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Martha’s rule may have saved 400 lives so far in England, figures show
Exclusive: System brought in after death of 13-year-old is helping ‘transform culture’ of NHS, says patient safety director
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Healthcare Is AI’s Hardest Test | TIME
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Healthcare Is AI’s Hardest Test
The real challenge isn’t whether AI works. It’s knowing when, writes William Warr.
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CDC Study Warns of Vision-Threatening Eye Infections After Laser Surgery
Three patients at New York City clinic developed fungal keratitis caused by a mold
https://www.medpagetoday.com/ophthalmology/lasersurgery/119931
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As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts | Reuters
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As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/ai-enters-operating-room-reports-arise-botched-surgeries-misidentified-body-2026-02-09/
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James Fallows
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This is a wonderful piece of reportage and data-illustration by
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in battered WaPo. -See
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's ongoing work on this theme, eg
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-Seeing our shrunken, barely-there print Sunday WaPo was poignant, artifact from "before."
add a skeleton here at some point
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Can the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal” Be Saved From Trump?
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Can the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal” Be Saved From Trump?
Precious murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, and others are even more endangered than we knew.
https://newrepublic.com/article/204201/trump-bulldoze-new-deal-murals
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Lancet flags long-scrutinized report of infant poisoned by opioids in breast milk – Retraction Watch
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Lancet flags long-scrutinized report of infant poisoned by opioids in breast milk
The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto The Lancet has put an expression of concern on a 2006 case report of a baby’s death purportedly from morphine poisoning through breast milk. The decision c…
https://retractionwatch.com/2026/02/04/lancet-flags-long-scrutinized-report-of-infant-poisoned-by-opioids-in-breast-milk/
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Beyond Cure: Long-Term Risks After Childhood Cancer
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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.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cured-children-risk-adults-long-term-outcomes-after-2026a10000dr?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260202_etid8075957&uac=23828HJ&impID=8075957
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TrumpRx delayed as senators question if it's a giant scam with Big Pharma - Ars Technica
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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.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/01/trumprx-delayed-as-senators-question-if-its-a-giant-scam-with-big-pharma/
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Global State of Patient Safety 2025
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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.
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/Stories/global-state-patient-safety-2025/
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Liz Salmi: Why I decided to share all my health information with ChatGPT Health
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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.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/chatgpt-health-review-privacy-trust/
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Association of Statin Discontinuation in Pregnancy With Maternal Cardiovascular Health and Birth Outcomes: A Nationwide Cohort Study | Circulation
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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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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
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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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Sacrificing patient care for prevention: distortion of the role of general practice | The BMJ
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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...
https://www.bmj.com/content/388/bmj-2024-080811
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When hospitals use spit hoods on patients, no one is watching | The Seattle Times
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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.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/when-hospitals-use-spit-hoods-on-patients-no-one-is-watching/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPjhgpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeD0016X12VjV2II21v9BwuL6G29IZkQuGkB_mAbRKdJU2XsWI2nAET-mjxxs_aem_sBUGaTbtImYM9H98kYvLfQ
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WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
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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...
https://www.who.int/news/item/24-01-2026-who-statement-on-notification-of-withdrawal-of-the-united-states
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Leapfrog explains its rating of Palm Beach Health Network | Opinion
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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.
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2025/12/02/leapfrog-rating-palm-beach-health-network/87474548007/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPd4ChleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6N7KesK3kVntevwdhFU8_eMQAAD1C_ehI0jIC9XQA2VeGYEygCPtiLgZJ89Q_aem_Gyk1-FMewx8beigDysTU7w
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Dee Chan
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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
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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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Asheville, NC: Attorneys for HCA, CarePartners committed legal fraud in negligence case, court filings allege
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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 ...
https://avlwatchdog.org/attorneys-for-hca-carepartners-committed-legal-fraud-in-negligence-case-court-filings-allege/
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Gabapentin Under Scrutiny: 2025 Data Challenged Risk Profile
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Gabapentin Under Scrutiny: 2025 Data Challenged Risk Profile
New research questioned old assumptions
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/painmanagement/119247
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How Kaiser Permanente Created a Virtual Cancer Expert Review Program | NEJM Catalyst
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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.
https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.24.0186
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This super bug is spreading across half the US
The fungus poses a greater risk for vulnerable populations in nursing homes and hospitals
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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.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2842903?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=123025
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1% of New Mexico doctors responsible for half of $68 million in malpractice payments in state
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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.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/a-small-minority-of-doctors-account-for-most-malpractice-payments/2948149
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American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
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FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, GAO Report Says
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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
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/fdageneral/119035
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(29) Subglottic Secretion Drainage: The Overlooked Linchpin in VAP Prevention (Article Review) | LinkedIn
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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...
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/subglottic-secretion-drainage-overlooked-linchpin-vap-kevin-rivera-uydne/?trackingId=tPlhWBhCQq%2BqyKMy8qWpEQ%3D%3D
3 months ago
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Kentucky Lantern
3 months ago
UPDATED 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. ...
https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/12/kentucky-optometrist-board-meets-in-private-but-takes-no-action-as-groups-question-patient-safety/
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Why Hospitals Cannot Claim High Reliability if EVS Is Not High Reliability | Infection Control Today
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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...
