Opioid Suicides; Dr. Predator; Now, a Benzo Crisis The past week in health-related investigations Apr 02, 2018
Docs, Medical Boards Ignored FDA Warning Letters on CCSVI Fueled by YouTube, bogus MS 'cure' peddled by docs licensed in multiple states Mar 28, 2018
Reprimanded and Fined in N.J., No Problem in N.Y. Dermatologist found using expired drugs and unqualified staff Mar 22, 2018
NPDB Records Often Ignored in Docs' Licensing Most medical boards rarely look at Practitioner Data Bank Mar 07, 2018
Lifetime Chaperone in New York, Endowed Chair in Wisconsin Sex with patient brings 'moral unfitness' decision in one state; another calls it 'minor' Feb 28, 2018
Charlie Gard Case May Have 'Set Dangerous Precedent' Hospital, court disregarded international standard-of-care practice Feb 27, 2018
Creepy Scam Targeted Young Female HCPs 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.' Now some women in medicine are feeling the bite Feb 25, 2018
Lomustine Price Up 15-Fold After Acquisition by Startup (The Independent) Is NextSource Pharma the next Turing? Dec 27, 2017
Do the Russians Always Cheat? Milton Packer provides a perspective on the meaning of truth in medicine and in life. Dec 13, 2017
Should Patients Be Allowed to Record Doctors? Communications expert Ron Harman King examines the legal and practical questions Nov 29, 2017 video
When and How to Say Sorry to Patients Apologizing doesn't guarantee losing a malpractice suit -- but it might prevent one Oct 25, 2017 video
Study: Opioid Users Don't See Overdose as Wakeup Call Brush with death had little effect on subsequent use Aug 23, 2017
Electric Shock Makes Mushrooms Grow: That's Improbable! Also, how to slow down ping pong Aug 20, 2017
Why Is Everyone Upset About California Senate Bill 790? The intentions are good, but the delivery is flawed explains Milton Packer in his latest Revolution and Revelation blog Jul 19, 2017
'What Used to Be Fraud Is Now Alternative Medicine' Perry Wilson, MD, discusses the new quackery with Steven Novella, MD Jun 28, 2017 video
Will Organoids Drive Stem Cells' Future? Experts see big potential but public's ethical concerns loom Jun 15, 2017
Medicare Fraud Conviction for Retina Surgeon One clinician reflects on case and his role in it May 28, 2017
More Psychiatrists Want to Revisit Goldwater Rule Some argue it gags their free-speech rights, puts country at risk May 22, 2017
Scientific Research Needs Better Oversight, Report Says National Academies panel concerned about predatory practices, retractions Apr 11, 2017
ACC: Medicine Needs Art to Flourish "Science is not enough to solve the world's thorniest problems" Mar 18, 2017
AAP: Abortion Parental Consent Laws Do More Harm than Good Patient's right to confidential care should come first Jan 23, 2017
Novartis Pulls Out of Controversial Entresto Contest Cardiologists named to review panel had quit Dec 19, 2016
The Difficult Patient: Harder to Diagnose? Physicians' emotional reactions grab 'scarce mental resources' Dec 16, 2016
'Stand Your Ground' Laws and Homicide Rates Should physicians be concerned enough to speak up? Nov 16, 2016 video
Billion Dollar Lab Scam: The Beat Goes On Yet more fallout from the catastrophic bankruptcy of HDL Lab Sep 22, 2016
AAFP Blinks on Single-Payer and DTC Drug Ads AAFP delegates stopped short of making new policy on single-payer and a ban on DTC ads Sep 20, 2016
Fraud Rounds: Grant Fakery Earns Practice Ban Cancer researcher struck from U.K. medical register after fabricating data in grant applications Aug 12, 2016
Poet and Physician: A Chat With John Coulehan, MD Coulehan wears three different hats: physician, ethicist, and poet Aug 07, 2016
Fraud Rounds: Four Retractions Tallied for PD Researcher Spared Jail Faking co-author signatures, consent forms, and duplication adds up Aug 03, 2016
Safety Net, Teaching Hospitals Call CMS Star Ratings Unfair Argue scores don't account for factors they can't control Jul 28, 2016
The Billion Dollar Lab Scandal Part one: the rise and fall of Health Diagnostics Laboratory Jul 15, 2016
India Seeks to Curb Dangerous Drug Cocktails Big Pharma freely markets combo products banned elsewhere Jun 28, 2016
AMA: Broad Coalition Backs End to Ban on Gun Violence Research Orlando tragedy spurs new push for CDC funding Jun 13, 2016
CardioBrief: Prominent Cardiologist Found Guilty of Fraud Karl-Heinz Kuck is also running for ESC president Jun 07, 2016
CardioBrief: LVADs Prolong Life But Sow Confusion at Its End Uncertainty dogs heart pump patients and their caregivers Mar 22, 2016
How Abbott Sells Hypothyroidism in India Blurring the line between "awareness" and hucksterism Feb 28, 2016
Medical Boards Fail to Punish Docs Who Commit Sexual Misconduct Most never disciplined by state boards after institutional sanctions Feb 14, 2016
