RFK Jr. Threatens the Very Fabric of Healthcare A vote to give Kennedy power is a vote against public health Nov 04, 2024
Dark Humor Allows Us to See the 'Light' in Medicine But don't forget to speak softly and tread carefully Nov 03, 2024
How Physicians Can Unionize and Strike With Compassion It's important to consider the impact on patient care Nov 02, 2024
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas ERs This marks one of at least two women who died under the state abortion ban Nov 02, 2024
Staffing Firm Can't Pay Its Doctors NES Health says a temporary revenue shortfall is to blame Nov 01, 2024
Texas Hospitals Must Now Ask Patients Whether They Are in the U.S. Legally State will also track the cost of treating people without legal status Nov 01, 2024
MedPod Today: Upcoding Concerns; COVID Vax Recs; Med School Credit for Parenting Ƶ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Nov 01, 2024 podcast
Need a CMO? Fractional Health Executives Are a Win-Win Both clinicians and start-ups benefit from part-time or consulting relationships Nov 01, 2024
Doc Harbored Undocumented Workers; Doc Gets Life in Prison for Sexual Assault A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 31, 2024
HCA Nurses Score Win Against AI; Docs Use ChatGPT in Clinic; New AI-Powered EHR A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Oct 31, 2024
AI Colonoscopies: More Benign Lesion Removals, Potentially Higher Costs At scale, the benefits of AI-assisted colonoscopy may not always outweigh the costs Oct 31, 2024
Six Networking Strategies for Introverted Healthcare Professionals How to make connecting feel less daunting Oct 31, 2024
Miscarriage Arrest; MA Reaped Billions for Home Visits; Dirty Work of Care Denials This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 30, 2024
Woman Dies Waiting 40 Hours for Care; NP's Sex Assault Arrest; Violence in Hospitals Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 30, 2024
Lasting Effects of Racial Discrimination in Medical School Discrimination tied to lack of personal, professional development fostered by institutions Oct 29, 2024 video
Hospitals' AI Transcription Tool Invents Things No One Ever Said, Researchers Say Chunks of text or even entire sentences were made up, according to experts Oct 28, 2024
Trump and Eugenics; Doctors Poised to Strike; Laced Pizza Sickens Dozens Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 28, 2024
A Moral Code: Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine Three physicians face crossroads in patient care Oct 25, 2024 podcast
His Death Would Not Be a Good Death Informing the family of the "inevitable" never gets easy Oct 25, 2024 podcast
Should I Offer My Patient the Option to End His Life? The complexity of medical aid-in-dying laws Oct 25, 2024 podcast
We Don't Always Know What's 'Best' for Our Patients Grappling with the illusion of patient autonomy Oct 25, 2024 podcast
Patients More Satisfied With AI's Answers Than Those From Their Doctor "We always think the gold standard is a doctor replying to a message themselves," says researcher Oct 25, 2024 video
FDA Warns Companies Over Products Made With Amniotic Fluid Agency says PalinGen products are unapproved drugs Oct 24, 2024
UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school Oct 24, 2024
How Much Should Doctors Give to Charity? A look at tithing and zakat as principles of generosity Oct 24, 2024
Doc's COVID Spending Bust; Plastic Surgeon Faces $10M Suit; Letby Loses Appeal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 24, 2024
Want to Fix ED Boarding? Try 'Surgical Smoothing,' Expert Says And no, it doesn't involve doing surgery on the weekends, notes Peter Viccellio, MD Oct 23, 2024
Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns Oct 23, 2024
Hawking Health Conspiracies; How UnitedHealth Pressures Docs; Hospital's High Prices This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 23, 2024
Misinformation a Concern of Physician Advocates on Both Sides of the Abortion Issue Anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups each decry tactics of their opponents Oct 22, 2024
Doctors Share Their Favorite Pet Theories They may not have the data, but "the University of My Eyeballs confirms it conclusively" Oct 22, 2024
Workers at 7 CVS Pharmacies in California Strike for Better Pay and Healthcare Picketing is planned until negotiations resume on Wednesday Oct 21, 2024
MedPod Today: Med Ed Drama; Chiropractic in Academia; MA 'Extra Benefits' Worth It? Ƶ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Oct 18, 2024 podcast
Shorter Medical Degree Program Outcomes Just as Good NYU finds its accelerated program matches the traditional program on key measures Oct 18, 2024
The Worst Thing I've Heard a Doctor Say Awkward, offensive, cringe-inducing things colleagues have said Oct 17, 2024
Doc Sues Over Spicy Dish; Disciplined for Doctor's Note; Ob/Gyn Attacked Near Office A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 17, 2024
Pop Star Falls to His Death; Trump the 'Father of IVF'? Columbia Doc's Retractions Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 17, 2024
Use of Prior Authorization Up in Medicare Advantage Plans, Senate Report Finds Post-acute care services targeted for coverage denials Oct 17, 2024
Are Surgical Outcomes Better With MDs or DOs? Medicare claims analysis finds no differences in death, readmissions, and length of stay Oct 16, 2024
Doc Befriends Captive Saudi Princess; Psych Hospital Violence; Black Market Ozempic This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 16, 2024