Illinois Doc Under Investigation for Stance on School Mask Mandate Jeremy Henrichs, MD, says probe is improper use of government pressure Aug 20, 2021
FDA Warns on Contamination Risk With Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels Healthcare providers must toss all of company's gels and lotions, agency says Aug 19, 2021
Proton Pump Inhibitors and IBD: What's the Link? Use tied to "modest" increase in risk for ulcerative colitis, Crohn's in observational studies Aug 12, 2021
Is Delta Also More Severe in Kids? Data are in short supply, but hard-hit children's hospitals are sounding alarms Aug 10, 2021
Roche, Abbott COVID Antigen Tests Just So-So in Real-World Data "Unsatisfactory" for screening asymptomatic people, say German lab professionals Aug 09, 2021
Spreading False Vax Info Might Cost You Your Medical License Federation of State Medical Boards threaten disciplinary action Aug 03, 2021
Urine Tests Before Surgery Blasted as Mostly Unnecessary Abundance of caution is way overdone, researchers suggest Aug 02, 2021
Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Authorized for Post-COVID Exposure REGEN-COV becomes first monoclonal antibody treatment with EUA following exposure alone Jul 30, 2021
CDC Alarmed: 74% of Cases in Cape Cod Cluster Were Among the Vaxxed More detail about outbreak in vaccinated people that led to the change in masking, test guidance Jul 30, 2021
Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too! A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 30, 2021
Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says Jul 26, 2021
Second Dose of COVID Vaccine Safe Even After Allergic Reaction Small study found even those with anaphylaxis following the first dose tolerated the second one Jul 26, 2021
Can Gargling Protect School Kids From COVID? Underused interventions may help slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 when schools reopen Jul 25, 2021
Psychiatrists Can Be Valuable Vaccine Educators "Actively and constantly searching" for ways to address the needs of a vulnerable population Jul 24, 2021
No More Bloody Syringe: New Vaccine Emoji Gains Key Support Icon promotes positive image of COVID vaccine on social media, docs and public health experts say Jul 23, 2021
Rates of Serious Infection Differ Among Psoriasis Therapies Low overall rate, small differences versus etanercept reference, large French study showed Jul 22, 2021
American Hospital Association Joins Others in Support of COVID Vax Mandates Largest U.S.-based healthcare organization to advocate for these requirements so far Jul 22, 2021
Shingles Risk Slashed in IBD Patients After Vaccine Study found certain medications also showed lower incidence rates Jul 20, 2021
Large Ivermectin Study Retracted Preprint publisher finds evidence of plagiarism, problems with raw data Jul 20, 2021
Why Are Tick-Borne Illnesses Increasing in the U.S.? Heightened awareness, growing population, and climate change all play a role Jul 19, 2021
Are Patients Spreading SARS-CoV-2 to Their Hospital Roommates? A new study explores the data and implications Jul 17, 2021
Company Shut Down Robot Mid-Surgery; Infected in Quarantine; Investigating Aduhelm This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 14, 2021
Ivermectin and Aducanumab: Do They Work? ZDoggMD and Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, analyze the evidence Jul 13, 2021
Beta Variant May Be Deadlier, South African Hospital Data Suggests Increases in hospitalizations, deaths in country's second COVID-19 wave Jul 12, 2021
How Many People Skipped Their Second COVID Shot? New CDC data say 15 million people in the U.S. have not completed their vaccination series Jul 09, 2021
Awaited Ivermectin Review Is Out Findings are positive, but critics still want a large randomized controlled trial Jul 08, 2021
Skin Rash Should Be a Huge Red Flag for LVAD Recipients, Group Says New phenomenon suggests perils of not performing biopsy in time Jul 07, 2021
Did Fecal Transplant Stop COVID in Its Tracks? Two Polish patients co-infected with C difficile saw improvements Jul 06, 2021
COVID Surges Emerge; FDA Warns About Chantix; Lions, Tigers, Bears Get Vaxxed A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 06, 2021
Cases of Rare Liver Complication Seen With Severe COVID-19 Higher prevalence of condition in COVID patients than influenza patients, researcher says Jul 01, 2021
Medfluencer: Who Is TikTok Superstar Dr. Noc? Meet the social media sensation who's fighting COVID lies online Jun 30, 2021 video
COVID-19 Pandemic Upped Anxiety in Adults, Kids With Diabetes Providers should be screening patients on how COVID is affecting them, says researcher Jun 29, 2021
Liver Fibrosis Linked to Lower Response to COVID Vaccine Third dose may be needed in this population as well as some transplant patients, says researcher Jun 25, 2021
The Murky Post-Pandemic Future of Hepatitis C Elimination in the U.S. Modeling study demonstrates need to rebound or risk losing progress Jun 25, 2021
Rise in Alcohol Dependence Seen During Pandemic AUD in U.K. study tied to worse COVID outcomes and more mental health problems as well Jun 25, 2021
ACIP Backs Flu and COVID Vaccine Co-Administration Committee also voted on dengue, rabies vaccines for kids Jun 25, 2021
Q&A: How Patients Can Get Wise to Bad Billing Practices Marshall Allen discusses how patients and providers can fight back against medical overbilling Jun 22, 2021
Birthdays: Cake, Ice Cream ... and Increased COVID Risk? Study makes a link, but public health implications hard to see Jun 21, 2021
