Why Doctors Should Be Aware of Microplastic Pollution Environmental toxicologist Dick Vethaak: "You play an increasing and indispensable role in this" May 04, 2022 video
Columbia University Finally Scrubs Relationship With Dr. Oz But it took the institution "far too long," according to one critic May 04, 2022
Second California Nurse Dies by Suicide on the Job A suicide at Santa Clara Medical Center follows another at Stanford Hospital in January May 03, 2022
PFAS Exposure Linked to Weaker Bones in Teen Boys Association not seen in female teens, though May 03, 2022
How Far Should the Menthol Ban Go? It's time to ban menthol in cigarettes -- but not necessarily in all tobacco products May 02, 2022
FDA OKs New Nonstimulant Option for Adult ADHD New selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor is no longer just for kids May 02, 2022
One Benefit We Don't See From RA Biologics One might have hoped that these agents would help patients stay on the job May 02, 2022
Ambient Dirty Air May Put Some People at Higher Risk for Head and Neck Cancers Diesel particulate levels tied to increased oral and pharyngeal cancer incidence in one state May 01, 2022
Social Determinants of Health: Measuring What Matters The pandemic shed light on the importance of addressing health equity in a variety of ways Apr 29, 2022
Program to Reduce Opioid Scripts Post-Surgery Worked for Thyroid Cancer Patients Post-surgical intervention may help to reduce the risk of opioid addiction and overdose Apr 29, 2022
FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes "Long-awaited action" should reduce youth smoking, health disparities Apr 28, 2022
Climate Change Predicted to Accelerate Animal-to-Human Viral Spillover Cross-species transmission most likely to occur in Africa and Asia, researchers predict Apr 28, 2022
FDA Approves First Drug for Recurrent Yeast Infections Vivjoa indicated for infertile or postmenopausal women Apr 28, 2022
What If We Completely Overhauled the Structure of Medical Education? Drastic changes can help solve major issues in the medical profession Apr 27, 2022
10 Ways Medicine Is Like the Airline Industry Checklists, teamwork, and a bit of narcissism Apr 26, 2022
Our Lab Testing Capacity Is Getting Dangerously Low We need more medical laboratory scientists Apr 26, 2022
Over 50% of U.S. Population Has Contracted COVID-19, CDC Says But prior infection does not guarantee protection against reinfection, officials caution Apr 26, 2022
Biden Administration Beefs Up Access to COVID Antiviral Pills Secures 20 million courses of Paxlovid, plans to offer antiviral at up to 20,000 more pharmacies Apr 26, 2022
Drug Combination Promising as Pre-Sex Birth Control Ulipristal acetate-meloxicam tested as oral pericoital contraceptive in pilot study Apr 25, 2022
Third Time's a Charm: The Hardest Part of Medical School Is Getting In The cookie-cutter ideal is no longer enough Apr 25, 2022
The Pandemic Was Not the Culprit in Dr. Lorna Breen's Suicide "Treatment without consequences" could have saved her life Apr 25, 2022
While the World Makes Progress on Reproductive Rights, the U.S. Regresses Why is the U.S. failing to lead the way in securing and protecting abortion rights? Apr 24, 2022
Biologics for JIA? Not So Fast, Say Insurers Nearly all required prior authorization in a small study, and requests often rejected at first Apr 24, 2022
'Shocking Mismanagement' in Our Organ Donation System Is Causing Needless Death OPTN and OPOs are mischaracterizing organ donation data to block system reform Apr 23, 2022
200 Rural Hospitals At Risk of Closing in the Next Few Years, Study Finds Inadequate payments from private insurers a large part of the reason, study author says Apr 22, 2022
Texas Doc Charged in Incident Related to Fabricated Voter Fraud Steven Hotze, MD, was indicted this week on felony charges of assault and unlawful restraint Apr 22, 2022
What Does It Take to Confirm a Cancer Cluster? Suspicions are raised at a New Jersey high school, but the road ahead is likely a long one Apr 22, 2022
'Euthanasia Pivots on Intent:' Physician Witnesses in Husel Trial Speak Out Physician expert witnesses on either side of the Husel trial dive into case's gray areas Apr 21, 2022 video
Striking Nurses Stare Down Pay Cuts, Loss of Health Coverage Labor group says hospital system is "weaponizing" nurses' medical benefits Apr 21, 2022
Hospitals Turn to Signing Bonuses to Lure Nurses, Survey Says A fourth of hospital leaders said they expect 100 or more nurse position openings in 2022 Apr 21, 2022
CDC Panel Wary of 'Booster Fatigue' in COVID Vaccination Planning "We need to be thinking about how to make a better vaccine," suggests one ACIP member Apr 20, 2022
Biden Administration Working to Rescind Trump-Era 'Conscience Clause' Rule Regulation would have enforced health workers' rights to decline participation in some procedures Apr 20, 2022
Ohio Doctor Not Guilty of Murdering Patients With High Opioid Doses Jurors, once at an impasse, found William Husel, DO, not guilty after a week of deliberations Apr 20, 2022
As a Fake Neuro Patient, I Got High-Quality Care I'm confident in the abilities of our medical students Apr 19, 2022
Cowboys Need Healthcare Too Leaving people uninsured winds up costing society a lot more Apr 19, 2022
FDA Issues Warning on Prenatal Genetic Tests Relying on results could lead to inappropriate medical decisions, agency warns Apr 19, 2022
