Third Death Under TX Abortion Ban; Insurer Pays Its Own Docs More; CME Questioned This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 27, 2024
Trump Picks Jay Bhattacharya, Who Backed COVID Herd Immunity, as NIH Director Bhattacharya was also a critic of COVID pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates Nov 27, 2024
Texas Governor Scolds Hospital After Doctor Goes Viral on TikTok Tony Pastor, MD, said patients didn't have to respond to citizenship question on intake forms Nov 26, 2024
Another Emergency Medicine Staffing Firm Goes Under Doctors still not paid, now on the hook for malpractice tail coverage Nov 26, 2024
Biden Proposes Coverage of Obesity Drugs in Medicare, Medicaid Federal government would pick up about three-fourths of the cost for Medicaid coverage Nov 26, 2024
Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Be Having Its Moment Experts raise concern that Trump will parrot untested and unproven public health ideas Nov 26, 2024
CDC Director Urges Focus on Health Threats as Agency Confronts Political Changes Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, will be leaving office in January after about 18 months in the job Nov 26, 2024
What 'Make America Healthy Again' Gets Right About Communications We all want a healthier America. Let's talk about how to get there. Nov 26, 2024
COVID Contrarians Rise; Philly Residents Want Union; What Happens After IVF Mix-Up? Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 26, 2024
Have Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Really Increased? The answer may have more to do with how we track them, experts say Nov 25, 2024
Utility Shutoffs Can Be Deadly During Extreme Weather Events Legislation to ensure continued electricity access is critical Nov 25, 2024
Do Not Wash Your Turkey and Other Thanksgiving Tips to Keep Your Food Safe Ways to avoid food-related danger during the holidays Nov 25, 2024
Philly's Tax on Sugary Drinks Did Not Trim Kids' Obesity "Weight is multifactorial," researcher noted Nov 25, 2024
Increases in Myopia Progression in Kids Tied to the COVID Pandemic Closure of schools and cancelling of activities likely played a role Nov 25, 2024
Dr. Oz's Dubious Claims; Bird Flu Found in Raw Milk; Whooping Cough Surges Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 25, 2024
Ex-Eye Bank Workers Say Pressure, Lax Oversight Led to Errors Tissue donation guided by different rules than organ donation, with less transparency, some say Nov 24, 2024
Trump's FDA Pick Is Ƶ's Former Top Editor Marty Makary has made a name for himself challenging the medical establishment Nov 22, 2024
California Case Is the First Confirmed Bird Flu Infection in a U.S. Child No evidence virus spread from child to other people Nov 22, 2024
New FDA Panel Weighs In on Regulating Generative AI in Healthcare Committee's 2-day meeting focused on evaluating and monitoring performance and risk Nov 22, 2024
Georgia Disbands Maternal Mortality Committee Over Leaked Abortion Info State's public health commissioner says whoever shared the information violated state law Nov 22, 2024
Preserve the National Institute of Nursing Research's Independence Folding NINR into a larger institute risks diminishing research targeting whole-person health Nov 22, 2024
Washington Power Has Shifted. Here's How the ACA May Shift, Too. Sweeping changes would still require overcoming procedural and political hurdles Nov 22, 2024
Nationwide Beef Recall; 23% of U.S. Adults Underinsured; Deaths From Tainted Booze Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 22, 2024
Malaria Vaccine Delivered by Mosquito Bite Shows Safety, Efficacy Immunization led to protection against controlled infection in proof-of-concept study Nov 21, 2024
What's the Status of the Proposed Ban on Menthol Cigarettes? No one is saying for certain; a final rule is in process but has yet to be issued Nov 21, 2024
Flooding May Be the Climate Health Hazard of Our Time, Report Suggests Health effects are distributed inequitably, but clinicians have an important role to play Nov 21, 2024
Trump Is Back: What This Could Mean for Health Policy Exploring the powers and limits of the Presidency Nov 21, 2024
U.S. Towns Plunge Into Debates About Fluoride in Water "I didn't realize it would be such a heated discussion," says a mayor of one such town Nov 21, 2024
Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis Linked to Pesticide Exposure Elevated risk of IBD for people exposed to environmental pollutants in the prior decade Nov 21, 2024 video
Naked Doc Investigated; Urologist Gets Life in Prison; Man Charged in Doc's Murder A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 21, 2024
AMA in RFK Jr.'s Crosshairs; Cinnamon Bun Recall; FDA Probes PFAS in Seafood Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Nov 21, 2024
Policy Experts Split on Dr. Oz Nomination to Lead CMS Is he a "threat to public health" or a reasonable choice for the job? Nov 21, 2024
Texas Has Sued Three Doctors Over Youth Gender-Affirming Care All three physicians could lose their licenses Nov 20, 2024
What to Know About Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's Potential NIH Pick Stanford professor is most closely associated with the Great Barrington Declaration Nov 20, 2024
What It's Like to Win an Ig Nobel; Oxygen Company Too Big to Ban? AI Cuts Care This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 20, 2024
Physicians Flock to Bluesky, Hoping to Leave X Behind Many compare it to the early days of Twitter Nov 19, 2024
What Happens to Abortion Access in the Next Trump Administration? Legal experts weigh the Comstock Act, EMTALA, a federal ban, and RFK Jr.'s influence Nov 19, 2024
One in 20 Adults With RSV Hospitalized, Study Shows Better preventive measures and treatments are needed, study authors say Nov 19, 2024
Reused Pacemakers Good as New in Early Safety Data No excess infections when pacemakers were cleaned and repackaged for resource-deprived patients Nov 18, 2024
'America Deserves Better': Major Public Health Group Slams RFK Jr. Nomination "Views on vaccines alone should disqualify him," the American Public Health Association says Nov 18, 2024