Scientists Fear What's Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed to 'Go Wild' One expert believes we're returning to "every man his own doctor" Nov 17, 2024
Physician Groups Quiet on RFK Jr. Nomination for HHS Secretary Several groups that did comment expressed concern about Kennedy's vaccine skepticism Nov 15, 2024
MedPod Today: What Happens to Healthcare Under Trump? Ƶ reporters offer further insights into recently covered topics Nov 15, 2024 podcast
Confidentiality Clauses Are Killing Patients Eliminating them is the lowest-hanging fruit in the patient safety movement Nov 15, 2024
Are Doctors Costing Hospitals $300K Per Year? Report says doctors are "subsidized," but some question the math Nov 15, 2024
RFK Jr. Selected to Lead HHS Vaccine skeptic tapped to run massive agency overseeing everything from drug to food safety Nov 14, 2024
We Cannot Provide Care With Our Hands Tied Behind Our Backs What a second Trump administration could mean for physician autonomy Nov 14, 2024
$13M Award for COVID Vax Refuser; Doc Sentenced for Threats to Blow Up Hospital A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 14, 2024
Birth Control and Abortion Pill Requests Have Surged Since Trump Won the Election One company saw a 966% increase in sales of emergency contraception after the election Nov 14, 2024
State Medical Boards Lax When It Comes to Doctor Discipline "Are they looking out for physicians, or are they looking out for patients?" report author asks Nov 14, 2024
Will Trump Adopt the Current FTC's Antitrust Posture? Much depends on whether he takes a position of "standing up for the little guy," an expert says Nov 13, 2024
Alzheimer's Researcher Placed on Leave; War on Drug Recovery; Lax Coroner Oversight This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 13, 2024
AMA Delegates Support ACA Subsidies for Undocumented Immigrants Some worried the policy statement could "put a target" on the AMA's back Nov 12, 2024
An Open Letter to the Next Administration Regarding Primary Care Major investment is the need of the hour Nov 12, 2024
The State of Infectious Disease Control in Africa Craig Spencer talks about Rwanda's success and implications for foreign health investment Nov 12, 2024 video
Which High-Risk Patients Should Get the RSV Vaccine? While all adults age 75 and up are eligible, here's who's considered high risk in the 60-74 group Nov 11, 2024
The Trouble With Upcoding Extends Far Beyond Ethics The practice reminds us that our healthcare system is failing patients and clinicians alike Nov 11, 2024
Paying Docs for Prior Authorizations Among the Hot Topics at the AMA Meeting Delegates also mulled resolutions on pediatric hospital closures, public health misinformation Nov 10, 2024
Fixing Medicare Cuts, Reforming Prior Auth Among AMA's Top Priorities, Says AMA Prez Bruce Scott, MD, also touches on scope-of-practice issues in speech to House of Delegates Nov 09, 2024
Does the AMA Need to Right-Size Its House of Delegates? Departing CEO James Madara, MD, suggests the group's governing body might be getting too large Nov 09, 2024
MedPAC Tackles Accuracy of Medicare Advantage Network Directories Providers can change any time, leaving patients anxious and stranded, commissioners say Nov 08, 2024
Trump Likely to Undo Several of Biden's Executive Orders on Health Orders restoring WHO membership, aiding reproductive health access likely on the chopping block Nov 08, 2024
Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits CMS, which runs the Medicare program, disagrees Nov 08, 2024
Your Patient Is in Pain. Hear Their Cry. Systemic injustices drive us to view some patients as more believable than others Nov 08, 2024
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can't Find or Afford Care Vermonters pay the highest prices nationwide for individual health coverage Nov 07, 2024
Now Is Not the Time to Undo Adolescent Vaccination Policies Rolling back the meningococcal vaccine recommendation would have far-reaching consequences Nov 07, 2024
What Happens to Medicare Price Negotiations Under Trump? Is price negotiation in the next administration's crosshairs or is it "political suicide"? Nov 07, 2024
Ambulance Hit Cyclist, Then Billed $2K; Doc Accused of Stealing From Helene Victims A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 07, 2024
Doctors Top Income List; RFK Jr. Reveals More; Brie Cheese Recall Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 07, 2024
Ƶ Readers Backed Harris, Survey Shows Survey respondents overwhelmingly preferred the Democratic presidential candidate Nov 06, 2024
100 Days Trapped in Inpatient Legal Limbo Awaiting guardianship in the hospital long-term should not be the norm Nov 06, 2024
More Doctors Push Back Against Medicine's 'Workaholic' Culture Wall Street Journal article sparks major discussion of work-life balance in medicine Nov 06, 2024
Early-Life Sugar Restriction Reduced Diabetes, Hypertension Risk Diagnoses were also delayed the longer sugar was restricted Nov 06, 2024
Doc Pay Cuts Sparked Strife at Insurer; Cerebral Can't Pay Up; Rumor Researchers This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 06, 2024
Trump's White House Return Poised to Tangle Healthcare Safety Net Public health insurance programs likely to be scaled back Nov 06, 2024
How Trump's Win Affects Healthcare; Uptick in COVID; Pesticides and Prostate Cancer Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 06, 2024
Are Food Dyes Bad For Your Health? California report linked food dyes to hyperactivity, but experts say there's more work to be done Nov 05, 2024
