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What the FTC proposes banning non-competition could mean for documents

What the FTC proposes banning non-competition could mean for documents

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Doctors and other clinicians could more easily exit contracts and switch jobs under the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed new rule that would prevent companies from limiting employees’ ability to work for a rival. The proposed rule seeks to prohibit companies from enforcing non-competition clauses in employment contracts, a practice that represents an ‘unfair method of …

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Reviews | Ethics consultation: genetic testing for potential employees? MD/JD weighs

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Welcome to Ethics Consult – an opportunity to discuss, (respectfully) debate and learn together. We select an ethical dilemma from a real, but anonymized, patient care case, then provide expert commentary. Last week, you voted on whether an employer should be allowed to genetically test future employees. Should our society allow the employer to demand …

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Ethics, increasing diversity in medical faculties

Ethics, increasing diversity in medical faculties

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Photo: ER Productions Limited/Getty Images The number of black, Hispanic and female applicants and enrollees continued to rise at US medical schools in the 2022-23 academic year, according to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. This year, the number of medical school applicants has returned to pre-pandemic levels, after data from the …

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Ninth Circuit upholds firing of UC Irvine director of medical ethics who refused COVID-19 vaccine

Ninth Circuit upholds firing of UC Irvine director of medical ethics who refused COVID-19 vaccine

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A federal appeals court on Wednesday denied an appeal by a former UC Irvine psychiatry professor who was fired last year after refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr Aaron Kheriaty claimed he was “naturally immune” to coronavirus as he contracted the disease in July 2020 and recovered from it. The US Centers for Disease …

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NP fined $20,000 for announcing herself as "Doctor Sarah"

NP fined $20,000 for announcing herself as “Doctor Sarah”

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A California nurse practitioner has been fined nearly $20,000 for false advertising and fraud after calling herself “Dr. Sarah” and failing to file necessary business documents, according to a settlement announced Nov. 14. Last month, San Luis Obispo County, Calif. District Attorney Dan Dow filed a lawsuit against Sarah Erny, RN, NP, citing unfair business …

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Ethics and mental well-being remain top consumer concerns in 2023, Mintel

Ethics and mental well-being remain top consumer concerns in 2023, Mintel

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Mintel’s 2023 Global Consumer Trends Report Reveals ethics and mental well-being remain top consumer concerns. Indeed, in a context of global uncertainty and a series of crises, consumers tend to refocus on what really matters to them. Focused on seven key drivers of consumer behavior – identity, rights, environment, experiences, technology, well-being and value – …

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Doctors concerned about medical ethics in the European health data area

Doctors concerned about medical ethics in the European health data area

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European doctors have raised concerns about medical ethics, the burden on doctors and the national competence of Member States in the European Commission’s proposal for the European Health Data Area (EHDS), currently underway for discussion in the European Council and Parliament. On Wednesday 9 November, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), representing national medical …

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What Covid has taught the world about ethics | NEJM

What Covid has taught the world about ethics | NEJM

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Table 1. Table 1. Role of values ​​in decision-making during public health emergencies. The Covid pandemic has posed considerable challenges to societies and health systems around the world. Many of these challenges have been technical, such as the development of effective vaccines and therapies. The challenges that have proven most frustrating and controversial, however, are …

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