At Least 75 People Sickened as Deadly McDonald's E. Coli Outbreak Expands Nearly two dozen people have been hospitalized Oct 25, 2024
Health Departments Struggle to Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, Emails Reveal "We need to take steps today to prevent the worst-case scenario," says expert Oct 25, 2024
His Death Would Not Be a Good Death Informing the family of the "inevitable" never gets easy Oct 25, 2024 podcast
ACIP Votes to 'Harmonize' Dosing and Interval for Meningococcal B Vaccines Bexsero dosing interval to match that of Trumenba Oct 24, 2024
UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school Oct 24, 2024
No Evidence of Human-to-Human H5N1 Transmission in Missouri Case No healthcare workers were infected with the virus, CDC says Oct 24, 2024
Approval of Bevacizumab Biosimilar for Ophthalmic Use Could Upend Low-Cost Anti-VEGF Provision in drug act would prohibit repackaging Avastin, add millions to anti-VEGF therapy cost Oct 24, 2024
EPA Imposes Stricter Standards to Protect Kids From Lead Paint Exposure "There is no safe level of lead," said agency official Oct 24, 2024
50 Years After City Halted Prison Medical Testing, Families Seek Reparations "No amount of money can replace what was done to me," said one former prisoner Oct 24, 2024
Doc's COVID Spending Bust; Plastic Surgeon Faces $10M Suit; Letby Loses Appeal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 24, 2024
ACIP Backs Extra COVID Vax Dose for Seniors, Pneumococcal Vax for Adults 50 and Up CDC advisors also formalize recommendations on extra COVID vaccine doses in the immunocompromised Oct 23, 2024
New Elective for Med Students Gives Credit for Parenting, Caregiving The elective allows new parents to spend time with their child while gaining knowledge Oct 23, 2024
A Look at Food-Related Illnesses at Restaurants Over the Years While pretty rare for well-known restaurant chains, they do happen Oct 23, 2024
Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns Oct 23, 2024
Hawking Health Conspiracies; How UnitedHealth Pressures Docs; Hospital's High Prices This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 23, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of RSV Vaccine Abrysvo to Include All At-Risk Adults Decision was based on need for RSV protection in younger people with chronic conditions Oct 23, 2024
What Is the Recreational Drug 'Pink Cocaine'? It rarely contains cocaine and is more likely to contain ketamine Oct 23, 2024
E. Coli Tied to McDonald's Burgers; 'Goldwater Rule' Doc Weighs In; New Mpox Spreads Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Oct 23, 2024
Oral Cephalosporin May Hold Potential for Early Syphilis Cefixime offers several benefits over penicillin G, researcher says Oct 22, 2024
Misinformation a Concern of Physician Advocates on Both Sides of the Abortion Issue Anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups each decry tactics of their opponents Oct 22, 2024
Asthma Drug Did Not Reduce Symptom Duration in Mild to Moderate COVID Future studies should investigate whether getting montelukast earlier makes a difference Oct 22, 2024
Doctors Share Their Favorite Pet Theories They may not have the data, but "the University of My Eyeballs confirms it conclusively" Oct 22, 2024
Mpox Vaccine in Teens Generates Robust Immune Response, Proves Safe A vaccine for younger children is urgently needed, researcher says Oct 22, 2024
Why Hospital Gowns Are Ugly; Mass Food Poisoning in Maryland; Eli Lilly Files Suit Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Oct 22, 2024
Novel At-Home Test Diagnoses STIs With 'Lab-Equivalent' Accuracy But is it ready for prime time? Oct 21, 2024
Hundreds More Infants Died After Dobbs Ruling Nationwide findings mirror those from research after Texas banned early pregnancy abortion Oct 21, 2024
Biden Administration Proposes Expanded Access to Contraception Private insurers would have to cover all prescribed contraceptives without cost-sharing Oct 21, 2024
The Cure to Gun Violence Begins at the Ballot Box, Not the Trauma Bay The most impactful solutions extend beyond the clinical walls to the halls of government Oct 20, 2024
Women and Children First -- Or Not A look at the presidential candidates' records on maternal and child health Oct 19, 2024
Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level In Wisconsin, there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year versus a total of 51 last year Oct 19, 2024
Study: OUD Patients More Likely to Stay on Methadone Than Buprenorphine/Naloxone Findings make a "strong case" for making methadone available in all settings, researcher says Oct 18, 2024 video
Tpoxx No Better Than Placebo for Clade I Mpox "We have no current effective therapies," for mpox, expert warns Oct 18, 2024
Teen Smoking, Other Tobacco Use Dropped to Lowest Level in 25 Years, CDC Reports A drop in vaping largely explains the overall decline in tobacco use Oct 18, 2024
How Does This Year's Flu Shot Stack Up? Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest Oct 18, 2024
CDC Reminds Docs About This Flesh-Eating Worm Previously eradicated in the U.S., New World screwworms have been creeping north Oct 18, 2024
Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Oct 18, 2024
Doc Sues Over Spicy Dish; Disciplined for Doctor's Note; Ob/Gyn Attacked Near Office A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 17, 2024
Pop Star Falls to His Death; Trump the 'Father of IVF'? Columbia Doc's Retractions Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Oct 17, 2024
