AI's Speedy Kidney Discovery; AI Listens in Clinic; Generative AI Nurses A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Mar 28, 2024
Mom's 911 Call for Her Son's Mental Health Ends With His Death After Police Response Over 1,000 deaths recorded in past decade after police responded with force, investigation finds Mar 28, 2024
Nurse Charged in Patient's Death; Doc's Poison Trial to Start; Fake PA Gets 5 Years A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 28, 2024
Biden Administration Cracks Down on 'Junk' Health Insurance Plans Under final rule, insurers will have to spell out what these policies do not include Mar 28, 2024
Hormone Drugs and Brain Tumors; Push to Ban Some Decaf Coffees; $10 Million Reward Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ·¬ΗΡΙηΗψ staff Mar 28, 2024
Fauci: When Confronted With Misinformation, Stick to the Science Former NIAID director advises public health students on navigating politically charged topics Mar 27, 2024
Washington and New Jersey Are Reforming Prior Authorization. Is Your State Next? Broad grassroots support can make a big difference Mar 27, 2024
Controversial Travel Policy for Military Reproductive Care Rarely Used Policy used only a dozen times in 2023, unclear how many were for abortions Mar 27, 2024
Docs Decry ICU Closure; Outpatient Facility Fees; Hospitals Eye Sports Centers This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 27, 2024
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Challenge to Abortion Pill Access One of the main obstacles for the plaintiffs is to demonstrate they have the legal right to sue Mar 26, 2024
Medicare Debuts Another Primary Care-Focused Accountable Care Model Primary Care Flex will pay ACOs a monthly fee to be given to primary care practices Mar 26, 2024
Most Moms Knew About Safe Sleep for Infants, But Still Engaged in Unsafe Practices A series of small focus groups and surveys led to the troubling finding Mar 26, 2024
Texas Medical Board Doesn't Specify Abortion Ban Exceptions in Proposed Rules Critics call for further clarification around medical exceptions of Texas abortion ban Mar 25, 2024
Out-of-Pocket Insulin Caps Boost Savings -- But Not Insulin Use Proposed national $35 insulin cap would help some patients, researchers say Mar 25, 2024
FDA Again Tries to Ban 'Aversive' Shock Treatment Agency proposed a new ban to eliminate shock therapy for self-injurious or aggressive behavior Mar 25, 2024
More Medication Prescribed for Self-Managed Abortion After Roe Fell While in-clinic abortions fell, many found other ways to access care Mar 25, 2024
Medical Misinfo Runs Rampant Online. The Gov't Must Retain the Right to Intervene. Combating vaccine falsehoods and other inaccurate claims protects public health Mar 25, 2024
SCOTUS Again Takes on Issue of Abortion, This Time Over Mifepristone Access Law professor says the case has the potential to upend how drug approvals function Mar 25, 2024
A Physician Guide to Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors Clear guidelines can provide a universal service for patients and unify our profession Mar 24, 2024
There's a New Fungus in Town and It Won't Be the Last The arrival of C. auris in Washington is a harbinger of health systems addled by climate change Mar 22, 2024
Graphic Images on Cigarettes of Smoking's Harm Are Constitutional, Court Rules Partial victory for federal regulators seeking to toughen warning labels Mar 22, 2024
House Committee Wrestles With Lab Test Regulation Some favor a proposed FDA rule, while others push for passage of the VALID Act Mar 21, 2024
GOP Lawmakers Blast HHS, Biden for Plans to Loosen Marijuana Restrictions Opposition to Medicaid work requirements also came on the table at a House hearing Mar 21, 2024
Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patients News comes in the wake of FDA approval to reduce risk of heart attacks, stroke Mar 21, 2024
In Heart Failure, Thinking Care Will Be Unaffordable May Mean Poorer Outcomes Distress over high cost of treatment in a Chinese study was linked to survival, quality of life Mar 21, 2024
The Case for Stricter Standards in the Final Nursing Home Staffing Rule Continued understaffing will have devastating consequences for residents, families, and staff Mar 21, 2024
'Foot Bath' Fraud; Doc's Wrongful Termination Suit; Nurse Overdosed Patients? A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 21, 2024
Who Should Pay to Clean Up 'Forever Chemicals'? Not us, representatives of water utilities and landfills say at a Senate hearing Mar 20, 2024
Women Physicians Still Paid Less Despite Wealth of Research on Gender Pay Gap There are more women physicians than ever, yet the gendered pay gap persists Mar 20, 2024
Trump Suggests He Would Support a National 15-Week Abortion Ban At the same time, he said, "It shouldn't be a federal issue, it's a state issue" Mar 20, 2024
Pro-Life Groups Want IVF Regulated; Private Equity Eyes Autism; Medicaid Takes Homes This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 20, 2024
Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told "This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO Mar 19, 2024
The 'Best We Have' Isn't Working for Endometriosis Patients Increased women's health research funding is long overdue Mar 19, 2024
Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Women's Health Research Says it's "the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to improve women's health" Mar 18, 2024
Alcohol-Associated Cirrhosis and Death Are on the Rise: Here's How We Can Help Reducing stigma, increasing public awareness, and policy change are key Mar 18, 2024
Time to Stop Violence in the Healthcare Work Environment Two bills in Congress addressing this issue need our support Mar 18, 2024
Hold Your Horses, Health Workers With COVID Still Must Isolate This aspect of CDC's guidance is not to be glossed over Mar 16, 2024
Long COVID Patients, Advocates Rally for More Research, Funding, and Attention "This has gone on long enough," one protester says Mar 15, 2024
EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Risk Rule would lower emission standards for ethylene oxide by 90%, agency says Mar 15, 2024
MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Services Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations Mar 15, 2024
