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Do Healthcare Strikes Lead to Better Care?

Frustrated by understaffing, current pay rates, and plummeting morale, Kaiser Permanente workers across the country went on strike

Trouble Getting the Booster?

Slow insurance approvals and supply chain issues have resulted in canceled appointments and frustration for patients seeking a COVID-19 booster shot

Preferred Drug for High-Risk COVID?

A study suggested that nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) and molnupiravir (Lagevrio) both reduced the risk for COVID hospitalization or death during the Omicron era

Getting Your COVID Shot?

The CDC recommended updated monovalent COVID shots for everyone age 6 months and up

Should Older Docs Be Put Out to Pasture?

Healthcare consultant Ron Harman King weighed in this week on the debate over whether physicians should be legally forced to retire at a certain age like some other professions

Are We Overscreening for Cancer?

Recent papers addressed whether cancer screening saves lives and discussed the potential harms of overscreening

Should Patients Be Able to Hide Medical Records?

Patients could ask their physicians to hide parts of their medical record from other clinicians under a rule being considered by the federal health IT agency

Do Doctors Make Too Much Money?

A Washington Post article that examines the reasons behind why U.S. doctors earn an average of $350,000 a year caught flack from physicians on social media

Is Crossing Picket Lines OK in Healthcare?

Earlier this month, a self-proclaimed "strike nurse" received social media backlash for working during strikes

Are Omicron Fears Justified?

Public health officials are sounding the alarm over Omicron, but much remains unknown about the novel variant and whether it will substantially diminish vaccine protection

If the supply of endocrinologists fails to meet demand 鈥� what next?

Available data suggest a growing shortage of endocrinologists through 2025, but little has been written about how this shortage might affect the overall health of Americans. Will there be a resulting public health crisis?

Is Codeine OK in Children's Meds?

An FDA advisory committee voted overwhelmingly against allowing codeine in medications for children under 18.

Do Anti-Vaccine Activists Threaten Public Health?

An infectious disease specialist at UCLA told the New York Times that the Disneyland-centered measles outbreak was "100% connected" to the anti-vaccination movement, adding, "There are some pretty dumb people out there."

Are Processed Foods Really So Bad?

The American Society for Nutrition issued a statement saying that processed foods, defined very broadly, should be part of a healthy and balanced diet.

Should Docs Push Vegan Diets?

American College of Cardiology (ACC) president-elect Kim Williams, MD, says the ACC should try to "put itself out of business" by getting patients to switch to a vegan diet.

Should Nonmatched Grads Practice Alone?

The state of Missouri will allow medical school graduates who don't match into residency programs -- and thus have no postgraduate training -- to practice as "assistant physicians" in underserved rural areas.

Will You Still Perform Routine Pelvic Exams?

The American College of Physicians has recommended against routine pelvic exams for women without symptoms or special risk factors for gynecologic disorders.

Do We Need a Surgeon General?

In a new book, journalist Mike Stobbe argues that the U.S. Surgeon General now has so little authority that the post should be done away with.

Should Guideline Writers Be Free of All Conflicts?

A 麻豆传媒/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation found that nine of 19 members of an Institute of Medicine panel that reviewed chronic pain prevalence and therapies had financial ties to companies selling pain treatments.

Medical-Industrial Complex: Still a Threat?

Former New England Journal of Medicine editor Arnold Relman, MD, who died on June 16, long ago warned physicians to be wary of the "medical-industrial complex."

Should Organized Medicine Meddle in Sports?

The American Medical Association has decided that cheerleading is a sport and recommended that cheerleaders have safety standards equivalent to those of other athletes.

Is Marijuana Too Dangerous to Be Legal?

NIDA leaders indicated that marijuana can be linked to many adverse effects but most of the underlying research was conducted in animals or demonstrated associations without proving causality.

Obesity Screening for Cancer Prevention?

Some experts believe that obesity is enough of a cancer risk factor that prevention efforts should focus on it directly -- and less on screening tests for specific cancers such as lung, breast, or prostate tumors.

Can E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit?

A recent study found that e-cigarettes were an effective smoking cessation aid, but questions were raised about the study design.

Time for a Clean Sweep at the VA?

Veterans Affairs secretary Eric Shinseki has come under heavy fire over alleged treatment delays at VA health clinics.

Aspirin and MI Prevention?

The FDA has said that there is no evidence to support the general use of aspirin to prevent primary heart attacks and strokes.

Is Screening Pushback a Good Trend?

Although the Affordable Care Act now mandates coverage of many evidence-based screening tests, a government panel voted April 30 against Medicare reimbursement for lung cancer screening -- one of many recent pushbacks against widespread screening in a variety of conditions.

Would You Work in an Afghan Hospital?

Several people including at least one U.S. doctor were reportedly shot to death at an Afghan hospital by a security guard, and extremists in Pakistan have killed vaccination workers there.

Should Patients Pay Extra for Robotic Surgery?

The value of robotic prostatectomy versus conventional surgery remains controversial, and the robotic methods cost more.

Should Medicare Give Out Doc Pay Data?

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released data on Medicare payments to individual physicians and other clinicians.

Should the ACA Now Be Declared a Success?

Despite Healthcare.gov's disastrous launch last fall, more than 7 million people signed up for private health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's exchanges by the March 31 deadline, exceeding a Congressional Budget Office estimate.

What About Screening for Cognitive Decline?

The USPSTF says that routine screening of older individuals for cognitive impairment is not supported by the available evidence.

Where Do You Stand on the ACA?

The Affordable Care Act kicks in for real once open enrollment ends on March 31, but much has happened since the Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare could go forward: delayed mandates, changed regulations, revised expectations.

Goodbye Pap, Hello HPV Test?

An FDA panel has unanimously endorsed a viral DNA test for HPV with a high degree of accuracy as first-line screening for cervical cancer, replacing the Pap test.

Do You Warn Patients About Vitamin Toxicity?

Lots of stories have been written about the toxicity of various vitamins at high doses -- most recently, vitamin D.

Did the FDA Blow It on Zohydro?

A broad coalition of physicians and consumer groups, as well as state law enforcement officials, have called for the FDA to reconsider its approval of the hydrocodone painkiller Zohydro.

Does the Cost of a Drug Matter?

New drugs that offer better cure rates than older therapies can be very costly. The new anti-HCV drug sofosbuvir, for instance, will be priced at $1,000 per pill -- $84,000 over the 12-week treatment course.

Do Mammograms for Younger Women Save Lives?

A study has found that annual screening mammography for women younger than 60 does not save lives.

Will You Be Ready for ICD-10?

With just a little more than 7 months before medical practices have to switch to the vastly more complex ICD-10 coding system, only about 9% of medical practices have made "significant progress" toward that end.

Must Football Be a Blood Sport?

Professional football has come under increasing scrutiny for its high rates of head injuries and their long-term consequences.

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