Scripps Clinic Must Pay Almost $7M to Older Docs in Age Bias Case California allows medical groups to force retirement at age 70, but it's against federal law Dec 21, 2023
Watch Out for Eye Injuries From Champagne Corks, Experts Warn In some cases, these high-velocity injuries can lead to permanent blindness Dec 20, 2023
Youth Death Rallies Anti-Vaxers; Insurers Hire After Malpractice; Bad Doc Ignored? This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 20, 2023
Explanations Don't Help Clinicians Spot Biased AI Biased AI predictions tanked diagnostic accuracy, and model explanations didn't bring it back up Dec 19, 2023
If Ketamine Is So Safe, What Happened to Matthew Perry? While ketamine may prove to aid challenging mental health conditions, it still can be dangerous Dec 19, 2023
Dr. Barbie Will See You Now, but Only if You're a Pediatric Patient Study finds medical Barbie dolls usually treat kids, don't come with PPE accessories Dec 18, 2023
Biology, Anatomy, and Finance? More Med Students Want Business Degrees Too "Whom will these doctors end up serving more, patients or shareholders?" Dec 17, 2023
Another Medical Society Turns Up the Heat on MOC IDSA president pens letter to ABIM, arguing MOC is costly, time-consuming, and ineffective Dec 15, 2023
Doctors See Advantage in AI, but Remain Wary AMA survey shows most doctors have not adopted AI in practice Dec 14, 2023
Ditch Sterile Gloves When Treating Wounds? Meta-analysis suggests nonsterile ones may work just as well in certain settings Dec 14, 2023
Nurse Who Filmed Assaults Gets 20 Years; Doc Not Guilty of Her Sister's Murder A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 14, 2023
How Are Americans Using Emerging Cannabinoids? Survey reports past-year use of cannabidiol, cannabigerol, cannabinol, and more Dec 13, 2023
Baby Delivered From Rare Abdominal Ectopic Pregnancy Both the mother and neonate survived, making the case extra rare Dec 13, 2023
No Good Time? Medical Students Fret Over Family Planning Having children during medical training, especially surgery, perceived as difficult, taboo topic Dec 13, 2023
Weight-Loss Surgery Scandal; Unnecessary Vascular Surgeries; Private Equity Probe This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 13, 2023
Companies Market Stem Cell Treatments to Long COVID Patients Prices are high but evidence is scant that therapies work, researchers say Dec 12, 2023
PA Reprimanded for Secretly Pushing Ivermectin Matthew Trom, PA, reportedly prescribed the drug without documentation Dec 12, 2023
Biden Wants States to Ensure Obamacare Plans Cover Enough Doctors and Hospitals Annual regulatory proposal also seeks to expand access to dental coverage in ACA marketplaces Dec 10, 2023
MedPod Today: Rare 'Long Vax' Cases; Macchiarini's Missteps; AI Cloned Doc's Voice? Â鶹´«Ã½ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Dec 08, 2023 podcast
Corporate Ownership Worsens Patient Care, Surveyed Docs Say Reduced autonomy, focus on financial incentives among top negative impacts cited by doctors Dec 08, 2023
Narcissism Garners More Media Attention Here's what it is, what it isn't, and what separates it from a true diagnosis Dec 07, 2023
Nurse Accused of Injuring Baby; Doc Asked Teen for Nude Pics; Pill-Mill MD Sentenced A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 07, 2023
Blood Test May Be Able to Tell Which Organs Have Accelerated Aging This may enable treatment of people before they get sick, researcher says Dec 06, 2023
Artificial Hips Snapped in Half; Obesity Drug Windfall for Docs; Clinicians Unionize This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 06, 2023
See Which States Have the Most High-Performing Hospitals for Maternity Care Top state had 63 high-performing hospitals, according to annual U.S. News list Dec 05, 2023
RaDonda Vaught Loses Appeal to Get Her Nursing License Back Tennessee court rejects former nurse's appeal to overturn nursing board's 2021 decision Dec 05, 2023
Psych Nurses Sound the Alarm on Patient Violence at Pediatric Hospital Seattle Children's PBMU staff "work in a persistent state of fear," says state nurses union Dec 04, 2023
Northwestern Medicine Residents Latest to Seek Union Status "This is about having a seat at the table," says ob/gyn resident Dec 04, 2023
FTC Chief Gears Up for a Showdown With Private Equity Researchers and employer groups encouraged by FTC's action Dec 03, 2023
Disgraced Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini Sees New Wave of Media Attention A podcast, Netflix series, and TV adaptation examine regenerative medicine doctor's wrongdoings Nov 30, 2023
ChatGPT's Birthday Message; Journal Softens on AI; Healthcare AI Tracker A monthly roundup of AI innovation and research in healthcare Nov 30, 2023
Clinician Says Her Voice Was Cloned by AI for Social Media Ad "It's going to be a huge problem," says podiatrist Dana Brems Nov 30, 2023
Patient Who Fell Off Operating Table Sues; Doc's Murder Trial; Hopkins Wants Retrial A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 30, 2023
Insurer Now Has Ties to 10% of Doctors UnitedHealth's Optum division added 20,000 doctors this year alone Nov 30, 2023
Rabid Kitten Threat; Religious Groups Quash Abortion Exemptions; Redefining Death This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 29, 2023
Stephen Colbert Has Surgery for Ruptured Appendix Recent studies have focused on whether appendicitis can be managed with antibiotics alone Nov 28, 2023
Medical Staff Credentialing Case Heads to New Jersey Supreme Court Neurosurgery practice claims hospital skipped due process to orchestrate its ouster Nov 28, 2023
Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rules Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials Nov 27, 2023
How Young Is Too Young for Botox? With greater exposure on social media, more youths are trying cosmetic treatments Nov 27, 2023
Days Before Surgery, Clerical Error Cuts Off Patient's Insurance Lost in the mix of Medicaid "unwinding" Nov 26, 2023
