What Exactly Is a 'Critical' Medical Device? FDA Seeks Advice on the Issue Advisory panel to consider which devices should be on a list for shortage notifications Feb 05, 2024
What to Know About Nitazenes, a Class of Potent Synthetic Opioids This unapproved drug class is turning up in more overdose deaths across the country Feb 05, 2024
Exposure to Teratogenic Medicine Common Before Prenatal Care Study also looked at how abortion restrictions limit options in these cases Feb 05, 2024
Rudest Doctor's Office Behavior; Disease Spread by Dog Poop; Defining Sobriety Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Feb 05, 2024
FDA Advisory Panel Generally Pleased With Pulse Oximetry Clinical Trial Proposal But some questions arose regarding number of participants, permissible variance in measurements Feb 03, 2024
HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth Feb 02, 2024
Study: 'Appalling' U.S. Failure to Protect Frontline Workers During Pandemic Lack of protections "created a perfect storm for vulnerable workers," researchers said Feb 02, 2024
MedPod Today: Medicare Advantage Woes, Double Billing, NHPI Health Disparities 51˶ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Feb 02, 2024 podcast
Keep a Close Eye on Amazon's Ventures Into Healthcare The company's endeavors may present a double-edged sword Feb 02, 2024
U.S. Officials Call for More Programs, Education to Improve Diets in America More research on "gut-brain axis" is also needed Feb 02, 2024
Medicare Sends Initial Price Negotiation Bids to Drugmakers Manufacturers of 10 drugs have 30 days to accept or make a counter-offer Feb 01, 2024
Cedars-Sinai Anesthesiologists Unionize Concerns about staffing, quality of care, and pay cuts push physicians to organize Feb 01, 2024
Biden to Visit Site of Toxic Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Federal agencies made cleanup efforts; concerns linger about long-term health effects Feb 01, 2024
CDC: Deadly Vibrio Bacteria Killed Five People in Three States Last Summer Cases occurred in the wake of record-breaking heat waves Feb 01, 2024
Doc's Dirty Needle Accusation; Child Abuse Doc Faces Lawsuits; C-Section Error Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 01, 2024
Pulse Oximeters Once Again in the Spotlight at FDA Advisory panel to discuss how to improve device accuracy for patients with darker skin Jan 31, 2024
Health Workers Press for Federal Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence Legislation calls for up to 20 years' federal imprisonment for certain acts of violence Jan 31, 2024
Doc Goes Missing From Shift; Patient-Centered Long COVID Research; Science Sleuth This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 31, 2024
Emerging Research Examines How Parenthood Changes the Brain Amount of time spent caring for newborn seems to play an important role, says researcher Jan 31, 2024 video
Doctors Warn Patients May Be Billed Twice Bringing up concerns outside the main scope of the visit could prompt separate bills Jan 30, 2024
CMS Focusing on Better Aligning Quality Measures, Adding New ACO Models Clinicians shouldn't have to navigate hundreds of different measures, Medicare director says Jan 30, 2024
Why Are We Letting Insurers Dictate Patient Care? Prior authorization is wreaking havoc on patient health Jan 30, 2024
PA Convicted of Fraud for Amniotic Fluid Shot Scheme Ray Anthony Shoulders, PA, faces up to 240 years in prison Jan 29, 2024
New York Joins Local Governments in Erasing Billions in Medical Debt But stronger policies are needed to stop debt at its source Jan 28, 2024
How Much Do Physicians Really Know About FDA Drug and Device Regulation? More education is clearly needed Jan 28, 2024
Value-Based Care: Filling Critical Gaps in Care and Clinician Leadership One Chicago health plan has come up with a unique program for doctors just starting out Jan 26, 2024
Why Measles Keeps Popping Up in Pockets of the U.S. Paul Offit, MD, on the history of the MMR vaccine and the lasting legacy of COVID Jan 26, 2024 video
King Charles Admitted; ADHD Drug Recalled; Minnesota Debates Doc-Assisted Suicide Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Jan 26, 2024
How Can Cancer Risk Be Cut in Communities Exposed to Toxins? Group outlines plan to bring the latest testing and treatment to medically underserved minorities Jan 25, 2024
Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage? MedPAC chair discusses need to fix MA's confusing limitations, upcoding, and rising costs Jan 25, 2024
AI Diagnoses Deadly Disease; Radiology's New AI Guidance; WHO Tackles LMMs A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Jan 25, 2024
In Billboard Campaign, Physician Residents Say They're Exploited Residents at University at Buffalo charge they're the lowest paid in the entire state Jan 25, 2024
Making the Case for Physician-Assisted Dying Rohin Francis discusses "one of the most important ethical considerations in medicine" Jan 25, 2024
The Real COVID Isolation Headline That Nobody Is Picking Up On Hint: It relates to you, California healthcare worker Jan 25, 2024
Ob/Gyn's Animal Cruelty Charges; Doc's Dark Web Murder-for-Hire; Retaliation Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 25, 2024
Infusion Drug Mark-Ups Higher at Safety Net Hospitals Study shows big difference in reimbursement-to-acquisition cost ratio versus private practice Jan 24, 2024
CDC Pushes Back on HICPAC Infection Control Guidance, Asks for Clarification Questions center on precautions against airborne pathogens, use of N95s in healthcare settings Jan 24, 2024
Is Adding an AI Readout to Mammography Worth It? Women would have to pay out-of-pocket, as reimbursement is a long way off Jan 24, 2024
New Federal Health Agency Sets Bold Goals Changing rural health delivery, perfecting whole eye transplants among ARPA-H's aims Jan 24, 2024
Few Women in Abortion Ban States Terminate Rape-Related Pregnancies Researchers suggest exceptions don't work for rape survivors Jan 24, 2024