Too Much Focus on Boosters, Says FDA Vaccine Advisor At the hospital level, COVID-19 remains "a disease for the unvaccinated," says Paul Offit, MD Jan 12, 2022 video
Just What Is Mass Formation Psychosis? One doctor is pushing controversial theory on how the public is being coerced into getting vaxxed Jan 12, 2022
Do Celebs Freely Shill Unhealthy Eating on Social Media? Unpaid "influential depictions" may boost unhealthy consumption norms among their followers Jan 12, 2022
It's 'Deja Vu All Over Again' at Our 'Cough, Cold, and Fever' Clinic The Omicron variant has forced our COVID-19 clinic back into service Jan 10, 2022
UC Irvine Fires Doc for Not Complying With COVID Vax Mandate Aaron Kheriaty, MD, sued UC system in August after claiming natural immunity trumps vaccine Jan 06, 2022
Nose or Throat: What’s Best for a COVID Test? Early data support saliva testing, but it might be too early to tell Jan 06, 2022
What Do We Know About the 'IHU' Variant? Discovered around the same time as Omicron, it hasn't had as much of an impact Jan 05, 2022
Controversial Doc Resigns From Medical School Paul Marik, MD, has been embroiled in legal battle with Virginia hospital Jan 05, 2022
More Evidence Suggests Few Winners in COVID Vax Lottery Strategy Individuals may have won big, but public health did not Jan 04, 2022
Former Football Stars Team Up With CDC to Promote COVID Vaccination The campaign, first launched in March, underwent a reboot with the spread of Delta Jan 02, 2022
Lead Contamination Finally Sees the Money for Solutions Biden's plan includes $15 billion to replace lead pipes, but experts see the glass not so full Jan 02, 2022
What Happened to the Novavax Vaccine? As mRNA vaccines saturate the U.S. market, is there room for another? Jan 01, 2022
Ivermectin's Days in Court Courts have heard a handful of lawsuits seeking ivermectin for hospitalized COVID-19 patients Dec 31, 2021
Doctor Submits Fluvoxamine EUA Application to FDA Group of physician-scientists believes data support authorization for treating COVID-19 Dec 29, 2021
Burnout, Violence: How Much More Can Healthcare Workers Take? As COVID rages on, attention turns to healthcare worker mental health. Will help arrive in time? Dec 29, 2021
What Conditions Are Sending Kids to the Hospital? Analysis from 2016 showed respiratory problems dominated, but depression was already on the rise Dec 29, 2021
COVID Vaccine Booster Efficacy Against Infection May Fade Quickly New U.K. data suggest steep drop-off in protection, potentially giving Omicron more power Dec 28, 2021
Worst COVID Liars Still Have Their Licenses Only three sanctioned by their boards in recent months Dec 28, 2021
Score One for Vapes in Smoking Cessation Spontaneous e-cigarette use may prompt smokers to consider quitting regular combustibles Dec 28, 2021
A Solution for Healthcare, and Everything Else? If we can fix healthcare, perhaps it can translate into solutions for the rest of what ails us Dec 27, 2021
Some Canadian Nurses Asked to Skip Holidays Hospitals warn of vacation cancellations if volunteers don't cover shifts Dec 23, 2021
Living History: 50 Years After the Birth of National Cancer Centers New book examines the progress 50 years following the National Cancer Act of 1971 Dec 22, 2021
Formaldehyde Exposure Linked to Cognitive Impairment Healthcare workers represent majority of those exposed in French cohort Dec 22, 2021
FDA: The Wait for COVID Pills Is Over Paxlovid first oral antiviral authorized to treat high-risk COVID patients Dec 22, 2021
Doc Fired After Standing Up to Private Equity; RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Machine This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 22, 2021
Nurse Fired Over COVID Complaints Reinstated Arbitrator rules in favor of nurse fired early in the pandemic Dec 21, 2021
Pipeline Programs Create a Path Toward Health Equity We need more people in medicine working to serve their own communities Dec 18, 2021
How Bad Is It to Get a Booster While You Have COVID? Some people may not know they are infected when they get boosted Dec 17, 2021
'Winter of Severe Illness, Death' for the Unvaccinated, White House Warns Fully vaccinated individuals must still get boosted for optimal protection, says Fauci Dec 17, 2021
DEA Chief Warns About Fake Prescription Drugs Containing Fentanyl More than 8.4 million fake pills seized since end of September Dec 17, 2021
What Do Alec Baldwin and the Unvaccinated Have in Common? Both carry "live rounds" that put people in harm's way Dec 14, 2021
Nurse Who Got First COVID Shot in the U.S. Pushes for Greater Uptake A year later, Sandra Lindsay strives to sway "folks who are on the fence" about vaccination Dec 13, 2021
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Fizzled for Preventing Obesity in Kids Real-world study found only modest benefit for adolescent girls in Mexico Dec 13, 2021
Controversial Doc No Longer With One of Idaho's Largest Health Networks Ryan Cole, MD, previously came under fire for spreading falsities about COVID vaccines, therapies Dec 10, 2021
Tennessee Med Board Pulls COVID Misinformation Policy from Website But it's not canceling its policy for disciplining docs, despite political pressure Dec 09, 2021
Despite Pandemic Spotlight, Infectious Disease Not a Sought-After Specialty Specialty has long struggled to fill fellowship training positions Dec 09, 2021
Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms Dec 09, 2021
Which Incentive Lottery Programs for COVID Vaccines Hit the Jackpot? Results varied by state, study finds Dec 09, 2021