Alzheimer's as a Doctor

Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, on his career and wrestling with his father's dementia

May 16, 2023
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Doctors 'Depart' Texas Clinic Amid Transgender Care Probe

Clinic at Dell Children's remains open while state questions gender transitioning procedures

May 16, 2023
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When Should Doctors Get Life and Disability Insurance?

Protect yourself from financial catastrophe

May 15, 2023
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Opinion
Dear Medical Schools, Educate Students on the Business of Medicine

Without it, you are doing your students a disservice

May 13, 2023
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Opinion
How Entrepreneurs Are Transforming Patient Care With AI

Innovative solutions will revolutionize healthcare

May 13, 2023
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Multiple Solutions Needed to Fix Drug Supply Chain Problems, Lawmakers Told

Better prediction of shortages and more inspections of foreign plants are critical, experts say

May 11, 2023
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Opinion
How I Became a Union Doctor

We formed the first-ever emergency medicine union to promote patient safety

May 11, 2023
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Nurse Sentenced in Child's Death; Cardiologist Accused of Murder; VA Sex Assault?

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

May 11, 2023
Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.
Gun Owner Advances Doc Group's Gun Safety Initiative

Sue Bornstein, MD, offers expertise in broaching the subject with patients

May 10, 2023
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As the COVID PHE Ends, Here's What Doctors Are Carrying Forward

Responses range the spectrum, from asking patients to mask, to not changing a thing

May 10, 2023
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