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New report from drug testing company shows increases in positive tests for both substances

email article Joe Flores, NP, JD, has been defending nurses against investigations by the Texas Board of Nursing for several years. Flores, a Corpus Christi attorney and part-time hospice care nurse practitioner, rarely turns away these clients. He feels its important they have representation if they have a case. But since the pandemic started, Flores has had to turn away many cases. Demand for his services is up, he says, as nurses are being investigated by the Board even as they struggl...

email article Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. World Leaders Fanned Flames of COVID Misinformation Leaders of many nations deliberately spread misinformation about the origin and spread of SARS-CoV-2, deflecting blame onto rivals in a geopolitical game of gossip-mongering, according to a joint investigation conducted by the Associated Press and the Atlantic Councils Digital Forensic Res...

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email article Two Detroit area cardiologists were awarded more than $10 million after a federal judge upheld an arbitrators decision that Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and its parent company acted with malice in firing them as retaliation for reporting violations at the facility. Amir Kaki, MD, and Mahir Elder, MD, were medical leaders at Tenet Healthcares DMC when they were dismissed from those positions in October 2018. Their staff privileges at system medical centers were soon discontin...

email article In mid-January Brooks Fallis, MD, was relieved of his duties as interim medical director of critical care at William Osler Health System in Canadas Ontario province. Fallis had publicly criticized the provincial governments response to the pandemic, most recently to the new coronavirus variants. Fallis said he was stripped of his directorship because the government pressured Osler administrators and because he did not warn them about all his media appearances. Officials with...

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Lancet) The winter storm that dropped more than 2 feet of snow in some places on the East Coast delayed COVID-19 vaccinations and testing region-wide. ( CNN) As of 8:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, the unofficial COVID-19 tally in the U.S. reached 26,322,365 cases and 443,613 deaths -- up 134,198 and 2,282, respectively, from Monday. New York Times) Washington Post) National Basketball Association legends are encouraging people to get ...

email article What do you do when your COVID-19 vaccine clinic is 20 minutes from closing, only six people showed up for the days last appointment, and you just opened a 10-dose Moderna vial? Reports suggest that many clinics dump their leftover doses in the trash. But some facilities have found solutions to minimize vaccine waste. Relying on constant communication, flexible planning, and a focused workforce including diligent volunteers, they said they have found takers for nearly all th...

email article Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. About That Extra Pfizer Vaccine Dose... Pfizer is planning to distribute fewer COVID-19 vaccine vials within the U.S. starting as soon as next week, accounting for the "extra" dose in each one, the The Vials that Pfizer uses were intended to contain five doses, but practitioners found they could extract a sixth or even seventh when using a s...

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Yet another new coronavirus variant has been identified -- this one in a Bavarian German ski town. ( Politico) Even when an Italian virologist identifies the United Kingdom COVID-19 variation early, national governments in Europe and the U.S. do not conduct enough genomic surveillance to address such mutations. ( Washington Post) The unofficial U.S. COVID-19 toll increased to 24,079,204 cases and 399,003 deaths of 8:00 a.m. ET Tue...