FDA Allows Best-Selling E-Cigarette Vuse Alto, but Only in Tobacco Flavor Agency previously rejected the company's menthol-flavored products Jul 18, 2024
What the Trump Assassination Attempt Says About Gun Violence Democrat, Republican, or other, physicians must discuss this as a public health issue Jul 18, 2024
Data Error Led to Heart Implant Mistake, Suit Claims; Doc's Defamation Suit Advances A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jul 18, 2024
Biden's COVID; Vance Probed on Abortion; Experts Discuss Trump's Ear Injury Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 18, 2024
Nasal Sprays Reduce Sick Days From Respiratory Illnesses in High-Risk Patients Sprays and behavioral intervention also reduced antibiotic use in primary care Jul 17, 2024
How Unionization Changed Surgery Residency Programs Residents, program faculty, and staff discussed benefits and unintended consequences Jul 17, 2024
The Supreme Court Did Not Deliver 'Wins' for Reproductive Rights This Term They simply evaded critical questions about access Jul 17, 2024
Lack of Institutional Support a Top Reason Why Doctors Hesitate to Treat Addiction Other reasons included lack of knowledge and skill Jul 17, 2024
D.C. Hospital Gets a Wake-Up Call to Chagas Disease Report is part of larger efforts to increase awareness of neglected disease Jul 17, 2024
Doctor Influenced Gender Care Bans; Cord Blood Banking Scam? Anti-Abortion Extremist This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 17, 2024
Is a $2,000 Whole-Body MRI Worth It? "You're going to end up finding a lot of incidental things," says one expert Jul 16, 2024
Tuskegee Syphilis Study Whistleblower Peter Buxtun Has Died at Age 86 Buxtun is revered as a hero to public health scholars and ethicists Jul 16, 2024
We've Been Here Before: The Politicization of Drug Pricing Ensuring medication access does not have to come at the cost of innovation Jul 16, 2024
Health Should Be a Bigger Focus at the GOP Convention Than It Will Be, Lawmaker Says "I wish it was the centerpiece of everything we're talking about," says Rep. Rich McCormick, MD Jul 16, 2024
What to Know About 'Microdosing' Psychedelics Research is sparse and definitions aren't consistent, experts say Jul 15, 2024
U.S. Health Officials Confirm Four New Bird Flu Cases Infections in Colorado poultry workers bring U.S. total to nine since 2022 Jul 15, 2024
This Ex-President Also Survived an Assassination Attempt on the Campaign Trail In 1912, a former president was trying to get back into office when he was shot at close range Jul 15, 2024
Should U.S. Farmworkers Get Bird Flu Shots? Some Experts Say Yes Opinions remain divided while CDC continues wait-and-see approach Jul 14, 2024
Shedding Criticisms: The Real Weight of Misunderstanding Obesity Stigma and misconceptions create barriers to medication uptake Jul 14, 2024
Healthcare AI Is an Exciting Frontier — But Don't Forget About Equitable Development Unequal access threatens to worsen disparities Jul 13, 2024
Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open Jul 13, 2024
Senate Committee Wrestles With Risks and Benefits of Virus Research Specter of COVID lab-leak theory looms over discussion Jul 11, 2024
How Concerned Should We Be About Metal in Tampons? Tampons contain lead and arsenic, but some say the levels aren't anything to worry about Jul 11, 2024
Doc Shot By Police; Doc Spent Embezzled Funds on Doggy Daycare; Joyner Suit Update A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jul 11, 2024
Newborn Hep B Vax Refusal Rates Dropped During Pandemic, D.C. Study Finds Hospital setting may offer unique opportunity to increase vaccination rates Jul 11, 2024
Doctors Work to Clarify New Audiology Scope-of-Practice Law in Maryland Concern centers around provision allowing audiologists to perform "health screenings" Jul 10, 2024
The Physician and Social Media: 'To Be or Not to Be' On? It's a platform for speaking out against systemic issues and workplace disruptors Jul 10, 2024
Dr. Oz Device Scrutinized; $50B for Fake Diagnoses; Crisis Pregnancy Center Funds This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 10, 2024
New Name for Familiar Phenomenon: 'Administrative Harm' Increasing scrutiny on the lack of accountability, evaluation of administrators Jul 10, 2024
7-Day Buprenorphine Promising for Mild Opioid Withdrawal Formulation could boost help more patients start OUD treatment sooner Jul 08, 2024
With the End of Chevron, Health and Environmental Experts' Hands Are Tied We need the rule of law to protect public health Jul 08, 2024
Maternal RSV Vaccine Appears Safe, Real-World Study Finds However, vaccine was associated with modest risk of maternal hypertensive disorders Jul 08, 2024
GOP House to Investigate Biden's Doctor; Record-Breaking Heat; Emhoff Has COVID Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Jul 08, 2024
Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans' List of Healthcare Worries A third of people 65 or older reported difficulty paying for healthcare expenses Jul 07, 2024
That Patient, That Feeling, You Just Can't Shake A reflection on race, gun violence, and medicine Jul 07, 2024
The Early Days of the AIDS Crisis Felt Like 'Putting Band-Aids on a Hemorrhage' An adapted excerpt from Anthony Fauci's new book, On Call Jul 06, 2024
Can Oligonucleotide Infusions Really Fix Lyme, Cancer, and Other Diseases? U.S. clinics market oligonucleotide therapy for a wide range of conditions, without much evidence Jul 05, 2024
Financial Incentives for Quitting Smoking: A Mixed Bag Randomized trial of lower-income adults suffered significant losses to follow-up Jul 04, 2024
