Doc Suspended for COVID Misinfo Sues, Cites Freedom of Speech Meryl Nass, MD, of Maine, filed a legal complaint against the state's medical board Aug 18, 2023
From Salad Roulette to Salmonella in Poultry and Peanuts The folly of believing U.S. food is as safe as safe can be Aug 17, 2023
Allina Doctors File to Unionize Group of more than 550 clinicians could create largest private-sector union in the country Aug 17, 2023
Big Bump in Starting Salaries for Specialists Aging population, rise of 'market disruptors' usher in double-digit jumps for some docs Aug 15, 2023
AI Beat Clinicians at Figuring Out Difficult Diagnoses GPT-4 may help with diagnoses that have been missed by clinicians, study author says Aug 14, 2023
Does Kratom Need Tighter Regulation? Efforts to regulate or ban the drug have fizzled, leaving it in purgatory Aug 14, 2023
What Are Clinician Groups Doing About Climate Change? We talk with the new head of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health to find out Aug 13, 2023
Experts Warn of the Extreme Public Health Threats From Heat Cities and individuals can prevent heat-related illnesses, they say Aug 11, 2023
Laboring in 90 Degrees, Indoors: Workers Push for Action on Heat-Related Illness Restaurant workers and others seeking relief through OSHA and Congress Aug 10, 2023
Doc Faces 31 Lawsuits; Resident Accused of Hidden Cameras; Impostor Nurse Charged A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 10, 2023
Two Doctors Will Lose ABIM Certification for Allegedly Spreading False Information FLCCC Alliance founders Marik and Kory decried the move Aug 10, 2023
Nurse Home-Visit Program Shows No Benefit for Prenatal Care Uptake "We need larger structural changes" to improve outcomes, researcher says Aug 09, 2023
An Analysis of the Blizzard of Lawsuits to Block Drug-Price Negotiations Industry is using the same old playbook Aug 09, 2023
America's Growing Lack of Trust in Medicine Eric Reinhart, MD, on the U.S. and its "horrific public health" Aug 09, 2023 video
Is Doctor Pay Too High? NIH Pulls Plug on Misinfo Research; FDA and EPA Butt Heads This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 09, 2023
AAP Reaffirms Policy Supporting Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Group calls for systematic review of research to "broaden and deepen" current guidance Aug 08, 2023
Abortion Bans May Lead to More Neonatal Cardiac Defects, Model Suggests Researchers used theoretical modeling based on real proposed legislation Aug 07, 2023
'Conscience' Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of Care Protections for health workers may reduce standard of care, opponents say Aug 06, 2023
In a Golden Age of Cancer Care, PBMs Are Holding Us Back We must stop predatory and destructive behaviors Aug 05, 2023
CDC Advisors Back Therapeutic to Prevent RSV in Infants Unanimous support for monoclonal antibody for infants and high-risk toddlers as well Aug 03, 2023
Doctors Sue California Over Implicit Bias Training "Taking some dippy course is not going to change a hardened racist," one plaintiff says Aug 03, 2023
Acid-Burned Uterus Suit; Patient Loses $438K Damages Award; $11M Kratom Death Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 03, 2023
Jeanne Marrazzo Chosen to Succeed Fauci as NIAID Director Selection praised by infectious disease groups Aug 02, 2023
RFK Jr. Involved in Med Board 'Spectacle'; Doc's Fertility Supplement; Illegal Lab This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 02, 2023
FDA, DEA Heads Acknowledge ADHD Drug Shortage in Public Letter Agencies ask manufacturers to boost production, but call on docs to prescribe appropriately Aug 02, 2023
Continuation Patents Have Surged, Disrupting Generic Competition, Study Shows Researchers caution that abusing patent laws harms patients, stifles innovation Aug 01, 2023
Sticker Shock: Ophthalmic Bevacizumab Biosimilar Could Drive Up Costs Medicare expenditures could jump 15-30%, with similar increases in patients' out-of-pocket costs Aug 01, 2023
Multi-Cancer Early Detection: 20th-Century Fiction Becomes Reality These tests could soon become a valuable addition to current cancer screening tools Aug 01, 2023
CMS Announces New Dementia Care Model for Medicare Patients Aims to provide more coordinated, ongoing care Jul 31, 2023
House Lawmakers Clash Over Gender-Affirming Care in Youth Republicans say it causes long-term medical complications, Democrats say it's safe and effective Jul 28, 2023
The Wild West of Online Testosterone Prescribing Online "low T" clinics thrived during the pandemic, but changing rules could bring them down Jul 28, 2023
A Bright Future for Gender-Affirming Care "There is an absolute tidal wave of providers coming" to improve gender-diverse care Jul 27, 2023 video
FDA Warns Company Over Amniotic Products Agency says Cell Genuity products should be regulated as a drug Jul 27, 2023
Psychiatrist Held Patients Against Their Will? Patent Games; Abortion Paper Battle This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 26, 2023
DOJ Goes After PA for Amniotic Fluid Injections Prosecutors called shots a "dubious attempt at pain management" Jul 25, 2023
Is the U.S. Ready for a Nuclear Attack? There's been a flurry of activity around medical countermeasures in the last year Jul 24, 2023
Once the New OTC Birth Control Pill Is Available, What About Cost and Coverage? Do health plans have to cover the nonprescription pill? Jul 23, 2023
Experts Demand Overhaul of Organ Transplant System During Senate Hearing Patient representative has "zero confidence" in change if UNOS remains involved Jul 21, 2023
APP Is Latest Physician Staffing Firm to Fold It follows Envision, and physicians consider further consequences of difficult market Jul 20, 2023
U.S. Suspends Wuhan Lab Funding; 'Zombie' Clinical Trials; Wachter's COVID Scare This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 19, 2023
