How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients’ Options for Breast Reconstruction Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery Jun 04, 2023
When You Know Better, Do Better for People With Disabilities Anti-DEI laws harm care for a broad range of marginalized groups Jun 03, 2023
'If the Narcan Isn't Working, Give More' and Other Myths About Naloxone Use In non-responsive patients, think polysubstance use, says addiction treatment expert Kelly Ramsey Jun 02, 2023
Fired COVID Whistleblower Doesn't Want to Settle His Case Ming Lin, MD, says he wants an admission of wrongdoing instead of millions Jun 01, 2023
Nurse Accused of Killing Patients With Insulin; Naturopath Settles False Claims Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jun 01, 2023
Dangerous Atherectomy Boom? Docs Pay to Avoid Punishment; Fake Part Inflated Prices This past week in healthcare investigations. May 31, 2023
Supply Chain Problem for Primary Care Action is needed to prevent a looming physician shortage May 30, 2023
Abortion Bans Are Putting Basic Healthcare at Risk New laws in conservative states are driving off doctors and closing clinics May 28, 2023
Medical Board Reprimands Indiana Doctor in Child Abortion Case Caitlin Bernard, MD, said she wanted to share the real-world effects of state abortion bans May 26, 2023
House Passes Bill to Address Fentanyl Overdoses But critics say the HALT Fentanyl Act is the wrong way to approach the problem May 26, 2023
OTC Hearing Aids Are Here, but Are They Shaking Things Up? The market is still sorting itself out, experts say May 25, 2023
Sexual Behavior Journal Under Fire Over Gender Dysphoria Paper Critics blast paper about controversial theory, call for editor's removal May 24, 2023
Warning: Prior Auth for Colonoscopy Is the Wrong Way to Go The policy adds delays to care and may worsen health outcomes May 24, 2023
How Black Americans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decades Groundbreaking study finds 1.63 million excess deaths in U.S. Black population over 22 years May 24, 2023 video
COVID Conspiracy Doc Dies; Doc Group Behind Anti-Trans Laws; Aiding Anti-Vax Group This past week in healthcare investigations May 24, 2023
Another Texas Hospital Under Investigation for Youth Gender-Affirming Services Attorney General Paxton announced probe into Texas Children's Hospital May 23, 2023
Tackling Barriers to OTC Birth Control Pills FDA approval would be a critical step, but we must address other access issues May 23, 2023
Leading Through Crisis at the WHO Soumya Swaminathan, MD, discusses COVID misinformation and being the WHO's first chief scientist May 23, 2023 podcast
How Can Primary Care Be Improved in the U.S.? Making care more convenient, funneling more money to research will help, experts suggest May 19, 2023
FDA 'Leans In' to Accelerated Approval for Rare Disease Drugs CBER director says "moment is tender for gene therapy," sees opportunity to "salvage" treatments May 19, 2023
Return of Rule Nixing Delivery of Rx Drugs to Medicare Patients Drawing Docs' Ire "It is endangering the lives of the oldest and sickest Americans," oncology group says May 18, 2023
Addiction Doc Urges Lawmakers to Rethink Methadone Prescribing Restrictions Suicide prevention in traumatic brain injury survivors also on the docket during hearing May 18, 2023
Profiteering Off the Body Insecurity of Teens Keep dangerous supplements out of kids' hands May 17, 2023
DEA: Clarify Your Stance on Harm Reduction Legal ambiguity is preventing doctors from best serving patients May 15, 2023
Experts Outline Strategies for Boosting Equity in Chronic Kidney Disease Race-neutral calculations for kidney function, leveling the playing field on waiting lists May 15, 2023
Bill to Study Xylazine Passes House, Advances in Senate Measure does not address scheduling the drug, which is frequently added to fentanyl May 12, 2023
CDC: Drug-Resistant Ringworm in U.S.; Mail-In HPV Tests Work; Pope Urges Procreation Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff May 12, 2023
Senators Call Out PBMs, Drugmakers for High Prescription Drug Costs This "is a moral issue," Sen. Bernie Sanders said during the hearing May 11, 2023
As the COVID PHE Ends, Here's What Doctors Are Carrying Forward Responses range the spectrum, from asking patients to mask, to not changing a thing May 10, 2023
Data Leaked From Conservative Docs Group; Anti-Vax Legal Network; Cutting Copay Help This past week in healthcare investigations May 10, 2023
AI Poses Serious Threats to Health and Human Existence, Researchers Say It is 'far from clear' that benefits of AI outweigh the risks, global health expert argues May 09, 2023
Penn Medicine Residents Vote to Unionize 88% of residents and fellows voted in favor of the union May 09, 2023
New Georgia Law Reins in NP, PA Use of 'Doctor' in Clinical Settings NPs, PAs with doctoral degrees must state they're not physicians during patient interactions May 09, 2023
These States Have Banned Youth Gender-Affirming Care Interactive map highlights penalties that healthcare providers face May 09, 2023
The Patient Case Against Requiring Medical Chaperones What sounds good in theory falls short in practice May 07, 2023
Medicaid Expansion Seen Lifting Colon Cancer Screening for Low-Income People But not a cure-all in states boosting eligibility May 06, 2023
Want to Make Your ACO a High Performer? Here Are the Keys Doc engagement and in-house care coordinators are among the critical factors, research finds May 05, 2023
'Ghost' Provider Networks a Big Problem for Patients, Especially in Mental Health Only 18% of docs called by Senate's "secret shoppers" were really in-network and taking patients May 03, 2023
No Masks in Long COVID Study? Participants Aren't Happy Stanford says masks are no longer mandatory, but are recommended May 03, 2023
Worried About the Possible Envision Bankruptcy? You Should Be. Regulators need to better protect patients, hospitals, and providers May 03, 2023
