Clinicians at Legacy Health Move to Unionize About 150 doctors, PAs and NPs plan to organize with an American Federation of Teachers affiliate May 14, 2024
8,000 Women a Month Got Abortion Pills Despite Bans, Restrictions in Their States First time a number has been put on how often the medical system workaround is being used May 14, 2024
Blockbuster Drug Patent Thickets Signal 'Strategic Behavior' Nearly three-quarters filed after approval, and most claims "peripheral" to active ingredients May 13, 2024
Lost in the Haze: What Would Rescheduling Marijuana Really Do? If you are confused, you're not alone May 13, 2024
Avian Flu Update: U.S. Announces More Than $175 Million to Track, Contain H5N1 "The risk to the public from this outbreak remains low," HHS Secretary says May 10, 2024
New School Meal Standards: An Encouraging Step Towards Healthier Kids The momentum coming from the federal government is promising May 10, 2024
Nations Struggle to Draft 'Pandemic Treaty' to Avoid Mistakes Made During COVID Deep divisions remain, and there are virtually no consequences for countries that don't comply May 10, 2024
Ending Oncology's Toxic Relationship With High Chemotherapy Doses Optimizing doses can improve patient outcomes and lower costs May 10, 2024
Fraudulent Practices Abound in Post-Accident Healthcare These costs often fall unfairly on patients and insurance providers May 09, 2024
Urologist Convicted of Sex Abuse; Doc Accused of Rape; Man Sentenced for HIV Spread A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 09, 2024
Pre-Approval Plan Proposed for Medicare Advantage Insurers "No prior authorization without prior authorization," Senate Budget Committee chair says May 08, 2024
FDA Chief on H5N1: 'We Have to Be Ready' Commissioner also detailed plans for "largest reorganization" in agency's history May 08, 2024
100 Million Scripts Came Through Illegal Online Pharmacies Last Year Figure represents 2% of all U.S. prescriptions, according to IQVIA report May 08, 2024
To Prevent Rabies Spread, CDC Has New Rules for Dogs Entering the U.S. Regulations were last updated in 1956 May 08, 2024
As Steward Ship Was Sinking, CEO Bought $40M Yacht This past week in healthcare investigations May 08, 2024
Medicare Hospital Trust Fund to Stay Solvent Until 2036, Trustees' Report Says Projection is 5 years longer than last year's prediction May 07, 2024
Fed Up With Prior Auths? What if Insurers Had to Pay You for Submitting Them? NYC urologist is seeking approval for a prior authorization CPT code May 06, 2024
WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It. The report "is a complete U-turn," according to one expert May 05, 2024
Cardiologists Float Idea of Unionization Among Ways to Protect Employee Physicians Even senior physicians are being threatened, according to forum at SCAI May 05, 2024
What if States Paid People to Stop Using Drugs and Smoking? This underutilized strategy has proven effective May 04, 2024
TikTok and the Death of Nex Benedict We should think twice about how mental health discussions are regulated on social media May 03, 2024
MedPod Today: Bird Flu Rundown; EMTALA at the Supreme Court; NEJM Embargo Changes reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics May 03, 2024 podcast
Biden Administration: 100,000 Migrants Expected to Enroll in Obamacare Next Year New rule opens up ACA marketplace to DACA participants May 03, 2024
4 Million Fewer Kids Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in Wake of 'Unwinding' Most were dropped for paperwork reasons, Georgetown University report finds May 02, 2024
'Psychotic Break' in Doc's Tesla Cliff Crash? Doc Wins $4M in Discrimination Case A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 02, 2024
Kentucky First State to Decriminalize Medical Errors Legacy of RaDonda Vaught case still looms over nursing profession May 01, 2024
House Members Grill Coronavirus Researcher on Involvement With Wuhan Lab Peter Daszak, PhD, was also asked about gain-of-function research and lack of transparency May 01, 2024
UnitedHealth CEO Slammed at Senate Hearing on Change Healthcare Cyberattack "A comprehensive scrub" of company's anti-competitive practices is long overdue, senator says May 01, 2024
Narcan May Have Moved Over-the-Counter, but It’s Still Underutilized The potential of this lifesaving medicine will only be achieved if it is truly accessible to all May 01, 2024
Trump Says States Should Decide on Prosecuting Women for Abortions Former president has no comment on the abortion pill May 01, 2024
FTC Challenges 'Bogus' Patents on Ozempic and Other Drugs Patents block competition and inflate prescription drug cost, says FTC chair May 01, 2024
Doc Blows Whistle on Cigna; Longevity Doc Blasted; Fertility Clinic Accidents This past week in healthcare investigations May 01, 2024
House Republicans Bash New Nursing Home and Home Care Rules at Hearing "This approach simply won't work," said chair of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee May 01, 2024
Why Don't Men Have Their Version of 'The Pill'? A focus on gender equity should include contraceptive equity too Apr 30, 2024
DEA Will Move to Reclassify Marijuana in Historic Shift, Sources Say Move would not legalize marijuana for recreational use Apr 30, 2024
CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke Apr 30, 2024
EPA Bans Consumer Use of Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Liver, Lung Cancers Methylene chloride has killed at least 88 workers since 1980 Apr 30, 2024
FDA Brings Lab Tests Under Its Oversight Agency will treat lab-developed tests the same as other in vitro diagnostics Apr 29, 2024
Discerning the Truth About the Medicare Advantage Controversy Evidence shows higher-quality care compared with fee-for-service, but also overpayments Apr 29, 2024
Dementia May Be Underdiagnosed in States With Motor Vehicle Reporting Mandates Study attempts to assess unintended consequences of clinician reporting policies Apr 26, 2024