Extreme Heat Tied to Preterm Birth, but 'Greenness' Helps Communities should "prioritize the planting of additional trees and grasses Feb 26, 2024
New Ebola and Marburg Guideline Addresses 'Inappropriate Practices' Routine spraying of chlorine disinfectant, PPE misuse are problems, according to the WHO Feb 26, 2024
Three Tools to Address Health Equity Data, communication and respect, and private-sector partnerships are key Feb 25, 2024
Alzheimer's Supplements Fail Compared With Generic Drugs Prescription galantamine drugs were labeled accurately, but dietary supplements were not Feb 23, 2024
Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Prior Authorization? Possibly, but "complete transparency" about its use would be needed, expert says Feb 23, 2024
What We Can Learn From the 2023 Lunar New Year Shootings Asian American and Pacific Islander communities should be included in future research Feb 23, 2024
CDC Addresses Rebound of Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Kids Numbers were indeed up in the fall of 2023, but higher before the pandemic Feb 23, 2024
Florida Defies CDC Amid Measles Outbreak, Says Unvaccinated Kids Can Attend School CDC advises that unvaccinated students stay home from school for 3 weeks after exposure Feb 23, 2024
Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic Diagnosis rates remained low throughout 2020, with mortality increase projected Feb 22, 2024
Hospital CEO Died After Surgery, Lawsuit Follows; Doc Sues Over Noncompete A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 22, 2024
Major Alabama Hospital Pauses IVF Procedures After Court Ruling University of Alabama at Birmingham assessing whether patients, docs could face criminal charges Feb 22, 2024
How Common Are False Positive Rapid COVID Tests? Persistent false positives more common in women, autoimmune disorders Feb 21, 2024
Biden's Brother's Failed Healthcare Biz; ED Waiting Room Death; Flawed Research This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 21, 2024
Increasing Diversity in Medicine via the Mentorship Pipeline "It's important for us to be in these spaces" Feb 21, 2024 video
Contraceptive Counseling: Providers Need More Training, Experts Say Three-part discussion recommended Feb 21, 2024
When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn't Be Singled Out From the Pack It's time for CDC to update its guidance Feb 20, 2024
Most Sudden Infant Death Cases Had Multiple Unsafe Sleep Factors Clinicians can use evidence to "shape conversations on safe sleep guidance," researchers said Feb 20, 2024
To Combat Dengue, Brazil's Health Agents Scour Junkyards, Roofs for Mosquitos It's not clear if cases have reached peak levels, or if the worst is yet to come Feb 19, 2024
Primordial Prevention Can Protect Black Women's Cardiovascular Health Let's block the risk factors before they start Feb 19, 2024
Discrimination Rampant in Healthcare; Spring COVID Booster? Lyme Disease Jumps 69% Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Feb 16, 2024
Lawmakers Clash Over COVID Vaccine Safety at House Hearing Purpose of CDC's VAERS reporting system debated Feb 15, 2024
CDC: More People Die After Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Them Not yet clear if shift toward smoking fentanyl reduces mortality Feb 15, 2024
COVID's Latest Adaptation: It Has Lulled Us to Sleep My doctor's refusal to prescribe "just-in-case" Paxlovid speaks volumes Feb 15, 2024
U.S. Probes Role of Supply Chain Middlemen in Generic Shortages Goal: identify "root causes" and "potential solutions" Feb 15, 2024
CDC's Tracking a New COVID Variant: BA.2.87.1 More than 30 changes in its spike protein has prompted agency to keep a close eye Feb 15, 2024
White House Post-Mortem: What Really Killed 5 Presidents? In honor of Presidents Day, we examine several still-debated early presidential deaths Feb 15, 2024
Doc Gets 22 Years; Robot Wrongful Death Suit; Body Parts Lawsuit Dismissed A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 15, 2024
Shooting at Super Bowl Parade; Accidental Incest; Chronic Fatigue After COVID Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Feb 15, 2024
Hospital Cyberattacks Likely to Increase, Putting Lives at Risk, Experts Warn Computer systems are a favorite target for malicious hackers Feb 15, 2024
Cancer Center Researchers Clash; Catheter Billing Scam; More Philips Recall Drama This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 14, 2024
Death From Alaskapox Virus: What to Know Small mammals, especially voles, may be behind the cases Feb 13, 2024
More Patients Rely on Early Prenatal Testing as States Toughen Abortion Laws But testing early in pregnancy may be inaccurate Feb 13, 2024
Sleep Apnea Smartwatch Feature Gets FDA Authorization Software is first of its kind to receive agency greenlight, set to roll out this year Feb 12, 2024
The Language of AI: Defining the Most Common Terms This glossary can help those interested in healthcare AI find their footing in the field Feb 12, 2024
Possibility of Animal-to-Human Jump Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease Most likely route for spillover would be via people who eat venison Feb 11, 2024
Flu Hangs on in the U.S., Fading in Some Areas and Intensifying in Others COVID seems to have peaked at around the same time Feb 11, 2024
Two Obscure Cases about Fish May Disempower Health Agencies SCOTUS appears poised to substitute its judgment for that of career scientists Feb 10, 2024
Criminal Actor to Blame for Days-Long Cyberattack on Chicago Hospital, Officials Say Lurie Children's Hospital is working with the FBI Feb 10, 2024
Use These Antibiotics for Close Contacts of Invasive Meningococcal Disease, CDC Says Amid upswing in cipro-resistant cases, health departments should be vigilant, agency warned Feb 09, 2024
