Explore: How many young doctors does your state retain after residency?
(By Rebecca Robbins and Natalia Bronshtein for STAT) Desperate to persuade young doctors to settle in rural areas — or just keep
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Health Care – General
New brain technologies pose threats to privacy and autonomy that are all too real, experts warn
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) With Elon Musk aiming to build brain implants so people can communicate telepathically, fMRIs already
Read More10 resources patients want to see on hospital websites
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The majority of patients — 75 percent — cited information on whether
Read MoreMedicare is Expanding the Availability of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program in 2018
In an aim to control the skyrocketing costs of diabetes, CMS has announced expanding the availability of Medicare Diabetes Prevention
Read MoreImported Skin Creams Can Pose Unexpected Risks
(By Greta Jochem for NPR) A dermatologist in Washington, D.C., was surprised to discover that one of her patients was
Read MoreInternational Cardiology Community Shocked by Report on Stents
The international cardiology community was stunned on Thursday with the release of a report finding that patients who had stents
Read MoreFDA Warns Companies They Cannot Market Marijuana-derived Products as a Cancer Cells Killer
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration sent letter to four companies warning them about unsubstantiated claims that their marijuana-derived
Read MoreDon’t want ‘heroic measures’ as part of your end-of-life care? Have the conversation
(By Allison Bond for STAT) For one month this spring, my job as a senior resident in a large teaching
Read MoreWhere are the 59 Leapfrog straight-A hospitals?
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Leapfrog Group has assigned letter grades to hospitals based on their patient
Read More6 things to know about Las Vegas shooting victims’ medical expenses
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly a month has passed since the Las Vegas mass shooting, and survivors
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