Want Electronic Reimbursement? That Will Cost You a 5% Fee. Predatory insurance fees underscore need for physician payment reform 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
15.5M Adults Have ADHD; Pediatric Social Media Harms; Loneliness Affects 1 in 5 News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 16, 2024
Novel Drug Maintained Clinical Improvements in IBD Greater benefit seen with higher dose of tulisokibart at week 50 Oct 16, 2024
Doc Befriends Captive Saudi Princess; Psych Hospital Violence; Black Market Ozempic This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 16, 2024
The Power of 'And' It is possible to hold conflicting beliefs about our healthcare system as we work to improve it Oct 16, 2024
Private Forums Show Canadian Doctors Struggle With Euthanizing Vulnerable Patients Some doctors fear moving forward even with cases that meet nation's legal requirements Oct 16, 2024
California Health Workers Get a Pay Bump Under New Minimum Wage Law Many workers will see the increase this week 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 staff Oct 16, 2024
Want to Lower Preterm Birth Rates? Spend More on Social Programs Particular benefit seen in Black women Oct 15, 2024
Stop the Medicare Payment Cut and Pass a Permanent Fix, House Members Urge Leaders The Medicare fee schedule is "inherently broken," says bipartisan letter from 233 members Oct 15, 2024
Anti-CD19 Monoclonal Antibody Shows Positive Results in Myasthenia Gravis Topline phase III data show inebilizumab met primary endpoint Oct 15, 2024
This Cruise Ship Flunked Its CDC Inspection Several others just made the "satisfactory" cutoff Oct 15, 2024
State to Pay $13M After Shooter Drill Terrified Kids' Psych Hospital Fifty children at the hospital will each receive about $60,000 Oct 15, 2024
Most Doctors Regularly Engage With Healthcare Influencers on Social Media Survey found half reported changing their prescribing choices based on this engagement Oct 15, 2024
COVID's Outsized Heart Risk; Prehab for Cardiac Surgery; Telerobotic Valve Repair Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Oct 15, 2024
Obesity Epidemic Peaked? FDA Reviews Menopause Drug; Metabolic Surgery and Cancer News and commentary from the endocrinology world Oct 15, 2024
Distant Recurrence Risk in Early Breast Cancer on the Decline Trials now enroll lower-risk women who get better treatment, analysis suggests Oct 15, 2024
Lessons for Medical Practices From Hurricane Milton Emergency preparedness helps ensure patient and staff safety Oct 15, 2024
Want to Cut Urate Levels? Try Losing Weight But Japanese study suggests losses need to be substantial Oct 15, 2024
Clonidine Comparable to Morphine for Infants With Opioid Withdrawal Randomized trial showed no significant differences in length of treatment, neurobehavioral scores Oct 15, 2024
Alzheimer's-Heparin Link; Two Phases of Alzheimer's Damage; Prion Disease Testing News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Oct 15, 2024
Millions of Aging Americans Are Facing Dementia by Themselves "I will not survive this in the end -- I know that," says one patient Oct 15, 2024
Why Would a Promising Young Physician Take His Own Life? The loss of William West Jr. forces us to consider the role of health systems in staff well-being Oct 15, 2024
Allele May Heighten Risk of Severe Ulcerative Colitis Finding on HLA-DRB1*01:03 supports need for more and earlier genetic studies Oct 15, 2024
Docs Demand Trump's Medical Records; Anesthesiologist's Sex Crimes; Daily Loneliness Health news and commentary gathered by staff Oct 15, 2024
CHEST Roundup: Diabetes in RA Patients Ups Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease Plus: nalbuphine for IPF cough and AI for reducing lung allograft discards Oct 14, 2024
Protein Drivers of Heart Attack Risk Disproportionately Affect Women Study suggests mechanistic underpinnings of known sex disparities in MI Oct 14, 2024
Billing for Patient Messages May Have Negative Consequences, Analysis Suggests A survey showed that physicians and patients were concerned about the effects of such fees Oct 14, 2024
Study Suggests No Suicide Signal in Teens Prescribed GLP-1 Agonists GLP-1 treatment was tied to lower risks of suicidal ideation, attempts vs lifestyle interventions Oct 14, 2024
Alzheimer's Drug in Smaller Vial Sizes Could Save Medicare Hundreds of Millions Nearly 6% of lecanemab may be discarded each year Oct 14, 2024
Hospitals Unhappy With New Requirement to Report Bed Capacity and COVID Count One group calls it "needlessly heavy-handed" Oct 14, 2024
Female Genital Mutilation Happens in America, Too Physicians must partner with their patients to provide appropriate care Oct 14, 2024
Novel Drug Effective Against MASH in Phase II Trial Fatty acid synthase inhibitor targets main drivers of liver injury Oct 14, 2024
Do Lipid Values in Adolescence Improve CVD Risk Prediction? Including lipids did not prove superior to non-laboratory-based criteria alone, study finds Oct 14, 2024
Democratic Ob/Gyn Running for Open House Seat in Minnesota Reproductive rights, cost of healthcare, and mental health central to Kelly Morrison's campaign Oct 14, 2024
Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses Emerge in Teens Months After COVID Risk of new diabetes diagnosis was higher compared with non-COVID respiratory infections Oct 14, 2024
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
