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How workplace stress in forensics labs affects expert decision-making
In 2004, forensic experts misidentified the perpetrator of a series of train bombings in Madrid, Spain, erroneously concluding that fingerprints collected from evidence matched those of a suspect who was later cleared. An ...
Aug 13, 2024
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How old's too old to be a doctor? Why GPs and surgeons over 70 may need a health check to practice
A growing number of complaints against older doctors has prompted the Medical Board of Australia to announce today that it's reviewing how doctors aged 70 or older are regulated. Two new options are on the table.
Aug 7, 2024
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Scientists reach consensus for fasting terminology
Dr. Eric Ravussin of Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge was one of 38 scientists from five continents to present the first international consensus on fasting terminology and key definitions. Published in ...
Aug 6, 2024
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Building a better surgeon: Researchers develop artificial intelligence tool for surgical training
If you have ever faced the daunting decision of whether to undergo surgery, you likely had several questions. Among the myriad considerations were likely questions about the skill and experience of the person holding the ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses
Surveys from the COVID pandemic have found that as many as 50% of nurses experienced burnout and that stressors were linked to younger age, fear of caring for patients with COVID and of infecting family members, and limited ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Why we really need to learn to love maggots—for the sake of our health
For years, maggots have been a powerful tool in medicine, quietly excelling in the treatment of chronic wounds. But despite the clinical evidence supporting their efficacy, maggots remain an underused treatment. This isn't ...
Aug 1, 2024
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The ethics around academic discourse, scientific integrity, uncertainty, and disinformation in medicine
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many issues in health care to light, including the issues of scientific integrity; decision making in the face of scarce or conflicting data; and rapidly-changing guidance that raised and resulted ...
Jul 30, 2024
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As many as 65 million Americans now own firearms for protection, survey suggests
Some 65 million Americans now own firearms for protection—around 80% of the country's estimated 81 million gun owners—suggest the results of a nationally representative survey carried out in 2023, and published online ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Evaluating a training program to improve the safety of incident responders on high-speed roads
A safety program to lessen risks faced by emergency service personnel and others responding to incidents on high-speed roads has been trialed in Victoria, resulting in a recommendation for similar programs to be rolled out ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America's diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She was 96.
Jul 14, 2024
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The science behind Ariana Grande's vocal metamorphosis
While promoting her role in the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway hit "Wicked," singer Ariana Grande made a podcast appearance that left many of her fans befuddled and concerned.
Jul 11, 2024
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US Supreme Court rejects opioid settlement that shields Sackler family
The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the Sackler family, which controlled the drugmaker, from future litigation.
Jun 28, 2024
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Experts say US hospitals are prone to cyberattacks
In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation's largest health care systems, Marvin Ruckle, a nurse at an Ascension hospital in Wichita, Kansas, said he had a frightening experience: He nearly gave a ...
Jun 25, 2024
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New language guidelines for anatomy aim to improve clarity, but they could reduce understanding instead
Some of us are all too aware that muscle disappears over time, but the removal of the word "muscle" from anatomical names feels like language imitating life.
Jun 24, 2024
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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands: How amputation transformed the body in the renaissance
The human body today has many replaceable parts, ranging from artificial hearts to myoelectric feet. What makes this possible is not just complicated technology and delicate surgical procedures. It's also an idea—that humans ...
Jun 18, 2024
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Johnson & Johnson reaches $700 mn talc case settlement
US pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700 million to settle allegations it misled customers about the safety of its talcum-based powder products, New York's attorney general announced ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Community health centers' new crisis: The need for backup power
The 2017 Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 people and destroyed 5,600 buildings, was already a stressful time at Alliance Medical Center's clinic here, as workers who picked grapes in the nearby vineyards streamed into the nonprofit ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Only 1.6% of US doctors were Black in 1906—the legacy of inequality in medical education has not yet been erased
Fueled by the Supreme Court's June 2023 ruling that bans affirmative action in higher education, conservative lawmakers across the country have advanced their own state bans on diversity initiatives, especially those that ...
Jun 8, 2024
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Pandemic preparedness policy statements: A step toward global health resilience
The patchwork systems of global and domestic monitoring for the next infectious disease threat should be expanded, linked and better funded; and public and private health agencies must improve coordination to be prepared ...
Jun 7, 2024
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New study sheds light on the effects of humor in medical practices
A humorous remark at just the right time can go a long way. Benevolent humor helps medical assistants (MAs) cope positively with their stressful working day, according to a new study published in BMC Primary Care by the Martin ...
Jun 3, 2024
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Top US government scientist grilled on COVID
Former US government scientist Anthony Fauci angrily denied covering up the origins of COVID-19 Monday in his first public congressional testimony since retiring as the face of the fight against the pandemic.
Jun 3, 2024
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Internationally trained female oncologists face many discrimination challenges in the US, find researchers
Coral Olazagasti expected a relatively smooth transition when she moved to New York to start her residency after graduating from medical school in her native Puerto Rico. But that proved wishful thinking.
May 24, 2024
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Rural placements lead allied health, nursing students to consider relocation, study shows
Allied health and nursing students at metropolitan campuses are open to working rurally after undertaking a rural or regional placement, a University of Melbourne study has found.
May 23, 2024
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Q&A: What's at stake with the U.S. Supreme Court case on misinformation?
Concerns over medical misinformation are not new, but the COVID-19 pandemic magnified long-simmering tensions over two fundamental concepts: Freedom of speech and the federal government's responsibility to protect people ...
May 23, 2024
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Cyberattack forces Michigan hospitals to switch to paper documentation, divert some patients elsewhere
A cyberattack against Michigan Ascension hospitals continues to cause issues, forcing it to divert some ambulances to other hospitals for certain medical issues, delay diagnostic imaging and affecting its ability to fill ...
May 21, 2024
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