Beyond Cure: Long-Term Risks After Childhood Cancer www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Beyond Cure: Long-Term Risks After Childhood Cancer
Dr Maurie Markman highlights why oncologists must look beyond 5-year survival, as JCO data show lasting health risks after childhood cancer.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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TrumpRx delayed as senators question if it's a giant scam with Big Pharma - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
TrumpRx delayed as senators question if it's a giant scam with Big Pharma
The website is delayed as senators seek answers from health department watchdog.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:41 AM
TrumpRx delayed as senators question if it's a giant scam with Big Pharma - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
Global State of Patient Safety 2025 www.imperial.ac.uk/Stories/glob...
Global State of Patient Safety 2025
In this second report on the global state of patient safety (the first was published in 2023), Norway is still number one in the ranking, with the UK 21st out of 38 OECD countries.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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Liz Salmi: Why I decided to share all my health information with ChatGPT Health www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/c... via @statnews.com
Why I decided to share all my health information with ChatGPT Health
“I don’t think people should have to go through 18 years of brain cancer to understand their own health records,” writes Liz Salmi.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Liz Salmi: Why I decided to share all my health information with ChatGPT Health www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/c... via @statnews.com
Association of Statin Discontinuation in Pregnancy With Maternal Cardiovascular Health and Birth Outcomes: A Nationwide Cohort Study | Circulation www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....
Association of Statin Discontinuation in Pregnancy With Maternal Cardiovascular Health and Birth Outcomes: A Nationwide Cohort Study | Circulation
BACKGROUND: Discontinuing statin therapy before pregnancy remains challenging, especially in high-risk
women. We evaluated the risks of maternal cardiovascular, gestational, and fetal outcomes
associa...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Association of Statin Discontinuation in Pregnancy With Maternal Cardiovascular Health and Birth Outcomes: A Nationwide Cohort Study | Circulation www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....
2026 Call for Applications for NAM/CMSS Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence is open. The program includes monthly educational sessions with distinguished experts; in-person networking opportunities; mentorship by national experts; a $35,000 grant; $5,000 in travel funds. Apply at dxexscholars.nam.edu
NAM Scholars in Dx Ex
Advancing Equity and Implementing National Strategies to Improve Diagnosis Funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, this collaborative program between the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) an...
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2026 Call for Applications for NAM/CMSS Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence is open. The program includes monthly educational sessions with distinguished experts; in-person networking opportunities; mentorship by national experts; a $35,000 grant; $5,000 in travel funds. Apply at dxexscholars.nam.edu
Sacrificing patient care for prevention: distortion of the role of general practice | The BMJ www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Sacrificing patient care for prevention: distortion of the role of general practice
Expansion of preventive clinical recommendations in primary care has had the unintended consequence of destabilising this foundation of the healthcare system, argue Minna Johansson and colleagues
Fo...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Sacrificing patient care for prevention: distortion of the role of general practice | The BMJ www.bmj.com/content/388/...
When hospitals use spit hoods on patients, no one is watching | The Seattle Times www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
When medical workers cover patients’ heads with hoods, no one is watching
Many medical facilities across the U.S. use hoods on psychiatric patients to block them from spitting. Experts say the practice is traumatic and can be dangerous.
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January 25, 2026 at 11:33 PM
When hospitals use spit hoods on patients, no one is watching | The Seattle Times www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States www.who.int/news/item/24...
WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe. The notification of withdrawal raises issues that will be con...
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January 25, 2026 at 10:26 PM
WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States www.who.int/news/item/24...
Leapfrog explains its rating of Palm Beach Health Network | Opinion www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinio...
What Palm Beach Health Network isn't saying about Leapfrog | Opinion
Palm Beach Health Network has spent millions of dollars to sue Leapfrog, a nonprofit watchdog, reporting their patient safety record.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Leapfrog explains its rating of Palm Beach Health Network | Opinion www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinio...
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I learned about this dark side of syphilis when I took a history of medicine course. It is a remarkably resistant disease that brought armies to their knees and wrought tremendous societal damage.
Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 share.google/V15zBbvnvlbf...
Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 share.google/V15zBbvnvlbf...
Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 Years
The first known outbreak of syphilis in Europe began at the turn of the 16th century, but on the distant continent of South America, the pathogen's history goes much deeper than that.
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I learned about this dark side of syphilis when I took a history of medicine course. It is a remarkably resistant disease that brought armies to their knees and wrought tremendous societal damage.
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Ancient DNA Reveals Twisted Roots of Syphilis Go Back 5,500 share.google/V15zBbvnvlbf...
