One in Four Medicare Patients Harmed in Hospitals, Nearly Half Preventable CMS needs to do more to penalize facilities with avoidable adverse events, report says May 13, 2022
Residents, Fellows at USC Keck School of Medicine Latest to Vote to Unionize Vote follows a campaign focused on living wages and representation in the workplace May 12, 2022
Respiratory Therapist Charged With Murder 20 Years Later Prosecutors allege a spate of odd deaths while Jennifer Anne Hall was employed at the hospital May 12, 2022
Hospitals Face Tough Choices as Lockdown in China Disrupts IV Contrast Supply As shortage continues, clinicians are ensuring that the most serious patients are prioritized May 11, 2022
How a COVID Misdiagnosis Revealed Deadly Aromatherapy Outbreak Case "highlights the importance of autopsy," medical examiner says May 11, 2022
Doctor's Co. Faked COVID Test Results; Surgeon Sues Over Sexism; Hospital Price Hike This past week in healthcare investigations May 11, 2022
New York Doc Tries to Take Down No Surprises Act But lawsuit to overturn the law is "really, really weak," legal expert says May 10, 2022
Most COVID Transmission Is Still Asymptomatic Some 60% of spread starts with those who have no symptoms, and that may be higher with Omicron May 10, 2022
The Alabama Doc Who Sounded the Alarm on Unusual Hepatitis in Kids Markus Buchfellner, MD, and team were surprised by positive adenovirus results May 06, 2022
What Do We Know About Paxlovid Rebound? And how should clinicians handle relapses after a 5-day course? May 06, 2022
Columbia University Finally Scrubs Relationship With Dr. Oz But it took the institution "far too long," according to one critic May 04, 2022
What's It Like to Be a Traveling Orthopedic Surgeon? Locums orthopod Sonya Sloan, MD, talks pay, lifestyle choices and operating while pregnant Apr 29, 2022
America's Frontline Doctors' Prescriber Stripped of All State Licenses Licenses for Kathleen Ann Cullen, MD, "delinquent" in Florida, "inactive" in North Carolina Apr 26, 2022
Experts Break Down What Could Help Improve Access to Paxlovid "A lot of it boils down to a lack of patient and provider familiarity with the medication" Apr 26, 2022
Texas Doc Charged in Incident Related to Fabricated Voter Fraud Steven Hotze, MD, was indicted this week on felony charges of assault and unlawful restraint Apr 22, 2022
What Does It Take to Confirm a Cancer Cluster? Suspicions are raised at a New Jersey high school, but the road ahead is likely a long one Apr 22, 2022
'Euthanasia Pivots on Intent:' Physician Witnesses in Husel Trial Speak Out Physician expert witnesses on either side of the Husel trial dive into case's gray areas Apr 21, 2022 video
Striking Nurses Stare Down Pay Cuts, Loss of Health Coverage Labor group says hospital system is "weaponizing" nurses' medical benefits Apr 21, 2022
Ohio Doctor Not Guilty of Murdering Patients With High Opioid Doses Jurors, once at an impasse, found William Husel, DO, not guilty after a week of deliberations Apr 20, 2022
Scientific-Integrity Watchdog Slaps Lawsuit on Maker of Homeopathic Pills "It's time for Boiron and all homeopathy hucksters to be held accountable," says CFI attorney Apr 18, 2022
Caribbean Med School Lied About Match Rates? Students who attended Saint James from 2016 to 2022 may be eligible for a refund Apr 18, 2022
Health System on the Hook for $22M Over Unnecessary Spine Surgeries Record-breaking healthcare fraud settlement in eastern Washington Apr 15, 2022
Pricier, Questionable Bone Density Scan Growing in Use QCT delivers far more radiation and exaggerates spinal bone loss, so why is it on the rise? Apr 13, 2022
Two Bone Scans Three Weeks Apart, Results in Reverse Discordant QCT, DXA results confuse patients and doctors, "How can they both be right?" Apr 13, 2022
What Proportion of Doctors Are Vaccine Hesitant? Researchers conducting a new survey said the answer was far higher than expected Apr 13, 2022
Meet This Year's Healthcare Billionaires HCA founder and Cook Group medical device developer make 2022 list of Forbes Billionaires Apr 12, 2022
Nurse Practitioners in New York Granted Full Practice Authority State budget removes need for formal, documented relationships between NPs and MDs, facilities Apr 12, 2022
Tufts Nurses Rally for Children's Access to Care as Closure Looms "It's really scary and heartbreaking to think about when we're not an option" Apr 08, 2022
Minneapolis Docs Barred From Police Officer Side Hustle Hennepin Healthcare decided to also end its contract for medical instruction with city police Apr 08, 2022
$150K Prostate Cancer Drug Draws New Attention to 'March-In' Rights Advocates want Biden administration to enable Xtandi generics; industry warns against it Apr 06, 2022
COVID Origins and EcoHealth Alliance; Malone Didn't Invent mRNA Vaccines This past week in healthcare investigations Apr 06, 2022
Patients Should Know Who's Operating, Surgeons Say Doctors should disclose when trainees wield the knife, especially if they plan to leave the room Apr 05, 2022
Med Board Chief Rebukes America's Frontline Doctors Over Ambush Video Kristina Lawson depicted as Nazi: "It is disturbing to be targeted by anti-science zealots" Apr 04, 2022
HHS Claws Back $100 Million in Provider Pandemic Relief Money Providers who did not comply with agency's reporting requirements forced to pay back pandemic aid Apr 01, 2022
What Drives Post-COVID Cognitive Changes? New research hints at why COVID brain fog may persist Apr 01, 2022
Mix and Match mRNA Boosters? It May Be a Good Idea, Experts Say "You can diversify your immune response as much as possible to get maximal protective immunity" Mar 31, 2022
Cardiologist Sues Epic Over Copyright Infringement John Spertus, MD, alleges EHR vendor knowingly distributed his work without permission Mar 31, 2022
See Who Made This Year's List of Top Medical Schools The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report Mar 30, 2022
Fired Doc Who Won $26M Speaks Out; $500K Air Ambulance Bill; FDA's Heart Pump Woes This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 30, 2022
Pediatrician Helped Care for Ukrainian Orphans Near Lviv Gordon Duval, DO, filled 21 suitcases with donated medical supplies Mar 29, 2022
