Healthcare Unionization Isn't the Only Option In this changing workplace, managers and leaders can do better for their staff Sep 25, 2024
Anti-Pharma Bus Tour; Rapamycin for Longevity? Hospital Forgives Debt After Pressure This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 25, 2024
Ob/Gyn Accused of Catfishing Women Ethicists weigh in on whether actions taken a decade ago are relevant today Sep 25, 2024
'Sex Party' COVID Czar Fired; Undiagnosed Iron Deficiency; Many Papers Partly Fake? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 25, 2024
AMA Responds to PA Group's Policy Truce Letters PAs have important role to play, but don't have the same skill set, AMA president says Sep 24, 2024
In Emergency Medicine, Promotion to Chief Resident Least Likely for Women of Color Black residents also less likely to be promoted than white residents Sep 24, 2024
People Detained in Switzerland in Connection With Suspected 'Suicide Capsule' Death Device allows person sitting inside to push a button that injects nitrogen into sealed chamber Sep 24, 2024
Training on Cadavers Still Essential for Medical Students Donor dissection teaches skills not easily acquired with other methods Sep 23, 2024
Pope's Illness; Docs Against Trump; Another Contact of Missouri H5N1 Case Fell Ill Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 23, 2024
Zachary Quinto Steps Into Giant-Sized Doctor's Shoes in NBC's 'Brilliant Minds' The actor plays a character inspired by Oliver Sacks, MD, the "poet laureate of medicine" Sep 21, 2024
Documentary Explores Racism, Gatekeeping in Nursing "People who don't fit comfortably into an environment can't thrive," director of the film says Sep 20, 2024
Is Healthcare Consolidation Fueling the Physician Burnout Crisis? New report finds pandemic burnout is still lingering Sep 19, 2024
House Staff Unionization Has Come in Waves Residents' efforts to organize date back some 90 years Sep 19, 2024
Docs Accused of Treating Fatal COVID With Peroxide; Cardiologists' Defamation Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 19, 2024
California Pledges to Halve Maternal Mortality By Late 2026 But how will the state with the lowest maternal mortality rate do it? Sep 18, 2024
California Clarifies Role of CRNAs Amid Scope-of-Practice Clash Letter says CRNAs can administer anesthesia that's ordered by a physician Sep 18, 2024
Experts Debate Whether IRA Provisions Stifle Pharma Innovation at Senate Hearing Law already caused some drug development programs to be halted, one Senator says Sep 18, 2024
Abortion Ban Deaths; Trans Paper Retraction Fallout; The Payout That Drained Steward This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 18, 2024
Treating a New Species: Homo Fragilis Our fragile patients are increasingly dependent on a crumbling healthcare system Sep 17, 2024
Swimming Banned at Multiple East Coast Beaches After Medical Waste Washes Ashore Source of the waste is under investigation Sep 17, 2024
Alcohol and Food Poisoning; Texas Sells Body Parts; Rise in Virus Tied to Paralysis Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 17, 2024
Nurses Blast Steward Health Care's Greed: 'It Ruins You' Steward CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD, was a "no-show" at hearing, despite subpoena Sep 13, 2024
MedPod Today: Med Board Snubs New Law; Is Ketamine Addictive? AMR the Musical 51˶ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Sep 13, 2024 podcast
Cardiologist Gets 4 to 8 Years; Nurse's Accused Killer Charged; Spine Surgery Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 12, 2024
Limits to Anti-Nausea Pill Coverage Wear on Cancer Patients and Doctors "This is sort of the dirty underbelly of the current healthcare environment," an oncologist said Sep 11, 2024
Doc Travels for Abortion Training; Families Wrongly Separated; Jail Opioid Success This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 11, 2024
Abortion, COVID, and Obamacare Highlighted in Trump-Harris Debate Trump says he has "concepts and options" for fixing the ACA, but offers no specifics Sep 11, 2024
U.K. Hospital Where Nurse Was Convicted of Murdering 7 Babies Faces Investigation Inquiry will look at systemic issues and failures, but not the legal basis for the convictions Sep 10, 2024
How Cannabis Laws and Mental Health Prescription Drugs Are Linked Study points to a decrease in benzodiazepine dispensing following cannabis legalization Sep 10, 2024 video
Project 2025: Assessing the Impact on the Healthcare Workforce Effective and equitable training does not appear to be a priority of this agenda Sep 09, 2024
Physician Who Punched Officer During Capitol Riot Sentenced to Prison "I accept full responsibility for my actions that day," said Massachusetts doctor Sep 06, 2024
Did Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Policy Increase Overdose Deaths? Study sheds new light on impact of drug decriminalization policy Sep 06, 2024 video
Tennessee Medical Board Refuses to Enforce New IMG Law Members skeptical of verification process, concerned about patient safety Sep 06, 2024
Clinicians Star in Off-Broadway Musical About Antimicrobial Resistance Past and present collide in a show with an important public health message Sep 06, 2024
Insurer Will Launch 'Gold Card' Program to Skip Prior Authorization Prior authorization has remained a significant source of administrative burden, physicians say Sep 05, 2024
I'm Embarrassed to Admit I Have No Idea How to Care for Patients With Disabilities All medical schools should prepare trainees to meet the needs of this population Sep 05, 2024
$100M Botched Circumcision Case; Perry Trial Date Set; Euthanasia Doc Pleads Guilty A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 05, 2024
PA Group Sends Second Letter Asking AMA for Policy Truce A second open letter requests a meeting to discuss the impact of AMA's "disparaging rhetoric" Sep 04, 2024
Just How Addictive Is the Drug That Killed Matthew Perry? Even if ketamine isn't as addictive as opioids, widespread use can still pose problems Sep 04, 2024