My Experience Treating Victims of Mass Shootings Is No Longer Unique What a tragic thing to write Jun 01, 2022
Doc Gets Prison for COVID 'Cure'; Proton Therapy Gold Rush; Blackfeet Opioid Crisis This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 01, 2022
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Cut Sales by 15% However, evidence of tax undershifting was apparent Jun 01, 2022
Increased Public Assistance Tied to Better Cancer Survival in Black Patients Disparity in 5-year OS declined by more than 40% with each 10% boost in public welfare spending May 31, 2022
'There's Nothing to Repair': Emergency Docs on Injuries From Assault Weapons "You have to see the damage ... to really respect and understand how dangerous these weapons are" May 31, 2022
HHS Launches Office of Environmental Justice Will focus on environmental solutions to improve health of people in underserved communities May 31, 2022
Mixed Bag for Antiviral Favipiravir in Flu Two phase III trials show conflicting results on clinical improvement May 31, 2022
Is U.S. 'Getting Its Money's Worth' When It Comes to Cancer Care? Cost/mortality benefit pales in comparison with other high-income countries, according to study May 31, 2022
Assume Every Child Has PTSD These Days Until Proven Otherwise From school shootings to abuse, kids are carrying too much weight on their small shoulders May 28, 2022
CDC Details Monkeypox Vaccine Recommendations Routine recommendations for a new orthopoxvirus vaccine gain new relevance May 27, 2022
How Many More Must Die From Firearm Violence? America must limit gun access and address social and economic drivers of these assaults May 26, 2022
Black Patients Often Never Given a Chance to Join Breast Cancer Trials But survey finds several actionable findings that could boost enrollment May 26, 2022
Abbott Formula Plant Was 'Unacceptably Insanitary,' FDA Chief Tells Lawmakers Abbott official says the company is "deeply, deeply sorry" about the formula shortage May 26, 2022
Particulate Matter Size Tied to Stroke Mortality Association stronger among individuals with ischemic strokes May 25, 2022
Taxpayers Paid Twice for Healthcare Private insurers are profiting more than ever during the pandemic May 25, 2022
Is It the Right Time for a Paradigm Shift in Mental Health Care Delivery? New review highlights evidence for a community-based approach May 24, 2022
FDA OKs First Novel Nonsteroidal Topical for Plaque Psoriasis in 25 Years Complete, near-complete clearance in 35-40% of patients treated with tapinarof cream 1% May 24, 2022
Opioid Use Disorder Training in Med School Improves Awareness of Patient Needs Third-year students' knowledge of OUD treatments significantly increased after training May 23, 2022
Kentucky Pediatrician Charged With Murder-for-Hire Stephanie Russell, MD, allegedly tried to have her ex-husband, with whom she has two kids, killed May 23, 2022
We're Fed Up, and We're Not Going to Take It Any More The current healthcare system isn't working, and our cries for change must be heard May 23, 2022
Bystander CPR More Likely in States Requiring Teen Training State laws linked with 12% higher rate of bystander CPR May 23, 2022
'Breakthrough' SIDS Finding? Maybe Not Good preliminary evidence, but more research is needed, experts say May 23, 2022
Six COVID Treatments Entered Rapid Testing, All Failed I-SPY results seen as testament to new adaptive trials May 23, 2022
The Syphilis Surge Must Be Viewed as a Public Health Emergency Let's remove administrative and resource barriers impeding the appropriate response May 22, 2022
First Treatment Approved for Eosinophilic Esophagitis FDA expands dupilumab's label to treat inflammatory condition May 20, 2022
Draft Genome Sequence of Latest Monkeypox Virus Unveiled No indication latest strain is "substantially different" from those circulating in recent years May 20, 2022
COVID Cases Emerge After Emergency Medicine Meeting Attendees say lack of mitigation measures among their own disheartening for public health May 20, 2022
Adenovirus Remains a 'Strong Lead' for Unusual Hepatitis in Kids, CDC Says Agency "also exploring other potential exposures," including different infections, toxins May 20, 2022
Experts Attempt to Demystify Paxlovid Prescribing The IDSA offers a drug interaction guide, encourages communication between specialists May 20, 2022
Five Core Principles to Empower Our Patients Even through virtual care, promoting self-efficacy can lead to lasting behavior change May 20, 2022
What Doctors Need to Know About Monkeypox While the potential of increased transmissibility is being sorted, here's what we know for sure May 20, 2022
Video Misleads on Law Enforcement Fentanyl Overdose Risk NIOSH video used to support fentanyl threat to police, but experts say risk of harm is near-zero May 19, 2022
Here's How Doctors Are Trying to Help Long COVID Patients Earliest long COVID programs don't have all the answers, but focus on individual treatment May 19, 2022
Vulnerable Teens May Ask, Who'll Stop the Rain? Precipitation seen as trigger for airway inflammation May 19, 2022
Misinformation Docs See Their Political Stars Rise Familiar names appear on speakers' lists for popular conservative rallies May 19, 2022
