Patients at Risk
By Rebekah Bernard MD and Niran Al-Agba MD
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Patients at Risk exposes the political maneuvering and corporate greed that has led to the replacement of physicians by lesser trained practitioners, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants. As corporations seek to save money and government agencies aim to increase constituent access, minimum qualifications for our nation’s healthcare guardians continue to decline—with deadly consequences. This is a story that has not yet been told, and one that has dangerous repercussions for all Americans.
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NP advocates testify in Florida for unsupervised practice rights in psychiatry
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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South Carolina Medical Association fights to ensure patient access to physician-led care
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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The 'P-word': Taking the No Provider Pledge
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Rural Health Transformation Funding being used to justify NP/PA scope expansion - and PPP response to FTC letter of support
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Powerful patient testimony to Senate committee about importance of physician-led care
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Drs. Bernard and Shaffer testify before the South Carolina Legislature on scope of practice
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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25 patients harmed and one dies after nurse permitted to perform ERCPs
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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A daughter's heartbreak: "My father died when an NP missed his pulmonary embolus"
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Webinar on NP/ PA Unsupervised Practice of Medicine (UPM) Legislative Trends
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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"My NP education was not designed for independent practice": From RN to NP to Physician
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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"I have permanent nerve damage after filler by a RN - and the Board of Nursing did nothing about it"
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May 27, 2025 |
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AAPA survey claims that physicians support PA independent practice
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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New study: 7.4% of EDs are staffed by NP/PAs with NO physician on-site
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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CDC considers allowing NP/PAs to read complex x-rays: Pulmonologist explains the dangers
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Regaining Patient Trust: The Importance of Physician Advocacy
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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What we can learn from legislator questions on scope of practice
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Texas Scope of Practice Hearing Part 2: NP testimony
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Scope of Practice testimony at the Texas Legislature: Part 1 (Economic Impact)
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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The blind leading the blind? New NP gets bad advice from other NPs on Facebook
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Physician training saved my newborn grandbaby's life: I fear future patients won't have this privilege
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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"My newborn baby required a rapid response: The NP that showed up had just rotated with me on the adult heme/onc service."
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Bloomberg Report Questions NP Education
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Dangers of nonphysician ketamine infusions
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Why Psychiatry Needs Psychiatrists (and not just psych NPs)
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May 27, 2024 |
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Physician Leadership Through Self-Ownership
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May 13, 2024 |
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Small Democratic Groups (SDG): The solution to reclaim medicine from corporate interests?
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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JOURNAL CLUB: Article claims that NPs, PCPs have same rate of inappropriate prescribing to seniors
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Doctors' Day revisited: What has changed in the last three years?
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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"I didn't know how bad it was:" NP pens report on NP education (Part 3)
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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"I didn't know how bad it was:" Nurse practitioner publishes report on the dismal state of NP education and need for change (Part 2)
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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"I didn't know how bad it was:" Nurse practitioner publishes report on the dismal state of NP education and need for change (Part 1)
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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The Assistant Physician (AP) - A pathway to independent practice?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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BONUS EPISODE: AZ State Rep and ER physician Dr. Amish Shah discusses his run for U.S. Congress
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Physician legislator and creator of 'assistant physician' role in Missouri discusses steps to improve physician shortages
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Physicians fight to prevent more patient deaths from 'wellness' treatments at medspas
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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NP malpractice settlements on the rise, especially for NP-owned practices
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Wisconsin NP legislator makes unprofessional comments during testimony on vetoed bill
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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The Medical Ethics of IV hydration ‘bars’
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Esteemed physician organization American College of Cardiology selects nurse as new president
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Louisiana doctors succeed at passing graduate physician bill
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Louisiana physicians hire lobbyist and defeat NP independence bill
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Bioethicist weighs in on use of the term 'doctor' by nonphysicians
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Patient asks for OB physician during pregnancy and delivery, told 'no'
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Noncompete contract restricts rural patient access to physician care
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Physician discusses why she will no longer train or supervise NPPs
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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When 'wellness' turns deadly: Patient dies during NPP medspa visit
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Ensuring a fair physician employment contract
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Original study shows impact of NPPs on Emergency physician residents
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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New Book - IMPOSTER DOCTORS - Now On Sale!
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Opening your own practice
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May 07, 2023 |
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Innocent EKG findings lead to unnecessary ER visit: Why physician training matters
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Healing the healers: The Physician Support Line
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Utah physician on hiring unmatched medical graduates (associate physicians)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Psychiatrist explains dangers of NP-staffed mental telehealth platforms
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Vicarious liability: Family physicians discuss getting sued due to association with NPs
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Lack of informed consent: Patient nearly dies after CRNA mishap
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Training matters: small town ER doc makes limb-saving diagnosis missed by urgent care NP
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Will an NP/PA perform your next colonoscopy? Part 2
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Will an NP or PA perform your next colonoscopy?
