Surgeons Stole Black Man's Heart for White Businessman First heart transplant in the segregated south Aug 12, 2020
Medicare to Broaden Coverage for LVADs, Artificial Hearts CMS would drop requirement for clinical trial enrollment Aug 12, 2020
Motherhood During Residency? New Policies Make the Two More Compatible Residency programs try to be more accommodating for pregnant trainees Jul 29, 2020
The Serious Conversation: Delivering Bad News by Telemedicine As office visits move online, clinicians discuss breaking life-changing diagnoses virtually Jul 13, 2020
Audio-Only Telemedicine: Docs Say Payment Falls Short Clinicians wonder why the technology used, not a virtual visit's content or complexity, dictates reimbursement Jul 13, 2020
Healthcare Disruptors: Bringing $0 Copays to Self-Insured Plans The Zero Card promises benefits for patients, employers, healthcare providers Jul 10, 2020
Tenet Gets Big Federal $$$ but Still Cuts Employees Stimulus funds, deferred taxes aren't enough to prevent a 10% workforce furlough Jul 09, 2020
FDA Slaps Stem Cell Firm Linked to Nebraska Infections EUCYT Laboratories also pushing exosome treatments for COVID-19 Jun 23, 2020
Tenet Sued After Firing Detroit Nurses Who Complained About COVID Understaffing Four nurses claim deaths could have been prevented Jun 15, 2020
AMA Responds to Racial Injustice, Failing Practices During COVID-19 Town Hall Policy experts also discuss physician wellness, ways to preserve advances in telemedicine Jun 08, 2020
Time to Revisit Medical Education ... and Not Just for Physicians Do docs spend too much time in school, or do NPs and PAs not spend enough? Jun 08, 2020
Telemedicine Abortion Gains Momentum During Pandemic But FDA regulations on mifepristone still limit access Jun 02, 2020
Two Law Firms Dominate Medical Debt Suits in Texas Responsible for nearly 90% of all "predatory" litigation against patients May 27, 2020
COVID-19 Further Strains Care Disparities Among Native Americans Underfunded IHS, isolation from resources pose major concern for tribes during pandemic May 21, 2020
Bringing Patients Back to the Office -- Thoughtfully Changed workflows and social distancing are all part of the new normal May 11, 2020
Detroit Children's Hospital Ousts Wayne State Pediatricians 25 doctors "squeezed in the middle" of administrative dispute May 08, 2020
Derm Residents Protest Board's In-Person Certification Exam Must travel to Florida in July for required test Apr 28, 2020
NYU Leadership Gaslights Residents Over Hazard Pay Urology chair: requests are "not becoming of a compassionate and caring physician" Apr 23, 2020
COVID-19 Drive-Thru Test Site Shut Down Local health officials take action after clinic operators fail to produce documentation Apr 16, 2020
Doctors Struggle to Get Paid for Telehealth Visits Provider payments vary by states, plans, and shifting policies Apr 16, 2020
Guns Used Far More Often for Suicide Than Self-Defense In Seattle area, 44 people shoot themselves fatally for every self-defense killing with a firearm Apr 13, 2020
Ex-Docs Spend Medicaid $$; Husel Murder Trial Delay; Dentist Burns PPE Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Apr 03, 2020
Heart Failure: Can You Hear Risk in a Patient's Voice? Speech characteristics picked up in telemedicine tied to mortality, admissions Apr 01, 2020
Meta-Analysis: Even One THC Hit Carries Risk for Inducing Psychosis Evidence suggested adding CBD does not ameliorate these effects Mar 17, 2020
You Think China Has a COVID-19 Censorship Problem? We Aren't Much Better Are we killing ourselves with silence? Mar 16, 2020
Surgeon Accused of Taping Sex Assaults; MD Chokes Nurse; Sex for Pain Pills Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Mar 13, 2020
A Real Pain in the Neck: Surgeons' Posture Wearable tech confirms ergonomic stress of surgery Mar 11, 2020
Apple Watch Can't Catch Fast Afib The Skeptical Cardiologist has good news about another wearable, though Feb 29, 2020
'Uber' of Pharmacy: Disrupting the Market, or Patient Care? Capsule promises delivery in New York City within 2 hours, but some patients' experience less than stellar Feb 27, 2020
Wearable Sensor Predicts Worsening Heart Failure Device flagged readmission risk nearly a week ahead in observational study Feb 26, 2020
Doctors Back Away From 'Quick Fix' for Heavy Periods Concerns raised over improper patient selection, treatment failure Feb 26, 2020
We Must Address the Mental Health Crisis Among Medical Professionals It's time to stop the stigma Feb 24, 2020
From Fraud to Ghana Presidency? Another Sports Doc Abuse Scandal Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 21, 2020
Spravato Debate Still Rages Journal airs questions about efficacy data, potential for harm Feb 20, 2020
Whistleblower Transplant Surgeon; Uncredentialed Child Abuse Doc This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 19, 2020
Doc Wins $4.75M in Fraud, Defamation Case Against Hospital Ob/gyn said she was wrongly accused of substance abuse Feb 05, 2020
Will Palforzia Revolutionize Peanut Allergy Tx? FDA approves first-ever peanut immunotherapy, but wide adoption uncertain Feb 03, 2020
'Out of Control' Child Abuse Docs; Harvard Chair Arrested; $116K Hernia Repair This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 29, 2020
Study: Short Hospital Stays OK After Cardiac Surgery 3 days or less "very safe," one center reports Jan 28, 2020
