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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 silence looms large. Regarding Dr. Elizabeth Woods — a general pediatrician hired as the medical d...

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 performed in the United States—and none involving nurse practitioners practicing without physician ...