What's Driving Avian Influenza Virus Evolution? Human Food Systems What we do next really matters Jun 25, 2024
State Sues Two PBMs, Accusing Them of Fueling Opioid Epidemic Arkansas AG says Express Scripts, Optum, and their subsidiaries benefited from the opioid crisis Jun 25, 2024
The Power of 'Enough-ness' in Medicine How the principles of "Dayenu" apply in everyday practice Jun 25, 2024
Ice Cream Recall; COVID Summer Wave; Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jun 25, 2024
Docs in Abortion Ban States Find Workarounds to Deliver Care A 51˶ survey reveals surprising trends in reproductive care 2 years post-Roe Jun 24, 2024
Telehealth for Medication Abortion Worked as Well as In-Person Visit With Ultrasound Strategies were equally effective, with low rates of serious adverse events Jun 24, 2024
Are You Ready to Diagnose Valley Fever? The dust-borne fungal blight has many forms, and its footprint is growing Jun 24, 2024
Supreme Court Will Take Up State Bans on Gender Care for Minors: Here's What to Know Half of U.S. states have enacted laws banning certain healthcare services for transgender kids Jun 24, 2024
Subcutaneous C5 Inhibitor Approved for PNH Longer-acting crovalimab designed for more sustained effect and less treatment burden Jun 24, 2024
Infant Deaths Increased After Texas Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy Estimates for neonatal deaths showed a similar pattern Jun 24, 2024
How Institutions Can Support Ob/Gyns in Abortion-Restricted States A Q&A with ob/gyn Kavita Arora Jun 24, 2024
D-Day: A Starkly Moving Reminder With Lessons for the Future This historic event can provide inspiration for improving public health Jun 24, 2024
Court: Some Employers Can Exclude PrEP, Cancer Screenings From Insurance Coverage Not all preventive care recommended by the USPSTF is threatened by the narrow ruling, however Jun 24, 2024
New Treatment Approved for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Efgartigimod injection reduced CIDP relapse risk Jun 23, 2024
U.S. Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like the One at Ascension, Experts Say Clinicians describe harrowing lapses Jun 23, 2024
Who Is 'Engaged in the Business' of Selling Firearms? A changing landscape for background checks could help limit gun violence Jun 23, 2024
A Closer Look at Medetomidine and Its 'Unusual' Patient Presentations Another drug has entered the drug supply Jun 22, 2024
Health Groups Have High Hopes for the Latest Prior Authorization Bill "We believe the bill is poised for adoption this year," said one expert Jun 21, 2024
Adagrasib Wins Accelerated Approval for KRAS-Mutant Colorectal Cancer KRAS inhibitor plus cetuximab achieved 34% response rate, 85% disease control in early trial Jun 21, 2024
FDA Authorizes First Menthol E-Cigarettes Meanwhile, HHS still has not issued a final rule banning menthol-flavored tobacco cigarettes Jun 21, 2024
How Does Heat Kill? It Confuses the Brain, Shuts Down Organs, and Strains the Heart. Here's what's happening inside the human body Jun 21, 2024
Gene Therapy May Cure More Rare Diseases, but Drugmakers Have Few Incentives Profitability, production cost, and low number of patients are barriers Jun 21, 2024
Choosing a Primary Care Specialty Should Be Lauded, Not Discouraged Showing skepticism about this career choice won't solve our physician shortage Jun 21, 2024
Bullet-Related Injuries: 'The Problem Is Our Relationship to Lethal Force' Injuries will make one person cling to guns and another renounce them, says LJ Punch, MD Jun 21, 2024 video
FDA Warns Yet Another Birth Tissue Company Agency says Neobiosis amniotic fluid, umbilical cord products should be regulated as drugs Jun 21, 2024
Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gets Expanded Approval Primary endpoint wasn't met, but other outcomes provided "substantial evidence of effectiveness" Jun 21, 2024
Donald Sutherland Dies; Can Viagra Benefit Women? Insulin Supply Affected by Wegovy Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jun 21, 2024
FDA Plans to Ease Requirements for Biosimilars' Interchangeable Status New rules would mean switching studies will generally not be needed Jun 20, 2024
Medicare Pay, Prior Auth, and More: A Q&A With the AMA's President-Elect Bobby Mukkamala, MD, also says he wants to improve medical record interoperability Jun 20, 2024
Majority of Bisexual and Transgender People Feel Lonely, Survey Shows These groups report rates almost twice as high as straight and cisgender people Jun 20, 2024
Only a Third of Mental Health Clinics Offer Meds for Opioid Use Disorder Access to medications for people with co-occurring disorders needs improvement, researchers say Jun 20, 2024
Doctors Divulge How Much Money They Actually Make Your favorite medical influencers reveal their salaries Jun 20, 2024
Topical Agent for Hyperhidrosis Wins FDA Approval Sofpironium gel meets all primary and secondary endpoints in two vehicle-controlled trials Jun 20, 2024
AI Just Permanently Changed My Medical Practice — for the Better An app helped free up my time by assisting with medical charting in a big way Jun 20, 2024
'We're Flying Blind' on H5N1: Experts See Repeat of CDC's Missteps on COVID Testing Agency not moving fast enough to remove barriers blocking clinical labs from testing, critics say Jun 20, 2024
Is Cholesterol Denialism Pseudoscience or Appropriate Medical Care? Calling an end to debate rarely serves the advancement of knowledge Jun 20, 2024
Man Sentenced for Defrauding Doctor; Nurse Gets Probation for Storming U.S. Capitol A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jun 20, 2024
BMJ Paper at Center of COVID Vax Deaths Controversy Gets Expression of Concern Experts say paper was riddled with bad science Jun 20, 2024
Nurses in Oregon Take to the Picket Lines to Demand Better Staffing, Higher Pay Thousands spent second day striking Jun 20, 2024