How Do We Inject Confidence Into Vaccine Hesitant Americans? "We need to really up our game in terms of communicating," says Peter Hotez, MD, PhD Dec 23, 2020 podcast
Vascular Surgeon Pleads Guilty in Blood Vessel Scam Physician performed unnecessary procedures and faked thousands of insurance claims, feds say Dec 22, 2020
Op-Ed: Atlas Shrugged? The Legacy of Scott Atlas, MD Did he always put science before agenda? Dec 20, 2020
House Dems, GOP Agree: Sacklers, Purdue Pharma 'Sickening' "I'm not sure I'm aware of any family in America that's more evil than yours" Dec 17, 2020
Airlines Rely on Honor System to Keep COVID Off Planes Major carriers simply ask people at check-in to certify that they haven't had COVID symptoms Dec 17, 2020
'We Want Them Infected'; Extra Vax Doses; Tom Cruise, Distancing Enforcer A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Dec 17, 2020
Are Old Vaccines Helpful Against COVID-19? They rev the innate immune response, which appears to play a key role in fighting COVID-19 Dec 16, 2020
FDA Review Gives Rosy Outlook for What Could Be First HFpEF Drugs Advisory committee weigh unusual moves for Entresto and spironolactone Dec 14, 2020
ER Doc Cleavon Gilman 'Fired' for Tweet, Hopes to Return to Work 'Outpouring of support' from community convinced him to stay Dec 12, 2020
Hospital Teams with Marvel for Nurse Superhero Comic Allegheny Health Network finds unique way to thank front-line nurses during the pandemic Dec 10, 2020
Gland Larceny: When Testicle Thefts Took Chicago by Storm Male rejuvenation craze sparked kidnappings and organ harvesting Dec 09, 2020
Should Docs Who Had COVID Still Get the Vaccine? Healthcare workers consider giving up their spot in line in light of limited supply Dec 03, 2020
Want to Know More About mRNA Before Your COVID Jab? A primer on the history, scope, and safety of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics Dec 03, 2020
2021 Medicare Fee Schedule Includes 10.2% Cut in Conversion Factor Cognitive specialties will see increases while radiologists, pathologists get pay cuts Dec 02, 2020
Colchicine Approval Took a Huge Toll on CMS As centuries-old drug is explored for COVID-19, study details the price of approval Nov 30, 2020
Op-Ed: Practicing Medicine vs Practicing Advanced Nursing "Most of the time I was OK. The problem was that I couldn't recognize when things were not OK" Nov 29, 2020
Docs Can Prescribe Opioids Via Telemedicine, for Now CMS will eventually revisit emergency guidance Nov 29, 2020
Op-Ed: Supporting Immigrant Healthcare Supports Everyone An economic as well as ethical imperative Nov 28, 2020
Nursing Homes Fined for COVID Infection Control Lapses Industry representatives argue penalties are counterproductive Nov 25, 2020
Beaumont Cardiologist Wants Executives Fired Robert Safian, MD, wrote system's board about toxic culture, pursuit of profit over people Nov 25, 2020
Doc Gets 5 Years for Fraud; Vaccine-Hesitant Docs & Nurses; Lysol Under the Lid This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 25, 2020
Culture Shock: Why New Zealand's Response to COVID-19 Worked A first-hand account from a doctor from the U.S. who lives in New Zealand Nov 24, 2020
From Art School to Medical Gowns Two-time cancer survivor's ethos aligns with pandemic demands Nov 24, 2020
ACIP: HCPs, Nursing Home Residents May Get COVID Vax First Essential workers would come next, as committee debates proposed distribution strategy Nov 23, 2020
Op-Ed: What Does 'Follow the Science' Mean, Anyway? Science is a tool, not a prescription for policy on COVID-19 Nov 23, 2020
Parkland 1963: The 'Heroic' Efforts to Save Governor, Assassin One nearly died 57 years ago, and a literal twist of fate doomed the other Nov 22, 2020
Controversial Diabetes Clinic Owner to Pay Doc $8M in Damages Decision in 9-year lawsuit paves way for injunction against diabetes clinics Nov 19, 2020
COVID Patients' Crackpot Theories Take Toll on Healthcare Workers "Their last dying words are, 'This can't be happening, this isn't real'" Nov 19, 2020
JFK in Trauma Room One: A Witness Remembers At just 25, Joe Goldstrich, MD, was the youngest member of the Kennedy treatment team Nov 18, 2020
AMA: Cautious 'Yes' to Public Option; 'No' to Legal Cannabis Public option health insurance shouldn't require blanket participation from docs, group says Nov 18, 2020
Students Update the Hippocratic Oath Codicil to standard version addresses modern realities Nov 18, 2020
AHA: Highlighting Effective 'Real-World' Heart Tx Strategies Studies on overcoming GDMT underuse, improving self-care education, creating new settings for care delivery Nov 17, 2020
AMA Condemns Police Brutality, Urges Reform But floor discussion heats up over question of "structural racism" Nov 17, 2020
Washington Hospital Pulls Out of Health System Ahead of Merger Last straw for Yakima Valley docs unhappy with Virginia Mason health system Nov 17, 2020
