Nearly Every Medical Specialty Explained in 12 Minutes
(MedPage Today) --
There are dozens of different medical specialties and even more subspecialties you can pursue. In this guide, we explain them all.
We'll start with the core seven that are most common for medical school rotations.
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House Members Struggle to Craft Road Map for Future of Telehealth
(MedPage Today) -- Telehealth is here to stay, but deciding how to pay for it, how to deliver it across state lines, and how to prevent it from eclipsing in-person care remain ongoing issues, said lawmakers and witnesses during a hearing of the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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Doc's Murderer Imprisoned; Butt Injection Arrest; Free Botox for Sex
(MedPage Today) -- A man was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the 2017 murder of Alaska surgeon Eric Garcia, MD. (Alaska's News Source)
A mother and daughter in Texas were arrested in a sting operation and accused of giving patients butt injections... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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Perception Is Reality: NIH's Role on Drug Pricing and Data Transparency
(MedPage Today) -- In this first of two exclusive video interviews, MedPage Today editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, talks with Monica Bertagnolli, MD, the 17th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), about her role as NIH director... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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SPAC Activity Should Be Monitored Amid Corporatization of Healthcare
(MedPage Today) -- Amid the ongoing corporatization of healthcare, activity involving special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, in the U.S. needs to be monitored, according to commentary published in the New England Journal of Medicine... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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PAs in Oregon Can Soon Use 'Physician Associate' Title
(MedPage Today) -- Oregon will become the first state to call PAs "physician associates" rather than "physician assistants."
Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed the bill on April 4, about a month after the state legislature passed it. PAs in Oregon will... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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Bad Surgeon: Barriers to Addressing Medical Misconduct
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to "The Hypocritical Oath," my new MedPage Today series where I explore ethical failures in medicine, from shortcomings in medical culture to abuses of power and patient harm. I try to give a voice to those that have... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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Unraveling the MultiPlan Mystery; Charity Care Mismatch; FDA Panel Conflicts
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
Unraveling the MultiPlan Mystery
The little-known data analytics firm MultiPlan works with... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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Biden Admin Imposes National Limits on 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water
(MedPage Today) -- The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level at which they can be reliably measured. Officials... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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After Massive CPAP Recall, Philips Ordered to Overhaul Manufacturing
(MedPage Today) -- The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements, under a long-awaited settlement announced Tuesday... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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Arizona Can Enforce 1864 Law Criminalizing Nearly All Abortions, Court Says
(MedPage Today) -- Arizona can soon enforce a long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother's life is at stake, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, opening the door to prosecuting doctors who perform the procedures.
Under... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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More Health Systems Likely to Drop Out of Medicare Advantage, Analyst Predicts
(MedPage Today) -- More health systems are going to be opting out of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, George Hill, a managing director at Deutsche Bank in Boston, predicted Monday at a "Wall Street Comes to Washington" webinar hosted by the Brookings... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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Why Aren't Some Women Getting Screening Mammograms? Social Factors May Be to Blame
(MedPage Today) -- Factors such as social isolation, lack of transportation, and financial concerns are preventing some women from getting recommended screening mammograms, a CDC Vital Signs report found.
The study "shows that experiencing health... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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'Best Medical Schools' Rankings Delayed for Second Year in a Row
(MedPage Today) -- For a second year in a row, the "Best Medical Schools" rankings from U.S. News & World Report have been delayed.
This year's rankings were set to be released on Tuesday, but on Monday afternoon, U.S. News revealed in a blog... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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Anti-DEI Initiatives in Medicine Harm Us All
(MedPage Today) -- I entered into medical school as a top student at the University of Chicago with a high GPA -- including A's in my honors science classes -- and a stellar CV exhibiting strong leadership qualities. I had beaten all odds... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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