Internal Strife at America's Frontline Doctors: Simone Gold Accused of Misusing $$$ Nasty fight now a federal lawsuit; Gold tries to regain company control Nov 07, 2022
Don't Report Your Abortion Patients to Law Enforcement Self-managed abortion does not legally need to be reported Nov 05, 2022
Senate Report Decries Medicare Advantage Plan Marketing Deception Frustrated, confused, embarrassed enrollees often delay care after being "scammed," report notes Nov 04, 2022
Father Sues After Late Son's OR Photos End Up on Instagram; $75M Stroke MedMal Award A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 03, 2022
The USPSTF Process Is in Jeopardy A recent U.S. District Court ruling challenges the legitimacy of all task force recommendations Nov 02, 2022
Pulse Oximeters Need to Work Better for Dark-Skinned Patients, FDA Panel Says Warnings to patients and providers, improved accuracy needed, advisors say Nov 02, 2022
Regulators Move Against Two 'Misinformation' Doctors Peter McCullough, MD, and Sherri Tenpenny, DO, face new scrutiny Nov 01, 2022
Docs Can Play Many Roles in Preventing Firearm Injuries, Experts Say Screening at-risk patients, participating in research are among possible interventions Oct 28, 2022
'Pill Mill' Docs, You May Be in for a Big Scare Two recent Supreme Court cases have major implications for physician practice Oct 27, 2022
The Updated COVID Boosters Could Have Been Better From design to implementation, our bivalent shots missed the mark Oct 26, 2022
Nutrition Group Has Close Ties to Food, Pharma Companies Analysis reveals a 'symbiotic relationship' between nutrition group and industry Oct 24, 2022
Makena Is Just the Latest in Accelerated Approval Mayhem Congress must take action to reform the process Oct 24, 2022
ACIP Backs Recs for New Pneumococcal Vax in Previously Immunized Adults CDC advisors address who should get 20-valent conjugate vaccine after PCV13 Oct 22, 2022
Doc Sues Over Vax Mandate; $2.6M for Missed Pneumonia Dx; Fired PA Fires Back A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 20, 2022
Mayo Warns It Won't Take Most Medicare Advantage Plans Letters to Florida, Arizona patients suggest they enroll in original Medicare with a supplement Oct 20, 2022
Biden Promises to Codify Roe Protections Into Law if Democrats Win Midterms It will be "the first bill" I send to Congress in the new session, he said Oct 18, 2022
Insulin Rationing Common Among Patients With Diabetes More than a million Americans may be engaging in the risky practice, researchers said Oct 17, 2022
The Medicare Advantage Trade-Off: Saving Money, Losing Access Beneficiaries may spend less on premiums, but care delays are common. Do worse outcomes follow? Oct 13, 2022
Doctors With Disabilities Mistreated More Often by Patients, Coworkers About 25% report physical harm by peers versus only 2% of physicians without disabilities Oct 13, 2022
Why I Voted 'No' on the New ALS Drug Here are the shortcomings I saw in the phase II Relyvrio study Oct 13, 2022
Doc Walked in on Killer? IHS Sex Abuse Victims Get Millions; Axed Doc Wins Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 13, 2022
More Harm Reduction, Less Abstinence-Only in COVID Messaging, Experts Say "We know that abstinence-only doesn't work in any situation" Oct 12, 2022
Pediatricians Embrace New Strategy on Firearms: Harm Reduction AAP shifting away from highlighting its support for strict gun control Oct 12, 2022
Will Elon Musk's Warning About the Future Hold True for Medicine? Confronting the reality of AI's role in healthcare Oct 11, 2022
What Good Is a CPAP Machine Without a Microchip? The shortage threatens the well-being of patients with sleep apnea, among others Oct 11, 2022
The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reform Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change Oct 11, 2022
If You Invite 455 People to Colonoscopy, You'll Stop One Case of Cancer Risk of colorectal cancer reduced with screening in randomized trial, but less than expected Oct 09, 2022
Congressman Escalates War With PBMs They are hurting healthcare affordability and quality, says Rep. Buddy Carter Oct 07, 2022
'Not an Easy Villain': Documentary Tackles Healthcare's Big Hospital Problem The human cost of tax-exempt hospitals is a hard pill to swallow, says "InHospitable" director Oct 06, 2022 video
Docs Hit With Price-Fixing Charges; $4M for Missed Strep Dx; Prison for X-Ray Fraud A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 06, 2022
California Hospital Begins Medication Abortions in the ED -- A Possible First "Our job is to treat all comers no matter their medical issue," says researcher Oct 05, 2022
The Search Is On for Another Xeno Heart Transplant Recipient Transplant surgeons discuss testing the concept in more humans Oct 04, 2022
What Drug Laws Are in the Inflation Reduction Act? The Answer Might Surprise You It's not just about negotiating drug prices in Medicare Oct 04, 2022
Healthcare at the Margins Toyin Ajayi, MD, on how social inequities limit access to proper care Oct 04, 2022 podcast
UNOS to Revamp Heart Allocation Rules to Rein in Transplant Waitlist Tricks It may be goodbye to priority tiers, hello to points-based ranking system in coming years Oct 03, 2022
Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Care Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say Oct 02, 2022
California Bill Barring Docs From Telling COVID Lies Signed Into Law Law won't stop docs who spread misinfo on social media; only during direct patient care Oct 01, 2022
Aborted Fetus Brings Wrongful Death Suit; Simone Gold's 'Boyfriend' Found Guilty A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 29, 2022
Healthcare Workers Unhappy With New CDC Mask Guidance Some hospital leaders say they'll continue to follow state recommendations for universal masking Sep 28, 2022
The Future Looks Bleak for Surgical Residents Like Me Looming Medicare cuts will force surgeons to do more with less, undermining trainee success Sep 28, 2022
