March 11, 2025

FDA's New Pulse Oximeter Guidance: Stricter Standards, Ongoing Challenges

The FDA's 2025 pulse oximetry guidance introduces stricter accuracy standards, larger study cohorts, and objective skin pigmentation assessment to address measurement bias in darker-skinned patients.

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March 11, 2025

Doctors Never Truly Vacation, Study Reveals

"Organizations should implement strategies to minimize clinical tasks during PTO."

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March 06, 2025

COVID-19 Increases Autoimmune Blistering Disease Risk, Study Finds

COVID-19 infection significantly increases autoimmune blistering disease risk, while vaccination appears protective, researchers report in a study analyzing 112 million patient records

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March 06, 2025

An Estimated 31 Million Americans Borrowed for Medical Bills in 2024

A new West Health-Gallup Survey survey reveals insights into medical debt across all income levels and demographics in the United States.

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March 03, 2025

More States Fast Track Foreign-Trained Physicians

Since 2023, nine states have waived U.S. residency requirements for some foreign-trained physicians, with more states considering similar changes.

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February 26, 2025

New Medical Malpractice Rules Issued by American Law Institute

The American Law Institute's first restatement of medical malpractice law shifts focus from customary practice to evidence-based medicine.

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February 25, 2025

COVID-19 Impact on Three Skin Diseases Explored

COVID-19 incidence was highest among patients with vitiligo (51.1%), followed by those with atopic dermatitis (42%) and psoriasis (34.3%).

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February 24, 2025

Do Black Female Doctors Die Earlier?

New JAMA Internal Medicine study finds Black female physicians face higher mortality rates than White women in general population.

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February 17, 2025

Skin Metabolism and Exudation Limit Tattoo Ink Absorption, Study Finds

Researchers examined systemic absorption, metabolism, and excretion of tattoo ink tracers, providing evidence for a cutaneous first-pass effect and measuring systemic exposure levels.

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