Doctors Are Using New AI Tools to Record Medical Exams, Draft Messages Thousands of doctors are using products based on large language models Mar 13, 2024
Can 'Cosmic Insignificance Therapy' Help Doctors Financially? The monetary benefits of a personally meaningful life Mar 13, 2024
Gender-Affirming Care Messages Leaked; Docs Doxxed for Oxy? HCQ Doc's Work Retracted This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 13, 2024
Don't Drive on These Meds; Darryl Strawberry's Heart Attack; CDC Airport Screening Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Mar 13, 2024
Beyond Kegels: Brittany Mahomes' Pelvic Floor Woes Post-Childbirth An ob/gyn and a pelvic floor physical therapist weigh in Mar 12, 2024
Public Health Experts Concerned About Rise in Measles Cases New cases across states put U.S. on pace to surpass last year's count Mar 12, 2024
FDA Staff Cast Doubt on Novel Drug for MDS-Related Anemia Agency asking its advisors if benefits outweigh risks for patients who fail on standard treatment Mar 12, 2024
It's Match Week, but That Won't Fix the Physician Shortage Short-term legislative solutions can help today in the face of stagnant systemic change Mar 12, 2024
Flu Makes a Late Stand in Some Parts of the U.S. Michigan shows a late surge, while other regions have seen improvements Mar 12, 2024
HHS Aims to Lower Drug Costs, Fund Public Health Preparedness in Budget Proposal Another goal of FY 2025 budget is to protect reproductive healthcare, behavioral health workforce Mar 12, 2024
Asked to Clear Up Abortion Bans, GOP Leaders Blame Confusion on Docs, Misinfo Doctors and patients insist the laws' exceptions are dangerously unclear Mar 12, 2024
First Measles Cases in Chicago; Bubonic Plague Death; Tapeworm Larvae in Man's Brain Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Mar 12, 2024
MedPAC Wrestles With How to Fix Deep Flaws in Medicare Advantage Quality Metrics Comparing MA plans with fee-for-service quality called "a hornet's nest" Mar 11, 2024
Sickle Cell Pain Hospitalizations Rose After CDC's Opioid Recs Agency's 2016 guidance may have contributed to reduced access to opioids, and more pain Mar 11, 2024
Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Good A House-passed bill could stifle the potential for revolutionary medical advancements Mar 11, 2024
Knowing When to Start, Knowing When to Stop Discussions about screening recommendations can be difficult, but they're worth having Mar 11, 2024
Most Physicians Down on Private Equity in Healthcare Just over 60% of survey respondents viewed private equity involvement in healthcare negatively Mar 11, 2024
Paul Offit on the Causes and Legacy of COVID Misinformation "It's OK to say that you didn't get it right the first time. Science is a process of evolution." Mar 11, 2024 video
Insurer Delays and Denials Hamper Patients Seeking At-Home Ventilators Coverage problems ticked up after technology improvements made devices easier to use, says expert Mar 11, 2024
Commonly Used Fingertip Pulse Oximeters Not Up to Snuff Some failed to meet regulatory standards, skin pigmentation remains an issue Mar 11, 2024
Trump's Anti-Vax Rhetoric; Amputations After NFL Game; 'Overdose' or 'Poisoning'? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Mar 11, 2024
Largest Independent Primary Care Network in the U.S. Accused of Medicare Fraud Whistleblower lawsuit alleges Aledade encouraged doctors to tack on suspect medical diagnoses Mar 10, 2024
Can Dying Shopping Malls Fix Medical Deserts? Repurposing malls can increase care access for marginalized communities Mar 10, 2024
Are Regulators Finally Waking Up to the Threat That Is UnitedHealth Group? Anti-competitive practices harm patients, providers, and the economy Mar 09, 2024
Zero-Star Ratings: Point of Shame or Professional Pride? Navigating the patient with questionable motives Mar 09, 2024
Monthly ART Injections Top Pills for HIV Patients With Adherence Problems Trial halted early for efficacy despite not meeting significance criteria on primary endpoint Mar 08, 2024
Kindness a Key Component of Treating Pregnant Patients With SUD, Experts Say "They're expecting us to not treat them nicely" Mar 08, 2024
CDC: Nirsevimab 90% Effective Against RSV Hospitalization in Infants But effectiveness over a full RSV season expected to be lower, researchers caution Mar 08, 2024
Paul Offit on Vaccine Science, COVID's Future, and the Anti-Vax Movement "You're seeing a real pushback against the kind of weapons that are needed in public health" Mar 08, 2024 video
The Ethos of Emergency Medicine Hangs in the Balance A Supreme Court ruling could impact how pregnant patients are treated in certain states' EDs Mar 08, 2024
Biden Defends Reproductive Rights, Touts Drug-Pricing Law in State of the Union President says attacks on IVF, like January 6, are "another assault on American freedom" Mar 08, 2024
Trump-Obama Doc's Bad Behavior; Alzheimer's Drug Delayed; Death After Testicle Kick Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Mar 08, 2024
MedPAC Members Pan Rural Hospitals' 'Cost-Plus' Billing System for Medicare Patients Allowing the system to stay in place is "unconscionable," says one commissioner Mar 07, 2024
Benzene Can Form in Acne Treatments, Lab Finds Benzoyl peroxide formulations can break down into the carcinogen Mar 07, 2024
First-Line Nivolumab Plus Chemo Approved for Bladder Cancer Combination reduced risk of death by 22% Mar 07, 2024
Does Everyone Need to Exfoliate? Two dermatologists clarify the role of the skin barrier, risks, and benefits Mar 07, 2024
Leaked AAMC Emails Reveal Concern About ERAS Exodus What AAMC calls "fragmentation," critics call "competition" Mar 07, 2024
Evidence of Traumatic Brain Injury in Shooter Who Killed 18 in Maine Analysis of the brain was released Wednesday Mar 07, 2024
Another Essential 'DEI' in Suicide Probability Analysis Dignity, empathy, and integrity should be included in the process Mar 07, 2024
Residency Match Week: Everything You Need to Know A step-by-step guide to one of the most highly anticipated days in medical school Mar 07, 2024