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/why-hospitals-cannot-claim-high-reliability-evs-is-not-high-reliability
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Embedding Martha's Rule into practice—Lessons from the national pilot
This blog outlines Royal Manchester Children's Hospital's (RMCH) efforts over the past year to integrate Martha’s Rule into everyday clinical practice
https://www.pslhub.org/learn/improving-patient-safety/improving-systems-of-care/quality-improvement/embedding-marthas-rule-into-practice%E2%80%94lessons-from-the-national-pilot-r13586/
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Mom Who Was Turned Away While in Labor Back in Hospital, Family Says
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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.
https://people.com/mom-who-was-turned-away-while-in-labor-back-in-hospital-family-says-11857160?hid=940b91b583ba4994b635b754fb0ccf1c46d2e02c&did=20587985-20251126&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ppl-news-alert_newsletter&utm_content=112625&lctg=940b91b583ba4994b635b754fb0ccf1c46d2e02c&lr_input=8741ec1ba9388eb8aea8b4e09b4378d5bd0f474f97e0b7eb5f73afe117396704&campaign=15821187
3 months ago
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Reason Magazine
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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.
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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.
https://reason.com/2025/11/24/mass-surveillance-is-powering-a-new-era-of-pretextual-traffic-stops/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social_reason_non_paid&utm_campaign=reason_brand
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More Teens Are Taking Antidepressants. It Could Disrupt Their Sex Lives for Years.
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What to Know About Teen Sexual Development and S.S.R.I.s
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/magazine/what-to-know-teen-sexual-development-ssris.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4E8.bmLE.lWb7UxI6qG5P&smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
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The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/the-many-problems-with-the-fdas-big-menopause-announcement/
4 months ago
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The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate
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The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/health/electronic-fetal-monitoring-c-sections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z08.aCfk.wj2oEkz6_lH7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Parental involvement in paediatric patient safety incidents in general practice: a cross-sectional study
Background Children are a vulnerable patient group at risk of healthcare-associated harms, relying on others to support their healthcare needs. Parents, guardians, and caregivers may play a key role i...
https://bjgp.org/content/75/758/e607
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“Listening Neglect”: How Families Feel Unheard | AAP Journal Blogs | American Academy of Pediatrics
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“Listening Neglect”: How Families Feel Unheard
Editor’s Note: Danielle Gerber is the mother of a child with medical complexity and a Family Engagement Specialist for the Waisman Center and the Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care at the ...
https://publications.aap.org/journal-blogs/blog/33139/Listening-Neglect-How-Families-Feel-Unheard?autologincheck=redirected
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Too Rare to Matter? How Insurers Fail Millions with ‘Uncommon’ Diseases
Balin Weintraub, 17, details the challenges of living with the rare disease FAVA while showing the strength and optimism of rare disease families.
https://open.substack.com/pub/healthcareuncovered/p/too-rare-to-matter-how-insurers-fail?r=zou3&utm_medium=ios
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Doctors and nurses are punched, choked, even shot. States want to stop that.
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Doctors and nurses are punched, choked, even shot. States want to stop that. • Stateline
Health care workers make up just 10% of the American workforce but experience 48% of the nonfatal injuries from workplace violence, according to federal data. And the threat is increasing.
https://stateline.org/2025/10/01/doctors-and-nurses-are-punched-attacked-even-shot-states-want-to-stop-that/
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A path to better include patients’ perspectives in the regulation of medicines | European Medicines Agency (EMA)
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A path to better include patients’ perspectives in the regulation of medicines | European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Reflection paper on patient experience data for public consultation until 31 January 2026
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/path-better-include-patients-perspectives-regulation-medicines
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What happens when private equity buys a hospital? - The Boston Globe
A new study has unveiled the latest consequence of private-equity ownership on a hospital — more patient deaths in the emergency room.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/23/business/private-equity-hospitals/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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The Patient Safety Organization Program: Key Barriers Impeding Nationwide Progress Toward Reducing Patient Harm in Hospitals | Office of Inspector General | Government Oversight | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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The Patient Safety Organization Program: Key Barriers Impeding Nationwide Progress Toward Reducing Patient Harm in Hospitals
https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/2025/the-patient-safety-organization-program-key-barriers-impeding-nationwide-progress-toward-reducing-patient-harm-in-hospitals/
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What happens when private equity buys a hospital? - The Boston Globe
A new study has unveiled the latest consequence of private-equity ownership on a hospital — more patient deaths in the emergency room.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/23/business/private-equity-hospitals/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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More Charged in Massive Nursing Scam
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More Charged in Massive Nursing Scam
In 'Operation Nightingale,' ex-nursing school staff sold fake diplomas, reaped millions, DOJ says
https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nursing/117565
6 months ago
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Hospitals get dinged for reporting too many infections. In some cases, the solution is not to test
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Hospitals get dinged for reporting too many infections. In some cases, the solution is not to test
A STAT Investigation: To avoid fines for reporting excessive hospital-acquired infections, some facilities are discouraging testing.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/hospital-acquired-infection-reporting-healthcare-dirty-little-secret/
6 months ago
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U.S. organ transplants corrupted by greed and bias, whistleblower says - The Washington Post
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Whistleblower says U.S. organ transplants corrupted by greed and bias
A whistleblower says he has documented evidence of practices that risked patient safety and show bias in the U.S. organ transplant system.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/09/17/kidney-transplant-organs-waiting-list/
6 months ago
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'Kissing bug' disease now considered endemic in the US
YouTube video by CNN
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Study finds 10% of pediatric blood cancers may stem from medical imaging radiation
A study led by UC San Francisco and UC Davis has concluded that radiation from medical imaging is associated with a higher risk of blood cancers in children.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-pediatric-blood-cancers-stem-medical.html
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Public Perception of Med Harm 2025 — Oregon Patient Safety Commission
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Public Perception of Med Harm 2025 — Oregon Patient Safety Commission
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MyChart Rewrites The Rules, Patients Lose Their Rights
Online health record giant MyChart just slipped a clause into its terms and conditions barring patients from suing the firm for mishandling their health data.
https://www.levernews.com/mychart-rewrites-the-rules-patients-lose-their-rights/
6 months ago
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