'Privacy Exception' No Cure for Doctors' Open Notes Headaches Provision is "unworkable," harms patients, and adds to clinical stress, doctors say Sep 23, 2021
Kentucky Hospital Can Deny Ivermectin to COVID Patient, Says Judge Patient's wife sued after demanding the controversial drug be used Sep 17, 2021
There's a Workaround for a Common 'Open Notes' Criticism Exception says doctor can delay releasing bad news if patient gave prior consent Sep 17, 2021
Myocarditis VAERS Analysis Sparks Social Media Uproar Doctors worry misinterpretation will fuel misinformation campaigns Sep 15, 2021
Open Notes Shines Light on Errors in Patient Medical Records Will the new rule lead to a flood of correction requests? Sep 14, 2021
Patients Can Get Medical Record Errors Amended, but It's Not Easy Technology is lacking, process may be unclear Sep 14, 2021
Triplet Therapy Proves Safe in Resectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Atezolizumab add-on offers promising outcomes in phase I trial Sep 12, 2021
Durable Response with Immunotherapy Combos in NSCLC with Brain Metastases Analysis of CheckMate 9LA data and phase II study from Spain offer hope in advanced disease Sep 12, 2021
Study Sheds Light on Physician-Assisted Suicide in Lung Cancer Patients Patients often did not consult with radiation or medical oncologists Sep 09, 2021
Cough, Cancer, PTSD: Two Decades of World Trade Center Studies Research has revealed the fallout of response to a crisis Sep 09, 2021
Another Ivermectin Flop; 'Instant' Lung Cancer Decision Tool; Triple COPD Tx & Death Highlights from the European Respiratory Society virtual meeting Sep 08, 2021
UPMC, Star Surgeon Sued For Fraud Due to Alleged Overlapping Surgeries James Luketich, MD, "regularly sacrificed patient health in order to increase surgical volume" Sep 08, 2021
Hernia Surgery Went Well. Then Why Did the Patient Regret Having It? Researchers seek answers to baffling question Sep 04, 2021
These Physicians Are on the Long-COVID Front Lines Physical medicine & rehabilitation specialists urge a national crisis management plan Sep 02, 2021
'What Goes Up, Must Come Down' You might be surprised at what turns up in patients' rectums, unless you're an ED doc Sep 01, 2021
More Hospitals Sued Over Right to Try Ivermectin More hospitals see lawsuits from family members of COVID-19 patients seeking the drug Sep 01, 2021
The Cost of Compassion Fatigue During COVID Jessi Gold talks about how healthcare professionals can help themselves while helping others Aug 31, 2021 video
ADT Options for Prostate Cancer Come Out Even for Heart Safety But low enrollment brought PRONOUNCE trial to an early close Aug 31, 2021
Can Image-Guided Fibrosis Ablation Help in Persistent Afib? Targeting fibrosis in afib with minimal fibrotic disease may improve outcomes, says researcher Aug 30, 2021
Stenting or Surgery for Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis? No differences in outcomes seen between groups Aug 30, 2021
Add FFR to Diagnostic Angiography? Don't Bother RIPCORD2 gives resounding "no" on all counts Aug 29, 2021
One Month of DAPT Reasonable in Patients at High Bleeding Risk MASTER DAPT trial included "all-comer HBR population," but results were with one specific stent Aug 28, 2021
Empagliflozin Improves Outcomes in HFpEF Patients "A major win" for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, says editorialist Aug 27, 2021
New Heart Failure Guidelines Released, but Are They Already Out of Date? Results of EMPEROR-Preserved contradict guidance Aug 27, 2021
Florida Doc Booted From Hospital After Offering $50 Mask Exemptions Physician posted the offer to an anti-mask website after school district issued stronger mandate Aug 25, 2021
U.S. Healthcare Groups Urge Approval of International Nurse Immigration As nursing shortages grow amid the pandemic, some apply pressure to the State Department Aug 25, 2021
Doc's $670K Telehealth Racket? Unlikely COVID Provocateur; 'Ignorant' of Health Cost This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 25, 2021
'Alarming' Number of Pregnant Women Admitted to Alabama ICUs The trend points to just how important it is for pregnant women to get vaccinated, physicians say Aug 24, 2021
Eric Balmir Says Pediatric-Ready Drugs Are on the Horizon The chief pharmacy officer at Children's National Hospital discusses his career and the future Aug 21, 2021
Emergency Medicine Residents Report High Rates of Mistreatment Large survey study also found that such experiences were linked to increased suicidality Aug 19, 2021
HCA Hit With Antitrust Suit Over High Prices Lawsuit focusing on Mission Health eyes past merger tactics, ignored price transparency rule Aug 12, 2021
Roche, Abbott COVID Antigen Tests Just So-So in Real-World Data "Unsatisfactory" for screening asymptomatic people, say German lab professionals Aug 09, 2021
Lawsuit: Doc Using Old Baylor Affiliation While Dishing COVID Vax Falsehoods Baylor Scott & White Health says Peter McCullough, MD, used former title during media interviews Aug 06, 2021
Nurse Rehabilitation Programs: Why Is Enrollment So Low? Some big states' annual new enrollment in confidential rehab dips to single digits Aug 03, 2021
Lawyers Advertise to Nurses: Think Twice About State Rehab Programs Attorneys charge that programs can be aggressive, costly, and not in the nurse's favor Aug 03, 2021
Higher Prices, No Difference in Resource Use at NCI Cancer Centers Negotiated facility prices, not surgeon costs, appeared to drive the differences Aug 03, 2021
AMA, Physician Groups Slam VA's Planned Standards of Practice Changes Lack of transparency criticized Aug 02, 2021
NewYork-Presbyterian Sued for Allegedly Ignoring Child Sexual Abuse Former patient says anorexia specialist Joseph Silverman abused her when she was 11 Aug 02, 2021
Urine Tests Before Surgery Blasted as Mostly Unnecessary Abundance of caution is way overdone, researchers suggest Aug 02, 2021
Survey: Look Like a Doc to Be Treated as One White coats still reign supreme, but that's not the end of the story Jul 30, 2021
