A Doctor's Obligation as a Private Citizen We must be thoughtful about how we share our views with the public Jan 05, 2024
Fake Xanax Hospitalizes Three in Chicago Three young adults were in intensive care after taking bromazolam they thought was alprazolam Jan 04, 2024
Why I Disclosed My Disabilities When Applying for Residency My health conditions are an important part of my personal narrative Jan 04, 2024
Patient Arrested for Punching Nurse; Kowalski Juror Misconduct? Nurse Back in Jail A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 04, 2024
A Nurse Told Me to Lock Myself in an Exam Room. A Patient's Dad Was Looking For Me. We must put an end to gun violence in healthcare facilities Jan 03, 2024
Details of New Ob/Gyn Residency Application System Revealed The application, called ResidencyCAS, prioritizes "holistic review" and costs less than ERAS Jan 03, 2024
Dangerous Med Spa Infections; Trans Youth Hospital Trauma; Blocking Rehab Access This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 03, 2024
Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposal RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say Jan 03, 2024
Emotional Intelligence Must Guide Artificial Intelligence Together they can ensure quality and holistic patient care Jan 02, 2024
Hospital Deaths Investigated; Price Hikes for 500 Drugs; Mushroom Poisonings Rise Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Jan 02, 2024
Nursing Exam Pass Rates Appear to Be Rising. Why? With a new exam format, experts expected rates to dip; that isn't what happened Jan 01, 2024
Students of Shuttered Nursing School Sue State Officials for Overreach Connecticut requested license applicants of Stone Academy program complete a "refresher course" Dec 29, 2023
A Seat at the Table: Physicians Have Been Unionizing in Droves Efforts have been made by seasoned physicians, as well as residents and fellows Dec 29, 2023
Managing AI Risks in Healthcare; GPT-4's Clinical Biases; DIY AI Clinic A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Dec 28, 2023
Paramedics Guilty of Homicide; Pediatrician Attacked Lab Tech? $900K Settlement A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 28, 2023
Supreme Court to Weigh in on Abortion Pill Access The nation's high court will consider the Fifth Circuit's ruling on mifepristone Dec 28, 2023
Death by Doctor; Apple Watch Sales Rebooted; Nerve Transplanted to Paralyzed Hand Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 28, 2023
It Was a Tumultuous Year for Simone Gold and America's Frontline Doctors After an attempted coup, Gold holds on to AFLDS; she's also suing California's medical board Dec 27, 2023
Do You Believe in These Medical Superstitions? "I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious" -- Michael Scott, "The Office" Dec 27, 2023
Medicare Cuts Beg the Question: Do Doctors Know How to Make 'Good Trouble'? The health of American healthcare may depend on physicians taking it to the streets Dec 27, 2023 video
Hospital Complications Rise After Private Equity Buyout Medicare data point to additional reason for concern Dec 26, 2023
Five Tips for Successful Telemedicine Founder of telehealth platform on making virtual exams accessible, profitable, and rewarding Dec 22, 2023 video
Fatal Christmas Tree; A Whole Lot of Fraud; Chatbots Relieve Seniors' Loneliness Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 22, 2023
MedPod Today: Long COVID and Stem Cells; An Unusual Pregnancy; New Cannabinoids 51˶ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Dec 22, 2023 podcast
FDA Official Blasts Ladapo's Claims About DNA Fragments in COVID Shots Peter Marks called Florida surgeon general's mRNA vax criticism "misleading" Dec 21, 2023
Nurse Stormed U.S. Capitol? Doc Guilty of Wife's Murder; $120M Malpractice Award A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 21, 2023
Scripps Clinic Must Pay Almost $7M to Older Docs in Age Bias Case California allows medical groups to force retirement at age 70, but it's against federal law Dec 21, 2023
Youth Death Rallies Anti-Vaxers; Insurers Hire After Malpractice; Bad Doc Ignored? This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 20, 2023
Explanations Don't Help Clinicians Spot Biased AI Biased AI predictions tanked diagnostic accuracy, and model explanations didn't bring it back up Dec 19, 2023
'Curable': A Case for Precision of Language Patients need a clear description of their prognosis Dec 19, 2023
Dr. Barbie Will See You Now, but Only if You're a Pediatric Patient Study finds medical Barbie dolls usually treat kids, don't come with PPE accessories Dec 18, 2023
Biology, Anatomy, and Finance? More Med Students Want Business Degrees Too "Whom will these doctors end up serving more, patients or shareholders?" Dec 17, 2023
Something Special Happens When We Share Stories About Our Patients Written narratives have the power to heal Dec 16, 2023
The 'Before and After': An Eye Surgeon's Unexpected Finding There are a few possible diagnoses in patient with headaches, blurred vision, but one stands out Dec 16, 2023
How to Prevent Violence Against Healthcare Workers "We have to tell our stories, because this has to be a priority," emergency physician says Dec 15, 2023 video
Another Medical Society Turns Up the Heat on MOC IDSA president pens letter to ABIM, arguing MOC is costly, time-consuming, and ineffective Dec 15, 2023