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The job expectations of final-year medical residents
What are medical residents’ expectations and priorities as they prepare to enter the job market?
Red dye No. 3 banned in California; Long COVID in children is rare; Stethoscope hygiene - Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in primary care today.
Physician disciplinary actions: A message for primary care
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, offers this message to primary care physicians.
Daily stairs may reduce heart disease; Georgia first to have medical marijuana in pharmacies; 1 in 4 autistic teens undiagnosed - Morning Medical Update
Study examines health and other factors in happiest states
Work, play, finances, relationships can all make a difference to psychological well-being.
Physician disciplinary actions: We’re not attacking physicians
Nursing schools turn away thousands of applications; Dengue fever to rise in next decade; Shadow Work latest mental health sensation - Morning Medical Update
Physician disciplinary actions: State action is needed
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, says physician licensing is a matter of state law.
Ozempic making people buy less food; 1 in 4 nurses want to quit; Being a vegetarian might be in your DNA - Morning Medical Update
Physician disciplinary actions: Possible solutions
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, recommends actions for state medical boards to hold physicians accountable.
Mergers and acquisitions: Physicians want a voice in business decisions
Physicians Foundation survey examines doctor reactions and involvement in health care consolidation.
75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walk off; FDA no longer giving vaccine cards; Medical cannabis in Michigan schools - Morning Medical Update
Physician disciplinary actions: What about internal data?
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, considers possible internal actions to discipline physician misconduct.
Largest health care strike in history looms; Malaria vaccine; Nobel prize for medicine awarded - Morning Medical Update
Your Medicare patients are probably struggling more than you realize
Report shows that almost 20% of older adults on Medicare are underinsured and sometimes choosing between medical care and rent.
Physician disciplinary actions: No national standards
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, discusses a lack of a national standard for physician discipline.
COVID IBS link; 1.8 million received COVID shot last week; Activity bursts linked to longer life - Morning Medical Update
Physician disciplinary actions: Was there a pandemic effect?
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, considers possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physician discipline.
Controversial antidepressant FDA approved; New app for medical students; 75% of infants with COVID born to unvaxxed women - Morning Medical Update
Physician disciplinary actions: The most significant finding
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, explains the most significant result in a new study.
The doctor is in ... your TV
The physician's role in American culture.
Carrot tan trend on social media; New drug delivery patch inspired by octopus tentacle; Pfizer plant resumes production - Morning Medical Update
Physician disciplinary actions: Public Citizen reports
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, discusses findings.
Spider venom could help with erectile dysfunction; New blood test for sepsis; Experimental nasal spray for rapid heartbeat - Morning Medical Update
Who do you trust? Patients on physicians, AI, and health care
Survey examines patient feelings about doctors and emerging technology.
Physician disciplinary actions: States may have details
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, discusses state-level information about physician disciplinary actions.
Costco telehealth $29; ‘Wild to mild’ flu vaccine campaign; 18 million US adults have long COVID- Morning Medical Update
Physician disciplinary actions: NPDB public access is limited
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, explains limited public access.
Second pig heart transplant success; Short nap benefits; Winter/spring conception could lead to cerebral palsy - Morning Medical Update
Physician disciplinary actions: The National Practitioner Data Bank
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, explains the National Practitioner Data Bank.