Was COVID-19 Really the Killer? Panel addresses determination of "death from" versus "death with" coronavirus infection Oct 15, 2020
Reddit Users Self-Medicating With CBD for Treatable Conditions Patients may be substituting cannabis compound for evidence-based care Oct 15, 2020
Surprise Billing Seen Likely for Many Colonoscopies And would be illegal for uncomplicated procedures Oct 12, 2020
Op-Ed: How to Sell Your Practice to Private Equity Attorney offers 12 tips on getting the best deal Oct 12, 2020
FDA Panel: Some Risk OK for Olanzapine Combo With Less Weight Gain 11-6 majority said labeling was sufficient to mitigate dangers from opioid antagonist component Oct 09, 2020
Hospital Debates Penis Transplant in Transgender Patient Landmark procedure could revolutionize sex-reassignment surgery Oct 08, 2020
Docs, NPs Quit Kansas Hospital After Calling for CEO Removal Healthcare providers allege leadership practiced medicine without a license, violated HIPAA Oct 08, 2020
How Beaumont's Megamerger Fell Apart Staff, donors at Detroit-area system upset as "efficiency" seemed to be pushing patient care aside Oct 08, 2020
The Rise of the 'Payvider' and Other Healthcare Trends to Watch David Nash, MD, lists this year's "Dirty Dozen" trends in healthcare Oct 07, 2020
Virtual Heart Failure Care No Substitute for the Face-to-Face Visit? Reduced GDMT titration suggests a dip in quality of care Oct 05, 2020
The Unified EMR: A New Opportunity Arises A unified electronic medical record could make a big difference in patient care Oct 05, 2020
Racial Disparity Seen in Child Abuse Reporting Clinician bias suggested as reason for overdiagnosis in certain groups Oct 05, 2020
Gun Deaths in Young People: A Poverty Thing? Association remains after controlling for state-level gun prevalence Oct 05, 2020
Telemedicine Takedown; Cue the Copays; Winners for Satisfaction Emerging trends in telemedicine and telehealth Oct 05, 2020
Mask Mandate Exemptions Put Pulmonary Patients at Risk Exemptions aren't evidence based, respiratory group says Oct 02, 2020
Dax Shepard's Opioid Relapse The actor and podcast host opens up about his recent struggles Sep 30, 2020
Many Residential Addiction Tx Centers Donβt Offer MAT, at a Deadly Cost Abstinence-only models aren't for everyone Sep 29, 2020
Teen's Death Prompts Warning on 'Benadryl Challenge' FDA tries to squelch latest stupid craze Sep 25, 2020
These Forbes 400 Billionaires Made Their Fortunes in Healthcare 14 individuals, $66 billion in combined net worth Sep 24, 2020
Britons With Type 1 Diabetes Die Nearly 8 Years Earlier But keeping HbA1c in check can mitigate this early mortality Sep 23, 2020
NHIS Data Set Pre-Pandemic Anxiety, Depression Benchmarks Disparities identified by age, sex, race, and geography Sep 23, 2020
How Accurate Are Home Blood Oxygen Monitors? The Skeptical Cardiologist examines pulse oximeters labeled not for medical use Sep 17, 2020
Cardiology Program Leader Embroiled in Racial Accusations Andrea Natale, MD, raised hackles with tweet Sep 16, 2020
For Cardiac Arrest, Too-Hasty Transport Gets in the Way of Good CPR Study suggests EMS practice is counterproductive Sep 15, 2020
Post-COVID Heart Scans Without Symptoms: Not a Good Idea Multidisciplinary group urges against general population screening Sep 15, 2020
CDC: Most Kids Dying From Coronavirus Had Underlying Conditions Enormous racial-ethnic disparities revealed as well Sep 15, 2020
Op-Ed: Cheap and Fast COVID Testing Is Useless Doing a bad test daily is not the same as doing a good test once Sep 14, 2020
New Guidelines Issued on Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain International task force shares recommendations for dosing, administering Sep 13, 2020
Arkansas Ballot Issue Pits Ophthalmologists Against Optometrists Ophthalmologists want to undo law allowing lesser-educated rivals to perform some laser surgery Sep 11, 2020
Ethics Consult: Keep Patient on Feeding Tube After Dementia Dx? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's response Sep 11, 2020
Florida Surgeon Tries Again With Whistleblower Suit Against Hospital Seeks damages after dismissal, allegedly for refusing to keep all referrals in-network Sep 10, 2020
New Recovery Programs Target COVID Long-Haulers Pulmonologists, cardiologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, and more join to get patients on their feet for good Sep 10, 2020
Op-Ed: Why Anti-Psychiatry Now Fails and Harms Formerly a healthy corrective, movement now distracts from real problems and actively hurts people Sep 09, 2020
A Closer Look at FDA Decision to Pull Lorcaserin More cancers, multiple primaries, and deaths in CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 influenced agency decision Sep 09, 2020