Tony Fauci's True Legacy As he steps down, I'd like to recognize his enduring commitment to explaining complicated science Dec 19, 2022
What Can ChatGPT Do For Your Practice? Impressive AI text generator still has notable limitations Dec 19, 2022
Still No Luck With Ivermectin; Parents Dis Vax Mandates; Vraylar OK'd for Depression Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Dec 19, 2022
'Constant Turmoil' at FDA Makes Our Food Less Safe Reflections on a new report about the agency's Human Foods Program Dec 16, 2022
'Tony Was Always a Very Clear Voice': Colleagues Bid Fond Farewell to Fauci Infectious disease, public health colleagues praise his knowledge, bedside manner, and leadership Dec 16, 2022
Nurse Accused of Infanticide Attempt by Milk; Chiropractor's Alleged Referral Scheme A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 15, 2022
Two Doctors Known for COVID Misinfo Now Reinstated on Twitter Malone and McCullough continue to make false claims about vaccine safety Dec 15, 2022
The Doctor Behind the Fall of FTX; Health Data Spies; Repeat Medicare Fraud Too Easy This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 14, 2022
'Whole-of-Government' Approach Needed for Diet-Related Illnesses, Senator Says "Food as medicine" programs can lower blood sugar, reduce hospitalizations, experts note Dec 13, 2022
Physical and Occupational Therapy Are on the Medicare Chopping Block Cuts could be devastating to patient care if Congress doesn't take action Dec 12, 2022
Book About 'War on Ivermectin' Distributed by Major Publishing House "Infuriating to see misinformation mongers being taken seriously" Dec 09, 2022
Medicare Must Pay Docs More, Say MedPAC Commissioners Two proposals discussed at the commission's December meeting would increase physician pay Dec 09, 2022
Drug Overdose Deaths in Pregnancy Rose 81% in Recent Years Sharp increase driven by deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetics Dec 06, 2022
Decoding Cancer A conversation with Harold Varmus, MD, who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1989 Dec 06, 2022 podcast
Medicare Advantage Plans Losing Their Edge for Patient Outcomes Case in point: heart attack survival nationwide Dec 06, 2022
Where Did All the Monkeypox Go? Mpox questions answered by Demetre "Doctor D" Daskalakis Dec 05, 2022
Looming Physician Pay Cut 'Unprecedented' and 'Unconscionable,' AMA President Says Number of doctors who take Medicare patients could dwindle without Congressional action Dec 02, 2022
To Combat Opioid Epidemic, Step Up Safe Prescribing Practices, Expert Urges Overprescribing a continuing problem, Benjamin Davies tells urologists Dec 02, 2022
Hospitals Can Help Patients 'Get Connected' The Affordable Connectivity Program enables telehealth access for vulnerable patients Dec 02, 2022
Stop Passing Off Politics as Evidenced-Based Medicine Scientific results cannot be understood through a framework of rigid political doctrine Dec 01, 2022
Naturopathic Doctor Gets 3 Years for COVID Scams; Doctor Accused of Rape Found Dead A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 01, 2022
You Can't Have One Without the Other! Healthcare quality means nothing if equity isn't included Nov 29, 2022
An Affirmative Action Ban Would Be Devastating to Patient Care A pending Supreme Court decision could erode progress on improving diversity in medicine Nov 26, 2022
PA Gets 25 Years for Luring Girls on Snapchat; Doctor Arrested for Alleged Rapes A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 25, 2022
Overcrowding, Lack of Healthcare Access Help Increase COVID Mortality in Prisons Mortality rates higher for Black and Hispanic prisoners compared with whites Nov 23, 2022
Doc Fired for Accessing Medical Records of Women He Wanted to Date Artificial intelligence software alerted hospital to unusual activity Nov 23, 2022
As He Steps Down, Fauci Urges Everyone to Get Flu, COVID Vaccines Asked about his legacy, he says he's "never left anything on the field" Nov 22, 2022
Treating Obesity Should Be Our Healthcare Moonshot Behavioral health changes alone will only do so much Nov 21, 2022
CDC's Updated Opioid Guidelines Are Necessary, but Not Sufficient Additional steps are needed to calibrate opioid access and undo harm Nov 18, 2022
COVID Long-Haulers in Rural America Need More Support From a larger disease burden to fewer resources, these communities are struggling Nov 17, 2022
Hundreds Who Failed Pharmacy Boards Actually Passed For second year in a row, software glitch cost pharmacy graduates opportunities Nov 16, 2022
AMA Discusses Emergency Cardiac Care, Abortion as Delegates Wrap Up Interim Meeting Resolution on transgender athletes also approved Nov 16, 2022
Results Mixed for Docs Running for Congress Incumbents did better than challengers; some races still up in the air Nov 14, 2022
AMA President Says 'Enough is Enough' to Divisive Politics, Fake News in Medicine "We cannot allow physicians or our patients to become pawns," says Jack Resneck Jr., MD Nov 13, 2022
A Remedy for the Federally Funded Physician Shortage Raising or eliminating the cap on residency spots can make all the difference Nov 13, 2022
'I've Never Seen Anything Like This' in the Pediatric ED Greater awareness and support can help reduce the strain Nov 10, 2022
Nurse Amputated Foot for Taxidermy Shop? Guilty Plea in Doctor's Forklift Death A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 10, 2022
Leana Wen Skips APHA Talk Following Threats Against Her APHA stands by decision to have her on panel focused on challenges facing public health officials Nov 08, 2022