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One in five doctors with long COVID can no longer work: Survey
A U.K. survey shed light on the lingering effects of long COVID on more than 600 chronically ill and disabled doctors with the condition.
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Resident creates AI alternative to U.S. News med school ranking
After med schools dropped out of the U.S. News and World Report medical school ranking system, a resident decided to create a do-it-yourself...
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Rise in number of unclaimed dead bodies used in medical schools
The number of unclaimed bodies accepted by medical schools in Texas rose by almost seven times between 2017 and 2021.
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Q&A: What to know about the new BA 2.86 COVID variant
BA 2.86 is a subvariant of Omicron, but according to reports from the CDC, the strain has many more mutations than the ones that came before it....
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NPs, PAs, and physicians hope to join doctors’ union in rare alliance
“The working conditions are really identical. In our view, that means we should be unionizing together.”
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Gender-affirming surgeries nearly tripled between 2016 and 2019: Study
“The point of this [study] is to raise awareness and to really document the patterns of care in the United States.”
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Docs using AI? Some love it, most remain wary
Most medical practices are shying away from tools powered by artificial intelligence, a recent poll shows. Many want more evidence of its accuracy...
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Your practice was bought out by private equity: Now what?
Is your practice or hospital considering a private equity buyout? Learn what’s likely to happen and how your work life may change after the deal...
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Pig kidneys show ‘life-sustaining’ function in human
During the first 24 hours after transplantation, the pig kidneys made more than 37 liters of urine. “It was really a remarkable thing to see.”
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Better than dialysis? Artificial kidney could be the future
We see it initially as a bridge to transplantation, or as a better option than dialysis for those who will never get a transplant.
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Liver transplant in CRC: Who might benefit?
“It seems likely that there is a small group of patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases who should be considered for transplant,...