Physician Fights Insurer to Cover Her Baby's Brain Cancer Treatment Blue Cross of Idaho denied coverage for costly drug multiple times Aug 02, 2024
FDA Greenlights First Engineered Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor Afamitresgene autoleucel (Tecelra) approved for metastatic synovial sarcoma Aug 02, 2024
Medicare Lags, Medicaid Leads for Biosimilar Uptake Infliximab copycat usage varies widely with payer type Aug 02, 2024
NIH Loses in Court; NSYNC Member's New Diagnosis; Chief Resident Dies at 32 Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 02, 2024
MedPod Today: Latest AIDS 'Cure'; Seine Swimming Risks; Slushie Dangers for Kids? 51˶ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Aug 02, 2024 podcast
Where Harris' VP Options Stand on Healthcare A look at the healthcare track records of Shapiro, Kelly, Walz, and Buttigieg Aug 01, 2024
More E-Cig Use Linked to Greater Chances of Quitting Smoking National study also weighs in on the impact of vape liquid flavors Aug 01, 2024
PBMs Overpay Their Own Pharmacies to the Detriment of Insurers, Taxpayers, FTC Says But the interim report was criticized by business owners and the PBM trade group Aug 01, 2024
From Gaza to Kyiv, a Palestinian Doctor Lives Between Two Wars "I was in a war there, and now I am in a war here," he says Aug 01, 2024
Senate Probe of Births in Prisons Exposes 'Pervasive Abuse and Mistreatment' Women shared stories of shackled bellies, giving birth on dirty floors or in the toilet Aug 01, 2024
Fighting Blind: There Remains Much We Don't Know About the H5N1 Outbreak Here are key questions we need to answer to prevent larger crises Aug 01, 2024
Hospital Sued for Overpaying Docs; Fake Doc Gets 3 Years; Vacuum Delivery Lawsuit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 01, 2024
Woman Denied Abortion at Kansas Hospital Sues, Alleging Her Life Was Put at Risk The case has already prompted a federal investigation Aug 01, 2024
FDA Panel to Consider Arimoclomol for Rare Genetic Disorder This is the second time the drug has been submitted to the FDA for Niemann-Pick disease type C Aug 01, 2024
Fauci Tells All on Relationship With Trump And discusses the unsung heroes of COVID, the future of the NIH, and taking it easy in retirement Aug 01, 2024 video
Death By Firing Squad; Cancers in Millennials; Heart Attacks During COVID Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Aug 01, 2024
These Metals in Urine Predict Heart Disease and Death Exposure may come from food, water, and air Aug 01, 2024
Private Equity Strips and Devalues Successful Hospitals, Studies Show Most acquired hospitals were doing well, but lost millions in assets after the takeover Jul 31, 2024
Dermatologist Doubles Down on FDA's Warning Against Retailer-Sold Chemical Peels Consumers should see a dermatology professional when it comes to these products, she says Jul 31, 2024
Bird Flu Cases Are Going Undetected, New Study Suggests "I am very confident there are more people being infected than we know about," researcher says Jul 31, 2024
Trust in Doctors Crashed During the COVID Pandemic -- And Remains Low Putting financial motives over patient care was top reason for patient mistrust, survey found Jul 31, 2024
Expert Panel: Target These 14 Factors to Cut Dementia Incidence by Nearly Half Update from Lancet Commission adds vision loss, high LDL to previous list Jul 31, 2024
Another Medicare Cut for Physicians? Look to Congress, Not CMS Medicare patients and providers deserve better Jul 31, 2024
FDA OKs Subcutaneous Daratumumab Plus VRd for Myeloma Indicated for newly diagnosed patients who are eligible for stem cell transplant Jul 31, 2024
Fentanyl Easy to Make; UnitedHealth's Physician Empire; Is NP Training Sufficient? This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 31, 2024
Families Seek Answers After Inmates' Bodies Returned Without Internal Organs "This is something out of science fiction," says one family member Jul 31, 2024
Heavy Metal in Chocolate; Trump 'No Doubt' Hit By Bullet; FDA Cinnamon Warning Grows Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 31, 2024
Senate Hearing on Noncompete Agreements Gets Contentious Sen. John Kennedy spars with orthopedic surgeon who fought to leave his practice Jul 31, 2024
In Bird Flu Fight, CDC Plans Seasonal Flu Shot Push for Farmworkers Co-infection with seasonal influenza, H5N1 raises concerns about human adaptation, CDC says Jul 30, 2024
Alzheimer's Gets New Galantamine Drug Newly approved prodrug has dual mechanism of action to improve tolerability Jul 30, 2024
Infectious Disease Expert Explains Seine Bacteria as Olympic Events Are Postponed It's not just about E. coli, expert says Jul 30, 2024
More Women Ending Pregnancies on Their Own, Some With Unsafe Methods Herbs, drinking alcohol, or hitting themselves in the belly were some of the methods used Jul 30, 2024
Non-Disclosure Agreements Have No Place in Medicine Just because something is legal doesn't mean it's ethical Jul 30, 2024
CMS Allows State to Offer Medicaid Incentive for Hospitals to Erase Patient Debt North Carolina's plan could help 2 million low- and middle-income people get rid of medical debt Jul 30, 2024
Fauci Still Masks: Here's When and Why Former NIAID director also discusses HIV and flu antivirals, his third COVID infection, and more Jul 30, 2024 video
How to Prevent Heat-Related Illness in Pediatric Patients Educating families can go a long way Jul 30, 2024
Emergency Medicine Group Claims Credit for Envision's California Exit AAEM-PG believes its lawsuit helped push staffing company out the door Jul 30, 2024
Justice Ginsburg's Health Records Leaked; How Sinead O'Connor Died; H5N1 Stockpiles Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 30, 2024
Alzheimer's Biomarkers Show Tantalizing Hint at Utility for Tracking Prevention Study points to biomarkers that predict amyloid plaque accumulation speed Jul 29, 2024