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STAT+: Documents detail how pharmacy giants Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart failed patients in the opioid crisis

By Lev Facher and Kate Sheridan and Ed Silverman

Alex Hogan/STAT

Court filings reveal the retail chain’s disorganized controls, resistance from executives to improve monitoring, and in some cases, simple ineptitude.

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'It still prevented cancers': Experts discuss furor over colonoscopy screening study and dissect the nuances

By Angus Chen

Adobe

A consensus that screening does prevent cancer, but also that colonoscopy programs may not perform as well in the real, messy world.

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In Fiona-ravaged Puerto Rico, hospitals were prioritized over health clinics for diesel, exacerbating rural health disparities

By Ambar Castillo

Alejandro Granadillo/AP

After Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Rico's hospitals turned to diesel-fueled generators. Community health centers couldn't immediately do the same.

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STAT+: UnitedHealth plots further growth in its profitable provider division

By Tara Bannow

Jim Mone/AP

UnitedHealth Group's third quarter profit of nearly $5.3 billion was buoyed by its Optum Health division, slated for still further growth.

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STAT+: Lawmakers push NIH to disclose steps being taken to ensure clinical trial results are reported

By Ed Silverman

Adobe

The NIH agency did not verify that half of 72 funded trials were reported in 2019 and 2020 to ClinicalTrials.gov, according to a report.

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STAT+: Several big U.S. grocery chains are failing to stop antibiotic overuse in their meat supply chains

By Ed Silverman

NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images

Eight of the 12 largest U.S. supermarket companies received a grade of “F” over their policies for restricting antibiotics in meat supplies.

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Opinion: The future for practicing physicians in a corporate world

By Jeff Goldsmith

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The looming shortage of physicians will offer those who stay an array of choices along with increasing job mobility and earning potential.

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Friday, October 14, 2022

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