Wrong-Eye Surgery Suit; Baby-Killer Nurse's Life Sentence; $1.4B COVID Relief Fraud A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 24, 2023
What to Know About New Tools to Fight RSV Two vaccines and a monoclonal antibody aim to bring down the burden of RSV Aug 23, 2023
America's Frontline Doctors Accused of Wrongful Death; CDC Lab Woes; Transplant Risk This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 23, 2023
Top Patient Advocacy Orgs Have Industry Ties in Leadership, Study Shows Half had paid staff or executives with pharma and medical device conflicts of interest Aug 21, 2023
Kaiser Permanente's National Expansion Faces Wide Skepticism Health system is promising better, cheaper care Aug 20, 2023
It's the Summer of Barbie ... Botox? What's up with the neck-slimming procedure known as Barbie Botox? Aug 18, 2023
In Maui, the Need for Medical Resources Continues HHS has deployed mortuary resources, while locals note the need for commonly used meds Aug 17, 2023
Allina Doctors File to Unionize Group of more than 550 clinicians could create largest private-sector union in the country Aug 17, 2023
Big Bump in Starting Salaries for Specialists Aging population, rise of 'market disruptors' usher in double-digit jumps for some docs Aug 15, 2023
'Blue Legs' Yet Another Long COVID Symptom? Researchers call for more awareness of all types of dysautonomia in long COVID Aug 15, 2023
A 'Few Bad Apple' Docs Spread COVID Misinformation on Social Media Findings are still "extraordinarily damning," one doctor says Aug 15, 2023
Does Kratom Need Tighter Regulation? Efforts to regulate or ban the drug have fizzled, leaving it in purgatory Aug 14, 2023
Study Links 'Forever Chemicals' to Testicular Cancer in Military Personnel Government response is "completely unacceptable," says co-chair of congressional PFAS Task Force Aug 13, 2023
Doc Who Said COVID Vax Magnetized People Has License Suspended Sherri Tenpenny, DO, "refused" to cooperate with investigation by Ohio's medical board Aug 11, 2023
Experts Warn of the Extreme Public Health Threats From Heat Cities and individuals can prevent heat-related illnesses, they say Aug 11, 2023
Tofu the Culprit in Canadian Salmonella Outbreak Plant-based product had not been implicated in outbreaks before Aug 10, 2023
Doc Faces 31 Lawsuits; Resident Accused of Hidden Cameras; Impostor Nurse Charged A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 10, 2023
Doctors Facing Discipline for COVID Misinfo Sue State Medical Board Three doctors are alleged to have given patients unproven treatments, including ivermectin Aug 09, 2023
Is Doctor Pay Too High? NIH Pulls Plug on Misinfo Research; FDA and EPA Butt Heads This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 09, 2023
'Conscience' Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of Care Protections for health workers may reduce standard of care, opponents say Aug 06, 2023
Petition to End Maintenance of Certification Rallies More Than 10K Signers Physicians push back on "burdensome, costly" program Aug 04, 2023
Acid-Burned Uterus Suit; Patient Loses $438K Damages Award; $11M Kratom Death Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 03, 2023
RFK Jr. Involved in Med Board 'Spectacle'; Doc's Fertility Supplement; Illegal Lab This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 02, 2023
FDA, DEA Heads Acknowledge ADHD Drug Shortage in Public Letter Agencies ask manufacturers to boost production, but call on docs to prescribe appropriately Aug 02, 2023
U.S. News Releases 'Best Hospitals' Rankings Amid Changes This year's Honor Roll no longer includes numerical rankings Aug 01, 2023
Continuation Patents Have Surged, Disrupting Generic Competition, Study Shows Researchers caution that abusing patent laws harms patients, stifles innovation Aug 01, 2023
Should People Without Diabetes Use Glucose Monitors? Trend boosted by health buffs on social media, but benefit for healthy adults is unclear Aug 01, 2023
FDA Head Robert Califf Battles Misinformation — Sometimes With Fuzzy Facts Often, the misinformation is about misinformation Jul 30, 2023
What's Wrong With 'Girl Dinner'? Experts say the trend highlights the best and worst of social media's messaging on healthy eating Jul 28, 2023
Oncologist Turns Burnout Into a Musical Writing musicals is a "way to get back in touch with why we all went into medicine" Jul 27, 2023
Female Physicians Often Face Infertility, Delays in Childbearing, Surveys Show Two new studies illustrate how time-intensive, stressful training changes family building Jul 27, 2023
FDA Warns Company Over Amniotic Products Agency says Cell Genuity products should be regulated as a drug Jul 27, 2023
Bronny James, Son of NBA Star LeBron James, Stabilized After Cardiac Arrest James is the second USC basketball player to collapse from cardiac arrest over the last year Jul 26, 2023
Psychiatrist Held Patients Against Their Will? Patent Games; Abortion Paper Battle This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 26, 2023
DOJ Goes After PA for Amniotic Fluid Injections Prosecutors called shots a "dubious attempt at pain management" Jul 25, 2023
Once the New OTC Birth Control Pill Is Available, What About Cost and Coverage? Do health plans have to cover the nonprescription pill? Jul 23, 2023
Loma Linda Residents Vote to Unionize, but Still Face Pushback Medical center says it "will not be bargaining" with union as it continues "legal objections" Jul 21, 2023
APP Is Latest Physician Staffing Firm to Fold It follows Envision, and physicians consider further consequences of difficult market Jul 20, 2023
What Is Bed Rotting and Is It Actually a Problem? Laying around isn't new, but naming it might help healthcare professionals pinpoint problems Jul 20, 2023
