Biden Wants States to Ensure Obamacare Plans Cover Enough Doctors and Hospitals Annual regulatory proposal also seeks to expand access to dental coverage in ACA marketplaces Dec 10, 2023
MedPod Today: Rare 'Long Vax' Cases; Macchiarini's Missteps; AI Cloned Doc's Voice? 51˶ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Dec 08, 2023 podcast
Corporate Ownership Worsens Patient Care, Surveyed Docs Say Reduced autonomy, focus on financial incentives among top negative impacts cited by doctors Dec 08, 2023
Narcissism Garners More Media Attention Here's what it is, what it isn't, and what separates it from a true diagnosis Dec 07, 2023
Nurse Accused of Injuring Baby; Doc Asked Teen for Nude Pics; Pill-Mill MD Sentenced A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 07, 2023
Blood Test May Be Able to Tell Which Organs Have Accelerated Aging This may enable treatment of people before they get sick, researcher says Dec 06, 2023
Artificial Hips Snapped in Half; Obesity Drug Windfall for Docs; Clinicians Unionize This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 06, 2023
See Which States Have the Most High-Performing Hospitals for Maternity Care Top state had 63 high-performing hospitals, according to annual U.S. News list Dec 05, 2023
RaDonda Vaught Loses Appeal to Get Her Nursing License Back Tennessee court rejects former nurse's appeal to overturn nursing board's 2021 decision Dec 05, 2023
Psych Nurses Sound the Alarm on Patient Violence at Pediatric Hospital Seattle Children's PBMU staff "work in a persistent state of fear," says state nurses union Dec 04, 2023
Northwestern Medicine Residents Latest to Seek Union Status "This is about having a seat at the table," says ob/gyn resident Dec 04, 2023
FTC Chief Gears Up for a Showdown With Private Equity Researchers and employer groups encouraged by FTC's action Dec 03, 2023
Disgraced Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini Sees New Wave of Media Attention A podcast, Netflix series, and TV adaptation examine regenerative medicine doctor's wrongdoings Nov 30, 2023
ChatGPT's Birthday Message; Journal Softens on AI; Healthcare AI Tracker A monthly roundup of AI innovation and research in healthcare Nov 30, 2023
Clinician Says Her Voice Was Cloned by AI for Social Media Ad "It's going to be a huge problem," says podiatrist Dana Brems Nov 30, 2023
Patient Who Fell Off Operating Table Sues; Doc's Murder Trial; Hopkins Wants Retrial A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 30, 2023
Insurer Now Has Ties to 10% of Doctors UnitedHealth's Optum division added 20,000 doctors this year alone Nov 30, 2023
Rabid Kitten Threat; Religious Groups Quash Abortion Exemptions; Redefining Death This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 29, 2023
Stephen Colbert Has Surgery for Ruptured Appendix Recent studies have focused on whether appendicitis can be managed with antibiotics alone Nov 28, 2023
Medical Staff Credentialing Case Heads to New Jersey Supreme Court Neurosurgery practice claims hospital skipped due process to orchestrate its ouster Nov 28, 2023
Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rules Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials Nov 27, 2023
How Young Is Too Young for Botox? With greater exposure on social media, more youths are trying cosmetic treatments Nov 27, 2023
Days Before Surgery, Clerical Error Cuts Off Patient's Insurance Lost in the mix of Medicaid "unwinding" Nov 26, 2023
Evolving Overdose Crisis Shakes Previously Effective Treatments Commonly administered doses of buprenorphine have proven less effective against fentanyl Nov 25, 2023
Compensation Is Key to Fixing Primary Care Shortage Along with the punishing workload, pay is affecting the pipeline of primary care physicians Nov 24, 2023
Epinephrine Was First an Asthma Treatment This mainstay of treatment for severe allergic reactions was once a drug without a disease Nov 24, 2023
China Reports No 'Unusual' Pathogens Driving Pneumonia Cluster in Kids Chinese health officials say the rise in respiratory illness is part of a continued surge Nov 24, 2023
Plastic Surgeon Jailed for Patient Death; Oncologist Sues NYU; NP Sex Abuse Charges A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 22, 2023
What's Going on at Mission Health? Physicians pen letters, narrowly vote against bylaws that would have silenced them Nov 22, 2023
Devastating Medication Error; FDA's Recall Weakness; Insurers Break State Laws This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 22, 2023
Cancer Patient's Final Act: Destroying Medical Debt Viral campaign will erase some $60 million in medical debt Nov 22, 2023
Doctors, Scientists Boycott Journal for Publishing 'Sadistic' Animal Research More than 1,100 experts signed a letter to boycott nutrition journal and its publisher Nov 21, 2023
Travel Nurse Practitioner Goes Missing in California Ann Herford was reportedly last seen near the trailhead for the Arnold Rim Trail Nov 21, 2023
Why It's So Tough to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Care Huge amounts are spent, but it does little to help patients Nov 19, 2023
What to Know About Lead Toxicity and Kids' Applesauce Hospitalization for acute lead toxicity can start at 45 mcg/dL Nov 16, 2023
Are Selfie-Related Deaths a Public Health Issue? Experts say these deaths are increasing, and are highly preventable Nov 16, 2023
Medical Board Reprimands Doctor Who Worked While COVID-Positive As COVID hospitalization declines, should infection control policies shift? Nov 16, 2023
Nurse Fatally Stabbed; Doctor Sues Mayo; Maya Kowalski's Criminal Complaint A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 16, 2023
Health Officer May Get $4M to Step Down But outcome of months-long saga between county officials and health officer remains uncertain Nov 15, 2023
COVID Aid Grifters Waste Billions; Inside Cohen's CDC; Forged Neuro Data? This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 15, 2023
