Trump's False Comment; H5N1 Pandemic Unfolding in Slo-Mo? Researcher's Fraud Charge Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Jul 01, 2024
Rate of Young Women Getting Sterilized Doubled After Roe Was Overturned Some women forced to find new doctors to perform the procedure Jun 30, 2024
No One Wins in a Medical Student Research Arms Race It's time for a firm cap on residency application publication numbers Jun 30, 2024
Did Cold Medications Affect Biden's Debate Performance? How the American people assess the debate hinges on the answer Jun 29, 2024
Why Protecting Black Girls on Social Media Should Be a Public Health Priority This population faces unique challenges due to the intersection of racism and sexism Jun 29, 2024
Medical Students Are Learning to Treat Others, but Who Is Caring for Them? A call to normalize self-care in medicine Jun 29, 2024
Docs Unmoved by Supreme Court's Emergency Abortion Decision Case involving EMTALA, Idaho law changes little, they say Jun 28, 2024
Can Individual States Effectively Cap Prescription Drug Costs? In 11 states, prescription drug affordability boards are attempting just that Jun 28, 2024
CDC Advisors Back Updated COVID, Flu Vaccines for the Fall ACIP also votes to recommend new pneumococcal vaccine for adults Jun 28, 2024
DOJ Charges Dozens of Doctors, NPs in $2.7 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown 76 medical professionals among the nearly 200 charged Jun 28, 2024
MedPod Today: Abortion Ban Workarounds; Bungled COVID Vax Paper; Texas Doc Indicted ֱ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Jun 28, 2024 podcast
Most Kids Getting Antibiotics for Pink Eye Against Guideline Advice "There are more supportive measures we can take without resorting to antibiotic eye drops" Jun 28, 2024
Sen. Durbin's Surgery; Dangerous Bacteria on Apple Watches? Princess Anne Discharged Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Jun 28, 2024
Biden, Trump Spar Over Abortion, COVID in Debate and Face Questions on Their Age Opioid crisis also briefly discussed Jun 28, 2024
Only 1 in 4 Adults Needing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Received Medications Black and Latino adults less likely to receive any treatment Jun 27, 2024
FDA OKs First Point-of-Care Test for Detecting Hep C in At-Risk Adults Results as quick as 1 hour, enabling a test-and-treat approach Jun 27, 2024
Study Supports More Inclusive Clinical Trials With Broader Eligibility Criteria No difference in adverse events, clinical benefit, OS for patients with or without waivers Jun 27, 2024
More Than 1 in 4 Seniors Have Asymptomatic Valve Disease Most cases were mild, and age was a predictor of disease Jun 27, 2024
ChatGPT Nails Oncology Exam; Amazon's ChatGPT Competitor; AI in Rural Health A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Jun 27, 2024
CMS Needs to Do a Better Job With Value-Based Care, Experts Tell House Panel The program has "gotten off track and needs a thorough reevaluation and reformulation," doc says Jun 27, 2024
FDA Warns Eye Bank for Taking Donors Who Had Sepsis All five donors should have been ineligible, FDA said Jun 27, 2024
Even in the Wake of the Rahimi Case, Domestic Violence Still Threatens Our Patients We need to dispel myths about abuse and better educate physicians on this danger Jun 27, 2024
SCOTUS Allows Emergency Abortions to Continue in Idaho, for Now Case will go back down to the lower courts for further adjudication Jun 27, 2024
Radiologist Who Drove Family Off Cliff Will Get Mental Health Treatment, Not a Trial "Not everyone who commits a crime is a criminal," Dharmesh Patel's attorney argued Jun 27, 2024
Doc Accused of Stealing Ambulance; Telehealth Nurse Arrested; Heart Surgery Scandal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jun 27, 2024
Should Doctors Treat Family and Friends, Even if Ethics Codes Say Otherwise? AMA unmoved by Missouri surgeon's proposal to soften code of ethics Jun 27, 2024
Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Settlement That Shielded Sacklers In a 5-4 decision, justices blocked an agreement with victims and state and local governments Jun 27, 2024
Eyes Off the Prize: Prior Auth Snags Force Delays in Ocular Treatment While insurers rarely reject requests, they can take weeks to approve anti-VEGF injections Jun 27, 2024
FDA Approves Novel Nebulized Therapy for COPD First-in-class dual phosphodiesterase inhibitor lands broad indication for COPD maintenance Jun 27, 2024
SCOTUS Sides With Biden; Princess Anne Update; Physician Consults by Hologram Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Jun 27, 2024
ACIP Makes Changes to Adult RSV Vaccine Recommendations Committee ditches shared decision-making, moves to risk-based approach Jun 26, 2024
Oral and Emergency Contraceptive Use Fell in States With Abortion Bans Researchers call for better access to emergency contraceptives in abortion-restrictive states Jun 26, 2024
SCOTUS Appears Poised to Allow Emergency Abortions in Idaho for Now, Report Says Documents briefly posted online suggest a delay in resolving the case for good Jun 26, 2024
Oncology Drug Shortages Persist, but Continue to Evolve Supply-chain issues, unrealistically low prices for generics, hoarding, other factors to blame Jun 26, 2024
When Was the Last Time You Really Talked With Your Patient? Sometimes building trust should be the priority Jun 26, 2024
Report: Healthcare Needs to Diversify Workforce to Get Rid of Racial Inequalities "Inequities are baked into our healthcare system," says one expert Jun 26, 2024
Rising Share of New HIV Cases in Young Latinos Leads to Call for Targeted Funding CDC data show much lower rates of PrEP coverage among Latinos than among white Americans Jun 26, 2024
Surgeon Ousted for Speaking Up; Steward Corruption in Malta? Misleading Clinic Names This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 26, 2024
A Multivitamin a Day Won't Keep Death Away Long-term, daily use not associated with diminished mortality risk in large observational study Jun 26, 2024