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[NIH Move to Centralize Peer Review Worries Some Experts](https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/114620)
Former CSR director says a funding cut could risk lowering peer review standards
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[Doctors Sue HHS for Removing Patient Safety Papers](https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/114615)
"This is my way of pushing back," one of the physicians said
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[Doctors Who Went on Strike for Weeks Hope to Inspire Others](https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/114603)
It's time to "start taking control of the profession that this once was," one said
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