Burnout, Violence: How Much More Can Healthcare Workers Take? As COVID rages on, attention turns to healthcare worker mental health. Will help arrive in time? Dec 29, 2021
COVID Vaccine Booster Efficacy Against Infection May Fade Quickly New U.K. data suggest steep drop-off in protection, potentially giving Omicron more power Dec 28, 2021
Worst COVID Liars Still Have Their Licenses Only three sanctioned by their boards in recent months Dec 28, 2021
This Doctor Moved to Europe and Practices Medicine From Abroad She now runs a virtual palliative care startup and online community for physician expats Dec 28, 2021
Some Canadian Nurses Asked to Skip Holidays Hospitals warn of vacation cancellations if volunteers don't cover shifts Dec 23, 2021
Doc Fired After Standing Up to Private Equity; RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Machine This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 22, 2021
UCLA Gynecologist Accused of Sexual Assault of Student Patient Lawsuit says UC Regents didn't protect students from Edward Wiesmeier, MD, and other docs Dec 21, 2021
Nurse Fired Over COVID Complaints Reinstated Arbitrator rules in favor of nurse fired early in the pandemic Dec 21, 2021
At Their Breaking Point, Nurses Plead With Public in COVID Videos "Hospital staff are paying the price" of vaccine misinformation Dec 20, 2021
How Bad Is It to Get a Booster While You Have COVID? Some people may not know they are infected when they get boosted Dec 17, 2021
Next Up in Drug Shortages: Potassium Chloride Healthcare providers facing a nationwide shortage of the intravenous formulation Dec 17, 2021
Who Is Edward Nirenberg, and Why Are We Listening to Him? Aspiring med student stands out as science communicator Dec 17, 2021
Medical Examiners Report Demands to Remove COVID From Death Certificates In other cases, they have been asked to add it, so that families can receive FEMA money Dec 16, 2021
Nurse Who Got First COVID Shot in the U.S. Pushes for Greater Uptake A year later, Sandra Lindsay strives to sway "folks who are on the fence" about vaccination Dec 13, 2021
Controversial Doc No Longer With One of Idaho's Largest Health Networks Ryan Cole, MD, previously came under fire for spreading falsities about COVID vaccines, therapies Dec 10, 2021
Hospital Dumps Doc Who Took COVID Patient Off FDA-Approved Antiviral John Witcher, MD, stopped remdesivir in three patients and switched them to ivermectin Dec 10, 2021
Tennessee Med Board Pulls COVID Misinformation Policy from Website But it's not canceling its policy for disciplining docs, despite political pressure Dec 09, 2021
Despite Pandemic Spotlight, Infectious Disease Not a Sought-After Specialty Specialty has long struggled to fill fellowship training positions Dec 09, 2021
Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms Dec 09, 2021
An Inside Look at a New York Lab Working With Omicron NYU virologist: "What Omicron represents is scary, but Omicron itself is not scary" Dec 09, 2021
Researchers to Study Psilocybin's Effects on Strained Healthcare Workers Psychedelic-assisted therapy to be examined on pandemic-afflicted frontline workers Dec 07, 2021
Two Hospice Docs and Nurse Sentenced in $40 Million Healthcare Scam Mark Gibbs, MD, Laila Hirjee, MD, and Tammie Little, RN, sentenced to over 25 years combined Dec 07, 2021
In First 'Best Hospitals for Maternity' List, Not All States Have High Performers While eight states had 10 or more top-rated facilities, nine states had none Dec 07, 2021
South African Hospital Report Hints at Milder Disease With Omicron Most inpatients didn't need oxygen, but author warns it's too soon to draw conclusions Dec 06, 2021
New MedEd Programs Opened for Historically Black Medical School Students Morehouse will team up with large hospital chain Dec 03, 2021
Tensions Mount Between Docs, Board of Trustees at Tennessee Hospital System Local medical society leaders express concern about "loss of autonomy" Dec 03, 2021
German Doc Investigated for Giving Out Home-Brewed COVID Vax Winfried Stocker claimed some 20,000 people have received his homemade vaccine Dec 01, 2021
Doctor's Ivermectin Fight With Hospital Continues On Judge allows one of Paul Marik's claims to proceed Nov 30, 2021
Orthopedic Surgery Group Sabotages Residency Program, Lawsuit Alleges Scott Duncan, MD, says OrthoSC is trying to protect its market monopoly in Myrtle Beach Nov 29, 2021
Why Is DOJ Cracking Down on Electroacupuncture? False billing wasted "millions and millions" in federal money, investigator says Nov 26, 2021
Should Doctors Be Embarrassed by TV's 'Dopesick'? No, but the Hulu series holds lessons for physicians about trusting pharma messaging Nov 26, 2021
Florida Hospitals Face Dueling Vaccine Mandate Rules The stakes are high with Medicare, Medicaid dollars at play Nov 24, 2021
Academic Centers Start to Take Psychedelics Seriously "You're not sticking your neck out as much as you would 10 years ago," one director says Nov 24, 2021
Is Psychedelic Research Funding Starting to Shift? Once the province of philanthropy, industry and government sources show interest Nov 24, 2021
Are Nurse Staffing Agencies Overcharging Hospitals? Lawmakers ask for investigation into price hikes during pandemic Nov 18, 2021
COVID Rapid Test Prices 'Ridiculous' "It's really a travesty these aren't being subsidized appropriately," expert says Nov 18, 2021
955 Mississippians Just Had Their Medical Debts Cleared Partnership between local church and NYC nonprofit abolishes $1.4 million in medical debts Nov 17, 2021
Doctor Sues Hospital Over Ivermectin Ban Amid Journal Article Retraction Virginia hospital took issue with article co-authored by Paul Marik, MD Nov 17, 2021
Doc Took 'Miracle Drug', Still Got COVID; St. Jude Has Billions as Families Go Broke This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 17, 2021
