Doc Goes Missing From Shift; Patient-Centered Long COVID Research; Science Sleuth This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 31, 2024
Emerging Research Examines How Parenthood Changes the Brain Amount of time spent caring for newborn seems to play an important role, says researcher Jan 31, 2024 video
Doctors Warn Patients May Be Billed Twice Bringing up concerns outside the main scope of the visit could prompt separate bills Jan 30, 2024
CMS Focusing on Better Aligning Quality Measures, Adding New ACO Models Clinicians shouldn't have to navigate hundreds of different measures, Medicare director says Jan 30, 2024
Why Are We Letting Insurers Dictate Patient Care? Prior authorization is wreaking havoc on patient health Jan 30, 2024
PA Convicted of Fraud for Amniotic Fluid Shot Scheme Ray Anthony Shoulders, PA, faces up to 240 years in prison Jan 29, 2024
New York Joins Local Governments in Erasing Billions in Medical Debt But stronger policies are needed to stop debt at its source Jan 28, 2024
How Much Do Physicians Really Know About FDA Drug and Device Regulation? More education is clearly needed Jan 28, 2024
Value-Based Care: Filling Critical Gaps in Care and Clinician Leadership One Chicago health plan has come up with a unique program for doctors just starting out Jan 26, 2024
Why Measles Keeps Popping Up in Pockets of the U.S. Paul Offit, MD, on the history of the MMR vaccine and the lasting legacy of COVID Jan 26, 2024 video
King Charles Admitted; ADHD Drug Recalled; Minnesota Debates Doc-Assisted Suicide Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Jan 26, 2024
How Can Cancer Risk Be Cut in Communities Exposed to Toxins? Group outlines plan to bring the latest testing and treatment to medically underserved minorities Jan 25, 2024
Will All Seniors Eventually Have No Choice but Medicare Advantage? MedPAC chair discusses need to fix MA's confusing limitations, upcoding, and rising costs Jan 25, 2024
AI Diagnoses Deadly Disease; Radiology's New AI Guidance; WHO Tackles LMMs A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Jan 25, 2024
In Billboard Campaign, Physician Residents Say They're Exploited Residents at University at Buffalo charge they're the lowest paid in the entire state Jan 25, 2024
Making the Case for Physician-Assisted Dying Rohin Francis discusses "one of the most important ethical considerations in medicine" Jan 25, 2024
The Real COVID Isolation Headline That Nobody Is Picking Up On Hint: It relates to you, California healthcare worker Jan 25, 2024
Ob/Gyn's Animal Cruelty Charges; Doc's Dark Web Murder-for-Hire; Retaliation Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 25, 2024
Infusion Drug Mark-Ups Higher at Safety Net Hospitals Study shows big difference in reimbursement-to-acquisition cost ratio versus private practice Jan 24, 2024
CDC Pushes Back on HICPAC Infection Control Guidance, Asks for Clarification Questions center on precautions against airborne pathogens, use of N95s in healthcare settings Jan 24, 2024
Is Adding an AI Readout to Mammography Worth It? Women would have to pay out-of-pocket, as reimbursement is a long way off Jan 24, 2024
New Federal Health Agency Sets Bold Goals Changing rural health delivery, perfecting whole eye transplants among ARPA-H's aims Jan 24, 2024
Few Women in Abortion Ban States Terminate Rape-Related Pregnancies Researchers suggest exceptions don't work for rape survivors Jan 24, 2024
China's COVID Sequence Secret; Cancer Research Retractions; Med Board Reform Looms This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 24, 2024
Amid Overdose Surge, Oregon Lawmakers Backpedal on Drug Decriminalization Bill would not affect state's legalization of cannabis or psychedelic mushrooms, however Jan 24, 2024
Abortion Laws Tied to Anxiety and Depression in Women After Dobbs, women ages 18 and 45 in trigger states had a greater increase in these symptoms Jan 23, 2024
Native Hawaiian Physician-Scientist Kekoa Taparra Is Making Waves One of the first Native Hawaiians with an MD, PhD is tackling Pacific Islander health disparities Jan 23, 2024
FDA Slams Fresenius Over Its Response to PCBs in Dialysis Machines A 3-year saga raises questions about a potential class effect Jan 23, 2024
A Nitrogen Gas Execution Would Be Unduly Cruel It also may put others in the room at risk Jan 23, 2024
FDA Warns Exosome Maker for Marketing Outside Its IND Agency also raises concern about a potentially contaminated product batch Jan 22, 2024
Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Likely Cost-Effective if Under $2 Million Lifetime reduction in acute pain episodes should offset high upfront costs of the therapy Jan 22, 2024
The Healthcare Landscape Is Changing. Our Regulatory Practices Should Too. Closer collaboration between FDA and CMS is the need of the hour Jan 22, 2024
What Would a Second Trump Presidency Look Like for Healthcare? A recap of the former president's record on healthcare Jan 21, 2024
Q&A: Talking Prior Authorization With Rep. Suzan DelBene The Washington congresswoman also discusses home dialysis, Medicare cuts Jan 19, 2024
Informatics Expert Presses Congress for Long COVID 'Moonshot' But one senator questioned NIH's progress: agency is "forming committees and praying about it" Jan 19, 2024
MedPod Today: Residency Application Updates; Doc Discipline; Vacation and Burnout ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Jan 19, 2024 podcast
Anti-Tobacco Activists Hold 'Menthol Funeral' in Washington Speakers urge Biden to release long-delayed final rule banning menthol-flavored tobacco products Jan 18, 2024
Measles Cases in Several States: What's Going On? COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, travel are all playing a role Jan 18, 2024
I Understand Why Defense Secretary Austin Kept His Prostate Cancer Quiet But opening up can help reduce stigma and inform the public Jan 18, 2024
Docs' Ketamine Scheme Accusation; Texas Doc Wins Snake Case; Maternal Death Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 18, 2024
