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Lawsuit Targets Publishers: Is Peer Review Flawed?
Lawsuit alleges peer review processes slow publication; separate studies have found unethical practices.
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How AI Is Revolutionizing Drug Repurposing for Faster, Broader Impact
AI is accelerating the drug repurposing process, offering faster analysis of possible drug-disease matches.
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Why Residents Are Joining Unions in Droves
Residents are committed to fighting for their workplace rights — no matter how time-consuming or difficult its has been.
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Surgical Center Wins $421 Million Verdict Against Blue Cross
Huge verdict for surgery center could signal more leverage for out-of-network providers to determine insurance payments.
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Medicare Will Speed Coverage of Some ‘Breakthrough’ Medical Devices
CMS has launched an effort to move up to 5 medical devices through payment decisions faster than usual.
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Women Are Entering Higher-Paid MD Specialties at Higher Rates
It will take time for the dominance of women among medical students to translate into more representation in the physician workforce.
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Millennial Clinicians Face Pay Disparities by Specialty, Other Factors
“Procedures are reimbursed too high, while very little value is placed on primary care.”
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A Few Rural Towns Are Bucking the Trend and Building New Hospitals
New full-service hospitals with inpatient beds are rare in rural America, where declining population has spurred decades of downsizing and...
For Residents
First Hike of Medicare Funding for Residencies in 25 Years Aims to Help Shortages
Residency program directors say a recent hike in Medicare funding will help reduce physician shortages and meet growing healthcare needs,...
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‘Shed the Lead’ and the Injuries. Should Cath Labs Go Lead-Free?
Cardiologists may experience injuries from long-term wear of lead aprons, but new technology means they can lose the gear.
Opinion
Doing the Best They Can
Remember you, the doctor, are good inside as is your discourteous patient, disaffected staff member, or sometimes mendacious teenager.