New Data on Opioids for Chronic Pain: Less Than Meets the Eye? Unclear what, if anything, new NCHS report means Aug 05, 2021
Nurse Rehabilitation Programs: Why Is Enrollment So Low? Some big states' annual new enrollment in confidential rehab dips to single digits Aug 03, 2021
Lawyers Advertise to Nurses: Think Twice About State Rehab Programs Attorneys charge that programs can be aggressive, costly, and not in the nurse's favor Aug 03, 2021
Bring House Calls Into the 21st Century The pandemic highlighted the benefits of home health services for a range of patient populations Aug 02, 2021
CABANA Paints Afib Ablation as Cost 'Attractive' Subanalysis results robustly inside willingness-to-pay thresholds Aug 01, 2021
Ethics Consult: Is Oil Tycoon's Billboard for Liver Donor Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Jul 30, 2021
Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too! A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 30, 2021
Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 28, 2021
More Medical Device Deaths Than We Previously Thought? Study finds many reports of patient deaths that were not classified as a death in FDA database Jul 27, 2021
Can Gargling Protect School Kids From COVID? Underused interventions may help slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 when schools reopen Jul 25, 2021
American Hospital Association Joins Others in Support of COVID Vax Mandates Largest U.S.-based healthcare organization to advocate for these requirements so far Jul 22, 2021
Georgia Hospital Chooses PAs/NPs, Not Physicians, for Daily Rounds Sound Physicians staffing firm will use APPs at Memorial University Medical Center Jul 22, 2021
Poorer Americans Bear the Brunt of Life Expectancy Drop Poverty and stress are a "death sentence" says senator, but experts offer a way out Jul 22, 2021
Does COAPT Change the Need to Try Foundational HF Drugs in Functional MR? Current GDMT titration approach under fire during TVT debate Jul 21, 2021
Large Ivermectin Study Retracted Preprint publisher finds evidence of plagiarism, problems with raw data Jul 20, 2021
FDA Warns Doctors, Consumers on Contaminated Chantix Latest drug found with cancer-causing nitrosamines Jul 20, 2021
Teens Need Later School Start Times The pandemic has further highlighted the health benefits Jul 19, 2021
Staffing Contract Disputes Causing Uproar in San Diego Public healthcare system Palomar Health accused of Brown Act violations by staff and citizens Jul 19, 2021
FDA Breaks New Ground With Transplant Drug Approval No prospective trial offered or required Jul 19, 2021
Private Equity Is Ruining American Healthcare Physicians, patients lose when PE takes over; it's time to take medicine back Jul 17, 2021
Are Patients Spreading SARS-CoV-2 to Their Hospital Roommates? A new study explores the data and implications Jul 17, 2021
Senate Committee Shines Spotlight on VA's Troubled EHR Program Concerns raised about patient safety, cost overruns Jul 16, 2021
A Patient Care App Diagnosed Me With Cancer No one should receive a serious diagnosis this way -- not even a doctor like myself Jul 16, 2021
The U.S. Fumbled the Early COVID Response in Two Major Ways Marty Makary, MD, and Andy Slavitt review those initial strategies and public health messages Jul 15, 2021 video
Clearing the Hurdles to Safe Injection Facilities Rhode Island the first state to authorize a pilot program, but how likely is it others will follow Jul 14, 2021
Company Shut Down Robot Mid-Surgery; Infected in Quarantine; Investigating Aduhelm This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 14, 2021
Ivermectin and Aducanumab: Do They Work? ZDoggMD and Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, analyze the evidence Jul 13, 2021
Doctors Went Unpaid for a Month of Work Emergency physicians' $140K invoice languished after bankruptcy, buyout Jul 13, 2021
Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties Jul 12, 2021
Dear Parents, Kids Need Camp Providers should talk to parents about summer camp precautions that can keep kids safe and healthy Jul 12, 2021
Walmart's Low-Price Insulin Is a Band-Aid on a Broken System Exorbitant drug pricing and inaccessible care require government intervention Jul 11, 2021
FDA Cannot Ban Use of Electric Shock Devices for Harmful Behaviors Appeals court rules in favor of only U.S. facility still using devices for behavioral treatment Jul 09, 2021
Awaited Ivermectin Review Is Out Findings are positive, but critics still want a large randomized controlled trial Jul 08, 2021
You're Not Alone in Your Darkest Hours Ending the silence on mental health can save the lives of our peers, our patients, and ourselves Jul 08, 2021
Missouri Health System CEO Calls Out for Help Amid COVID Surge Makes plea on Twitter for respiratory therapists during local uptick in cases Jul 07, 2021
Is Confirmation Bias Guiding COVID Vaccine Recommendations? Policy must be based on indisputable evidence Jul 06, 2021
COVID Surges Emerge; FDA Warns About Chantix; Lions, Tigers, Bears Get Vaxxed A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 06, 2021
Federal Lawmakers Question Tenet's Use of CARES Act Funds Congressional Democrats are seeking answers on how Tenet Healthcare used taxpayer dollars Jul 02, 2021
Give All Patients a Voice in Their Care The pandemic has emphasized the importance of access to advance care planning Jul 02, 2021
