High Out-of-Pocket Costs Tied to Less Follow-Up After Initial Mammography Plans dominated by copays and deductibles are associated with higher out-of-pocket costs Mar 27, 2023
A Conservative Blueprint for Universal Healthcare Achieving universal coverage is possible using the ACA as a framework Mar 23, 2023
Doctor Wins $14M Judgment; Poppy Seeds and Positive Drug Tests; Fixing Nurse Wages? A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 23, 2023
Despite Abortion Restrictions, Ob/Gyn Remains Competitive Residency Every slot filled in this year's Match, but some states more desirable Mar 23, 2023
Admin Trumps Med Students: Anti-Abortion Group Allowed on Campus An Arizona medical school will now have a chapter of Medical Students for Life Mar 22, 2023
Biden Administration Announces Plan to Overhaul the Organ Transplant System Steps include making contracting more competitive and publishing donation data Mar 22, 2023
Does Your OR Have a Black Box? TikTok Drug Influencers; Clashes at Online Journal This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 22, 2023
The Gender Gap in Medicine Women in medicine remain underpaid, underfunded and undervalued: here are insights into solutions Mar 22, 2023 video
Obesity Tied to Density of Food Stores Carrying Less Healthy Options, Report Finds Link between obesity and unhealthy food establishments holds in both rural and non-rural areas Mar 21, 2023
FDA Has Neglected Clinical Trial Transparency — Plus $45 Billion in Fines It's time for more aggressive enforcement of the law Mar 21, 2023
FDA Allows Lower Risk Designation for Snuff Product The brand joins a limited few granted modified risk tobacco claims Mar 16, 2023
More Money, Better Standards Needed to Improve Health Cybersecurity, Senators Told Small rural hospitals especially at risk, witness says Mar 16, 2023
Doc Charged for Hidden Cameras; Ex-Husband Sues Over Abortion; Doc Accused of Rape A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 16, 2023
Maternal Mortality Rose Significantly in 2021, CDC Says Rates increased in all racial/ethnic groups but were highest among Black patients Mar 16, 2023
Gender-Affirming Surgery Gets a Boost After California Law Kicked In Nondiscrimination law bars insurers from limiting benefits based on gender identity, expression Mar 14, 2023
Life-Saving Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Hangs in the Balance The U.S. could soon face a preventable public health crisis Mar 14, 2023
CDC, FDA Heads Fire Back at Ladapo Letter Califf and Walensky say Florida Surgeon General's VAERS analysis is "incorrect, misleading" Mar 13, 2023
A Third of Docs Blame Prior Authorizations for Serious Harm to Patients Four in five say they waste resources, forcing use of ineffective treatments, extra visits Mar 13, 2023
AMA, Surgeon General Propose Ways to Prevent Doctor Burnout Get enough sleep, stop prior authorization, and share your story with colleagues Mar 10, 2023
Hospitals Drag Their Feet in Posting Prices for Joint Replacements A year after CMS rule went into effect, two-thirds of hospitals had done nothing Mar 09, 2023
Almost Half of All Public Health Workers Left Their Jobs Over the Past 5 Years If trends continue, more than 100,000 workers could leave in 2025 Mar 08, 2023
Amid Relaxing COVID Rules for Health Workers, San Francisco Is Reinforcing Them Healthcare workers in the city must continue to mask and be vaccinated Mar 07, 2023
No Copay Is No Help for CVD Outcomes Randomized trial showed a small bump in adherence, but didn't move the dial on outcomes Mar 06, 2023
Cough Syrup Likely Culprit in Dozens of Child Deaths in Gambia, Says CDC Imported diethylene glycol-containing products resulted in an outbreak of acute kidney injury Mar 02, 2023
Respiratory Therapist Charged With Murder; Clinic Implanted Embryo With Cancer Gene? A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 02, 2023
Stella Immanuel Highest U.S. Prescriber of Ivermectin and HCQ Controversial physician has doled out tens of thousands of scripts for both drugs Mar 02, 2023
Expanding ICD Codes May Aid Rare Disease Patients, Research NCATS explores how best to use diagnostic codes to move field forward Mar 02, 2023
Hopkins' Makary Tells Lawmakers COVID Lab Leak a 'No-Brainer' Other expert witnesses open to other origin theories Mar 01, 2023
The Death of American Medical Ideology "We need to shrink healthcare in order to build health," says Eric Reinhart Mar 01, 2023 video
Fauci on Lab Leak; Murder Charge for Respiratory Therapist; Extra SNAP Benefits End Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 01, 2023
FDA Issues Import Alert on 'Tranq' Drug Xylazine Drug will be under added scrutiny to make sure it's for "legitimate veterinary use," agency says Feb 28, 2023
Victor Dzau on Leading the National Academy of Medicine NAM president discusses health equity and global health Feb 28, 2023 podcast
Hospitals Bear Brunt of Financial Fallout From COVID But there is an opportunity here to try new strategies to cope Feb 27, 2023
Docs Push Ivermectin for Flu; Woody's SNL Intro; Energy Dept. Backs Lab Leak Theory Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Feb 27, 2023
A Ban on the Abortion Drug Mifepristone Is Looming A Texas lawsuit may be disastrous for effective abortion access and FDA's authority Feb 23, 2023
Over-the-Counter Naloxone Has the Power to Save Lives But removing barriers to access is an essential next step Feb 23, 2023
Third Doctor Arrested for U.S. Capitol Riot; Pediatrician Sues for 'Anti-Male' Bias A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 23, 2023
More Investment in Primary Care Needed, Report Finds Workforce is shrinking as fewer adults report having a regular source of care Feb 22, 2023
Insulin Infusion Doctor Barred From Solo Practice Agency found gross negligence, incompetence, unprofessional conduct after lengthy investigation Feb 22, 2023
