Cough Syrup Likely Culprit in Dozens of Child Deaths in Gambia, Says CDC Imported diethylene glycol-containing products resulted in an outbreak of acute kidney injury Mar 02, 2023
Respiratory Therapist Charged With Murder; Clinic Implanted Embryo With Cancer Gene? A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 02, 2023
Stella Immanuel Highest U.S. Prescriber of Ivermectin and HCQ Controversial physician has doled out tens of thousands of scripts for both drugs Mar 02, 2023
Expanding ICD Codes May Aid Rare Disease Patients, Research NCATS explores how best to use diagnostic codes to move field forward Mar 02, 2023
Second RSV Vaccine for Older Adults Gets Thumbs Up From FDA Advisors VRBPAC unanimously endorses efficacy of GSK's protein fusion vaccine, not quite as sold on safety Mar 01, 2023
Hopkins' Makary Tells Lawmakers COVID Lab Leak a 'No-Brainer' Other expert witnesses open to other origin theories Mar 01, 2023
Star Surgeon, UPMC Will Pay $8.5M to Settle Concurrent Surgeries Lawsuit Feds alleged surgeon performed as many as three complex surgeries at the same time Mar 01, 2023
The Death of American Medical Ideology "We need to shrink healthcare in order to build health," says Eric Reinhart Mar 01, 2023 video
FDA Panel Backs Pfizer's RSV Vaccine for Older Adults But panelists raise multiple concerns over phase III trial data Feb 28, 2023
Nurses File Suit Against Ascension Health, Alleging Incorrect Pay Cost-cutting measures led to workers not being paid their correct wages, lawsuit claims Feb 28, 2023
How to Make Meaningful Moves Toward Health Equity in Cancer Care Addressing the three R's: resources, research, and racism Feb 27, 2023
Could Earlier Initiation of HPV Vaccine Boost Immunization in Adolescents? Starting at age 9 or 10 may have benefit, retrospective study suggests Feb 27, 2023
Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis on the Rise in the U.S. This easily transmissible infection causes severe diarrhea, with limited treatment options Feb 24, 2023
Operation Nightingale: State Nursing Boards React to the Fake Diploma Scheme Just how sprawling is the fallout? Feb 24, 2023
Disparities in Maternal Mortality? 'We Know Exactly What to Do,' Says Lawmaker Black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth Feb 23, 2023
Will Xylazine Become a Controlled Substance? Federal regulators consider scheduling the veterinary sedative Feb 23, 2023
A Ban on the Abortion Drug Mifepristone Is Looming A Texas lawsuit may be disastrous for effective abortion access and FDA's authority Feb 23, 2023
Over-the-Counter Naloxone Has the Power to Save Lives But removing barriers to access is an essential next step Feb 23, 2023
Third Doctor Arrested for U.S. Capitol Riot; Pediatrician Sues for 'Anti-Male' Bias A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 23, 2023
Children's HIV Deaths in Africa Largely Preventable Half of kids under age 5 not diagnosed before death, CHAMPS study found Feb 22, 2023
What Clinicians Need to Know About Loperamide Misuse While cases have declined, use of loperamide as an opioid substitute still poses serious risks Feb 22, 2023
Insulin Infusion Doctor Barred From Solo Practice Agency found gross negligence, incompetence, unprofessional conduct after lengthy investigation Feb 22, 2023
Alzheimer's Data Faked? Docs 'Groomed' to Overuse Devices; Orphan Drug Fight This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 22, 2023
How Much Did Celebrities Influence Public Opinion on COVID? "I see them as being like a conduit," says one epidemiologist Feb 21, 2023
Patients Are Dying in Emergency Department Waiting Rooms We call on HHS and CMS to help address the issue of ED boarding Feb 19, 2023
Monoclonal Antibodies Linked to Reduced RSV Burden in Young Kids Meta-analysis of 14 RCTs showed significant reductions in infection, hospitalization Feb 17, 2023
Can the Biases Built Into ChatGPT Be Fixed? Leo Anthony Celi, MD, MPH, outlines solutions to make its use in medicine more equitable Feb 17, 2023 video
Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID 39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds Feb 15, 2023
Revamping Yale's Public Health School Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, talks about her new position as dean of the Yale School of Public Health Feb 15, 2023 video
Proposed User Instructions for OTC Narcan Has FDA Concerned In emergency setting, proper use and administration by consumer is "essential," says agency staff Feb 14, 2023
What Do We Know About Marburg Virus Disease? WHO announced that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first outbreak of the rare disease Feb 14, 2023
USPSTF Reaffirms Rec Against Routine Screening for Genital Herpes With no new evidence, guidance remains unchanged from 2016 Feb 14, 2023
Guiding New York City Through COVID-19 Former N.Y.C. Health Commissioner on leading the public through the pandemic Feb 14, 2023 podcast
Simone Gold Accused by California Medical Board Gold's license at stake over "unprofessional conduct" related to Jan. 6 insurrection Feb 13, 2023
Shortages Persist for Parenteral Nutrition "It's oftentimes hit or miss, and you have to be very nimble" Feb 13, 2023
What Happened to the Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19? Losing focus on monoclonals means neglecting those who need them most: the immunocompromised Feb 13, 2023 video
Cannabis May Interfere With Pregnancy Retrospective study finds exposure linked with higher rates of stillbirth, hypertensive disorders Feb 10, 2023
COVID Vaccines Added to 2023 Child, Adult Immunization Schedules Other notable changes include new guidance on polio, MMR, hepatitis B, and pneumococcal vaccines Feb 10, 2023
Lessons From Flint, Mich. on Stroke Preparedness and Lytic Uptake Racial disparities narrowed as a result of hospital and community intervention Feb 10, 2023
