Dead Nurse Found in Freezer; Deadly Hospital Error; Weight-Loss Compounder Crashes This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 17, 2024
Trump and GOP Rivals' Positions on Major Healthcare Issues Here's where the top candidates stand on abortion, the ACA, and gender-affirming care Jan 16, 2024
It Is Literally Impossible to Be a Woman in Medicine Women physicians face a multitude of challenges beginning in medical school Jan 13, 2024
AAMC Overhauls Pricing for Residency Applications Announcement comes shortly after the ob/gyn application service lowered prices Jan 12, 2024
NPs Have the Best Job in Healthcare Being a PA is a close second, according to the U.S. News annual ranking Jan 10, 2024
Multistate Licensure for Docs, Others Continues to Gain Steam More state legislatures consider joining licensure compacts Jan 09, 2024
It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workers Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls Jan 09, 2024
Advanced Practice Providers Push to Unionize in Oregon OHSU group concerned that profits are taking precedence over providers and patients Jan 08, 2024
Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggests Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
Collaboration Between Local Oncologists and Academia Is Crucial Greater partnerships can optimize cancer care outcomes Jan 06, 2024
Details of New Ob/Gyn Residency Application System Revealed The application, called ResidencyCAS, prioritizes "holistic review" and costs less than ERAS Jan 03, 2024
ChatGPT Misdiagnosed Most Pediatric Cases Older version of the chatbot was wrong in 83% of kids' clinical scenarios Jan 02, 2024
Students of Shuttered Nursing School Sue State Officials for Overreach Connecticut requested license applicants of Stone Academy program complete a "refresher course" Dec 29, 2023
A Seat at the Table: Physicians Have Been Unionizing in Droves Efforts have been made by seasoned physicians, as well as residents and fellows Dec 29, 2023
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
How to Prevent Violence Against Healthcare Workers "We have to tell our stories, because this has to be a priority," emergency physician says Dec 15, 2023 video
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
How Violence Has Become the Status Quo in the Emergency Department "My patient actually tried to strangle me with my stethoscope," nurse reveals Dec 14, 2023 video
No Good Time? Medical Students Fret Over Family Planning Having children during medical training, especially surgery, perceived as difficult, taboo topic Dec 13, 2023
Would You Take Out a $200k Loan With No Real Returns for a Decade? The federal government must address medical school affordability Dec 11, 2023
Corporate Ownership Worsens Patient Care, Surveyed Docs Say Reduced autonomy, focus on financial incentives among top negative impacts cited by doctors Dec 08, 2023
ChatGPT Flubbed Drug Information Questions Researchers say the AI tool is not yet accurate enough for consumer or pharmacist questions Dec 06, 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
IG Live December 6: Code Gray! Responding to Violence in Healthcare Experts discuss how to create a safer workplace Dec 04, 2023
COVID Hospitalizations Rise; DeSantis Targets Obamacare; Why Docs Are Unionizing Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Dec 04, 2023
Doctor 'Wage Theft' Is Not Without Consequences Uncompensated time harms healthcare professionals at the very least 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
Will Tomorrow's Medical Students Ever Practice Medicine? A quarter of aspiring physicians in the U.S. said they were considering quitting their studies Nov 26, 2023
What's Going on at Mission Health? Physicians pen letters, narrowly vote against bylaws that would have silenced them Nov 22, 2023
Wondering Which Specialty to Choose? Consider This Pediatric specialists are in high demand, and the work is immensely satisfying Nov 18, 2023
Medical Board Reprimands Doctor Who Worked While COVID-Positive As COVID hospitalization declines, should infection control policies shift? Nov 16, 2023
Mall Doc Kiosks; Gaza Hospital Stormed; Rationing Semaglutide by Lifestyle Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 16, 2023
Invasive Mental Health Questions Have No Place on Nurse Licensing Applications Removing these inquiries will protect nurse well-being Nov 15, 2023
AMA Delegates Spar Over Requirements for On-Site Emergency Physicians in Every ED Some want model scope-of-practice legislation, but access concerns persist Nov 15, 2023
Statins Reach More Patients With Pharmacist's Orders Asynchronous automated order approach boosts statin prescribing Nov 14, 2023
AMA Delegates Trash AI Bots, Medicare Advantage, Inexperienced 'Politicized' ALJs Proposal calls for facilities with an "Emergency Room" to have an emergency doc on site Nov 13, 2023
Your Hospital Is Like a Modern Airport. That's Not Good AI will revolutionize how healthcare is delivered; how is yet to be determined Nov 12, 2023
How Will Tomorrow's Medical Students Be Different? New skills before and during medical school may enhance diversity and development Nov 11, 2023
Nursing Leaders Tackle Ways to Fix 'Accelerated Burnout' in New Nurses "It takes a village to raise a nurse," expert says Nov 10, 2023