Scripps Clinic Must Pay Almost $7M to Older Docs in Age Bias Case California allows medical groups to force retirement at age 70, but it's against federal law Dec 21, 2023
Youth Death Rallies Anti-Vaxers; Insurers Hire After Malpractice; Bad Doc Ignored? This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 20, 2023
Explanations Don't Help Clinicians Spot Biased AI Biased AI predictions tanked diagnostic accuracy, and model explanations didn't bring it back up Dec 19, 2023
'Curable': A Case for Precision of Language Patients need a clear description of their prognosis Dec 19, 2023
Dr. Barbie Will See You Now, but Only if You're a Pediatric Patient Study finds medical Barbie dolls usually treat kids, don't come with PPE accessories Dec 18, 2023
Biology, Anatomy, and Finance? More Med Students Want Business Degrees Too "Whom will these doctors end up serving more, patients or shareholders?" Dec 17, 2023
Something Special Happens When We Share Stories About Our Patients Written narratives have the power to heal Dec 16, 2023
The 'Before and After': An Eye Surgeon's Unexpected Finding There are a few possible diagnoses in patient with headaches, blurred vision, but one stands out Dec 16, 2023
How to Prevent Violence Against Healthcare Workers "We have to tell our stories, because this has to be a priority," emergency physician says Dec 15, 2023 video
Another Medical Society Turns Up the Heat on MOC IDSA president pens letter to ABIM, arguing MOC is costly, time-consuming, and ineffective Dec 15, 2023
Biden Administration Announces Moves to Cut Drug Prices Lower drug copays for Medicare enrollees, price concessions for new COVID treatments spotlighted Dec 14, 2023
Doctors See Advantage in AI, but Remain Wary AMA survey shows most doctors have not adopted AI in practice Dec 14, 2023
Ditch Sterile Gloves When Treating Wounds? Meta-analysis suggests nonsterile ones may work just as well in certain settings Dec 14, 2023
Nurse Who Filmed Assaults Gets 20 Years; Doc Not Guilty of Her Sister's Murder A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 14, 2023
Experts, Lawmakers Explore Downside of Drug-Price Negotiation Stifled innovation, reduced access suggested as future challenges Dec 14, 2023
How Violence Has Become the Status Quo in the Emergency Department "My patient actually tried to strangle me with my stethoscope," nurse reveals Dec 14, 2023 video
Weight-Loss Drug Overdoses; Record Number of Retracted Studies; Yoga and Cadavers Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Dec 14, 2023
No Good Time? Medical Students Fret Over Family Planning Having children during medical training, especially surgery, perceived as difficult, taboo topic Dec 13, 2023
Weight-Loss Surgery Scandal; Unnecessary Vascular Surgeries; Private Equity Probe This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 13, 2023
Companies Market Stem Cell Treatments to Long COVID Patients Prices are high but evidence is scant that therapies work, researchers say Dec 12, 2023
7 Secrets to Wealth Building You Won't Learn in Medical School Advice that all doctors should know Dec 12, 2023
PA Reprimanded for Secretly Pushing Ivermectin Matthew Trom, PA, reportedly prescribed the drug without documentation Dec 12, 2023
Texas Emergency Medicine Residency Program Won't Shut Down A petition with more than 2,000 signatures prompted the county medical board to act Dec 11, 2023
Nurses, Resident Slashed; Deadly Tick Disease Outbreak; COVID Vax After Infection Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Dec 11, 2023
FDA Inspections of Foreign Drug Manufacturers Haven't Bounced Back After Pandemic Overseas inspections "well below" pre-pandemic surveillance Dec 08, 2023
MedPod Today: Rare 'Long Vax' Cases; Macchiarini's Missteps; AI Cloned Doc's Voice? Â鶹´«Ã½ 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
Ways to Strengthen Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Integrating mental health, education in schools, and family involvement are a start, says expert Dec 07, 2023 video
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
Experts, Senators Wrestle Over Thorny Drug Shortage Challenge Re-shoring, "friend-shoring," stockpiling: how does one solve a problem like drug shortages? Dec 06, 2023
Artificial Hips Snapped in Half; Obesity Drug Windfall for Docs; Clinicians Unionize This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 06, 2023
Doc Set Home on Fire? High Blood Pressure in Couples; WHO: Raise Alcohol, Soda Taxes Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Dec 06, 2023
Pursuing My Passions: Why I Didn't Do Residency After Medical School Deciding how to spend my time has been exciting ... and daunting Dec 05, 2023
How Much Pain Is 'Enough' to Prescribe Opioids? A compliance plan can help optimize clinical decision-making 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
IG Live December 6: Code Gray! Responding to Violence in Healthcare Experts discuss how to create a safer workplace Dec 04, 2023
Gaming the Patent System Can Keep Biosimilars Off the Market for Decades Sean Tu, PhD, JD, explains trade secret laws and patent laws for biologics Dec 04, 2023 video
