Doc's COVID Spending Bust; Plastic Surgeon Faces $10M Suit; Letby Loses Appeal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 24, 2024
ACIP Backs Extra COVID Vax Dose for Seniors, Pneumococcal Vax for Adults 50 and Up CDC advisors also formalize recommendations on extra COVID vaccine doses in the immunocompromised Oct 23, 2024
New Elective for Med Students Gives Credit for Parenting, Caregiving The elective allows new parents to spend time with their child while gaining knowledge Oct 23, 2024
A Look at Food-Related Illnesses at Restaurants Over the Years While pretty rare for well-known restaurant chains, they do happen Oct 23, 2024
Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns Oct 23, 2024
Hawking Health Conspiracies; How UnitedHealth Pressures Docs; Hospital's High Prices This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 23, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of RSV Vaccine Abrysvo to Include All At-Risk Adults Decision was based on need for RSV protection in younger people with chronic conditions Oct 23, 2024
What Is the Recreational Drug 'Pink Cocaine'? It rarely contains cocaine and is more likely to contain ketamine Oct 23, 2024
E. Coli Tied to McDonald's Burgers; 'Goldwater Rule' Doc Weighs In; New Mpox Spreads Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 23, 2024
Oral Cephalosporin May Hold Potential for Early Syphilis Cefixime offers several benefits over penicillin G, researcher says Oct 22, 2024
Misinformation a Concern of Physician Advocates on Both Sides of the Abortion Issue Anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups each decry tactics of their opponents Oct 22, 2024
Asthma Drug Did Not Reduce Symptom Duration in Mild to Moderate COVID Future studies should investigate whether getting montelukast earlier makes a difference Oct 22, 2024
Doctors Share Their Favorite Pet Theories They may not have the data, but "the University of My Eyeballs confirms it conclusively" Oct 22, 2024
Mpox Vaccine in Teens Generates Robust Immune Response, Proves Safe A vaccine for younger children is urgently needed, researcher says Oct 22, 2024
Why Hospital Gowns Are Ugly; Mass Food Poisoning in Maryland; Eli Lilly Files Suit Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 22, 2024
Novel At-Home Test Diagnoses STIs With 'Lab-Equivalent' Accuracy But is it ready for prime time? Oct 21, 2024
Hundreds More Infants Died After Dobbs Ruling Nationwide findings mirror those from research after Texas banned early pregnancy abortion Oct 21, 2024
Biden Administration Proposes Expanded Access to Contraception Private insurers would have to cover all prescribed contraceptives without cost-sharing Oct 21, 2024
The Cure to Gun Violence Begins at the Ballot Box, Not the Trauma Bay The most impactful solutions extend beyond the clinical walls to the halls of government Oct 20, 2024
Women and Children First -- Or Not A look at the presidential candidates' records on maternal and child health Oct 19, 2024
Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level In Wisconsin, there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year versus a total of 51 last year Oct 19, 2024
Study: OUD Patients More Likely to Stay on Methadone Than Buprenorphine/Naloxone Findings make a "strong case" for making methadone available in all settings, researcher says Oct 18, 2024 video
Tpoxx No Better Than Placebo for Clade I Mpox "We have no current effective therapies," for mpox, expert warns Oct 18, 2024
Teen Smoking, Other Tobacco Use Dropped to Lowest Level in 25 Years, CDC Reports A drop in vaping largely explains the overall decline in tobacco use Oct 18, 2024
How Does This Year's Flu Shot Stack Up? Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest Oct 18, 2024
CDC Reminds Docs About This Flesh-Eating Worm Previously eradicated in the U.S., New World screwworms have been creeping north Oct 18, 2024
Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 18, 2024
Doc Sues Over Spicy Dish; Disciplined for Doctor's Note; Ob/Gyn Attacked Near Office A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 17, 2024
Pop Star Falls to His Death; Trump the 'Father of IVF'? Columbia Doc's Retractions Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 17, 2024
Lawmakers Pan DEA's Leaked Plans for Telehealth Meanwhile, a third extension of current rules is in the works Oct 16, 2024
Are Surgical Outcomes Better With MDs or DOs? Medicare claims analysis finds no differences in death, readmissions, and length of stay Oct 16, 2024
Can Aerosolized Nut Particles on a Plane Really Cause an Allergic Reaction? Researchers look at the myth and the effectiveness of nut bans Oct 16, 2024
Doc Befriends Captive Saudi Princess; Psych Hospital Violence; Black Market Ozempic This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 16, 2024
The Supreme Court's Open Season on Public Health Agencies "I just had this reverence for the court. I don't anymore," says Lawrence Gostin, JD Oct 16, 2024 video
Serena Williams' Surgery; Moderna Sued Over COVID Vax; Brighter Nights and Mortality Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Oct 16, 2024
Want to Lower Preterm Birth Rates? Spend More on Social Programs Particular benefit seen in Black women Oct 15, 2024
This Cruise Ship Flunked Its CDC Inspection Several others just made the "satisfactory" cutoff Oct 15, 2024
Lessons for Medical Practices From Hurricane Milton Emergency preparedness helps ensure patient and staff safety Oct 15, 2024
