Insufficient Hospital Nurse Staffing Linked With Higher Risk of Patient Death Temporary staffing not the answer, according to study Aug 19, 2024
PrEP Scripts Most Likely to Be Filled When Prescribed by ID Specialists Clinicians not specializing in ID could benefit from more PrEP training, researchers say 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
Access to Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatric Care Hasn't Met Growing Demand From 2017 to 2020, pediatric inpatient psychiatric bed capacity remained unchanged Aug 19, 2024
Researchers Hit the Road to Learn Why CVD and COPD Are Rampant in the Rural South "No race is spared, although people of color fare worse," says project leader Aug 19, 2024
Heart Defects in Kids Linked to Dads' Hepatitis B History Too Study in line with prior evidence implicating mother's preconception HBV infection Aug 19, 2024
CDC Alert on Potentially Fatal Virus; Free Abortions at DNC; New COVID Vax Imminent Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 19, 2024
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
What to Know About the Doctors Charged in Matthew Perry's Death Both graduated from UCLA, neither have any disciplinary actions on their records Aug 16, 2024
Beyond 'Childless Cat Ladies,' Vance Has Long Been on Quest to Encourage More Births A review of what the Republican vice presidential candidate has said Aug 16, 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
State's Universal Newborn Screening for Congenital CMV Shows Promise However, one in four newborns who screened positive did not undergo all recommended assessments Aug 16, 2024
FDA OKs First Syphilis Screening Test for At-Home Use Amid a surge in cases, FDA hopes at-home tests will help increase syphilis diagnosis, treatment Aug 16, 2024
FDA Expands Durvalumab Label to Operable Lung Cancer PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor approved for use in NSCLC before and after surgery 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
MedPod Today: Journal Disclosure Policies; Doc Fights Insurance; IUD Pain Treatment 51˶ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Aug 16, 2024 podcast
'SNL' Alum's Inoperable Cancer; Viral Toddler Checkup; Rocket Fuel Chemical in Food Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff 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
In-Hospital Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance Declined Over 13 Years In-tandem reductions at VA centers suggest antimicrobial stewardship works, researchers say 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
I've Seen the Extreme Pain of IUD Insertion CDC's new guidance is a good first step, but more is needed to acknowledge women's pain Aug 15, 2024
FDA to Challenge Food Industry to Take Up New Sodium Targets Agency hopes mean intake will drop to approximately 2,750 mg/day if companies comply Aug 15, 2024
Two Doctors Charged in Connection With Matthew Perry's Death Ketamine in actor's blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery 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
Disney Wants Lawsuit Over Doc's Allergy Death Tossed Because of Disney+ Subscription Disney claims plaintiff agreed to arbitration provision when signing up for streaming service Aug 15, 2024
Physicians in India Strike, Protest Following Rape and Killing of Trainee Doc Government hospitals in several cities across the nation have since suspended medical services 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
Racial, Ethnic Differences in Fracture Risk for Postmenopausal Women Revealed Fracture prevention strategies should be emphasized in other groups beyond white women Aug 15, 2024
Novel Agent for Chronic GVHD Wins FDA Approval Axatilimab achieved a 75% response rate in patients with previously treated chronic GVHD Aug 14, 2024
Clinicians Need More Education on Climate-Related Health Issues, Expert Says Students are clamoring for this content, Katie Huffling tells White House conference attendees Aug 14, 2024
FDA OKs New Option for Primary Biliary Cholangitis Seladelpar improved biochemical response, ALP normalization versus placebo in phase III trial Aug 14, 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
WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency Cases of the new form of virus confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries 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
Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype? This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities 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
CDC Alerts on Dramatic Rise in Human Parvovirus B19 Pregnant people and those who are immunocompromised most at risk, agency warns Aug 14, 2024