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Nearly 1 in 10 surgeons leave active clinical practice within 8 years. Highest losses were in oral and maxillofacial surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery; mid-career surgeons are most at risk.

Surgeons are an integral part of the health care system, supplying critical and urgent care in nearly every field of medicine. But surgeons are already...

Judge, cops force woman to give birth handcuffed in a courtroom

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/woman-gives-birth-new-york-courtroom-b2978059.html Because the woman was such a threat or giving birth is such a minor thing that they couldn't be bothered to being her to a...

25 states and DC sue the Department of Education for excluding certain health professional degrees from higher loan caps

https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/lbpgyelqepq/05192026doe.pdf https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/democratic-led-states-sue-over-trump-administrations-student-loan-restrictions-2026-05-19/ The final rule published on May 1, 2026 excludes certain healthcare staff including PAs, APRNs, PT, OT, and SLP from higher loan caps because they...

Medical records of ghosts

I began working on a retrospective trial at my institution with some colleagues. Much of the data was retrieved for us by an IT team,...

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Nearly 1 in 10 surgeons leave active clinical practice within 8 years. Highest losses were in oral and maxillofacial surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery; mid-career surgeons are most at risk.

Judge, cops force woman to give birth handcuffed in a courtroom

25 states and DC sue the Department of Education for excluding certain health professional degrees from higher loan caps

Medical records of ghosts