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6-second asystole and the patient blamed a nightmare

Last night was a crazy shift in a lot of ways, but the guy whose heart decided to take a quick 6 second break takes...

Free birthers charged with negligent homicide in Germany

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/prozess-neu-ulm-alleingeburt-baby-tot-mutter-grossmutter-li.3399923 Translation from Google: Complications arose during the home birth; no midwife or doctors were present. Now, the 30-year-old mother and the child's 58-year-old grandmother face charges...

New survey: Americans trust career scientists and their own doctors far more than the people running health agencies

[Originally posted in r/proactiveHealth](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProactiveHealth/s/PXlBft9izY) This survey dropped yesterday from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at UPenn and I think the data is worth discussing here, because...

Is 1000 hours enough for a physician assistant to practice without a supervising physician agreement? Michigan House Bill 5522 purposes serious changes for PA practice.

As a PA who has over 14 years in practice, I am totally offended by this bill. 1000 hours in practice is not enough for...