How to Make Meaningful Moves Toward Health Equity in Cancer Care Addressing the three R's: resources, research, and racism Feb 27, 2023
Are High Costs of Newer Diabetes Drugs Deterring Eligible Patients? Data show most eligible patients are not using GLP-1 receptor agonists or SGLT2 inhibitors Feb 27, 2023
Hospitals Bear Brunt of Financial Fallout From COVID But there is an opportunity here to try new strategies to cope Feb 27, 2023
Docs Push Ivermectin for Flu; Woody's SNL Intro; Energy Dept. Backs Lab Leak Theory Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51³ÉÈ˶¯Âþ staff Feb 27, 2023
Could Earlier Initiation of HPV Vaccine Boost Immunization in Adolescents? Starting at age 9 or 10 may have benefit, retrospective study suggests Feb 27, 2023
Allies as Mediators in the Healthcare Workplace Stand up and offer to advocate for those with marginalized identities when discrimination occurs Feb 25, 2023
Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis on the Rise in the U.S. This easily transmissible infection causes severe diarrhea, with limited treatment options Feb 24, 2023
Heat-Related Illness on the Rise in the U.S., Study Finds Age, gender each appear to play a role Feb 24, 2023
Operation Nightingale: State Nursing Boards React to the Fake Diploma Scheme Just how sprawling is the fallout? Feb 24, 2023
Disparities in Maternal Mortality? 'We Know Exactly What to Do,' Says Lawmaker Black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth Feb 23, 2023
Nationwide Study Links Parkinson's Disease to Air Pollution Researchers identify a hot spot in the Mississippi-Ohio River Valley Feb 23, 2023
Will Xylazine Become a Controlled Substance? Federal regulators consider scheduling the veterinary sedative Feb 23, 2023
A Ban on the Abortion Drug Mifepristone Is Looming A Texas lawsuit may be disastrous for effective abortion access and FDA's authority Feb 23, 2023
Over-the-Counter Naloxone Has the Power to Save Lives But removing barriers to access is an essential next step Feb 23, 2023
Third Doctor Arrested for U.S. Capitol Riot; Pediatrician Sues for 'Anti-Male' Bias A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 23, 2023
Children's HIV Deaths in Africa Largely Preventable Half of kids under age 5 not diagnosed before death, CHAMPS study found Feb 22, 2023
More Investment in Primary Care Needed, Report Finds Workforce is shrinking as fewer adults report having a regular source of care Feb 22, 2023
What Clinicians Need to Know About Loperamide Misuse While cases have declined, use of loperamide as an opioid substitute still poses serious risks Feb 22, 2023
Large Benefit With Long-Acting PrEP in Black People, but Some HIV Risk Persists Substudy of HPTN 083 trial examined differences in outcomes by race among U.S. participants Feb 22, 2023
Insulin Infusion Doctor Barred From Solo Practice Agency found gross negligence, incompetence, unprofessional conduct after lengthy investigation Feb 22, 2023
Alzheimer's Data Faked? Docs 'Groomed' to Overuse Devices; Orphan Drug Fight This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 22, 2023
Beyond Memorization: AI Can Revolutionize Medical Education Tools like ChatGPT could catalyze the trend toward a "flipped classroom" Feb 22, 2023
How Much Did Celebrities Influence Public Opinion on COVID? "I see them as being like a conduit," says one epidemiologist Feb 21, 2023
The Underside of Medicine Arghavan Salles shares her thoughts on being an immigrant, minority, and woman in medicine Feb 21, 2023 podcast
Death Literacy Among Healthcare Professionals Is Dismal Greater education is the need of the hour Feb 20, 2023
Patients Are Dying in Emergency Department Waiting Rooms We call on HHS and CMS to help address the issue of ED boarding Feb 19, 2023
FDA Approves First Treatment for Geographic Atrophy Secondary to AMD Pegcetacoplan reduced GA lesion growth by 22% over 24 months versus sham injections Feb 18, 2023
Six Ways to Make Your Medical Career Worthwhile Lessons and tips to make your work more meaningful Feb 18, 2023
Monoclonal Antibodies Linked to Reduced RSV Burden in Young Kids Meta-analysis of 14 RCTs showed significant reductions in infection, hospitalization Feb 17, 2023
FDA OKs First Therapy for Alpha-Mannosidosis Velmanase alfa approved for treating non-CNS manifestations of progressive, inherited disease Feb 17, 2023
Can the Biases Built Into ChatGPT Be Fixed? Leo Anthony Celi, MD, MPH, outlines solutions to make its use in medicine more equitable Feb 17, 2023 video
Faking Your Way Through Medical School What can medical schools do to ease student anxiety over uncertainty? Feb 17, 2023
Private Equity Has New Love for Cardiology. Should Doctors Take the Deal? Weighing the promises and pitfalls of bringing private equity into cardiovascular practice Feb 16, 2023
Interventional Cardiology Gets Codified Rules for Training Multi-society recommendations cover minimum procedural volumes, competencies Feb 16, 2023
Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID 39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds Feb 15, 2023
Kidney Transplant Less Likely in Adults With Developmental Disabilities "Urgent need" for anti-discrimination initiatives to promote equitable care, researchers argue Feb 15, 2023
Revamping Yale's Public Health School Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, talks about her new position as dean of the Yale School of Public Health Feb 15, 2023 video
Rare Disease Non-Profit Shows Drug Development Savvy FAST sold a drug candidate to seed other treatment strategies for Angelman syndrome Feb 15, 2023