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Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.

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Developing treatments for PTSD; health, weather and climate; unnecessary help in surgery – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 29th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Direct-to-consumer drug ads; cancer patients and online records; a new tool for brain surgery – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 28th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Hearts out of sync; nutrients in baby food; don't touch the turtles – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 27th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Updated COVID-19 vaccines; a telehealth anniversary; clinical updates for primary care – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 26th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Women’s health webinar; marijuana as medicine, or not; lessons from the heart of a snake – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 23rd 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Nutrition for students; erasing medical debt; emerging leaders in health care – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 22nd 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Federal court ruling against noncompetes is disappointing, AAFP says

Richard Payerchin
August 21st 2024

FTC ban was set to take effect Sept. 4, but judge says it ‘shall not be enforced or otherwise take effect.’

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Physicians judge patients based on beliefs in medical misinformation

Richard Payerchin
August 21st 2024

Study finds negative views develop among doctors when patients share views they disagree with.

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Iron supplements during pregnancy; fighting Parkinson disease; how well did he see her standing there? - Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 21st 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Value-based payment models – Why physicians don’t participate

Richard Payerchin
August 20th 2024

A slideshow with key findings from a study by The Commonwealth Fund.

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C-suite salaries; ketamine regulation; politics and mental health - Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 20th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Elevance, investment firm roll out Mosaic Health primary care initiative

Richard Payerchin
August 19th 2024

‘National care delivery platform’ was first announced in April.

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Risk in scientific experimentation; bariatric surgery parameters; ‘generally recognized as safe’ (we hope) – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 19th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Latest on contraception; handwashing to fight illness; actual savings from drug price negotiations – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 16th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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How much 10 drugs will cost under Medicare price negotiation

Richard Payerchin
August 15th 2024

Savings in the future on 10 prescription drugs for taxpayers and Medicare patients.

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Leading causes of death in the United States – a slideshow

Richard Payerchin
August 15th 2024

How did COVID-19 affect the rankings?

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Mpox emergency; MDMA rejected; developing a plan against burnout – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 15th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Inflation rises in July, but 12-month rate is lowest since March 2021

Richard Payerchin
August 14th 2024

Will the Fed cut interest rates? Predictions abound as president takes aim at Big Pharma.

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Improving cancer surgery; mpox memories are short; skin for the school year – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 14th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Health care company owned by private equity firm buys Steward Health Care’s primary care practices

Richard Payerchin
August 13th 2024

Announcement comes as bankruptcy court case continues; lawmakers demand answers.

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Patients like mail-order drugs; dangers of binge drinking; surgery to lengthen the legs – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
Published: August 13th 2024 | Updated: August 13th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Bias in treating pain; facial reconstruction; eat well, stress less – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 12th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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New opioid receptor antagonist; diversifying clinical research; primary care in the Pacific Northwest – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 9th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Educational, medical debt tops $150B a year for health care workers

Richard Payerchin
August 8th 2024

Study examines costs that build up when health care workers go to school or get sick.

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Disparities in bystander CPR; MRSA infection outside hospitals; what we talk about when we talk about fasting – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 8th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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U.S. cancer screenings come with $43B annual price tag

Richard Payerchin
August 7th 2024

Figure based on 2021 data may be an underestimate, physician says.

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AI has trouble picturing physicians that aren’t White men

Richard Payerchin
August 7th 2024

'Striking' lack of diversity when researchers use artificial intelligence to generate images of doctors.

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Physicians can influence patient decisions on vaccines against flu, COVID-19, RSV

Richard Payerchin
Published: August 6th 2024 | Updated: August 6th 2024

CDC leaders remind doctors they are the front line clinicians to get shots in arms for fall respiratory illness season.

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Measuring patient safety – a slideshow

Richard Payerchin
August 6th 2024

Watchdog group praises CMS rule with ‘groundbreaking’ measures of patient safety in hospitals.

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Reasoning against physician-assisted suicide; helping healthy eating; bogus weight-loss drugs – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 6th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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