Emergency Medicine Doc Is Running for Congress Amish Shah, MD, MPH, talks with 51˶ about his time in Arizona's state legislature Sep 03, 2024
Arthritis Patients More Likely to Stick With Biosimilars Spanish registry data show longer time without discontinuing; reasons unclear, however Sep 03, 2024
If Alzheimer's Drug Ads Had More Data, Here's What Might Happen A slippery slope: emphasizing side effects could inhibit some people from accepting medicines Aug 30, 2024
For Pharma, Trump vs Harris Is a Showdown Between Two Industry Foes As both candidates battle Big Pharma, the industry's financial support sways toward Democrats Aug 30, 2024
FDA Releases Final Rule on ID Checks for Tobacco Sales Retailers will soon have to check IDs of any tobacco product customers thought to be under 30 Aug 29, 2024
Where Vance and Walz Stand on Major Healthcare Issues A look at the two vice presidential nominees' healthcare policies and records Aug 29, 2024
What the Matthew Perry Tragedy Reminds Us About Ketamine Use We must develop multi-disciplinary safety standards for ketamine clinics Aug 29, 2024
Murdered Doc Suffered Prior Beating; Fake Plastic Surgeon; Doc Drugged Nanny A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 29, 2024
If RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm Could Talk; Listeria Deaths Rise; Teen Drilled Skull in OR? Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 29, 2024
Psychedelic Probe Expands; Why Therapists Leave Networks; Fizzling Pandemic Program This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 28, 2024
Dalai Lama's Surgery; New Surgeon General Advisory; Concerns Over Drinking Water Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 28, 2024
Blood Culture Bottle Shortage Starting to Ease, Becton Dickinson Says Production expected to hit 125% of weekly demand by year's end, spokesperson says Aug 27, 2024
Geisinger Health System: A Bellwether for Value-Based Care Its recently announced partnership with Kaiser Permanente is an exciting development Aug 27, 2024
Trump Would Veto a Federal Abortion Ban, Vance Says "I can absolutely commit that," the Republican VP candidate said Aug 26, 2024
Biden Admin Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace Regulators cited "anomalous activity" Aug 23, 2024
CMS Drops Controversial Proposal for Blood Tests After Organ Transplant Test supporters call the move a "win"; agency will issue a new proposal "in the coming months" Aug 22, 2024
Europe Offers Clues for Solving America's Maternal Mortality Crisis The U.S. has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality of any wealthy nation Aug 22, 2024
Doc Charged With Recording Nude Patients; Noncompete Ban Blocked; 'Sex for Scripts' A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 22, 2024
For Tim Walz, Protecting Reproductive Freedom Means Minding 'Your Own Damn Business' VP nominee says Trump will ban abortion across the country, with or without Congress Aug 22, 2024
Eight States Have Added Abortion to November Ballots. What Would the Measures Do? Measures may potentially attract even more voters to the polls on election day Aug 21, 2024
Tim Walz's Wife Says She Underwent Intrauterine Insemination, Not IVF The Democratic vice presidential nominee previously spoke about family's struggle with fertility Aug 21, 2024
Outsized Death Risk for Women With Afib After Heart Surgery Sex should factor into tailoring of postoperative care, research suggests Aug 21, 2024
Steward CEO Made $250M; FDA Device Chief's Conflicts; Psychedelic Founder Unleashed This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 21, 2024
Docs Performing Abortions 'Will Be Prosecuted' If GOP Returns to Power, Senator Says They're coming for IVF next, Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells delegates at the Democratic convention Aug 21, 2024
Traveling to Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism Patients with terminal illness explore end-of-life options Aug 20, 2024
Healthcare a Major Player at the Democratic Convention's Opening Night Abortion, COVID, gun violence, and drug prices were among the topics in the spotlight Aug 20, 2024
Docs Need Better Guidance on Patient Exposure to 'Forever Chemicals,' Group Says Environmental group's "roadmap" also urges feds to continue cutting PFAS levels in food and water Aug 19, 2024
Here's How Compounders Make Popular Weight-Loss Drugs From sourcing API to getting the final formulation just right Aug 19, 2024
How Worried Should We Be About a Bird Flu Pandemic? A "red flag" for virologists, but status quo for the general public for now Aug 19, 2024 video
California Bill Would Require State Review of Private Equity Deals in Healthcare Consumer advocates and labor unions are enthusiastic about the plans, but hospitals are not Aug 18, 2024
Is Medicare's Negotiated Drug Price List Worth Celebrating? Depends on Whom You Ask. Reactions from physician and consumer groups were positive, but drugmakers begged to differ Aug 16, 2024
New Lines of Attack Form Against the Affordable Care Act Republicans say changes are needed regarding misreported incomes and enhanced subsidies Aug 16, 2024
What Medicare Advantage Changes Would a Trump or Harris Administration Make? Experts also predict next administration's potential moves on the ACA, drug price negotiations Aug 15, 2024
Journal Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policies Are All Over the Map Editors rely on the honor system; is that good enough to disclose authors' possible conflicts? Aug 15, 2024
Doc Sentenced to 24 Years; $17M Jury Award; Ectopic Pregnancy Lawsuits A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 15, 2024
Kate Middleton Update; First Mask Ban in U.S.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 15, 2024
Did COVID Vax Mandates for Health Workers Increase Uptake? Yes, but only among younger workers and in states with no test-out options Aug 14, 2024
Implicit Bias Trainings Are Increasingly Common. But Do They Work? New research identifies several areas for improvement and redesign Aug 14, 2024
Anti-Abortion Ob/Gyn's New Role; Questioning FDA 'Recalls'; Padding Profits With PAD This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 14, 2024