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‘We are working in an environment that is setting us up to fail’

The Pharmacist

It’s no easier in other sectors of pharmacy, where most of us are dealing with limited support staff and an increasingly high workload. […] The post ‘We are working in an environment that is setting us up to fail’ appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Opinion: Do masks work? Randomized controlled trials are the worst way to answer the question

STAT

There was (and continues to be) a desperate hunger for definitive studies telling us how well specific measures would work, with specific publics, in specific settings, for specific strains of the novel and changing virus. Although the scientific community mobilized at record speeds, it could not produce studies with the desired surety.

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Opinion: The next frontier in biomedicine: AI models of the human immune system

STAT

If the Covid-19 pandemic has shown us one thing, it is how little we really know about how the human immune system works. It varies across individuals and over time, due to a broad spectrum of factors including age, genetics, and environment. Read the rest…

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about BIO cutting ties with WuXi, EU pharma rules, and more

STAT

We can tell because the official mascots are especially enjoying the Pharmalot grounds now that spring is springing and various work crews are dotting the nearby environs. This  This is an especially busy day for us, in fact, since we are hosting a session later on biosimilars — mark your calendar for 1 p.m.

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Opinion: How to take care of trans patients in hospice

STAT

Transgender Americans are both living and dying among us: precisely why we health care providers must improve our approaches to ensuring dignified and respectful care for transgender elders, especially at the end of life. Trans people don’t want to be in pain. Trans people want their decisions to be honored. Read the rest…

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STAT+: UHS finance chief said company favors patients whose insurance pays more

STAT

UHS has been “simply admitting patients whose insurance will pay us more,” Filton said on the company’s second quarter earnings call. “In an environment where we can only treat a limited number of patients, we can be more selective about who we treat and the fairness of what we think we’re being paid.

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Opinion: Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and the new standards of scientific conduct

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A prominent person’s fall from grace often signals a healthy environment able to identify and address threats. Ultimately, his resignation may signal — or establish — higher public expectations for research integrity and encourage us to build structures to support them. Read the rest…

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