Why I Don't Tell People I'm a Doctor Whether it's the gym, grocery, or parties, I keep it on the hush Mar 05, 2020
Wearable Sensor Predicts Worsening Heart Failure Device flagged readmission risk nearly a week ahead in observational study Feb 26, 2020
Whistleblower Transplant Surgeon; Uncredentialed Child Abuse Doc This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 19, 2020
Italian Lessons for U.S. Healthcare The Skeptical Cardiologist hosts an Italian cardiologist Feb 15, 2020
UCSD, Doc Who Overdosed in Hospital Bathroom Face Lawsuits Anesthesiologist found unconscious, "covered in vomit with his pants down around his ankles" Feb 10, 2020
Doc Wins $4.75M in Fraud, Defamation Case Against Hospital Ob/gyn said she was wrongly accused of substance abuse Feb 05, 2020
'Out of Control' Child Abuse Docs; Harvard Chair Arrested; $116K Hernia Repair This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 29, 2020
Study: Short Hospital Stays OK After Cardiac Surgery 3 days or less "very safe," one center reports Jan 28, 2020
Surgeon Sues Orlando Health Over 'Forced' Referrals Says he was terminated for refusing to practice exclusively in-network Jan 27, 2020
How to Handle a Heparin Shortage: Effective Strategies With supply chain issues in China, it's a real threat, group says Jan 27, 2020
Ozempic OK'd for CV Prevention; LDL Drug Pricing; Lyme Disease Heart Tx Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jan 21, 2020
Plavix Efficacy Blunted With Opioid in the Picture More ischemic events seen with drug combo for heart attacks managed invasively Jan 20, 2020
Mandatory Testing Shows Cognitive Deficits in Late-Career Clinicians About 13% show problems likely to impair their ability to practice medicine Jan 14, 2020
Yuck: Docs' White Coats Rarely See the Washing Machine New York hospital survey found most go a week or more between launderings Jan 10, 2020
New Setbacks for Former Hahnemann Residents May be on the hook for pricey "tail" malpractice insurance coverage Dec 21, 2019
I Quit: Why I Fled the Country Escape from corporate insane loopholes and unethical shenanigans Dec 20, 2019 podcast
Taking Food and Drink Away From Doctors and Nurses Is Just Cruel Don't deny them a simple but important pleasure, says Edwin Leap, MD Dec 12, 2019
Hospital to Swap EHR to New, Efficient 'Paper Chart' System Physicians dance in hallways Dec 05, 2019
'Wrong-Pipe' Intubation Deaths; Doc Group Sues Patients; Booted From Nursing Homes This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 04, 2019
15 Doctors Fired From Chicago-Area Health System Physicians "broadsided" by their termination Nov 26, 2019
Sandy Hook Responder: 'I Hope I'm Not Broken' Doctor arrived on scene an hour after shooting, worked with SWAT team Nov 12, 2019
Do 'Weedout' Classes Dump Good Doctors? Premed student says the concept undermines diversity in medicine Oct 31, 2019
Venous Closure Device Gets EP Patients Moving Sooner, With Less Pain But is the bioabsorbable collagen plug worth the cost? Oct 30, 2019
Child Abuse Pediatricians Face Media Scrutiny Decade-old subspecialty has had its share of controversy Oct 30, 2019
Esketamine Nasal Spray Reduces Depression in Suicidal Patients Positive results from first global registration program of patients with active suicidal ideation, intent Oct 06, 2019
Is a Residency Program an Asset to Be Sold? Fears of "disaster for residency training" nationally Sep 20, 2019
Joint Commission Loses Accreditation After Failing Joint Commission Survey "I hold my staff to an equally ridiculous and arbitrary number of illogical standards," said CEO Sep 19, 2019
Millions of Millennials Hospitalized in ICUs With White Claw Withdrawal A WCW epidemic is here Sep 12, 2019
Iβve Got My Rights in Peer Review, Right? Wrong. Hospital committees can make or break you Sep 10, 2019
Little Benefit for Haldol, Antipsychotics to Treat or Prevent Delirium "Findings presented are sufficient to stop this clinical practice" Sep 03, 2019
Risk-Based Thresholds for hs-Troponin I Safely Speed MI Rule-Out HISTORIC suggests benefit to patients, clinicians Sep 01, 2019
Desperate Families Pursue 'N-of-1' Trials for Ultra-Rare Diseases Technology dangles hope of cure -- for those able to pay Aug 21, 2019
Forgot-to-Pee Syndrome Afflicting Millions of Health Care Workers Second leading cause of morbidity in the medical field Aug 15, 2019
How Medicare Ruined American Healthcare Once government financing entered the picture, the doctor-patient relationship was doomed Jul 29, 2019
Hundreds of Trainees in Limbo as Philadelphia Hospital Closes 570 residents, fellows scramble to find new jobs Jul 15, 2019
American Pain Society Goes Belly Up Opioid lawsuit costs prompt membership to approve bankruptcy filing Jun 28, 2019
Why Work-Life Balance Doesnβt Always Work in Medicine We might be doctors, but we have lives Jun 25, 2019
