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STAT+: Sutter Health settles sweeping antitrust case, narrowly avoiding trial

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based Sutter want to be repaid for the money they spent on health insurance from 2011 through 2020.   Terms of the settlement were not immediately released on Monday, but it’s likely sizable given the scope of the case. The individuals and businesses suing Sacramento, Calif.-based Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Opinion: Rural hospitals are closing labor and delivery services. Babies’ lives are in jeopardy

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A hospital in Idaho recently announced it will shutter its labor and delivery services due to doctors’ unwillingness to practice medicine in the face of the state’s restrictive and punitive laws surrounding reproductive health care. CNN reported 13 hospitals ceased labor and delivery services in the past year.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: What’s Coming Out of Your Eye?

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A 32-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) from an outside hospital for further management of right eye pain and vision loss sustained after he was struck by a metal wire while at work. Epub 2011 Dec 2. Endophthalmitis following open-globe injuries. Eye (Lond).

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Fever with Rash

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The patient during his hospital stay developed ARDS and was on mechanical ventilation for 20 days. 2011 Oct 18;183(15):E1152. Epub 2011 Sep 12. Fever was documented to be 102°F and was not associated with any chills or rigors. He was then extubated and discharged after 27 days. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2009 Jan;11(1):66-72.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: There’s a Stone Under My Tongue

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2011 Dec;145(6):935-9. Epub 2011 Jul 13. Author information Rachel Sealby, DO Resident Physician Department of Emergency Medicine HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | The post SAEM Clinical Images Series: There’s a Stone Under My Tongue appeared first on ALiEM. References Huoh KC, Eisele DW. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.

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Tranq dope (fentanyl-xylazine combination): A new horizon in opioid withdrawal treatment

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Clinical impact: Rather than arguing with the patient about the likelihood of this phenomenon occurring and whether this is a true allergy, the patient is informed that they do not need to immediately start treatment to receive care in the hospital. 2011 Dec;6:1-4. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. 2023 Jan 1;53(1):140-2.

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Hospital Pharmacy FAQ

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What can I expect once I entered hospital provisional registered pharmacist training? In most hospitals, you first introduction to your workplace is through an induction period during which you are shown many different areas and meet many new people. What is the career pathway of a government hospital pharmacist?