Burnout Among ICU Docs Skyrocketed During COVID-19 Small Dutch survey finds link to unsafe work environment, scarcity of resources Feb 03, 2021
'Frustrating' Ordeal for Community Doc Seeking COVID Shot Nearest available this week: 413 miles away, at an airport Feb 02, 2021
EHR Vendor Pays $18M to Settle Kickback Allegations DOJ accused Athenahealth of proffering luxury trips, referral fees to prospects and clients Feb 02, 2021
Should COVID-Strained Centers Hit Pause on Lung Cancer Screening? A debate on what stopping scans would do to health systems, patients Feb 01, 2021
What Does Survival Look Like After ECMO for COVID-19? Small registry highlights need to analyze survivors' longitudinal functional status Jan 31, 2021
Why No Price Competition in Brand-Name Heart Drugs? The Skeptical Cardiologist raises an eyebrow at the DOACs Jan 29, 2021
Op-Ed: Tribalism and Virtue Signaling in Post-COVID Vax Messaging No one is chasing a zero-risk life Jan 28, 2021
Two Pediatricians Dead in Texas Murder-Suicide Austin mourns loss of beloved pediatrician Lindley Dodson, MD Jan 28, 2021
Officials Investigate Physician's Death After COVID Vaccination Onset of rare blood disorder should not be interpreted as causal, experts say Jan 27, 2021
Despite Controversial Leader, Charity's COVID Field Hospitals Prove Helpful Samaritan's Purse opens field hospitals in hard-hit areas as CEO Franklin Graham faces scrutiny Jan 27, 2021
JAK Inhibitor Misses Endpoint in Safety Study. Now What? Major blow to popular class of oral rheumatology drugs Jan 27, 2021
USMLE Step 2 CS Cancelled Permanently Medical licensing authorities looking for "innovative ways to assess clinical skills" Jan 26, 2021
Montana Oncologist Fired for Misdiagnosing, Overtreating Patients But some rally around him Jan 26, 2021
Jolly Good Fellows? These MDs Do Deny It Spat erupts over ACC's offer of fellowship title to nonphysicians Jan 22, 2021
Aspirin and CRC Risk: A Curious Age Connection Implications for prophylactic recommendations, researchers say Jan 21, 2021
Oncotype DX Misses on Breast Cancer Risk in Black Women Accuracy of 21-gene recurrence score worse compared with white women Jan 21, 2021
Ranking the Most (and Least) Accurate Medical TV Shows Where does your favorite series land? Jan 20, 2021
The Next Pandemic Is Already Here Tools for stopping it are readily available, if only we agree to use them Jan 20, 2021
Can Negative Results With BinaxNOW Test Be Trusted? Real-world data from Arizona cast doubt Jan 19, 2021
Op-Ed: Throw Away Your Mask After COVID Vaccination? Vinay Prasad says it's probably safe Jan 19, 2021
Q&A: Reporting on the AMA's War Against Chiropractors Journalist Howard Wolinsky discusses his new book, "Contain and Eliminate" Jan 18, 2021
The Fateful Intersection of the AMA, Chiropractic, and Scientology Once again, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" Jan 18, 2021
Op-Ed: We Should Not Allow a Marijuana Free-for-All Harms from cannabis are real -- they must be recognized and mitigated Jan 16, 2021
Ethics Consult: Refuse Treatment for Dictator? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Jan 15, 2021
Hospitals Grumble but Work to Implement Price Transparency Rule Challenges include COVID surge and vaccine rollout, but advocates say costs will fall Jan 14, 2021
Copay Assistance Programs Help Patients but Confuse Them Too Insurers keep track of their use and in some cases won't apply them to patient deductibles Jan 13, 2021
Florida Doctor Pleads Guilty to Faking Clinical Trial Data Yvelice Villaman-Bencosme, MD, admitted to fabricating data for a study of kids' asthma drug Jan 13, 2021
Op-Ed: Public Schools Should (Almost Always) Stay Open It does the least harm to kids and adults Jan 12, 2021
Recruitment Strategy Increases Cardiology Fellow Diversity Intervention made women and minorities the majority, with no change in standards Jan 11, 2021
Pregnant Doctors Are Getting Their COVID Shots Ob/gyn groups favor vaccination as pregnant women are "vulnerable" population Jan 11, 2021
Why Do People Keep Going to Church? Even during a pandemic, it's important to realize why worship is essential Jan 11, 2021
Op-Ed: COVID, Capital Punishment, and Pentobarbital Unquestionably cruel without lung infection, and even more egregious now Jan 11, 2021
Is This Really Cancer? Movement builds to classify Gleason 6 prostate lesions as nonmalignant Jan 09, 2021
Most Women Satisfied With 'Going Flat' After Mastectomy Lack of surgeon support key factor in later dissatisfaction, study shows Jan 08, 2021
PA Who Sounded COVID Alarm Had Long Recovery Needed nighttime oxygen for months, still testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies Jan 08, 2021
Medicare's 'Most Favored Nation' Drug-Pricing Rule in Limbo Rule affecting Part B drugs was to take effect Jan. 1 but was stopped by federal court orders Jan 07, 2021
What's Behind the Ivermectin-for-COVID Buzz? Maverick physicians spurn randomized trials while "people are dying" Jan 06, 2021
The Long Goodbye: How COVID Took My Dad's Life A single-word text from Room 993 - 'help' - and a grim cascade of complications Jan 06, 2021
'America's Frontline Doctors' Continue to Misinform on COVID Notorious physician group has now pivoted to inciting fear about vaccines Jan 05, 2021