Lawsuit Challenges Federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Claims "consistently lost, ignored, denied, or caught up" in bureaucracy, complaint alleges Nov 08, 2023
Senate Committee Advances Bill on Mental Health, PBMs, and 'Ghost Provider' Networks Measure would also lessen the cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2024 Nov 08, 2023
Soldiers' Mysterious Injuries; Doctor's Resignation Worries Families; Recall Harms This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 08, 2023
Ohio Voters Back Constitutional Right to Abortion Amendment also protects right to contraception, miscarriage care Nov 08, 2023
To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Say Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted Nov 07, 2023
CMS Proposes Rule to Limit Medicare Advantage Plan Sales Commissions No more golf parties or free trips to brokers who "steer" beneficiaries to higher-paying plans Nov 07, 2023
Critics Say CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Isn't Strong Enough Draft guidelines from HICPAC criticized after most recent meeting Nov 06, 2023
Foster Care Admission Surged When Abortion Access Fell, Study Shows 20 years of data show increases in foster care admissions in TRAP law states Nov 06, 2023
Why Aren't We Treating Health Disparities Like the Crises They Are? Lessons from the COVID pandemic on crisis response Nov 06, 2023
For Health AI to Fulfill Its Potential, Regulation Is Paramount There's little value in a tool that can't be trusted Nov 04, 2023
Regulation Gap Persists in OTC Eye Care Products Poor oversight, sketchy product information endanger public health, experts say Nov 04, 2023
Pharmacist Prescribing for BP Control Makes Economic Sense Clinical benefits of pharmacist-prescribed antihypertensives known for years Nov 03, 2023
Kidnapping for Abortion; Death by Nitrogen Gas; Gender-Affirming Care Reaches SCOTUS Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 03, 2023
Medicare Finalizes 3.4% Payment Cut for Physician Fees in 2024 Specialty groups decry "untenable" payment cuts Nov 03, 2023
Colorado's Ban on 'Abortion Reversal' Tied Up in Court Battle Mainstream medicine says the so-called treatment isn't backed by science Nov 02, 2023
Infectious Disease Groups Urge CMS to Retire Sepsis Treatment Guidelines Use of the measure hasn't lowered mortality rates, they say Nov 02, 2023
Nurse Found Dead in Basement; Pain Doc Settles for $1.5M; Child Abuse Doc Testifies A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 02, 2023
People Who Need 988 Find It, but Many Say They Won't Use It Again Less than a third of those with serious distress would be very likely to call again Nov 01, 2023
'Gaping Holes' in Maine Victims; Risky Hernia Surgery on the Rise; Open Access Push This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 01, 2023
HHS Proposes 'Disincentive' Penalties for Information-Blocking Providers Clinicians could see cuts in Medicare payments if found to have violated the rule Oct 31, 2023
Spinal Surgery Redux: Advancing Our Approach to Back Pain New techniques and high-quality care make all the difference for recovery Oct 30, 2023
How Can the U.S. Achieve Universal Coverage? With a Two-Part Plan, Expert Says Automatic basic coverage plus an optional supplement is the answer, says MIT professor Oct 27, 2023
MedPod Today: COVID Rundown; Shady Medicare Advantage Ads; RIP 'Excited Delirium' 51˶ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Oct 27, 2023 podcast
AI Detects Diabetes; Problems With Predictive AI; Regulating AI in Health A monthly roundup of AI innovation and research in healthcare Oct 26, 2023
CDC Panel Backs Broader Use of Mpox Vaccine And ACIP also recommended use of the new pentavalent meningitis shot Oct 26, 2023
Doc Accused of Poisoning Wife; Doc Sues for Age Discrimination; Bogus Ablations A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 26, 2023
AI Can Be a Boon to Clinicians -- If Used Correctly, Says AMA President "We can provide things to make it easier for people to practice medicine," says Jesse Ehrenfeld Oct 25, 2023
Journal Editor Fired for Hamas-Israeli Conflict Comments Michael Eisen, former editor of eLife, was horrified by both Hamas and harm to Gazans Oct 25, 2023
Senate Committee Advances NIH Director Nominee to Full Senate 15-6 vote for Monica Bertagnolli, with chairman Sanders voting against the nominee Oct 25, 2023
Hopkins Pathologist Placed on Leave; Ob/Gyn Sued for Sex Assault; Rural MA Woes This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 25, 2023
NPs No More Likely Than Physicians to Prescribe Inappropriately to Older Adults Mean rates of inappropriate prescribing by NPs, primary care doctors were "virtually identical" Oct 23, 2023
The Physician in the Israel-Hamas War: A Doctor's Duty We must strive to keep the apolitical nature of medical practice top of mind Oct 23, 2023
Optimizing Dosing of Medications for OUD in the Era of Fentanyl Transforming data into action is the next step Oct 22, 2023
House Members Mull Bills to Cut Red Tape and Improve Docs' Medicare Pay But Democrats say they weren't given enough input in many of the measures Oct 20, 2023
Should Scientists Openly Debate Vaccine Policies? Paul Offit, MD, says it is the obligation of scientists and physicians to "point to the truth" Oct 20, 2023 video
Shady Medicare Advantage Plan Tactics Blasted at Senate Hearing "It's a rip-off and it's got to stop," one Senator said Oct 19, 2023
IG Live October 23: Life in the Fast Lane With FDA's Accelerated Approvals Experts share their perspectives on the increasingly controversial FDA pathway Oct 19, 2023
Doc's Murder-for-Hire Plea; Gastroenterologist Claims Insanity; Nurse Gets 30 Years A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 19, 2023
Paxlovid Priced at $1,390! Snoozing the Alarm and Health; Medical Aid Heads to Gaza Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 19, 2023