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Each state has its own laws governing the investigation of violent and unexplained deaths, and the expertise and training of those in charge of such investigations vary widely across the nation. The job can be held by an elected coroner as young as 18 or a highly trained physician appointed as medical examiner. Rulings on

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research reveals private equity firms that acquire physician-owned medical practices experience greater replacement of the workforce and rely more heavily on advanced practice providers—such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners—rather than physicians. The study is the first to characterize the shift in workforce composition following private equity acquisition. It was

Public Health & Policy > Equity in Medicine — Debt disparities start long before postgrad training; debt forgiveness could provide relief by Sophie Putka, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today January 9, 2023 Medical resident trainees bear the burden of debt inequitably along racial and ethnic lines, according to a cross-sectional study. Among over 120,000

Skip to main content January 09, 2023 06:03 PM Getty Images blisters with pillssee my Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday. The longstanding practice of “watchful

Opinion > What We Heard This Week — Quotable quotes heard by MedPage Today's reporters by MedPage Today Staff January 8, 2023 "It appears that all the cylinders are firing within his brain." -- Timothy Pritts, MD, PhD, of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where NFL safety Damar Hamlin was treated after he collapsed

Quizzes > Weekly News Quiz — You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz by MedPage Today Staff January 7, 2023 The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up

Opinion > Second Opinions — It's often cheaper to let people die by Judy Melinek, MD January 5, 2023 Back when I was a medical student I learned a lesson about who was expendable. I was doing research for the liver transplant team at UCLA, one of the largest organ-transplant centers in the U.S., and

Surgery > General Surgery — Why? Researchers cite different cultural norms and even visa concerns as potential reasons by Sophie Putka, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today January 4, 2023 Foreign international medical graduates (IMGs) working in U.S. general surgery residency programs less frequently reported bullying and sexual harassment, a survey study found. Foreign IMGs