U.S. Lags Behind All Other High-Income Nations on Maternal Mortality What have other high-income nations figured out that the U.S. hasn't about maternity care? Jun 04, 2024
FDA Panel to Consider Which COVID Strain to Target in an Updated Vaccine The KP.2 subvariant is now dominant in the U.S., FDA staff says in a briefing document Jun 03, 2024
Presidential Election Could Decide Fate of Extra Obamacare Subsidies A Trump presidency could mean significant dips in ACA enrollment, policy analysts say Jun 02, 2024
Social Media Physician Endorsements Raise Prickly Ethical Questions Just 28 physicians who endorsed products made $1.5 million May 30, 2024
What if Medicaid Enrollees Were Given Cash Instead of Insurance Benefits? Having them buy insurance or pay for services directly would bring down prices, supporters say May 30, 2024
GPT-4 Successor; Colorado's AI Law; AI Clinical Notes Boom A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research May 30, 2024
Washington State Hospitalists Set to Unionize First physician union to earn joint-employer status May 30, 2024
PA Killed in Crossfire; Doc Gets 4 Years for Insider Trading; Wrongful Death Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 30, 2024
Lab-Grown Meat Isn't on Store Shelves Yet, but Some States Have Already Banned It Backers of bans want to protect farmers and are concerned about safety for consumers May 30, 2024
Nurse Fired After Gaza Comments; Sedative-Laced Drugs; 4 Million Chickens Killed Health news and commentary gathered by staff May 30, 2024
The Sickening Reality of 'White' Beauty Standards From hair straighteners to racial surgery, the physical and emotional harm runs deep May 29, 2024
Changes to Liver Transplant Policy Increased Costs in Vulnerable Areas Hospital costs increased 12% in low-income areas vs 5.1% in high-income areas May 29, 2024
Company Warned Over Atypical Fat-Derived Stem Cell Product Stromal vascular fraction isn't usually sourced from donors May 29, 2024
Doc Accused of Faking Cancer Dx; Out-of-Hospital C-Sections; Forced Sterilizations? This past week in healthcare investigations May 29, 2024
Time for Employers to Take the Reins on Employee Healthcare One Florida hotelier serves as an excellent model for achieving value and improving outcomes May 29, 2024
Noise and Air Pollution Linked to Mental Health Conditions in Young People Exposure to common air pollutants during pregnancy was associated with greater odds of depression May 28, 2024
Some Families With Private Health Insurance Still Need Financial Help, Study Says Lower-income families spend one-fourth of their post-subsistence income on healthcare needs May 28, 2024
For Cancer Patients Facing Infertility, Access to IVF Is Paramount Legislation can ensure all health insurance plans provide coverage May 28, 2024
FDA Urged to Relax Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay, Bisexual Men Advocates say policy should be based on individualized risk assessments, "not historic bias" May 28, 2024
Efforts to Draft an International Pandemic Treaty Falter Countries unable to agree on how to respond to next global emergency May 28, 2024
Are We Desensitized to Fire Alarms in the Hospital? We hear them and see them, but we often don't react to them May 26, 2024
Clues From Bird Flu's Ground Zero on Dairy Farms in the Texas Panhandle Why did it take so long to recognize the virus on high-tech farms in the world's richest country? May 25, 2024
Knowledge Is Power: Will AI Democratize Medicine? An adapted excerpt from the new book, ChatGPT, MD May 25, 2024
Is $10 the Best BetterHelp Could Do for Violating Patient Privacy? The paltry settlement emphasizes the need for stronger data privacy protections May 23, 2024
Can Medicare Money Protect Doctors From Abortion Crimes? It Has Worked Before. Idaho abortion ruling may depend on federal spending power shielding doctors from state charges May 23, 2024
Doc Wins $14M Discrimination Case; $10M Malpractice Award; Nurse Impersonators A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 23, 2024
House Members Question FDA Officials on Lab-Developed Tests, Missed Deadlines Agency official also seeks Congress's help with preventing device shortages May 22, 2024
Nutrition Experts Call on Congress to Advance 'Food Is Medicine' Movement Produce prescriptions, medically tailored meals improve quality of life, cut costs, they say May 22, 2024
Hospital Patient Finally Discharged After More Than 3 Years Many behavioral health patients don't need medical care, but no step-down facility will take them May 22, 2024
No One Is Happy With Texas Medical Board's Proposed Abortion Guidance Board initially resisted calls to issue guidance on how to interpret state's new laws May 22, 2024
Quiet End to Doc's Sexual Assault Case; PFAS Whistleblower; Senior Site Questioned This past week in healthcare investigations May 22, 2024
Imagine What EHR Interoperability Could Do for Healthcare Connected systems would benefit patients and clinicians alike May 22, 2024
Senators Mull Ways to Stop Patent 'Abuse' by Pharma Companies Manufacturers of brand-name drugs will try every tack to delay generic entry, experts say May 21, 2024
What's Driving Healthcare Consolidation? The Answer May Surprise You To compete with big health systems, small providers have to get bigger, expert says May 21, 2024
NEJM Rescinds Embargo Policy Barring Physician-Focused Publications Change follows a campaign by the Association of Health Care Journalists May 21, 2024
Senate Paper Mulls Options for Fixing Physician Pay in Fee-for-Service Medicare Regular inflation updates, getting rid of MIPS among the ideas discussed May 20, 2024
FTC Oversight of Pharmaceutical Sector 'Minimal' Over Last 20-Plus Years The agency pursued a handful of actions per year, allowed 61 of 62 mergers it challenged May 20, 2024
Revisiting 'Left Without Being Seen' Metrics in the ED The current system drives problematic decisions regarding how care is allocated May 20, 2024
Lung Function Tests: End of Racial Adjustments Could Have Wide Impact Millions in the U.S. may be reclassified, changing work eligibility, disability compensation May 20, 2024
Measles Is Preventable. How Did the World End Up Back Here? Health professionals must encourage vaccination and fight misinformation May 19, 2024
