UNC Health Publicly Threatens to Cancel UnitedHealthcare Contracts Letters blame improper denials, inadequate pay; patients urged to look for other plans for 2024 Oct 13, 2023
Cold Temps Tied to More COPD Hospitalizations in Older Adults Temperatures below 65°F, and particularly those under 20°F, increased risk Oct 13, 2023
U.S. Healthcare System Creates Barriers to Vaccine Access, Expert Says Clinics are struggling to purchase pediatric COVID vaccines and the monoclonal antibody for RSV Oct 13, 2023 video
MedPod Today: Interpreting COVID Rapid Tests; Medical Meeting Scams; Shadow Work Ƶ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Oct 13, 2023 podcast
CDC: Arthritis Is Massive Public Health Problem One in five adults, nearly half of seniors diagnosed with joint diseases Oct 13, 2023
New Oral Drug Approved for Ulcerative Colitis in Adults S1P receptor modulator etrasimod indicated for moderately to severely active disease Oct 13, 2023
Paxlovid and Long COVID; State Bans 'Excited Delirium' Dx; Gaza in Health Crisis Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 13, 2023
Healthcare's North Star Should Be Better Health We must commit to primary care, public health, and prevention Oct 13, 2023
Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios Win Some Hard-Fought Ground But opposition from most hospital groups remains fierce Oct 12, 2023
Have a Story About Private Equity Ownership? The FTC Wants to Hear From You The agency wants to even the healthcare playing field, says FTC chair Lina Khan Oct 12, 2023
New Lung Cancer Cases Are Higher in Younger Women vs Men And the higher incidence rates now extend to women ages 50 to 54 as well Oct 12, 2023
FDA Warns That Umbilical Cord Injection Is a Drug Company owner also has a stem cell clinic in Panama claiming to treat various conditions Oct 12, 2023
Combination Therapy Wins FDA Approval for BRAF-Mutated NSCLC Encorafenib plus binimetinib led to 75% ORR in untreated patients, 59% in treated patients Oct 12, 2023
Intranasal COVID Vaccine Generates Strong Immune Response Plus: Detecting viruses in wastewater and the maternal RSV vaccine for protecting infants Oct 12, 2023
The Problem of Operating Room Trash (And a Solution to Fix It) Join YouTuber and physician Max Feinstein, MD, for a trip to the recycling center Oct 12, 2023
FDA Warns on Compounded Ketamine for Psych Disorders The agency emphasized the drug is not approved for any psychiatric disorder Oct 12, 2023
Inmates Settle Ivermectin Suit; 70 Patients Sue Rheumatologist; 'Doc Chase' Scheme A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 12, 2023
'Abortion Test' Sparks Concern; AI in Brain Surgery; 'Is There a Doctor on Board?' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 12, 2023
ED Clinicians Tackle Patients' Food Insecurity, Homelessness Connecting patients to resources that work best for them is critical, researchers say Oct 11, 2023
Family Sold Bleach COVID 'Cure'; Doc's Alleged Malpractice Trail; Faulty Implants This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 11, 2023
Opposing Gun Ownership by Domestic Abusers Is My Lane Commit to speaking out during Domestic Violence Awareness Month Oct 11, 2023
No Surprise? Surgical Leadership Roles Still Dominated by White Men Underrepresented groups, women may find path to department chair cut short in "service roles" Oct 11, 2023
Heat-Related Illness Among Farmworkers: How Nurses Can Help Vulnerable population is "bearing the brunt of climate change," researcher says Oct 11, 2023
Docs and Vaccine-Hesitant Patients: Don't Debunk, but Do Discuss Ryan Hassan, MD, MPH, urges clinicians to be gentle when dealing with disinformation and distrust Oct 11, 2023 video
After-the-Fact Informed Consent for a Clinical Trial? It Can Work in Some Situations Sometimes it's not practical to perform the study any other way Oct 11, 2023
Sexual and Gender Minoritized Adults Have Higher Risks for Severe Asthma Asthma attacks that required steroids were more likely among these patients vs straight patients Oct 11, 2023
U.S. Doc Trapped in Gaza; DEA Extends Virtual Prescribing; Girl's Brain Disconnected Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 11, 2023
Primary Care Intervention Improved Follow-Up of Abnormal Cancer Screening Results Follow-up testing within 120 days was improved with EHR reminders, patient outreach, navigation Oct 10, 2023
Are Pirates Coming for Your Medical Meeting? Scam sites pretending to be various medical and professional societies pop up every year Oct 10, 2023
Malpractice Suits Involving NPs and PAs Can Spell Trouble for Supervising Docs Too Doctors often included even if they didn't see or hear about the patient involved, study finds Oct 10, 2023
Catching COVID 5 Times; Stroke Deaths Expected to Surge; Calif. Bans Red Dye No. 3 Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 10, 2023
Experts on AI Tell Nurses: 'You Need to Embrace This' And no, you will not be replaced by a robot Oct 09, 2023
Depressive Symptoms Tied to Higher Mortality Risk in U.S. Adults Findings support efforts to develop strategies to improve mental health, author says Oct 09, 2023
Seven C's That Can Help on Your Next ED Shift These tips can help overcome the brain's two major design flaws, says psychologist Helena Boschi Oct 09, 2023
Study Finds Racial Disparities in Treatment Rates for Teen Depression Lowest rates of treatment were seen for Latinx, biracial kids based on 2021 data Oct 09, 2023
Pay Fair: Solutions for Gender and Racial Pay Parity in Academic Pharmacy It's time to level the playing field Oct 09, 2023
FDA Turns Down ATTR Cardiomyopathy Drug Decision cites insufficient evidence of clinical meaningfulness Oct 09, 2023
Need to Answer a Routine Question From a Patient? AI Might Come to Your Rescue Artificial intelligence could lighten our load, if we can figure out how to use it wisely Oct 09, 2023
Feds Rein in Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients A computer program isn't always a crystal ball for care Oct 08, 2023
Putting an End to the 'Doctor-Nurse Game' Anyone with a doctorate degree should have the right to use the "doctor" title Oct 08, 2023