FDA Approves First Oral Option for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Fixed-duration course of corticosteroid indicated for patients 11 years and up Feb 12, 2024
Study: Fewer Kids in the ED Means More Missed Diagnoses Study suggests low pediatric-volume EDs might benefit from supports to improve diagnosis Feb 12, 2024
California Nurse Acquitted of Involuntary Manslaughter But jurors deadlocked 9-3 on charges against a jail doctor Feb 12, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Versus Sir William Osler Note-taking in the electronic health record still leaves much to be desired Feb 12, 2024
The Language of AI: Defining the Most Common Terms This glossary can help those interested in healthcare AI find their footing in the field Feb 12, 2024
State Reports Human Plague Case; Lloyd Austin Admitted Again; Man Dies Mid-Flight Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Feb 12, 2024
Possibility of Animal-to-Human Jump Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease Most likely route for spillover would be via people who eat venison Feb 11, 2024
Doing Away With Needle Exchange Programs Won't Prevent Drug Use This is where the principle of harm reduction becomes important Feb 11, 2024
Flu Hangs on in the U.S., Fading in Some Areas and Intensifying in Others COVID seems to have peaked at around the same time Feb 11, 2024
Two Obscure Cases about Fish May Disempower Health Agencies SCOTUS appears poised to substitute its judgment for that of career scientists Feb 10, 2024
Criminal Actor to Blame for Days-Long Cyberattack on Chicago Hospital, Officials Say Lurie Children's Hospital is working with the FBI Feb 10, 2024
Use These Antibiotics for Close Contacts of Invasive Meningococcal Disease, CDC Says Amid upswing in cipro-resistant cases, health departments should be vigilant, agency warned Feb 09, 2024
No Survival Benefit to Higher Intranasal Naloxone Dose Moreover, opioid withdrawal signs were more prevalent with the 8-mg dose vs the 4-mg dose Feb 09, 2024
Phenylephrine Sales Steady Before FDA Panel Called It Ineffective But reformulation of products containing OTC "decongestant" could affect the supply chain Feb 09, 2024
Senators Thrash Pharma CEOs for Pricing Drugs Higher in the U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders blamed "corrupt" system, well-paid lobbyists Feb 09, 2024
Biden's Memory Lapses; Pharmacist Dies on the Job; Arrested for Brain Bleed? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Feb 09, 2024
Amid Surge, CDC Unveils New Syphilis Testing Guidance First "one-stop shopping" resource for info on syphilis tests Feb 08, 2024
Medical Schools Push Back on 'March-In' Rights Plan to Lower Drug Prices But Dems, FTC pledge support, offer recommendations to bolster guidance Feb 08, 2024
Publisher Retracts Three Abortion Studies Two of the studies were cited by a federal judge in the case against the abortion pill Feb 08, 2024
Fauci Will Reflect on Long Government Career in Upcoming Book "On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service" will be published in June Feb 08, 2024
Prenatal Care Shouldn't Begin in the ED We must address barriers to early and appropriate care Feb 08, 2024
Baby's Death a Homicide; Discharged to Die? Pharma Worker Sues Over Rx Drug Benefits A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 08, 2024
Trader Joe's Food Alert; DEA Reverses Decision; Going Maskless Is Not Free Speech Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Feb 08, 2024
Small Decline Seen in Ob/Gyn Residency Applications in Abortion Ban States Analysis of ERAS data reveals no differences in signaling, though Feb 07, 2024
Resmetirom Poised to Become First NASH Treatment Phase III study demonstrated drug is effective in resolving NASH and improving liver fibrosis Feb 07, 2024
Iatrogenic Fusarium Solani Meningitis Cases Caused Severe Injury to Brain Stem Combination of novel antifungal, steroids, and surgery likely saved some, report shows Feb 07, 2024
To Fix Drug Shortages, Bring Manufacturing Home, Experts Say Onshoring and "near-shoring" of drug manufacturing could help, as would transparency Feb 07, 2024
Expensive Generics: Where Direct-to-Consumer Pharmacies Fall Short The most pricey generics weren't often available at Amazon, Costco, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Feb 07, 2024
Medical Schools Are Not Preparing Us to Care for Autistic Individuals It's time for that to change Feb 07, 2024
Does the Current Cheese Listeria Outbreak Really Date Back 10 Years? Experts weigh in on how such outbreaks are ultimately uncovered Feb 07, 2024
USMLE Finds Pattern of Suspicious Results From Nepal Impacted examinees have had step 1, 2, and/or 3 examinations invalidated Feb 07, 2024
Hospital Lab Cancer Cluster? Health Influencers' Climate Misinfo; Chasing Longevity This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 07, 2024
Ex-Doctor Charged With Manslaughter; NIH Subpoenaed; Social Cost of Obesity Drugs Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Feb 07, 2024
FDA Panel Mulls Which Devices Are Critical in a Public Health Emergency "If we have a thermonuclear war, all I need is a scalpel," one panel member said Feb 06, 2024
Gun Violence Exposure Associated With Suicidal Behavior Among Black Americans Being threatened with a gun, knowing someone who was shot linked with suicide attempts Feb 06, 2024
Bivalent Vax Protected Kids From Symptomatic COVID "Every different way that we sliced this, we found that the vaccine was effective" Feb 06, 2024 video
Nurse Community Mourns 'Trailblazer' Claire Fagin, PhD, RN She was a "nurse visionary with the savvy to make things happen," said one colleague Feb 06, 2024
Candida Auris: What to Know About the Fungal Infection Spreading Across the U.S. The multidrug-resistant organism colonizes skin, lingers on surfaces Feb 06, 2024
Patients and Doctors Push Back Against the Harsh Side Effects of Cancer Drugs "If the patients are not taking the drug, then it's not going to work" Feb 06, 2024