Nurses in Oregon Take to the Picket Lines to Demand Better Staffing, Higher Pay Thousands spent second day striking Jun 20, 2024
Texas Doc Accused of Illegally Accessing Child Health Records Eithan Haim, MD, reportedly outed hospital for continuing gender-affirming care program Jun 19, 2024
Quantifying Alcohol's Death Risk; NDAs Hide Docs' Mistakes; H5N1 Pandemic Prep This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 18, 2024
CMS Star Ratings Unreliable for Surgical Quality? Higher ratings tied to better surgical outcomes, but variability was high even within star groups Jun 18, 2024
The Artificially Intelligent Physician Envisioning the role of an AI doctor from sci-fi accounts is intriguing, if not alarming Jun 18, 2024
Retract Now: Negating Flawed Research Must Be Quicker Incentives and streamlined processes can prevent the spread of incorrect science Jun 18, 2024
Fix What's Broken in Healthcare Is New AMA President's Priority That includes raising Medicare reimbursement and lessening prior authorization, says Bruce Scott Jun 17, 2024
Health System Eliminates Noncompetes for Primary Care Physicians Policy change follows new rules from state and federal players Jun 17, 2024
Funding Instability Plagues Program That Brings Docs to Underserved Areas Unlike funds for Medicare graduate medical education, funding must be appropriated by Congress Jun 16, 2024
Is Your Patient Portal Making You Too Available? Give your patients an option that works for everyone Jun 15, 2024
Inside the Struggle to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Medicine DEI leaders need more tools and authority, qualitative study suggests Jun 14, 2024
Stolen Corpse Arrest; Gender Care Leak Indictment; NFL Doc Sues for Discrimination A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jun 13, 2024
AMA's House of Delegates Says Yes to Drug Decriminalization "We need to move to something different ... something that actually works," one member said Jun 12, 2024
AMA Recommends USMLE Step 3 Transition to Pass/Fail Members also tussled over whether to leverage unmatched physician graduates to fight shortages Jun 12, 2024
'Opting Out' of Medical Snail Mail Can Boost Your Karma (and Maybe Save the Planet) We can't shrug off environmental responsibility just because we're doctors Jun 12, 2024
Cancer Patients Denied Care; DIY Medical Test Boom; Opioid Maker's Influence on Docs This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 12, 2024
Biden Admin Advances Plan to Remove Medical Debt From Credit Scores States also asked to expand efforts to restrict debt collection by hospitals Jun 12, 2024
A New Framework for Addressing 'Bullet-Related Injury' LJ Punch, MD, on a bullet's physical, emotional, social, and spiritual impact Jun 12, 2024 video
The AMA Will 'Fight for Our Profession and Our Patients,' Says New President Health system should "not get in the way" of providing good care, says Bruce Scott Jun 12, 2024
AMA Passes Resolution Calling for Peace in Israel and Palestine Delegates at annual meeting chose compromise policy over more divisive ceasefire resolution Jun 11, 2024
Outgoing AMA President to Physicians: 'This Is Why We Fight' Equity, inclusion, Medicare payment reform have all seen progress with association's support Jun 10, 2024
Missing Doc Found Dead; Trump's False Insulin Claim; CDC's Bird Flu Study Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Jun 10, 2024
Health Worker for a Nonprofit? The New Ban on Noncompete Contracts May Not Help You New rule may not protect the largest number of medical professionals Jun 09, 2024
MedPod Today: Thumbs Down for MDMA; NEJM Embargo Policy Reversed; 'Margarita Burn' Ƶ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Jun 07, 2024 podcast
Search for Missing Doctor; Energy Drinks and Sudden Death; Unusual Pandemic Cancers Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Jun 07, 2024
Guess Which Specialty Gets the Most Behavior Complaints From Coworkers ... And the physicians with the least complaints won't come as a surprise either Jun 06, 2024
Man Sentenced in Physician Wife's Murder; Research Beagle Company Fined Heavily A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jun 06, 2024
Surgeons, Trainees Experience Distress After Medical Errors Female and racial minority trainees reported more negative emotions, self doubt Jun 05, 2024
NIH Leaders Evade FOIA? Discovery of Counterfeit Ozempic; Device Battery Scam? This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 05, 2024
Physician's Contract Ordeal Reveals Flaws in Corporate Practice of Medicine Laws "Not a single physician leader" could assist in contract negotiations Jun 04, 2024
Here's What I'm Looking For in an Ob/Gyn Residency: Comprehensive Training Access to abortion training in all states can help prevent the growing gaps in women's health Jun 04, 2024
IRS Sues Controversial Doctor; Congresswoman Has Cancer; Caffeine and Teens Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Jun 04, 2024
Fast-Food Medicine: EDs Desperately Need a New Model of Care The current system lacks both affordability and efficiency Jun 02, 2024
After Grilling an NIH Scientist Over COVID Emails, Congress Turns to Fauci The former NIAID director set to appear before a House subcommittee next week Jun 01, 2024
Urologists Flee Mission Health Specialists mark the latest departures following HCA takeover May 31, 2024
Social Media Physician Endorsements Raise Prickly Ethical Questions Just 28 physicians who endorsed products made $1.5 million May 30, 2024
What if Medicaid Enrollees Were Given Cash Instead of Insurance Benefits? Having them buy insurance or pay for services directly would bring down prices, supporters say May 30, 2024
GPT-4 Successor; Colorado's AI Law; AI Clinical Notes Boom A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research May 30, 2024
How Will You Make Your Mark on Medicine? Whether in academia or practice, find a way to leave your footprint May 30, 2024
Washington State Hospitalists Set to Unionize First physician union to earn joint-employer status May 30, 2024
