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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.

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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.

An extensive network of automatic license plate readers is being used to develop predictive intelligence to stop vehicles, violating Americans’ rights.

What to Know About Teen Sexual Development and S.S.R.I.s

More Teens Are Taking Antidepressants. It Could
Disrupt Their Sex Lives for Years. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/m...

The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.

The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate

The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...

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...

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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 ...

“Listening Neglect”: How Families Feel Unheard | AAP Journal Blogs | American Academy of Pediatrics publications.aap.org/journal-blog...

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.

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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.

Doctors and nurses are punched, choked, even shot. States want to stop that. stateline.org/2025/10/01/d...

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

A path to better include patients’ perspectives in the regulation of medicines | European Medicines Agency (EMA) www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/path...

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.

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The Patient Safety Organization Program: Key Barriers Impeding Nationwide Progress Toward Reducing Patient Harm in Hospitals

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 oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/...

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.

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More Charged in Massive Nursing Scam In 'Operation Nightingale,' ex-nursing school staff sold fake diplomas, reaped millions, DOJ says

More Charged in Massive Nursing Scam www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nurs...

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.

Hospitals get dinged for reporting too many infections. In some cases, the solution is not to test www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/h... via @statnews.com

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.

U.S. organ transplants corrupted by greed and bias, whistleblower says - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

YouTube video by CNN 'Kissing bug' disease now considered endemic in the US

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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.

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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.

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101 West: Who's caring for our health? - WFMJ.com www.wfmj.com/story/530661...

Child dies after receiving new experimental gene therapy The first child to receive a new experimental gene therapy for a rare neurological disorder died a few days after dosing, the company sponsoring the trial said.

Child dies after receiving new experimental gene therapy | STAT www.statnews.com/2025/09/10/c...

Robotic Surgery Does Not Reduce Postoperative Pain Compared With Manual Surgery Robotic-assisted surgeries for unicondylar knee arthroplasty did not decrease postoperative pain or opioid use compared with manual surgery.<br /><br />

Robotic Surgery Does Not Reduce Postoperative Pain Compared With Manual Surgery www.anesthesiologynews.com/Online-First...

Martha’s rule now in operation at every acute hospital in England Family, marking what would have been Martha’s 18th birthday, welcomes adoption of system that gives patients right to request care review

Martha’s rule now in operation at every acute hospital in England | Hospitals | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

A Tale of Two Genetic Conditions: Mortality Diverges in Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle Cell Trends 'offer a powerful lens' on structural factors' impact

A Tale of Two Genetic Conditions: Mortality Diverges in Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle Cell www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/...

Hospitals in Texas see a rise in drug-resistant fungus A drug-resistant fungus is spreading rapidly through Texas hospitals, posing significant risks to vulnerable patients in long-term care facilities and those with compromised immune systems.

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Martha's rule rolled out to all acute hospitals in England Hundreds of patients have been helped by rule, which makes it easier to get an urgent second opinion.

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States band together to issue public health guidance after ‘destruction’ of the CDC www.msn.com/en-us/health...

National Academies report outlines ways Trump administration could simplify research regulations A National Academies report lays out 53 ways policymakers could simplify research regulations on topics including clinical research and scientific misconduct.

National Academies report outlines ways Trump administration could simplify research regulations www.statnews.com/2025/09/03/n... via @statnews.com

Bluesky now platform of choice for science community It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…

Bluesky now platform of choice for science community - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/science/2025...