Ob/Gyn's Animal Cruelty Charges; Doc's Dark Web Murder-for-Hire; Retaliation Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 25, 2024
CDC Pushes Back on HICPAC Infection Control Guidance, Asks for Clarification Questions center on precautions against airborne pathogens, use of N95s in healthcare settings Jan 24, 2024
Is Adding an AI Readout to Mammography Worth It? Women would have to pay out-of-pocket, as reimbursement is a long way off Jan 24, 2024
China's COVID Sequence Secret; Cancer Research Retractions; Med Board Reform Looms This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 24, 2024
Native Hawaiian Physician-Scientist Kekoa Taparra Is Making Waves One of the first Native Hawaiians with an MD, PhD is tackling Pacific Islander health disparities Jan 23, 2024
FDA Slams Fresenius Over Its Response to PCBs in Dialysis Machines A 3-year saga raises questions about a potential class effect Jan 23, 2024
FDA Warns Exosome Maker for Marketing Outside Its IND Agency also raises concern about a potentially contaminated product batch Jan 22, 2024
Troubled For-Profit Nursing Program Dodges Early Closure But regulator in Arizona has final word Jan 22, 2024
What Would a Second Trump Presidency Look Like for Healthcare? A recap of the former president's record on healthcare Jan 21, 2024
Could AI Put Clinical Knowledge at Risk? Viewpoint warns relying on AI for basic tasks may undermine physicians' skill sets Jan 19, 2024
Physicians Don't Always Understand the FDA Approval Process, Survey Finds Most preferred two or more randomized trials as evidence required for approval Jan 19, 2024
MedPod Today: Residency Application Updates; Doc Discipline; Vacation and Burnout Ƶ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Jan 19, 2024 podcast
Hospitals Pay U.S. News to Promote Their Rankings Amid rankings pushback, the question of payment for use of the company's logo has resurfaced Jan 18, 2024
Measles Cases in Several States: What's Going On? COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, travel are all playing a role Jan 18, 2024
I Understand Why Defense Secretary Austin Kept His Prostate Cancer Quiet But opening up can help reduce stigma and inform the public Jan 18, 2024
Docs' Ketamine Scheme Accusation; Texas Doc Wins Snake Case; Maternal Death Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 18, 2024
Are Abortion Bans an Occupational Hazard for Ob/Gyns? Ob/gyns in unsupportive workplaces felt amplified distress post-Roe, study finds Jan 17, 2024
Dead Nurse Found in Freezer; Deadly Hospital Error; Weight-Loss Compounder Crashes This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 17, 2024
Company Warned Over Human Placenta Product FDA tells MiMedx that its wound-healing product must be regulated as a biologic drug Jan 17, 2024
MedPAC Report on Medicare Advantage Growth, High Costs Generates Kerfuffle Commissioners reveal growing unease with MA practices: Not the "glowing success" everybody says Jan 16, 2024
California Offers a Lifeline for Medical Residents Who Can't Find Abortion Training A new law makes it easier for out-of-state physicians to get in-person training Jan 14, 2024
Docs' Vacation Habits May Be Fueling Burnout Taking fewer than 3 weeks of vacation each year linked to higher rates of burnout Jan 12, 2024
AAMC Overhauls Pricing for Residency Applications Announcement comes shortly after the ob/gyn application service lowered prices Jan 12, 2024
Board Restricts Doctor's License Over COVID Misinfo Ryan Cole, MD, failed to meet the standard of care, Washington state's medical board said Jan 11, 2024
Nurse Accused of Poisoning Pets; Health Exec Shoplifted From Target? Docs Sue Hacker A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 11, 2024
Dining Out? Check the Bill for a 'Health Insurance' Surcharge Restaurant took heat for adding a 4% surcharge to cover employees' healthcare costs Jan 10, 2024
Is President Biden a Super-Ager? Experts say "age is a number, not a quality" -- even for the president Jan 10, 2024
Columbia's Sex Abuse Cover-Up Tops This Year's Shkreli Awards Other "winners" include non-profit hospital CEO's $35M salary, doc's needless vascular surgeries Jan 10, 2024
NPs Have the Best Job in Healthcare Being a PA is a close second, according to the U.S. News annual ranking Jan 10, 2024
Deadly VA Clinic Lapses; Asthma Drug Risky in Kids; Invisible HHS Secretary? This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 10, 2024
It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workers Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls Jan 09, 2024
Advanced Practice Providers Push to Unionize in Oregon OHSU group concerned that profits are taking precedence over providers and patients Jan 08, 2024
Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggests Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
Doctors Are as Vulnerable to Addiction as Anyone California grapples with a response to physicians struggling with addiction Jan 07, 2024
Xylazine Not Just a Problem in the Northeast, Study Finds States reporting at least one xylazine-related overdose death rose over 3 years Jan 05, 2024
Fake Xanax Hospitalizes Three in Chicago Three young adults were in intensive care after taking bromazolam they thought was alprazolam Jan 04, 2024
FDA Warns of Toxic Oleander in Supplements Dangerous substitution once again found in tejocote root products Jan 04, 2024
2023 Called 'Pivotal' for Healthcare Price Transparency More than 90% of hospitals have posted machine-readable files of price information to their sites Jan 04, 2024