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PATCHED UP

Trump Spotted Wearing Four Band-Aids During Golf Trip

The Band-Aids appeared on the same hand that has carried a visible bruise for months.

Erkki Forster

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‘ALL THAT IS YOU?’

Nurse Sues Over Co-Workers’ Taunts About Her ‘Fake Ass’

Milouse Laguerre claims her colleagues refused to believe that her ample derrière was all-natural, and made her life a living hell over her insistence otherwise.

Justin Rohrlich

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‘MEASURE OF JUSTICE’

Ivy-League Trained Neurologist Convicted of Raping Patients

“Although we can never undo his horrific actions, I hope this conviction serves as a measure of justice,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.

Alan Halaly

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‘WILLING TO LEARN’

The Family Doctor Training to Provide Abortions Post-Roe

Dr. Elizabeth Fleming doesn’t know how to do the procedure, but she’s learning—and ready to help other family doctor volunteers do the same.

Michael Daly

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BRAIN DRAIN

14 GOPers Sign Letter Demanding Biden Undergo Cognitive Test

Former Trump doctor Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) is demanding that Biden undergo a cognitive fitness test.

Blake Montgomery

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'PREDATOR IN A WHITE COAT'

Doc Accused of Sexual Assault by Andrew Yang’s Wife Indicted

A federal indictment alleges Robert Hadden, a former gynecologist at Columbia University, “sexually abused dozens of female patients, including multiple minors.”

Patricia Kelly Yeo

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FAKE DIET DOCTOR

Doc Who Sponsored UFC Champs Charged With $120M Fraud

The physician forcibly administered over 2.2 million dosage units of controlled substances, including fentanyl, to patients, the indictment says.

Emma Tucker

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(WHITE) HOUSE CALL

Trump Brings Back Physician Accused of Misconduct

Admiral said to have freely administered pills and drank at work.

Victoria Albert

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SACRIFICE

When Doctors Can’t Afford to Feel

Medical residents don’t need ice cream and wellness weeks to survive grueling schedules and the deep trauma of patients and families. We need the wisdom of the Stoics.

Dr. Rachel Pearson

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DIVERSITY MATTERS

Are Physicians of Color Being Shut Out?

New research shows bias begins at the earliest stages of a doctor’s career, possibly before they even have a chance to select a specialty.

Mallory Locklear

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BAD MEDICINE

Dr. Gave Woman 300 Pills Before She Died

Authorities stopped Dr. Robert Ritchea after he admitted to 4,000 acts of fraud, but then they reinstated him. Now the DEA has him in its sights.

Wes Bruer

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