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Woman Faked Nurse Credentials to Inject Fake Botox, Say Prosecutors

Scrubs

On November 1, 2024, federal authorities charged 38-year-old Rebecca Fadanelli, owner of Skin Beaute Med Spa in Randolph and South Easton, Massachusetts, with illegally importing counterfeit cosmetic products and administering them without proper medical credentials. The charges include one count each of illegally importing merchandise contrary to law, selling or dispensing a counterfeit drug, and selling or dispensing a counterfeit device.

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5 Insights from Healthcare Leaders at Nashville Healthcare Sessions

EvidenceCare

In an era where healthcare leaders must balance financial sustainability with care quality, scale with personalization, and innovation with operational stability, finding the right path forward can be challenging. At the Nashville Healthcare Sessions conference , healthcare executives at the forefront of addressing these challenges shared their real-world strategies and insights.

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Retaining New Graduates

Emerging RN Leader

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During a webinar, a nurse manager recently noted that the new graduates they hired in June already seemed restless and just finished their residency program. She observed that “recent graduates enter her health system, complete their residency program, and then want to leave to travel or return […] The post Retaining New Graduates appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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How AI Will Make It Easier To Understand Your Dental X-Rays

Forbes Healthcare

Sometimes at the end of a dental appointment, the dentist shows you a X-ray, points to an unremarkable spot on it and explains why it means you need a particular proce.

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7 Ways Healthcare Could Change Under RFK

Scrubs

If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were to assume leadership of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it could signal significant changes in healthcare policy, regulation, and public health priorities. Known for his controversial views on vaccines and a vocal critic of many public health policies, Kennedy’s potential appointment raises questions about the direction of the FDA and the future of healthcare in the United States.

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Robert Kennedy Jr. & His Doctor Friends May Just Be Getting Started

Science Based Medicine

Doctors who are concerned about members of our profession enabling powerful anti-vaxx disinformation agents should speak up before it's too late. But its probably too late already. The post Robert Kennedy Jr. & His Doctor Friends May Just Be Getting Started first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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The Future Of Brain-Computer Interfaces Emerges At Mount Sinai

Forbes Healthcare

Summary of Mount Sinai's New York BCI Symposium, by Synchron and Precision Neuroscience. Market Trends and forecast for brain-computer interface startups.

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Navigating the Storm: Maintaining Work-Life Balance as a Therapist During Personal Challenges

Valant

Behavioral health professionals often juggle the weight of their clients’ emotional needs alongside their own personal struggles. This burden can lead to burnout, compassion fatigue , and a decline in well-being. Therapists are not immune to personal challenges; balancing work with life’s demands is a common struggle. Therapists need outlets, too.

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Why should patients seek vaccinations from family physicians over retail pharmacies?

Medical Economics

Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAFP, advises family physicians to continue offering vaccines, explaining the benefits compared to alternatives.

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Physicians, hospitals decry 2025 Medicare payment rates

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Physicians will see their Medicare reimbursement fall 2.9% next year if Congress doesn’t stop the cuts. Meanwhile, reimbursement for hospital outpatient departments is rising 2.9%.

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Shedding Light On Payers And PBMs As Possible Drivers Of Opioid Crisis

Forbes Healthcare

There is a tendency to overlook the multiple factors and stakeholders that contributed to the Rx opioid crisis. This includes the role of payers as enablers of access.

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Semaglutide (Wegovy) Is Not a Knee Pain Drug

Sensible Medicine

Nearly a thousand news outlets covered the recent publication of the positive results of the STEP-9 trial of semaglutide vs placebo for the treatment of knee pain due to osteoarthritis in patients with obesity. Twitter overflowed with positive messages after the New England Journal of Medicine publication. I am not sold on the trial. STEP-9 had many flaws but one fatal flaw.

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Primary care physicians are critical in addressing health inequities in readmissions and long-term care

Medical Economics

Who should coordinate care transitions? The doctors with the best picture of care through touchpoints with patients and their families.

