Teen Vaping Hits 10-Year Low in the U.S. Rate fell to under 6% this year, down from 7.7% in 2023 Sep 05, 2024
Women With HCC Less Likely to Receive Liver Transplant, More Likely to Die Than Men This difference is mostly explained by their smaller stature, researchers say Sep 05, 2024
I'm Embarrassed to Admit I Have No Idea How to Care for Patients With Disabilities All medical schools should prepare trainees to meet the needs of this population Sep 05, 2024
Nearly 2,000 Pharmaceutical Plants Are Overdue for FDA Checks After COVID Delays AP finds inspections are lacking nationally and abroad Sep 05, 2024
$100M Botched Circumcision Case; Perry Trial Date Set; Euthanasia Doc Pleads Guilty A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 05, 2024
America Is Trying to Fix Its Maternal Mortality Crisis With Government Programs Experts say getting maternal mortality under control requires tailoring to communities Sep 05, 2024
Mpox Is Back in the News. Here's What Clinicians Need to Know. This new surge is different, WHO leader says Sep 04, 2024
Presidential Candidates Should Undergo Standardized Cognitive and Physical Testing And the findings should be made public when situations emerge that raise alarm Sep 04, 2024
PA Group Sends Second Letter Asking AMA for Policy Truce A second open letter requests a meeting to discuss the impact of AMA's "disparaging rhetoric" Sep 04, 2024
Just How Addictive Is the Drug That Killed Matthew Perry? Even if ketamine isn't as addictive as opioids, widespread use can still pose problems Sep 04, 2024
RSV Vaccines Show High Effectiveness Against Hospitalization in Older Adults Initial trials were not powered to assess efficacy against RSV-associated hospitalization Sep 04, 2024
Surgeon Removed Liver Instead of Spleen, Family Says Pathologist finds liver instead of splenic tissue Sep 04, 2024
Gender Care Docs Threatened; Optum Takeover Regrets; Profiting Off Patients This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 04, 2024
From D-Day to Assassination Attempts: Where Medicine and History Intertwine Major historical events may have turned out differently without rapid medical responses Sep 04, 2024
What to Know About Delta-8 and Other Common Vape Shop Drugs These substances are often sold through legal loopholes Sep 04, 2024
$300M Lawsuit for Hospital Where RN Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water Suit says the hospital failed to monitor medication administration procedures Sep 04, 2024
Residents Strike, Demonstrate Around Labor Day Weekend Trainees in Buffalo strike, while those in Philadelphia demonstrate for better pay Sep 04, 2024
Cell Phones and Brain Cancer; Bogus Doctor Faces New Charges; Cannabis Rescheduling Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Sep 04, 2024
Emergency Medicine Doc Is Running for Congress Amish Shah, MD, MPH, talks with ֱ about his time in Arizona's state legislature Sep 03, 2024
Arthritis Patients More Likely to Stick With Biosimilars Spanish registry data show longer time without discontinuing; reasons unclear, however Sep 03, 2024
Neffy Is About to Hit Shelves: Considerations for Prescribing The first needle-free epinephrine option is encouraging, but we must proceed with caution Sep 03, 2024
FDA OKs Updated Novavax COVID Shot Unlike the mRNA vaccines, protein-based vaccine targets JN.1 strain Sep 03, 2024
Novel Smart Mask Monitors Exhaled Breath Continuously Immediate clinical application is unclear, but prototype shows potential Sep 03, 2024
Giving Up Pets to Seek Rehab Can Worsen Trauma. A Group Intends to End That. Most residential rehab centers don't allow patients to bring pets Sep 03, 2024
Shots Fired in Hospital; FBI Havana Syndrome Report; Experts' Concerns About RFK Jr. Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Sep 03, 2024
Feds Killed Plan to Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling After Industry Opposition "CMS made a complete boondoggle out of this," one expert said Sep 02, 2024
Baby in Gaza Has Polio Strain Tied to Mistakes in Eradication Campaign, Experts Say Case shows the failure of WHO's global effort, according to scientists tracking polio outbreaks Sep 02, 2024
With Only Gloves to Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu Employers fail to provide PPE while concerns grow over undiagnosed cases Sep 01, 2024
Predicting COVID Outbreaks Via Wastewater; New Medicine for Menopause Also in TTHealthWatch: myocarditis after COVID vaccination Aug 31, 2024 podcast
Are You Ready for Wildfire Season? Wildfire season is a double whammy for healthcare workers across the country Aug 31, 2024
If Alzheimer's Drug Ads Had More Data, Here's What Might Happen A slippery slope: emphasizing side effects could inhibit some people from accepting medicines Aug 30, 2024
Amid Global Emergency, FDA OKs Another Vaccine for Mpox "All effective tools" are needed to combat mpox threat, expert says Aug 30, 2024
Trump Calls for Universal Coverage of IVF, Without Specifics on How Plan Would Work And his comments on Florida's abortion ballot initiative stirs confusion Aug 30, 2024
Scleroderma Patients See Worsened Raynaud's in Summer, Too Study shows surprising nonlinearity between temperature and symptom severity Aug 30, 2024
Mold, Insects at Boar's Head Plant Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak Deli meat plant broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show Aug 30, 2024
Your Patient Has Been Dealt a Hand With Four ACEs. What Now? In cancer survivorship, we must address patients' psychological wellness Aug 30, 2024
For Pharma, Trump vs Harris Is a Showdown Between Two Industry Foes As both candidates battle Big Pharma, the industry's financial support sways toward Democrats Aug 30, 2024
Drops That Change Eye Color? Experts Sound the Alarm "We don't know how they're making these solutions," ophthalmologist says Aug 30, 2024
More Mosquito-Linked Deaths; Historic Cannabis, Hallucinogen Use; Vandy Doc in Space Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Aug 30, 2024