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Written by Eliott C. McLaughlinEditor's note: “Medical interpreter” generally refers to someone who interprets spoken language and “medical translator” generally refers to translating printed material, but people often use the terms interchangeably.The woman was understandably overwhelmed. On top of her cancer diagnosis, she had been displaced by war, forced to flee her Middle Eastern country

After several rounds of treatment for a rare eye cancer — weekly drug infusions that could cost nearly $50,000 each — Paul Davis learned Medicare had abruptly stopped paying the bills. That left Davis, a retired physician in Findlay, Ohio, contemplating a horrific choice: risk saddling his family with huge medical debt, if he had to

Skip to main content February 16, 2023 06:00 AM Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Students at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine are required to study patient safety and take the Certified Professional in Patient Safety exam. From increasing the use of sepsis bundles to streamlining diagnostic test ordering to improving patient satisfaction with consent procedures

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sleep irregularity—chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night—may increase the risk for atherosclerosis, according to a study led by Kelsie Full, Ph.D., MPH, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The multicenter study, reported Feb. 15 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, followed 2,032 older, racially and

Opinion > Kevin, M.D. — "Medical narcissism is dangerous," warns Lisa Baron, MD by Lisa Baron, MD February 14, 2023 Social media has really exposed the trauma caused by gaslighting, dismissal, and misogyny by medical professionals. Chronic illness groups are rife with posts recounting the poor treatment they suffered at the hands of doctors. Imagine

Public Health & Policy > Health Policy — Become part of the addiction treatment system, Gupta urges AMA members by Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor, MedPage Today February 14, 2023 WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration's drug czar has a challenge for America's doctors, especially members of the American Medical Association (AMA): help figure out the best

Skip to main content February 14, 2023 12:07 PM The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million—or 17.9%—between 2020 and 2022, according to a report Tuesday from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. White House officials said in a separate draft report that the two-year drop likely stems from

This recall involves certain Fabuloso Multi-Purpose Cleaners, which is a multi-purpose cleaner that can be used to clean most residential hard surfaces. The first 8 digits of the lot code of the recalled products are 2348US78 through 2365US78 and 3001US78 through 3023US78. A list of the UPC and lot codes of the recalled products can