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Few state Medicaid programs cover GLP-1s for obesity: KFF

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Still, gross spending on the drugs increased by more than 500% from 2019 to 2023, according to the health policy research firm.

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The Prototype: SpaceX Plans Orbital Refueling Of Starship

Forbes Healthcare

Plus: Expanding bone marrow transplants, a potential replacement for silicon in processors, Apple takes a stake in satellites.

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What adding GPs to the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme could mean for practices

Practice Index

The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) has existed since 2019 but has recently hit the headlines again when a long campaign to extend the funding to include paying for GP roles was partly ceded by NHS England at the end of September. From 1 st October, the ARRS now has a ringfenced ‘GP Sum’, worth £82m nationally for practices signed up to the Network Contract DES.

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Ep 43: The physician's guide to running for office

Medical Economics

Our guide to getting elected to office and what happens once you get there.

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CVS appoints new Aetna head following mixed third-quarter results

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

This year has been defined by an unsuccessful fight against elevated medical costs for CVS. The third quarter was no different.

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Choosing A Medical Specialty In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence

Forbes Healthcare

Medical students should consider how AI could change the work physicians do (and get paid for) when choosing specialties.

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DSM-5 Text Revisions: What Changed, and What Does That Mean for Mental Health Providers?

Valant

(Updated 11/6/2024) In March of 2022, the American Psychological Association (APA) released changes to its diagnostic manual, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. These text revisions updated the DSM-5 to include new diagnoses, clarifying language for diagnostic criteria, better guidance on coding, and more. Psychiatry Online stated , “With contributions from more than 200 subject matter experts, the updated volume boasts the most current text updates based o

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Can AI-enabled medical charting increase revenue?

Medical Economics

With so many AI solutions, how can physicians sort through the offerings to determine what will work best for their practice?

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MACPAC calls for greater transparency amid steep rise in Medicaid directed payments

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Dramatic growth in an opaque Medicaid funding mechanism is exacerbating concerns about the program’s fiscal integrity — while spurring financial gains for the hospital industry.

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Eating Less Is More Effective Than Intermittent Fasting For A Long Life: Study

Forbes Healthcare

Intermittent fasting has its benefits but extending living beings’ lifespan might not be one of them, according to a recent Nature study.

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Fun (and Function) with Colors

Open Dental

Customizing colors can provide more than fun and flair - it can help improve function by allowing easy identification of different types of information. Learn more about where and how you can customize colors in Open Dental. The post Fun (and Function) with Colors appeared first on Open Dental Blog.

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Primary care delivery needs an upgrade

Medical Economics

Both brick-and-mortar and virtual options are failing to meet the need

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Private equity dealmaking in healthcare services falls again in Q3: PitchBook

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Still, PitchBook analysts said the PE market is poised for a turnaround.

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Is RFK Jr. Just What The Doctor Ordered? The 5 Critical First Signs

Forbes Healthcare

In announcing RFK Jr. as having a significant role in healthcare in his administration, he has targeted healthcare in America as a prime candidate for major change.

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Why medical practices should support Movember

Health Prime

Movember is a global movement that highlights the importance of addressing men’s most pressing health issues. These conditions include prostate and testicular cancer, suicide prevention, and mental health struggles. The movement organizes efforts worldwide to improve men’s health research and transform how health services reach and support male patients.

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Physicians face a 2.83% reimbursement cut unless Congress takes action

Medical Economics

The final CMS rule for the Physician Fee Schedule boosts primary care, but advocacy groups say the reimbursement cuts are untenable.

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Ascension Michigan settles multi-year dispute about employee vaccination policy

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The health system will offer up to five weeks of back pay to staff that were denied religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

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Can A Medicine Used For Bipolar Disorder Help People With Long Covid?

Forbes Healthcare

A clinical trial of 52 people with long Covid who were prescribed low doses of lithium aspartate revealed that it failed to treat symptoms like fatigue and brain fog.

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