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Physician, Own Thyself: Taking Back Professional Control
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Nursing research leaders: NPs should not work alone in the ER
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Point of view: Let NPs and PAs practice independently - but hold them to the same standard as a physician
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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The headlines don't always match the data: an example of egregious methodology in NP literature
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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The secret to hiring and retaining good doctors (and why hospital administrators don't want to hear it)
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May 23, 2022 |
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Women physicians on scope of practice (part 2)
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May 09, 2022 |
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No shortcuts in medicine: why women physicians are fired up about scope of practice (Part 1)
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Is it time for an NP/PA 'Flexner Report?' Part 2
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Is it time for an NP/PA Flexner Report? Part 1
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Equal pay for 'equal' work: Inside the NP fight to be paid the same as physicians
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Former PA and author of 'Hospital Confidential' discusses midlevel malpractice risk
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Is this the end of the full-spectrum Family Physician? Discussing proposed ACGME changes to Family Medicine residency training
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Who will read your next x-ray? The replacement of Radiologists (Part 2)
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Who will be reading your next x-ray? The replacement of radiologists by 'radiology assistants' (Part 1)
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Responding to EM:RAP and the use of NPPs in the ER
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Exposing mistruths in the AANP's rebuttal to PPP - Part 2
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Is PPP a 'fringe' group? Responding to the AANP's accusations in Medical Economics
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Patients at risk when hospitals replace physicians with NPs: Attorney Travis Dunn Part 2
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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Patients at risk when hospitals replace physicians with NPs: Attorney Travis Dunn (Part 1)
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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What's driving physicians into early retirement?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Primary care: So easy anyone can do it?
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Midlevel Malpractice with Attorney Robert Painter
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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Truth and Transparency: Reviewing New Jersey's Health Care Transparency Act
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Board recertification: A double standard for physicians?
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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Betty's Story Part 2: A father's plea for NP accountability after the death of his daughter
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Betty's Story Part 1: 7-yr old dies just hours after evaluation by pediatric NP
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Physicians in Politics Part 2: MD-JD explains why doctors must get involved - and announces his run for Congress
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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Physicians in politics: MD-JD discusses why doctors must get involved - Part 1
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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The High Cost of Healthcare with Marion Mass: Part 2
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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The High Cost of Health Care with Marion Mass: Part 1
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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Physician Advocacy Part 2: Lessons from the nursing profession
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Physician Advocacy Part 1: Making a difference for patients and the profession
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Physician assistant and former-PA-turned-physician discuss the state of the profession
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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The impact of corporate medicine on physician moral injury
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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Investigative journalist Eric Starkman discusses the dangers of 'MD Lites'
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Psychiatry tips for physician wellness: preventing and treating burnout and addiction
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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JAMA Neurology's solution to neurologist shortage: Just substitute NPs/ PAs
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Health system hijacking of 'Doctors' Day' another step towards false equivalence among clinicians
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Board of Nursing vs Board of Medicine: A case study of nurse practitioner 'Rock Doc' Jeffrey Young
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Physician training: the "differential diagnosis" and why it matters to your health
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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Patients at risk from private equity takeover of emergency departments - part 2
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May 30, 2021 |
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Patients at risk from private equity takeover in the emergency department
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May 23, 2021 |
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Hormone pellet therapy: Is it worth the risk?
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May 16, 2021 |
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If you are hospitalized, will your care be overseen by a physician?
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May 09, 2021 |
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Friend of YouTube sensation Stevie Ryan speaks out about her care by psych NP
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May 02, 2021 |
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If you need emergency medical care, will you be treated by a physician?
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Fighting the replacement of physicians in Texas
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Chiropractor-owned "neuropathy" clinic scams patient for $8000
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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Should you let an optometrist operate on your eyes? The difference between ophthalmologists and optometrists
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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A nurse's journey to becoming a physician: From RN, BSN, MSN, CNS, CCNP to MD-MBA
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Success story: How Mississippi physicians stopped NP scope expansion
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Nurse practitioner describes gaps in education: "I wasn't fully equipped like I thought I was"
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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Why "access" to poor healthcare can be more dangerous than no healthcare at all
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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Addressing the shortage of bedside nurses
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Independent nurse practice in California - what patients and physicians should know
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Patient dies during routine colonoscopy after cost-cutting 'private equity' anesthesia takeover
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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RN exposes deficiencies in NP education – and the growth of the NP ‘cash’ practice
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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RN and former NP student exposes deficiencies in nurse practitioner education
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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Standardized exams: what it takes to become a physician - and the failure of the DNP USMLE experiment
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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The dangers of replacing psychiatrists by psychologists - Part 2: The corrections system
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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The Dangers of Replacing Psychiatrists with Psychologists - Part 1
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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College student outgrows pediatrician, assigned to FNP who misses his life-threatening diagnosis
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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The Differences between Psychiatrists and Psych NPs: The Case of Jay Baltz - Part 2
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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Psych NP patient affair ends tragically: The Case of Jay Baltz - Part 1
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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NP-turned-physician discusses differences in training
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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Physician fired for writing op-ed explaining the differences between MDs and NPs
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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Boards of nursing fail to protect patients from dangerous nurse practitioners
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Cochrane's 18 Tall Tales
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Nurse practitioner speaks out against independent practice
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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There's Something About Mary
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Nov 10, 2020 |