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The personal whims of five or six justices hold the fate of American medical choice in their hands, and its been that way for a long time.

Emily Randall, Washington State Senate Bill 5704, would mandate state-regulated commercial insurance carriers reimburse nurse practitioners and physicians equally, known as pay parity. In Washington State, most insurers, including Medicare and Medicaid, already reimburse equally. In addition, those extra years of education are costly; medical students...

The bad news is infections are raging, but we do have a tool to save lives.

Inside hospitals across America, color codes designate specific types of emergencies.  Code blue indicates a cardiac or respiratory arrest. Code red specifies smoke or fire. Code pink means an infant needs emergency intervention. Code black typically indicates that there is a bomb threat to the facility. A “code purple” indicates a staff member feels unsafe. Most emergency codes convey objective information, while the code purple is subjective and summons both security personnel and a me...

A culture of silence wont protect kids Niran Al-Agba, MD As a pediatrician, I understand the toll child abuse takes on families, communities, and society. I have seen my fair share of traumatic child abuse and held the hands of brain-dead children as they take their last breath. However, I have never witnessed anything more destructive than accusing parents of child abuse in the absence of evidence to substantiate the claim.   Physicians making allegations against parents mus...

As a pediatrician, I understand the toll child abuse takes on families, communities, and society. I have seen my fair share of traumatic child abuse and held the hands of brain-dead children as they take their last breath. However, I have never witnessed anything more destructive than accusing parents of child abuse in the absence of evidence to substantiate the claim.   Physicians making allegations against parents must pay attention to detail. Unfortunately, when they do not, the code of s...

A physician’s response: should registered nurse practitioners be reimbursed at the same rate as physicians? Niran Al-Agba MD & Rebekah Bernard MD | Feb 8, 2021 Share this:     While advocates of SB 5222 argue that nurse practitioners can provide the “same” care as physicians, research comparing the two professions is sparse. In fact, the largest and best analysis from 2018 found only 18 high-quality studies over the last 50 years. Just three of these eighteen studies were p...