RFK Jr. Meets With Senators; School Shooting Leaves 3 Dead; 'Uber for Nursing'? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 17, 2024
UnitedHealth Strategically Limits Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism Leaked documents show that the insurer is aggressive in its targeting Dec 16, 2024
Turns Out That Biosimilars Do Impact Biologic Drug Costs Leading adalimumab brand still dominates market, but net spending plummeted Dec 13, 2024
MedPod Today: CEO Murder Shows Industry Risks; RFK Jr. Conspiracies; Gold Card Laws 51˶ reporters offer further insights into recently covered topics Dec 13, 2024 podcast
Insurers Are Dictating Care and We're Sick, Sick, Sick of It! Now is a moment ripe for change Dec 13, 2024
Doc Confesses to Killing Wife, Police Say; Nurse Reprimanded for Cursing at Toddler A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 12, 2024
The 7 Biggest Financial Enemies of Doctors Avoid these pitfalls to secure financial freedom Dec 12, 2024
Fighting Misinformation Like a Doctor Politicians should view their constituents the same way we view our patients Dec 11, 2024
Doc Accused of Patient Harm; Healthcare Hero's Evolution; CHOP Downplayed Risks? This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 11, 2024
Am I 'Too Competitive' for Some Residency Programs? A Q&A with a residency program director Dec 11, 2024
State 'Gold Card' Laws Sound Good -- But Are They Working? A Texas law to exempt providers from prior authorization hasn't worked out as hoped Dec 10, 2024
I Am Torn: Grappling With the Killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO I detest everything Thompson stood for, yet I am troubled by thoughts of hate Dec 10, 2024
Disability Redefines 'Ability' in the Medical Profession Creativity and adaptability contribute to the success of doctors with disabilities Dec 09, 2024
Physicians Shouldn't Applaud Murder The death of the United Healthcare CEO reveals some dark thoughts Dec 07, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Exposes Dark Reality for Industry Leadership Healthcare industry leaders are familiar with the dangers that come with their line of work Dec 06, 2024
Should Pharmaceutical Companies Sell Weight-Loss Drugs Directly to Consumers? Physicians, policymakers raise questions about LillyDirect connecting patients with telehealth Dec 06, 2024
Addicted to Productivity, Doc? The Holidays Are a Time to Reflect Here are four health habits to support clinician well-being Dec 06, 2024
Social Media Unleashes Cruel Responses to UnitedHealthcare CEO's Murder Posts show frustrations with the U.S. health insurance industry Dec 05, 2024
Psilocybin Cut Depression Symptoms in COVID's Frontline Healthcare Workers Clinicians who received psilocybin had a 21-point drop in MADRS score at day 28 Dec 05, 2024
Board Denies Doc a License for Third Time; Doc Sentenced to 10 Years; Nurse Gets 17 A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 05, 2024
Nursing Homes Fell Behind on Vaccinating Patients for COVID Billing complexities and patient skepticism partially to blame Dec 05, 2024
CEO's Killer Left Messages on Bullets; RFK Jr.'s Nonprofit; Splash Pad Diseases Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 05, 2024
Healthcare Workers Compete on Social Media to Raise Money to Fight Hunger This year's campaign helped contribute to a 5-year total over $3 million Dec 04, 2024
RFK Jr.'s Extremist Views on CDC; Hysterectomy Misconceptions; Blowing Up the NIH? This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 04, 2024
More DEI Bans Will Have Dire Side Effects for Public Health Clinician diversity may be at risk with the new administration Dec 04, 2024
Most Top Medical Journals Prohibit Use of AI During Peer Review Process Of the 78 top journals with guidance on the use of AI for peer review, 59% prohibit its use Dec 03, 2024
Study: Patients Better Be Very Literate to Understand These Handouts Some educational materials require college-level reading ability Dec 02, 2024
Fauci Facepalms Won't Cut It in the Second Trump Administration Consider what's at stake when leaders in medicine simply watch from the sidelines Dec 02, 2024
HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS and Other Conspiracies RFK Jr. Endorsed He has also claimed Wi-Fi causes cancer and that antidepressants are to blame for mass shootings Dec 02, 2024
Medical Education Needs Its Own AI Playbook Artificial intelligence should be used differently in training and medical practice Dec 01, 2024
Worried About Healthcare Worker Well-Being? Contact members of Congress to reauthorize the Lorna Breen Act Nov 30, 2024
TV's Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him to Lead Shares included a stake in UnitedHealth Group worth as much as $600,000 Nov 29, 2024
AI Teaches Surgery; AI Quality Registry; AI Matches Patients With Trials A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Nov 29, 2024
Doc Admits Owning Explosives; Doc Says He Was Fired for Sounding Alarm on Procedures A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 27, 2024
Third Death Under TX Abortion Ban; Insurer Pays Its Own Docs More; CME Questioned This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 27, 2024
Another Emergency Medicine Staffing Firm Goes Under Doctors still not paid, now on the hook for malpractice tail coverage Nov 26, 2024
Lack of Workplace Control Fans the Flames of Doc Burnout AMA study shows physicians impacted by poor control over patient volume, clinical schedules Nov 25, 2024
Ex-Eye Bank Workers Say Pressure, Lax Oversight Led to Errors Tissue donation guided by different rules than organ donation, with less transparency, some say Nov 24, 2024
AMA President-Elect Confronts a New Challenge: A Brain Tumor Bobby Mukkamala, MD, was diagnosed with grade 2 glioma after experiencing aphasia at AMA meeting Nov 22, 2024
New FDA Panel Weighs In on Regulating Generative AI in Healthcare Committee's 2-day meeting focused on evaluating and monitoring performance and risk Nov 22, 2024