Deadly VA Clinic Lapses; Asthma Drug Risky in Kids; Invisible HHS Secretary? This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 10, 2024
In This Wave of Respiratory Illness, Primary Care Is Drowning The spike in illness coupled with staff shortages is stretching us thin Jan 10, 2024
It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workers Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls Jan 09, 2024
Our Healthcare Data Infrastructure Is Abysmal A critical lesson from the COVID-19 crisis Jan 09, 2024
Shingles Vaccine Highly Effective Over 4 Years Two-dose Shingrix vaccine also provided long-term protection in people taking corticosteroids Jan 09, 2024
Advanced Practice Providers Push to Unionize in Oregon OHSU group concerned that profits are taking precedence over providers and patients Jan 08, 2024
No Increased Risk of Suicidal Ideation With GLP-1 Drugs Semaglutide shows lower risk of suicidal ideation than other obesity, diabetes drugs Jan 08, 2024
Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggests Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
Co-Pays Hurt PrEP Use, Study Suggests Even small increases in costs are projected to reduce PrEP fills, increase HIV infections Jan 08, 2024
Are Pediatricians Hesitant About IUDs for Adolescents? An AAP policy had little impact on pediatricians' practices around IUDs, subdermal implants Jan 08, 2024
Toddlers' Screen Time Tied to Atypical Sensory Outcomes However, study could not examine causation Jan 08, 2024
We've Done Away With a Critical Source of Drug Use Data It's time to bring back the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) survey Jan 08, 2024
FDA Leaders' Vaccination Warning; Michael Bolton's Brain Tumor; JN.1 Now Dominant Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Jan 08, 2024
It's High Time to Protect Farmworkers From Heat-Related Illness and Death Reauthorizing the Farm Bill can offer essential protections Jan 07, 2024
Prisoner First, Patient Second How hospitals ignore the rights of incarcerated patients and how they can do better Jan 06, 2024
Paul Offit Debunks Florida Surgeon General's Anti-Vax Warning "It is hard to believe that Dr. Ladapo actually issued that statement," said vaccine expert Jan 05, 2024 video
Xylazine Not Just a Problem in the Northeast, Study Finds States reporting at least one xylazine-related overdose death rose over 3 years Jan 05, 2024
Fake Xanax Hospitalizes Three in Chicago Three young adults were in intensive care after taking bromazolam they thought was alprazolam Jan 04, 2024
Another Outbreak of TB Linked to Contaminated Bone Grafts Urgent need to improve donor screening and product testing, CDC says Jan 04, 2024
Patient Arrested for Punching Nurse; Kowalski Juror Misconduct? Nurse Back in Jail A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 04, 2024
A Nurse Told Me to Lock Myself in an Exam Room. A Patient's Dad Was Looking For Me. We must put an end to gun violence in healthcare facilities Jan 03, 2024
Overhauling Our Mental Health System Eric Reinhart, MD, discusses the need for Chicago's new "Treatment Not Trauma" policy Jan 03, 2024 video
Dangerous Med Spa Infections; Trans Youth Hospital Trauma; Blocking Rehab Access This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 03, 2024
Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposal RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say Jan 03, 2024
Here Are the Top Diets for 2024 A familar food plan topped the annual U.S. News rankings Jan 03, 2024
ChatGPT Misdiagnosed Most Pediatric Cases Older version of the chatbot was wrong in 83% of kids' clinical scenarios Jan 02, 2024
Sidney Wolfe, Co-Founder of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, Dies at 86 Wolfe was instrumental in getting dangerous drugs banned from the market Jan 02, 2024
Hospital Deaths Investigated; Price Hikes for 500 Drugs; Mushroom Poisonings Rise Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Jan 02, 2024
How Cardiac Arrest Became a Household Topic After Damar Hamlin's Collapse Efforts to boost survival having a moment among medical and sports societies, legislators Jan 01, 2024
U.S. Attempts to Get Its Xylazine Problem Under Control If a bill to schedule the veterinary sedative becomes law, will that be enough? Dec 30, 2023
For the Sake of Your Kidneys, Think Twice About Reaching for the Salt Shaker Higher CKD risk observed among people who added salt to their food Dec 29, 2023
FDA Warns Amazon Over Supplements Containing Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Agency bought and tested products that were found to contain tadalafil and sildenafil Dec 29, 2023
Providing Telemedicine in War Zones Founder of telehealth platform talks about services in Gaza and Ukraine Dec 28, 2023 video
On the Health Docket for the Supreme Court's 2024 Term An alarming agenda with potentially grave consequences for public health Dec 28, 2023
Paramedics Guilty of Homicide; Pediatrician Attacked Lab Tech? $900K Settlement A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 28, 2023
Supreme Court to Weigh in on Abortion Pill Access The nation's high court will consider the Fifth Circuit's ruling on mifepristone Dec 28, 2023
Death by Doctor; Apple Watch Sales Rebooted; Nerve Transplanted to Paralyzed Hand Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Dec 28, 2023
It Was a Tumultuous Year for Simone Gold and America's Frontline Doctors After an attempted coup, Gold holds on to AFLDS; she's also suing California's medical board Dec 27, 2023
Eye Inflammation Linked to Geographic Atrophy Drug Remains a Mystery Still no explanation for rare cases of uveitis, retinal vascular occlusion with pegcetacoplan Dec 27, 2023
