U.S. Flu Hospitalization Rates Nearly 80% Higher for Black Adults Influenza vaccination rates also consistently lower in some minority groups Oct 18, 2022
Boston University Refutes Claims It Created Deadly New COVID Strain Media reports misrepresent animal study and misconstrue its findings, expert says Oct 18, 2022
TikTok Traffic on Monkeypox Conspiracy Theories Swelled After WHO's Alert Over 150 videos featuring conspiracy theories garnered nearly 1.5 million views Oct 18, 2022
Insulin Rationing Common Among Patients With Diabetes More than a million Americans may be engaging in the risky practice, researchers said Oct 17, 2022
Notes From Underground: Miners Face Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Silica exposure seen responsible Oct 17, 2022
Ex-JAMA Chief: Cut the Hype, Spin in Published Studies Howard Bauchner, MD, says researchers want to report accurately, but "they too have their biases" Oct 14, 2022
Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Says About 15% of overdose deaths included antihistamines mixed with other drugs Oct 13, 2022
The Medicare Advantage Trade-Off: Saving Money, Losing Access Beneficiaries may spend less on premiums, but care delays are common. Do worse outcomes follow? Oct 13, 2022
Uptick in COVID-Related Blood Clots: Is It Real? What experts say about concerning social media posts from the U.K. Oct 13, 2022
Doc Walked in on Killer? IHS Sex Abuse Victims Get Millions; Axed Doc Wins Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 13, 2022
U.S. Experts Weigh In on Colonoscopy Status in Wake of European Trial Concerns abound after study suggests colonoscopy may be less effective than expected Oct 12, 2022
More Harm Reduction, Less Abstinence-Only in COVID Messaging, Experts Say "We know that abstinence-only doesn't work in any situation" Oct 12, 2022
Pediatricians Embrace New Strategy on Firearms: Harm Reduction AAP shifting away from highlighting its support for strict gun control Oct 12, 2022
Will Elon Musk's Warning About the Future Hold True for Medicine? Confronting the reality of AI's role in healthcare Oct 11, 2022
If You Invite 455 People to Colonoscopy, You'll Stop One Case of Cancer Risk of colorectal cancer reduced with screening in randomized trial, but less than expected Oct 09, 2022
Unexplained Bleeding Linked to Rat Poison in Synthetic Cannabinoids 52 cases were ultimately identified, and four patients died Oct 06, 2022
'Not an Easy Villain': Documentary Tackles Healthcare's Big Hospital Problem The human cost of tax-exempt hospitals is a hard pill to swallow, says "InHospitable" director Oct 06, 2022 video
Screen All Adults for Anxiety: How Can PCPs Make That Work? Psychiatrist Tracey Marks, MD, offers advice on managing your patients' mental health Oct 06, 2022 video
How a Suicide in a Clinical Trial Turned a Bioethicist Into a Whistleblower His advice for other potential whistleblowers: Don't go it alone Oct 06, 2022
Breakthrough Monkeypox Cases Seen Weeks After Second Jynneos Dose However, most post-vaccination cases in at-risk group occurred within 14 days of first dose Oct 05, 2022
Sexual Violence Takes a Toll on Teens' Mental Health Even experiences of unwelcome sexual approach can have a lasting negative impact Oct 04, 2022
Supply Issues a Major Challenge to Polio Vaccination Programs As the world moves from eradication to containment, will vaccine incentives increase? Oct 04, 2022
Experts Grapple With New Reality: Polio May Never Be Eradicated Oral polio vaccine has diminished paralysis, but it's also a reason the virus keeps circulating Oct 04, 2022
Some Environmental Pollutants Linked to IBS PM2.5, airborne toxic releases associated with zip code-level IBS incidence in California Oct 04, 2022
California Bill Barring Docs From Telling COVID Lies Signed Into Law Law won't stop docs who spread misinfo on social media; only during direct patient care Oct 01, 2022
CDC Warns of Severe Monkeypox in People With HIV, the Immunocompromised Reports of myocarditis, penile necrosis, and atypical/persistent rash requiring amputation Sep 30, 2022
Aborted Fetus Brings Wrongful Death Suit; Simone Gold's 'Boyfriend' Found Guilty A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 29, 2022
Healthcare Workers Unhappy With New CDC Mask Guidance Some hospital leaders say they'll continue to follow state recommendations for universal masking Sep 28, 2022
Hospital Fired All Employees; Profiting Off the Poor; Long COVID and ME/CFS This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 28, 2022
Biden Hits Republicans, Drug Companies in Healthcare Speech "This year, the American people won and Big Pharma lost" Sep 27, 2022
New California Law: Docs Who Sexually Abuse Patients Can't Get Their Licenses Back Statute bars medical board from restoring licenses revoked from sex offenders Sep 27, 2022
JAMA Devotes Special Issue to Gun Violence "Without deliberate action, firearm-related violence will not abate," top editors write Sep 27, 2022
CIA Doc Sent to Investigate Illness Developed Havana Syndrome "The amount of ringing in my ears was just astounding," he told CNN Sep 26, 2022
Healthcare During the High Holidays Culturally competent care means learning our patients' customs Sep 26, 2022
Does Healthcare Produce Health? Adapted from Inequality Kills Us All: COVID-19's Health Lessons for the World Sep 25, 2022
Norovirus Triples; Cashing in on Death; Phlebotomist Arrested for Sexual Assault Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Sep 23, 2022
Insurance Status May Affect How Well Patients Are Treated, Study Finds Publicly insured and uninsured patients fare worse than those with private insurance Sep 22, 2022
Not Just Recalls: Philips Tangles With Law Enforcement Company agreed to pay $24 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit Sep 21, 2022
In Wake of Philips Recall, Patients Still Waiting for Sleep Apnea Devices Effects of recall reverberate through sleep medicine community Sep 21, 2022
Mental Health Issues Continue to Flow From Aftermath of Flint Water Crisis Residents report depression, PTSD, fear of health effects 5 years later Sep 20, 2022
