Our Nation's Essential Hospitals Are Severely Under-Resourced More clearly defining these safety net providers can enable targeted support Aug 16, 2022
Healing, Heartbreak, and Heroism in the ER Emergency physician Thomas Fisher, MD, MPH, describes the early days of the COVID pandemic Aug 16, 2022 podcast
The Current Case of Polio Through a Historical Lens Broader wastewater surveillance and targeted immunization are critical Aug 15, 2022
What Led to Amazon's Big Bet on Primary Care? The acquisition of One Medical is a product of previous policy and investment Aug 13, 2022
New CDC COVID Guidance Wins Plaudits, Brickbats Agency shifts containment focus now that transmission seems unstoppable Aug 12, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
Monkeypox: Another Lesson in Global Health Neglect We ignore the health of poorer nations at our peril Aug 11, 2022
Nothing Lasts Forever, Including Infant BCG Vaccine Protection Most efficacy lost by age 5 Aug 11, 2022
Majority of 'Bath Salt' Deaths Concentrated in Just Two States Drug dealers may be passing toxic stimulant off as MDMA Aug 11, 2022
Biden Administration Authorizes Intradermal Use of Monkeypox Vaccine Move is expected to increase available doses by five-fold Aug 10, 2022
False Claims About COVID Vax Animal Testing Resurface Misinformation promoted by Texas lawmaker in 2021 pops up again on Twitter Aug 09, 2022
Questions About Monkeypox? Duke Experts Offer Answers Testing, up-to-date vax, and fact-based messaging can help manage this public health emergency Aug 09, 2022
Some 'Dopamine Bean' Supplements Show High Levels of Parkinson's Drug Levodopa found in doses similar to those in prescription meds Aug 08, 2022
Experts Warn of Physical, Mental Health Effects of Extreme Heat Children, people with sickle cell disease, and outdoor workers are particularly at risk Aug 05, 2022
Cluster of Physician Deaths at Canadian Hospital Spurs Misinfo Campaign All three doctors died from cancer, but became the subject of anti-vax social media posts Aug 05, 2022
CDC Details Outbreaks of Acute GI Illness Linked to 'Splash Pads' Multiple cases of shigellosis and norovirus identified after kids' visits to Kansas wildlife park Aug 05, 2022
Theranos Offers a Warning for Blood-Testing Startup Osler New companies must learn from past examples Aug 05, 2022
Hospitals Will Still Have to Share Safety Data Publicly CMS will publish scorecard of avoidable patient harm after all Aug 04, 2022
I Got Monkeypox Drugs -- Not Everyone Is So Lucky Increasing access to testing, vaccination, and treatment is critical to slowing the spread Aug 03, 2022
Surgeon Sued for 'Hundreds' of Injuries; Alzheimer's Biotech Under Investigation This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 03, 2022
COVID Patients May Be Infectious Beyond 5 Days Small study found half of those with positive antigen test on day 6 had culturable virus Aug 03, 2022
Symposium on Monkeypox Stigma Interrupted by Protesters International experts advocate for accurate, timely information, while minimizing discrimination Aug 02, 2022
How Well Does the Monkeypox Vax Work? No One Knows for Sure Health officials hang hopes on Jynneos, but vaccine not yet proven to protect against infection Aug 01, 2022
Syncope No Worse Than Other Illness for Driving Risk But what about overall risk after visiting the ED? Aug 01, 2022
'Rogue' Online Pharmacies Are Dispensing Cancer Drugs Shady sites with little oversight are selling imatinib for much less than U.S. retail price Jul 29, 2022
Simone Gold, of America's Frontline Doctors, Reports to Federal Prison The doctor's medical license was also placed on inactive status during her incarceration Jul 29, 2022
Public Health Workers Still Face PTSD, Other Mental Health Problems Three quarters of workers surveyed say support for mental health hasn't improved Jul 28, 2022
Dear Insurers: It's Time to Cover Weight Loss Drugs Universal coverage can increase medication access and improve population health Jul 27, 2022
How Monkeypox Can Present Like Common STIs Some cases involve just a single genital lesion, large multinational series shows Jul 26, 2022
Over 40% of Parents Give a Hard No to COVID Vaccines for Babies, Toddlers Parents surveyed a month after mRNA vaccines became available to young age group Jul 26, 2022
Lessons From My Trip to India on Understanding Our Patients Learning first-hand about rural or diverse communities is key to addressing health inequality Jul 26, 2022
Banned Supplements Still Available to Buy Online After FDA Warnings FDA should follow up on warning letters, researchers urge Jul 26, 2022
Childhood Obesity Rate Now Exceeds 1 in 5 Kids, Teenagers Troubling trends since 2011 across age, race, and ethnicity Jul 25, 2022
How a Case of Polio Appeared in the U.S., and Who May Be at Risk Right now, the risk is low to the general population, infectious disease experts say Jul 22, 2022
First U.S. Polio Case Detected in Close to a Decade Vaccine clinics to be set up just north of New York City Jul 21, 2022
Emergency Doc Arrested After Sexual Assault Allegations Josiah Hill, MD, charged with rape and "indecent liberties taken by a healthcare professional" Jul 20, 2022
'Tinkering' to Find COVID Origins; Monkeypox Paperwork; Dialysis Patient Harm? This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 20, 2022
Who's at Risk From Brutal Heat; 'Viagra' Honey Recall; Why We Need Boosters (Again) Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Jul 20, 2022
U.S. Should Expect More Lupus Cases as Racial-Ethnic Diversity Grows Study finds doubled rates over 40-plus years in this bellwether county Jul 18, 2022
How Frequent Is Long COVID? Ivana Trump’s Death; 25M Kids Skip Basic Vaccines Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff Jul 15, 2022
