Experts Demand Overhaul of Organ Transplant System During Senate Hearing Patient representative has "zero confidence" in change if UNOS remains involved Jul 21, 2023
Insulin Infusion Clinics Claim to Treat Just About Anything But evidence is scant, and "treatment" resembles one done by company that went bust Jul 21, 2023
Cost of Wasted Cancer Drugs May Exceed $4,000 Per Patient Wastage linked to dose reductions, discontinuations estimated to be considerable Jul 20, 2023
Circumcision May Be Protective Against HIV in Men Who Have Sex With Men Voluntary medical procedure offers another option for prevention Jul 20, 2023
Trump COVID Shot Ad Boosted Vaccination in Red Counties Study authors advocate for using "messengers whose voices might carry special weight" Jul 19, 2023
U.S. Suspends Wuhan Lab Funding; 'Zombie' Clinical Trials; Wachter's COVID Scare This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 19, 2023
Oral Challenge Alone May Be Enough to Rule Out Penicillin Allergy Faster, cheaper process deemed safe for low-risk patients with questionable allergy label Jul 18, 2023
Botanical Sports Supplements Often Mislabeled Only about 1 in 10 products had the "right ingredient at the right dose," study author says Jul 18, 2023
After Pushback, J&J Allows Generics of Its TB Drug A Swiss non-profit will be allowed to bring generic bedaquiline to lower-income countries Jul 14, 2023
Lisa Marie Presley's Cause of Death; End of AIDS? Human-Animal COVID Transmission Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Jul 14, 2023
Fired COVID Whistleblower Will Take His Case to Trial With New Lawyers "I would really regret it, if I didn't at least try to change healthcare" Jul 13, 2023
Doc Who Livestreamed Surgeries on TikTok Loses License Katharine Roxanne Grawe, MD, will also have to pay a fine of $4,500 Jul 13, 2023
Hepatitis C Vaccine Is Essential for Expediting Elimination Advancements in the pipeline for hepatitis C eradication Jul 13, 2023
New Recommendations Address Global Inequality in Sickle Cell Disease Care Commission lays out strategies for progress by 2025 and beyond Jul 13, 2023
'Live Blood Analysis' Arrest; Nurse Impostor Rape Lawsuit; Medtronic Whistleblower A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jul 13, 2023
Stem Cell Medical Tourism Leads to Meningitis in MS Patient Difficult infection took weeks to identify; doctors warn about unproven treatments Jul 12, 2023
Most Patients Successfully Self-Manage Medication Abortion, Study Shows Even beyond 10 weeks gestation, medication abortions were largely complete Jul 12, 2023
Survival Calculator Takes 'Holistic' Approach in Oral Cancer But experts urge caution with this prediction tool Jul 12, 2023
Whole Genome Sequencing Boosts Diagnosis of Rare Disease in Infants Whole genome scans took longer than a commercially available test, but not for most urgent cases Jul 11, 2023
Cytisinicline Shows Efficacy for Smoking Cessation Improved rates of continuous abstinence after 6 or 12 weeks Jul 11, 2023
White House Drug Czar Releases Plan to Combat Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl Strategy involves a "whole-of-government" response, says Rahul Gupta Jul 11, 2023
CDC to Reduce Funding for States' Child Vaccination Programs "This is what happens when you don't pay attention to public health" says APHA executive director Jul 09, 2023
The Straw-Man Argument Against California's COVID Misinfo Law We must uphold this crucial law for protecting patients against falsehoods Jul 09, 2023
Favorable Long-Term Results With Ranibizumab Implant for Neovascular AMD Noninferiority versus monthly injections maintained at 2 years, as recall remains in effect Jul 07, 2023
Top Misconceptions About Heat Illness, From an EMT in the Hottest Place on Earth Treating patients in Death Valley for heat-related illness calls for keeping your cool Jul 07, 2023
Places With Smoke-Free Laws Have the Best Health Outcomes Less cardiovascular, respiratory system disease seen where there are tobacco control policies Jul 07, 2023
Emergency Docs Sue HCA, TeamHealth; Nurse Imprisoned Over Rogue Morphine Dosing A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jul 06, 2023
A Call to Unionize Healthcare Workers Eric Reinhart, MD, on tearing down "exploitative labor practices" in the U.S. healthcare industry Jul 06, 2023 video
Psychedelic Research: Experts React to FDA Draft Guidance Feedback is mostly positive, but concerns arise around two-monitor recommendation Jul 06, 2023
Addressing Healthcare Inequities Through Patient Relationships Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH, on how race impacts health outcomes Jul 05, 2023 podcast
There's No Anki Card for Empathy Socioeconomic diversity among doctors can improve patient care Jul 03, 2023
Why Isn't Buprenorphine Available at All Pharmacies? More access to this life-saving medication is essential Jul 02, 2023
Subclinical CVD Detected in Kids With Higher Arsenic Burden Local Superfund site may contribute to inorganic arsenic exposure Jun 30, 2023
I Am a Physician Face of Affirmative Action The Supreme Court's ruling hurts, but still I have hope Jun 30, 2023
Stanford Study of Paxlovid for Long COVID Stopped Early Enrollment was halted earlier than planned after interim analysis Jun 30, 2023
'Jarringly' Low Hep C Cure Rates a Decade After New Treatments, CDC Says Lack of rapid testing and payer restrictions are creating barriers, experts say Jun 29, 2023
Waste Company's 'Concealed Human Torso' Suit; Impostor Nurse Reportedly Rips Out IVs A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jun 29, 2023
Threats to Democracy Are Threats to Health This term, the Supreme Court brought some surprising, but good, news Jun 29, 2023
