FTC Sues Anesthesia Group and Its Private Equity Backers Companies accused of extracting "monopoly profits" while growing "monopoly power" Sep 26, 2023
Inmates Escape From Hospitals in Recent Spree With inmates going to a less secure place, opportunities to escape are increased, expert says Sep 26, 2023
Doctors Should Stay Away From 'Grateful Patient' Fundraising Physicians should never be asked to solicit donations from patients, ACP position paper warns Sep 25, 2023
Two Large Medical Groups Shun Medicare Advantage Plans San Diego doctor groups latest to withdraw, citing low pay, prior authorization problems Sep 25, 2023
White House Opens Gun Violence Prevention Office "We have to act, and we have to act now," says President Biden Sep 22, 2023
The White House Cancer Moonshot Is a Dud We're failing to take simple steps to reduce one of the biggest causes of cancer Sep 22, 2023
NP Convicted; U.S. Plans to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports; NFL Doc Retiring Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 22, 2023
Flawed Rules in No Surprises Act Hurt Doctors and Patients, Experts Say Some practices are fighting to keep afloat, while patients are losing access to care Sep 21, 2023
Are Paxlovid and Lagevrio Equals? Study shows similar mortality benefit for high-risk COVID patients, but evidence is up for debate Sep 21, 2023
Medicare Advantage Ads Should Look Different This Year KFF examines past predatory ads as new CMS regulation goes into effect Sep 21, 2023
PA's Murder Trial; Doc's Manslaughter Charge; Cardiologist's Kickback Settlement A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 21, 2023
Suppressing Unwanted Thoughts; Choking on Cheese; Diet and Depression Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 21, 2023
Doc Sues Over Vax Mandate; False Child Abuse Claims? FDA's Decongestant Delay This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 20, 2023
Stopping Medical Misinformation Requires Early Detection Help is needed from the medical community and the general public, says media watchdog CEO Sep 20, 2023
From Physician to Politician Brian H. Williams discusses gun violence, bipartisan politics, and hitting the campaign trail Sep 19, 2023 video
Want Better Health Outcomes? Check Out What Other Countries Do Countries who outperform the U.S. system have three things in common, expert says Sep 19, 2023
Medical Debt Is Killing Our Patients Here's my legislative solution to put an end to this Sep 16, 2023
A Look at the Data Behind CDC's Updated COVID Vax Decision Here are the highlights of the agency's extensive evidence review Sep 15, 2023
No 'Silver Bullet' for Generic Drug Shortage, House Members Told A total of 301 drugs were in active shortage last year Sep 14, 2023
A 'SAD' Story: Patient Stuck With $176K Bill After Medicare Policy Switch CMS abruptly decided patients can self-administer Stelara -- even those with Parkinson's Sep 14, 2023
Drug Companies, Allies Fight Back on Medicare Drug Price Negotiations They argue that the government is using coercion while claiming sellers have options Sep 14, 2023
Hospital CEO's 'Naked Art' Suit; Family Sues Over Dead Baby Images; Lost Tumor Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 14, 2023
What It Will Really Take to Restore Trust in the CDC A singular narrative, consistency, and relatability are paramount Sep 13, 2023
California Misinfo Law Is Destined for the Dustbin Amendment repeals language, but licensing boards apparently had authority all along Sep 13, 2023
Child Abuse Doc Reassigned; Columbia Protected Predator Doc? Hospital Sued Employees This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 13, 2023
CDC Advisors Support Updated COVID Shots for All Committee members raised concerns that a more graded recommendation would contribute to inequity Sep 12, 2023
DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups Sep 12, 2023
Rural Hospital Turns to GoFundMe to Stay Afloat "Lives will be lost" if Pennsylvania facility closes, CEO says in crowdfunding campaign Sep 12, 2023
How Vital Drug Shortages Happen "Fundamentally, there's something broken in how the market works" Sep 11, 2023 video
Dear Congress: Take the Easy Win on Medicare It's time for an alternative approach to the merit-based incentive payment system Sep 09, 2023
CDC's New Chief Plans to Rebuild Trust in the Agency "Trust is absolutely foundational to our ability to help Americans," says Mandy Cohen Sep 07, 2023
Nurse Accused of Spreading Hep C Takes Plea Deal; Army Doc's Alleged Sexual Assault A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 07, 2023
Climate Change a 'Major Threat' for Respiratory Patients, Experts Warn ERS statement suggests action for individual physicians with affected patients Sep 06, 2023
The JR-15 Rifle Places Children's Safety in the Crosshairs We cannot ignore the public health crisis of gun violence Sep 06, 2023
Ivermectin Suit Revived; Curbing Fentanyl Deaths in Kids; Medicare Spending Plateau This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 06, 2023
The Folly of Trying to Map Out the Appeals Process for Insurance Denials Dozens of experts said building a tool for navigating insurance appeals would be impossible Sep 06, 2023
Why One Hospital Hired an AI Prompt Engineer Boston Children's found a "unicorn-type candidate" for its newest clinical tech hire Sep 06, 2023
How the Dobbs Decision Can Affect Cancer Patients What do exceptions for the life of the mother mean when she's a terminally ill patient? Sep 05, 2023
Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay? Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill Sep 03, 2023 video
