Emergency Nurse 'Drowning' in Patients, Calls Fire Department to Assist In last-resort effort, two firefighters aid understaffed ED in Washington state Oct 14, 2022
Ex-JAMA Chief: Cut the Hype, Spin in Published Studies Howard Bauchner, MD, says researchers want to report accurately, but "they too have their biases" Oct 14, 2022
Doc Walked in on Killer? IHS Sex Abuse Victims Get Millions; Axed Doc Wins Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 13, 2022
Male Surgery Residents Get Better Evaluations Senior male trainees at one program had better scores on essential skills in the specialty Oct 12, 2022
What Does the Science Say About Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Long COVID? Evidence is exceedingly limited, and out-of-pocket costs are high Oct 12, 2022
Nurse Protests Her Firing Over Refusal to Take Implicit Bias Training "I objected to a mandatory course grounded in the idea that I'm racist because I'm white" Oct 07, 2022
UCSF Residents Avert Strike; Reach Tentative Deal With Children's Hospital Oakland Proposed contract includes better pay and benefits for housing, meals, and relocation Oct 07, 2022
'Not an Easy Villain': Documentary Tackles Healthcare's Big Hospital Problem The human cost of tax-exempt hospitals is a hard pill to swallow, says "InHospitable" director Oct 06, 2022 video
Docs Hit With Price-Fixing Charges; $4M for Missed Strep Dx; Prison for X-Ray Fraud A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 06, 2022
How a Suicide in a Clinical Trial Turned a Bioethicist Into a Whistleblower His advice for other potential whistleblowers: Don't go it alone Oct 06, 2022
Women Doctors More Likely to Be Called by First Name in Patient Portal Messages Primary care and DO physicians also more likely to be greeted informally in EMR messages Oct 05, 2022
What Killed the First Gender-Affirming Surgery Clinic in the U.S.? Powerful people, prejudice, and politics, according to a review of its history Oct 03, 2022
Can Nasal Vaccines Change the Course of the Pandemic? Blocking transmission is a noble goal, but there's not yet evidence mucosal vaccines can do that Sep 29, 2022
Aborted Fetus Brings Wrongful Death Suit; Simone Gold's 'Boyfriend' Found Guilty A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 29, 2022
Hospital Fired All Employees; Profiting Off the Poor; Long COVID and ME/CFS This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 28, 2022
JAMA Devotes Special Issue to Gun Violence "Without deliberate action, firearm-related violence will not abate," top editors write Sep 27, 2022
CIA Doc Sent to Investigate Illness Developed Havana Syndrome "The amount of ringing in my ears was just astounding," he told CNN Sep 26, 2022
Health Insurance Claims for Sex Services Leads to Conspiracy Charges Fraud scheme traded fake chiropractic claims for kickbacks, sex Sep 23, 2022
Violence in Emergency Departments on the Rise Around 85% of emergency physicians say violence has increased, poll shows Sep 22, 2022
Doctors Say Pfizer Program Discriminates Against Whites; NFL Player Sues Team Doctor A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 22, 2022
Is DOJ Underusing Authority to Hold Pharma, Device Execs Accountable? Billions in fines, but only 13 corporate officials prosecuted for illegal behavior since 2000 Sep 19, 2022
Physician Burnout Tied to Job Disengagement, Worse Care "It's really important to consider both factors in tandem," says lead author of meta-analysis Sep 15, 2022
Children's Hospital Accused of Sexual Abuse; AMA Joins Class-Action Against Cigna A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 15, 2022
Hospital Admins Knew Star Surgeon Was Dangerous; Warned Before 'Summer of Death' This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 14, 2022
Violence Against Nurses Worse Than Ever, Analysis Finds Over 3 months in 2022, two nurses were assaulted every hour, on average Sep 13, 2022
Texas Doc's License Suspended After Colleague's Death 'Compromised' IV bags tied to serious complications in another patient as well Sep 13, 2022
Health System Warns Exemptions to COVID Vaccines May Expire With New Options Holdouts who used religious exemptions to avoid vaccination can get Novavax now Sep 09, 2022
Here's How a Court Ruling in North Carolina Could Affect Liability for Nurses Nurses in the state can now be held liable for patient harm even when following doctors' orders Sep 08, 2022
Fired NP Sues CVS; $77M Wrongful Death Award; Fertility Doc's Fraud Payout Reduced A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 08, 2022
Surgeon Gets 7 Years for Unnecessary X-Rays; Agency in Chaos Over Trans Health Cases This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 07, 2022
Judge Rules in Favor of Stem Cell Clinic Decision likely to be appealed, but could still have implications for FDA regulation Sep 07, 2022
Fake Doctor Scammed Women on Dating Sites in Elaborate Scheme The "Casanova Scammer" swindled 30 women out of $1.3 million with fraudulent credentials Sep 07, 2022
Increased Health Spending When Private Equity Acquires Physician Practices Patient volume also increased, but whether patients are benefiting remains to be seen Sep 02, 2022
Chiropractor Gets 4 Years; UTMB Departure Stuns Colleagues; Twitter Misinfo Fail This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 31, 2022
Bill Aimed at Disciplining Docs for COVID Misinfo Approved by California Legislature If the bill is signed into law, the state would be the first to take such an action Aug 30, 2022
Children's National Latest Target of Transgender Care Attacks Harassment began after "sting" operation focused on youth hysterectomies Aug 30, 2022
12 People Poisoned at Toronto-Area Restaurant Aconite toxicity is suspected, public health officials said Aug 30, 2022
After Months of Improvement, Hospital Financial Performance Takes Another Hit Facilities are now experiencing "some of the worst margins" since COVID emerged Aug 29, 2022
What's the Tomato Flu? Likely not a new virus, but a manifestation of hand, foot, and mouth disease, experts say Aug 26, 2022
Here's What's Known About White Mulberry The herbal remedy has been linked to the death of a Congressman's wife Aug 25, 2022
