Pharmacist Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison for Meningitis Outbreak Deaths More than 700 people in 20 states were sickened and dozens died, according to the CDC Oct 14, 2024
A Look at Kamala Harris' Medical History Veep in "excellent health," doctor says, with history that includes seasonal allergies, urticaria Oct 14, 2024
Nurse in Critical Condition; JD Vance's Mom Got Obamacare; Bird Flu Cluster Grows Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 14, 2024
Election Got You Stressed and Anxious? Here's how to maintain your composure when patients have differing views Oct 13, 2024
It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Donate an Organ Financial support and incentives can help close the living donor gap Oct 12, 2024
Poppy Seed Brew Triggers Morphine Overdose, Drawing Attention of Lawmakers During harvesting and processing, the seeds can become coated with the opium Oct 12, 2024
Marstacimab Gets FDA Nod for Hemophilia A or B Without Inhibitors First once-weekly subcutaneous prophylactic option for hemophilia B Oct 11, 2024
Payments to Medicare Plan Brokers Need Reform, MedPAC Says No preferential treatment should be given for enrolling people in Medicare Advantage, they argue Oct 11, 2024
Medical Licensing Exam Scores Sent to Residency Programs After Switch to Pass/Fail Numerical scores from the COMLEX Level 1 mistakenly shared with ob/gyn programs Oct 11, 2024
MedPAC Commissioners Pan Some Medicare Advantage Plans' 'Extra Benefits' Services cost Medicare an extra $83B in 2024; are debit cards and groceries really healthcare? Oct 11, 2024
Back-to-Back Hurricanes Have Left Medical Disaster in Their Wake Some thoughts for responders and leadership Oct 11, 2024
Experts Highlight Alarming Jump in HIV Infections Among Latinos In a perspective piece, they argue that more equitable resource allocation is needed Oct 11, 2024
Excess Deaths Highest Among Younger Minorities During COVID Pandemic Racial, ethnic disparities in all-cause excess deaths worst among those ages 25 to 64 Oct 11, 2024
Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome Survives FDA Advisory Vote Panelists acknowledge difficulty generating stronger data in ultra-rare disease Oct 11, 2024
Kate Middleton's Post-Chemo Debut; CDC Probes Cancer Cluster; 15M Adults Have ADHD Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 11, 2024
'Headspin Hole' and the Hazards of Breakdancing A case report details one man's head injury from breakdancing Oct 10, 2024
PI3K Inhibitor Wins FDA Approval for Advanced Breast Cancer Adding inavolisib to palbociclib/fulvestrant more than doubled PFS in endocrine-resistant disease Oct 10, 2024
Florida Hospitals Tested By Back-to-Back Storms Florida Hospital Association president says facilities are operational, with very few exceptions Oct 10, 2024
FDA Warns Doctor Over Stem Cell Company Agency says adipose-derived stem cell treatment should be regulated as a drug and biologic Oct 10, 2024
FDA's Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely to End Decades of Racial Bias Devices three times as likely to miss dangerously low blood oxygen in Black patients Oct 10, 2024
Marburg Virus' Latest Eruption A veteran fighter against hemorrhagic fevers shares candid thoughts Oct 10, 2024
Peer Reviewers Have Financial Conflicts, Too Majority reviewing for top medical journals had conflicts, and they made $1 billion in 3 years Oct 10, 2024
Doctor Shot at Home; Jury Awards Doc $2M; Nurse Arrested in Alleged Bracelet Theft A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 10, 2024
Officials Scramble to Protect IV Supplies in Wake of Hurricane Disruption American Hospital Association called on Biden administration to take more steps to ease shortage Oct 10, 2024
10M Pounds of Meat Recalled; Kentucky Nurse Wins Lottery; Crocs and Foot Issues Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 10, 2024
Emergency Medicine May Join the ERAS Exodus The specialty is considering following in the footsteps of ob/gyn and others Oct 09, 2024
Crackdowns on Unproven Stem Cell Therapies Worked Abroad In Australia and Canada, most companies disappeared from the market or changed their claims Oct 09, 2024
To Improve Indigenous Health, Expand Community Health Aide Programs Ensuring care access for remote communities is essential Oct 09, 2024
FDA Reviewers Cast Doubt on Drug Candidate for Barth Syndrome Agency appears unswayed by mitochondria-targeting drug for rare cardioskeletal disease Oct 09, 2024
CMS Unveils Sample $2 Generic Drug List for Medicare Part D Enrollees But experts are skeptical the list would have much impact Oct 09, 2024
Mindfulness Meditation Similar to Antidepressant for Reducing Anxiety Symptoms Secondary analysis suggests lack of clinically meaningful differences in effectiveness Oct 09, 2024
One Way to Spot Early Cognitive Decline? Medicare Wellness Visits Annual evaluation tied to timelier mild cognitive impairment diagnoses Oct 09, 2024
Hot Days and Methamphetamine Are Now a Deadlier Mix Records show about one in five heat-related deaths in recent years involved methamphetamine Oct 09, 2024
'Make America Healthy Again' Crusade; Psychiatrist's Misconduct; Extreme Alpha-Gal This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 09, 2024
How Long Should Kids Stay Out of School After They've Had COVID? Healthcare professionals with children weigh in Oct 09, 2024
Risk of a Second Primary Melanoma Similar Regardless of Race/Ethnicity Differences in absolute, relative risk highlight complexities of analyzing rare events Oct 09, 2024
Florida Hospitals in Hurricane Milton's Path Prepare for the Worst Some facilities plan to stay open during the storm Oct 09, 2024
How Did Public Health Become a Public Enemy at the Supreme Court? Conservative majority is "buying into" anti-science attitudes, warns Lawrence Gostin, JD Oct 09, 2024 video
Dozens Who Were Told They Failed the Pathology Board Exam Actually Passed American Board of Pathology re-scored the exam and issued refunds to impacted test takers Oct 08, 2024
