UC Irvine Fires Doc for Not Complying With COVID Vax Mandate Aaron Kheriaty, MD, sued UC system in August after claiming natural immunity trumps vaccine Jan 06, 2022
Nose or Throat: What’s Best for a COVID Test? Early data support saliva testing, but it might be too early to tell Jan 06, 2022
The Demise of the Social Contract in Medicine Recent health policy changes benefit patients but ignore demoralized healthcare workers Jan 06, 2022
What Do We Know About the 'IHU' Variant? Discovered around the same time as Omicron, it hasn't had as much of an impact Jan 05, 2022
Controversial Doc Resigns From Medical School Paul Marik, MD, has been embroiled in legal battle with Virginia hospital Jan 05, 2022
Former Football Stars Team Up With CDC to Promote COVID Vaccination The campaign, first launched in March, underwent a reboot with the spread of Delta Jan 02, 2022
What Happened to the Novavax Vaccine? As mRNA vaccines saturate the U.S. market, is there room for another? Jan 01, 2022
Ivermectin's Days in Court Courts have heard a handful of lawsuits seeking ivermectin for hospitalized COVID-19 patients Dec 31, 2021
Feds Go After Company Selling Fake 'Nano Silver' COVID Cure Company co-run by psychiatrist once falsely marketed product as Ebola treatment as well Dec 29, 2021
Doctor Submits Fluvoxamine EUA Application to FDA Group of physician-scientists believes data support authorization for treating COVID-19 Dec 29, 2021
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
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Protection Against Severe COVID-19 Obesity is a "modifiable risk factor" for severe COVID-19, researchers say 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
Frontline Health Workers: 'Heroes' or Casualties of a Broken System? The "heroic" narrative may not serve the courageous workers themselves or the public's health Dec 27, 2021
Myocarditis After COVID Vax; Cigar Sales in Convenience Stores Also in TTHealthWatch: autoimmune disease treatment, and anticoagulant therapy in Afib Dec 23, 2021 podcast
Some Canadian Nurses Asked to Skip Holidays Hospitals warn of vacation cancellations if volunteers don't cover shifts Dec 23, 2021
Oh, Deer: Coronavirus Running Buck Wild in Ohio Risk to humans seems likely though unconfirmed at this point Dec 23, 2021
FDA: The Wait for COVID Pills Is Over Paxlovid first oral antiviral authorized to treat high-risk COVID patients Dec 22, 2021
Doc Fired After Standing Up to Private Equity; RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Machine This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 22, 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
'Winter of Severe Illness, Death' for the Unvaccinated, White House Warns Fully vaccinated individuals must still get boosted for optimal protection, says Fauci 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
What Do Alec Baldwin and the Unvaccinated Have in Common? Both carry "live rounds" that put people in harm's way Dec 14, 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
Beware Flu and COVID Vax Mix-Ups and Other Medication Errors Medication safety group previews new best practices for next year Dec 09, 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
Which Incentive Lottery Programs for COVID Vaccines Hit the Jackpot? Results varied by state, study finds 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
Does High-Flow Oxygen Improve Outcomes in COVID Patients? Randomized trial examines two types of oxygen therapy in severe cases Dec 07, 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
