Most Americans Blame Insurance Profits, Denials Alongside the Killer in CEO's Death Younger adults especially likely to think a mix of factors is to blame for Brian Thompson's death Dec 27, 2024
Eat, Drink, and Be Wary What does the future hold in the wake of recent foodborne fiascos? Dec 27, 2024
Weirdest Medical Cases of 2024; CDC Sees Concerning H5N1 Changes; The King's Speech Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 27, 2024
To Britain on Legalizing Assisted Dying: Proceed With Caution Canada offers a cautionary tale Dec 26, 2024
Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had "I thought he was helping me" Dec 26, 2024
FDA Says Decongestant in Many Cold Medicines Doesn't Work. So What Does? A look at the agency's recent moves on a leading decongestant Dec 26, 2024
Vaccine Injury Claims Spiked During COVID Only 3% of decided claims under countermeasures program were eligible for compensation Dec 24, 2024
Doc Indicted in Old Rape Case; Telehealth Death Suit; $66M Plastic Surgery Award A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 24, 2024
Abortion Opponents Shift Focus to Pills, With Lawsuits and Proposed Laws Trump administration could also take action Dec 23, 2024
The Physician's Role in Curing the Social Media Epidemic Discussions with young patients and their parents can make a big difference Dec 23, 2024
Patient Who Had No Luck With GLP-1 Drugs Found Success With Surgery It took 2 years of insurance rigamarole, but 3 months post-op, she's lost 66 pounds Dec 23, 2024
Bariatric Surgeons Being Put Out of Work by GLP-1 Drugs However, many expect demand to come back eventually Dec 23, 2024
Doc Suspected in Mass Killing; Vaccine Injury Claims Spike; Iowa Has First H5N1 Case Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 23, 2024
From Book Burnings to Data Deletions: Safeguarding Health Info in the Digital Age The Trump administration's removal of environmental info doesn't bode well for his second term Dec 21, 2024
Are Abortion Bans Across America Causing Deaths? The states that passed them are doing little to find out Dec 21, 2024
Public Health Experts Decry Louisiana's Ban on Vaccine Promotion Doctors need to "stand up" for their patients' health, they say Dec 20, 2024
Flu Season Is Underway, as Cases Surge in Some Areas and Vaccinations Lag Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week Dec 20, 2024
Employers Press Congress to Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump's Return The legislative step could help protect against future legal challenges Dec 20, 2024
The Lifesaving Legacy of Vaccines Perri Klass, MD, on vaccine milestones, evolving risks, and how public health protects kids Dec 20, 2024 video
State Bars Health Workers From Pushing COVID Vax; Cold Deaths; Marburg Outbreak Ends Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 20, 2024
Long COVID Symptoms Improve With Outpatient Intervention Cognitive and behavioral therapy boosted physical function in pragmatic trial Dec 19, 2024
White Bread Out, Salmon In: FDA Releases 'Healthy' Food Claim Rule Final rule is first update to "healthy" nutrient content claim in 30 years Dec 19, 2024
Flu-Like Mystery Disease in Congo Could Be More Than Just Malaria After man dies with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, officials are thinking a virus is at work as well Dec 19, 2024
U.S. Deaths Are Down and Life Expectancy Is Up, but Improvements Are Slowing Nearly a year added to estimated lifespan of Americans Dec 19, 2024
Ex-Wife of Ambushed Doc Arrested; Gender-Affirming Care Suit; COVID Testing Scheme A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 19, 2024
Serious Catheter Recall; Justice Department Sues CVS; 2025's Health Theme Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 19, 2024
Surgeons Best at Dexterity Game, but They Swear More Swearing may be a coping mechanism for high-pressure situations Dec 18, 2024
SCOTUS to Weigh State Moves to Cut Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood South Carolina governor says that any public money "results in the subsidy of abortion" Dec 18, 2024
U.S. Reports First Severe Case of Bird Flu Patient in Louisiana had exposure to backyard poultry Dec 18, 2024
What Americans Think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and His Health Stances Is there support for his views? Dec 18, 2024
The 2024 Election Should Remind Us of the Value of Listening to Our Patients Establishing trust makes our work more meaningful and effective Dec 18, 2024
Rage Has Long Shadowed American Healthcare. It's Rarely Produced Big Change. In some cases, public anger has yielded more headaches for patients Dec 18, 2024
Experts Debate the Best Ways to Use Opioid Settlement Funds Approaches include evidence-based treatments, drug courts, harm reduction Dec 18, 2024
Malpractice Killed Mom; Opioid Giant Avoided Payout; Landmark Trial Questioned This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 18, 2024
Controversial COVID Paper Retracted; USPSTF's Vitamin D Rec; Medical Abortion Pain Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Dec 18, 2024
FDA Adds Boxed Warning to Hot Flash Drug The warning highlights known risk of rare but serious liver injury associated with fezolinetant Dec 17, 2024
Most U.S. Teens Are Abstaining From Drinking, Smoking, and Marijuana, Survey Says Pandemic lockdowns may have influenced patterns Dec 17, 2024
Clinician Recall Worse After Biased Handoffs Could biased language have some sort of cognitive effect? Dec 17, 2024
The Forgotten Toll of Polio Science and public health turned survival into the norm, says Perri Klass, MD Dec 17, 2024 video