Don't Expect Much from YouTube Vids Labeled for Colon Cancer In many, "content of minimal or no relevance" Jun 05, 2018
Doc-to-Doc: Neurosurgeon by Day, TV Consultant by Night Oren Gottfried, MD, helps maintain a little medical accuracy on the little screen May 30, 2018 video
How To Talk To Patients' Families Tips for nurses to navigate emotionally challenging encounters May 27, 2018
How to Stop Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Ads Milton Packer suggests a path to rein in a 20-year-old FDA policy May 23, 2018
In Virginia, He's an Addict. In New York, He's Treating Them "They keep it all very quiet. It's not part of the public record" May 22, 2018
Multiple Lawsuits, Multiple Deaths, $900k from Medicare 'More than 15, less than 30' malpractice suits, he said May 21, 2018
Who Gets the Best Care in America? Prisoners Equal access, no bills... and way less convoluted than healthcare on the outside May 17, 2018
Medicare Slow to Boot Docs with State Sanctions Federal program keeps paying physicians found incompetent or unethical May 17, 2018
Bundle Payments By Condition, Not Procedure Experts call for 'upstream' payment model that treats the whole patient May 16, 2018
Doc-to-Doc: Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue 'If it isn't a health problem, then why are all these people dying from it?' May 09, 2018 video
Why Call for Doctor on the Plane If They're Just Going to Ignore You? Milton Packer recounts two very different experiences May 09, 2018
DSM-5 Moves Closer to 'Living Document' APA works to fulfill promises for psychiatry's 'bible' May 07, 2018
Morning Break: Stolen Trump Records; Gyns in Trouble; Eye Cancer Cluster? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff May 02, 2018
ACOG, Planned Parenthood Proud to Fight for Women's Healthcare Organizations collaborated on Washington advocacy May 01, 2018
When You Talk to Patients, Do You Look at Them or at a Computer? Milton Packer wonders whether some physicians are healers or replicants Apr 25, 2018
What to Say, How to Help a Hurting Colleague Doctors, other clinicians seen as 'second victims' in medical misadventures Apr 23, 2018
ABIM Continues Maintenance of Certification Exam Push Lower-stakes exam can be taken every 2 years Apr 21, 2018
ACP: Root Gender Bias Out of Medicine More attention needed to parental leave, other policies Apr 20, 2018
PAs Fare Worse Than Derms for Skin Cancer Diagnosis AAPA/SDPA call study 'fundamentally flawed' Apr 18, 2018
It's Official! Curing Patients Is Bad for Business Milton Packer describes the end result of profit-dominated drug development Apr 18, 2018
ACGME a 'Game-Changer' for Addiction Medicine Fellowships in addiction medicine open for all specialties Apr 17, 2018 video
Europe Gets Updated HCV Tx Guidelines EASL panel touts 'ease of use' of direct-acting antivirals Apr 15, 2018
Make Your Mark at Medical Meetings with Social Media Tips to make your ideas and research shareable Apr 13, 2018
Slow Medicine: More on Prostate Cancer Screening; Simple Treatments for Nausea Also, a study quantifies waste in clinical practice Apr 13, 2018
Capitalism vs Communism: Is It Really in the Genes? Perry Wilson, MD, examines ambitious claim for genomics research Apr 09, 2018 video
A Professional Patient Dishes on Modern Medicine Insights from an actor who helps train med students, with his own real-life health issues Apr 08, 2018
Film Shines Light on Deadly Errors in Medicine Death toll in U.S. as high as 440,000 per year Apr 06, 2018
This Patient is Racist (or Sexist). Now What? Sharonne Hayes, MD, says hospitals must protect staff from patients who cross the line Apr 05, 2018 video
Diabetes Clinic Founder Arrested on Bribery Charges Ford Gilbert of Trina Health accused of paying off an Alabama legislator Apr 03, 2018
Morning Break: Antacids and Allergies; Condom-Snorting; Classroom Vaping Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Apr 03, 2018
Drug Doesn't Work? Get Your Money Back! Think outcomes-based pricing is a great deal? Dr. Perry Wilson says think again Apr 02, 2018 video
Opioid Suicides; Dr. Predator; Now, a Benzo Crisis The past week in health-related investigations Apr 02, 2018
Does Anyone Read Medical Journals Anymore? Milton Packer wonders whether authors are wasting their time Mar 28, 2018
Docs, Medical Boards Ignored FDA Warning Letters on CCSVI Fueled by YouTube, bogus MS 'cure' peddled by docs licensed in multiple states Mar 28, 2018
Gyn Cancer Research Gets Short Shrift in Funding Mortality-adjusted analysis shows huge disparity versus other cancers Mar 25, 2018