Asheville, NC: Attorneys for HCA, CarePartners committed legal fraud in negligence case, court filings allege avlwatchdog.org/attorneys-fo...
Attorneys for HCA, CarePartners committed legal fraud in negligence case, court filings allege • Asheville Watchdog
She had been told that there had been an accident, that Donna was hurt really badly, that she might not make it. But when Tamara Ledbetter got to her older sister in Mission Hospital’s intensive care ...
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January 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Asheville, NC: Attorneys for HCA, CarePartners committed legal fraud in negligence case, court filings allege avlwatchdog.org/attorneys-fo...
Gabapentin Under Scrutiny: 2025 Data Challenged Risk Profile www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/pa...
Gabapentin Under Scrutiny: 2025 Data Challenged Risk Profile
New research questioned old assumptions
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January 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Gabapentin Under Scrutiny: 2025 Data Challenged Risk Profile www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/pa...
How Kaiser Permanente Created a Virtual Cancer Expert Review Program | NEJM Catalyst catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10....?
How Kaiser Permanente Created a Virtual Cancer Expert Review Program
Kaiser Permanente uses a shared electronic health record to leverage access to cancer
subspecialists across all its regions.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
How Kaiser Permanente Created a Virtual Cancer Expert Review Program | NEJM Catalyst catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10....?
Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening
This randomized clinical trial examines whether risk-based screening is a safe and effective alternative to annual mammography for detecting breast cancer in women 40 years and older.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
1% of New Mexico doctors responsible for half of $68 million in malpractice payments in state www.abqjournal.com/news/a-small...
1% of New Mexico doctors responsible for half of $68 million in malpractice payments in state
Critics debate whether medical board oversight or legal reform is needed.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
1% of New Mexico doctors responsible for half of $68 million in malpractice payments in state www.abqjournal.com/news/a-small...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
December 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, GAO Report Says www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, GAO Report Says
Agency is so poorly staffed that it's sometimes unable to make sure companies protect patients
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December 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, GAO Report Says www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
(29) Subglottic Secretion Drainage: The Overlooked Linchpin in VAP Prevention (Article Review) | LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/pulse/subglo...
Subglottic Secretion Drainage: The Overlooked Linchpin in VAP Prevention (Article Review)
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has shadowed critical care for decades; costly, persistent, and often fatal. We have refined our bundles, elevated our standards, and educated frontline teams, ye...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
(29) Subglottic Secretion Drainage: The Overlooked Linchpin in VAP Prevention (Article Review) | LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/pulse/subglo...
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National Board of Examiners in Optometry "continues to be very concerned about the serious weakening of public protection in Kentucky."
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National Board of Examiners in Optometry "continues to be very concerned about the serious weakening of public protection in Kentucky."
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Kentucky optometrist board meets in private but takes no action as groups question patient safety • Kentucky Lantern
The Kentucky board that licenses and regulates optometrists met Friday amid growing controversy about waivers it granted some candidates in recent years who hadn’t met all requirements for licensure. ...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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National Board of Examiners in Optometry "continues to be very concerned about the serious weakening of public protection in Kentucky."
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National Board of Examiners in Optometry "continues to be very concerned about the serious weakening of public protection in Kentucky."
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Why Hospitals Cannot Claim High Reliability if EVS Is Not High Reliability | Infection Control Today www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/why-hos...
Why Hospitals Cannot Claim High Reliability if EVS Is Not High Reliability | Infection Control Today
Hospitals often champion high-reliability principles, yet overlook one of their most risk-sensitive disciplines: environmental services. EVS operates in clinical environments where a single missed ste...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Why Hospitals Cannot Claim High Reliability if EVS Is Not High Reliability | Infection Control Today www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/why-hos...
Mom Who Was Turned Away While in Labor Back in Hospital, Family Says people.com/mom-who-was-...
Mom Who Was Turned Away While in Active Labor Back in Hospital with Post-Birth Health Issues, Family Says
The mom who gave birth on the side of the road minutes after she was discharged from an Indiana hospital has been hospitalized with post-birth health issues.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Mom Who Was Turned Away While in Labor Back in Hospital, Family Says people.com/mom-who-was-...
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An extensive network of automatic license plate readers is being used to develop predictive intelligence to stop vehicles, violating Americans’ rights.
Mass surveillance is powering a new era of pretextual traffic stops
An extensive network of automatic license plate readers is being used to develop predictive intelligence to stop vehicles, violating Americans’ rights.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
An extensive network of automatic license plate readers is being used to develop predictive intelligence to stop vehicles, violating Americans’ rights.