'Make America Healthy Again' Crusade; Psychiatrist's Misconduct; Extreme Alpha-Gal This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 09, 2024
How Long Should Kids Stay Out of School After They've Had COVID? Healthcare professionals with children weigh in Oct 09, 2024
Risk of a Second Primary Melanoma Similar Regardless of Race/Ethnicity Differences in absolute, relative risk highlight complexities of analyzing rare events Oct 09, 2024
Florida Hospitals in Hurricane Milton's Path Prepare for the Worst Some facilities plan to stay open during the storm Oct 09, 2024
How Did Public Health Become a Public Enemy at the Supreme Court? Conservative majority is "buying into" anti-science attitudes, warns Lawrence Gostin, JD Oct 09, 2024 video
Dozens Who Were Told They Failed the Pathology Board Exam Actually Passed American Board of Pathology re-scored the exam and issued refunds to impacted test takers Oct 08, 2024
The Real 'Danger' Is Reclassifying Abortion Pills as Controlled Substances Louisiana's new law threatens the health and safety of pregnant women Oct 08, 2024
States Sue TikTok, Claiming It's Addictive and Harms the Mental Health of Children The District of Columbia called the algorithm "dopamine-inducing" Oct 08, 2024
The Project 2025 Promise: Worse Health and Climate Chaos The outcome of the November election will have an impact for decades to come Oct 08, 2024
Supreme Court Declines Biden's Appeal in Texas Emergency Abortion Case Decision is another setback for opponents of Texas' abortion ban Oct 08, 2024
Fla. Hospitals Evacuate; Man Charged in Indian Doctor's Death; Life Expectancy Limit Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 08, 2024
White House Mandates 10-Year Deadline for Replacing Lead Pipes Clean water is "matter of basic human rights," EPA head says Oct 08, 2024
ERAS Applications Are Trending Down With Program Signaling, but Still Too High Data are promising, but more needs to be done to reduce applications, experts say Oct 07, 2024
Acne Treatments Taken Right Off the Shelf Had High Levels of Benzene Study findings suggest cold storage may prevent breakdown into carcinogen Oct 07, 2024
Cannabis Use in Teens, Young Adults Linked to Lower Academic Success Frequency of use and age of onset also implicated in worse outcomes Oct 07, 2024
Can Women Living With HIV Safely Breastfeed? Research on HIV viral landscape in breast milk gives insights for breastfeeding guidelines Oct 07, 2024
Finding Humanity in Provider Burnout, and Other Stories of Perseverance Jessi Gold, MD, takes readers on a journey of self-reflection in her new book Oct 07, 2024
AI: Could It Answer Patient Emails, or (Legitimately) Excuse You From Jury Duty? Answering a jury summons gave me time to think about how artificial intelligence could help us Oct 07, 2024
U.K. Doc Admits Trying to Kill Mother's Partner With Poison Disguised as COVID Vax Victim diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis that left him in intensive care Oct 07, 2024
North Carolina Is Distributing Allergy Meds as Bees Swarm After Helene Flooding State stepping in after surge in requests for medication to protect people allergic to stings Oct 07, 2024
Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket, Towels to Woman It Denied an Abortion California AG suing hospital for allegedly violating state laws Oct 07, 2024
Just What the Doctor Ordered: Civic Engagement Can Improve Community Health The upcoming election is an important reminder of the value of voting Oct 07, 2024
Fauci's West Nile Virus; Nobel Prize for miRNA; Nurse Dies in Hurricane Flood Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 07, 2024
Trump Leads, and His Party Follows, on Vaccine Skepticism A number of Republican voters now identify as vaccine skeptics Oct 06, 2024
Should I Prescribe Liraglutide to a 6-Year-Old Patient With Obesity if FDA Approved? I anticipate benefits outweighing potential risks in only a select few situations Oct 06, 2024
Harris Correct That Trump Fell Short on Promise to Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices KFF Health News and PolitiFact evaluate claims Oct 05, 2024
Doctors Cut Back on Seeing Medicare Patients as Another Pay Cut Looms Those still seeing Medicare patients struggle to stay in private practice Oct 04, 2024
Overdose Deaths Are Falling but the Mission Is Far From Accomplished We still don't know what's driving the trend, and numbers remain unacceptably high Oct 04, 2024
Doctors Urging Conference Boycotts Over Abortion Bans Face Uphill Battle Some doctors argue it's more important than ever to visit states where abortion has been outlawed Oct 04, 2024
Nurse Death Ruled Homicide; Hospital Workers Missing in N.C.; Human Hairball Surgery Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 04, 2024
In a First, Academic Center Offers Chiropractic Program University of Pittsburgh program won't be part of its medical school Oct 03, 2024
Ob/Gyn Applications Stable in First Year of Independent Residency System The number of applicants is strong, but are applicants still applying to too many programs? Oct 03, 2024
Disparities in Heart Failure Rates Found Among Asian American Subpopulations Study highlights that Asian Americans should not be seen as a monolithic group Oct 03, 2024 video
Hospitals Still Feeling Impacts of Hurricane Helene Asheville's Mission Hospital remains without running water Oct 03, 2024
Therapist's Grisly Death; Surgery Center Wins $421M; Army Doc's Plea Deal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 03, 2024
Where Are Trump's Medical Records? New Sunscreen Under Review; Why Condoms Are Nixed Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Oct 03, 2024
Surprise! The Copay for PrEP Just Disappeared Medicare's decision to cover all PrEP drugs under Part B has unexpected benefit for enrollees Oct 02, 2024
Can HPV Self-Tests Truly Replace Pap Smears? Many patients may prefer a self-collected swab over a speculum Oct 02, 2024
Judge Rules Against Stem Cell Clinic Two federal court decisions now hold that fat-derived stem cell treatment is a drug Oct 02, 2024