Taxpayers Paid Twice for Healthcare Private insurers are profiting more than ever during the pandemic May 25, 2022
Bystander CPR More Likely in States Requiring Teen Training State laws linked with 12% higher rate of bystander CPR May 23, 2022
Video Misleads on Law Enforcement Fentanyl Overdose Risk NIOSH video used to support fentanyl threat to police, but experts say risk of harm is near-zero May 19, 2022
Misinformation Docs See Their Political Stars Rise Familiar names appear on speakers' lists for popular conservative rallies May 19, 2022
Should Doctors Worry About 'Nuremberg 2.0?' It's a "completely misleading application of the concepts of the Nuremberg trials" May 19, 2022
Copay Assistance Programs, and Their Trackers, Stay in the Spotlight Doctor groups say "accumulator" and "maximizer" programs are harming patients May 17, 2022
One in Four Medicare Patients Harmed in Hospitals, Nearly Half Preventable CMS needs to do more to penalize facilities with avoidable adverse events, report says May 13, 2022
'I Have Never Felt Less Safe at Work' Violence against healthcare workers is increasing -- it's time for a change May 11, 2022
New York Doc Tries to Take Down No Surprises Act But lawsuit to overturn the law is "really, really weak," legal expert says May 10, 2022
Restrictions on Mifepristone a Barrier to Miscarriage Care, Surveys Show Over a third of respondents do not prescribe the drug for early pregnancy loss, despite efficacy May 10, 2022
Insurers Need a Reason to Care About Obesity Better incentives can make healthy weight a top priority May 09, 2022
Why Doctors Should Be Aware of Microplastic Pollution Environmental toxicologist Dick Vethaak: "You play an increasing and indispensable role in this" May 04, 2022 video
Social Determinants of Health: Measuring What Matters The pandemic shed light on the importance of addressing health equity in a variety of ways Apr 29, 2022
FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes "Long-awaited action" should reduce youth smoking, health disparities Apr 28, 2022
The Pandemic Was Not the Culprit in Dr. Lorna Breen's Suicide "Treatment without consequences" could have saved her life Apr 25, 2022
While the World Makes Progress on Reproductive Rights, the U.S. Regresses Why is the U.S. failing to lead the way in securing and protecting abortion rights? Apr 24, 2022
Biologics for JIA? Not So Fast, Say Insurers Nearly all required prior authorization in a small study, and requests often rejected at first Apr 24, 2022
'Shocking Mismanagement' in Our Organ Donation System Is Causing Needless Death OPTN and OPOs are mischaracterizing organ donation data to block system reform Apr 23, 2022
200 Rural Hospitals At Risk of Closing in the Next Few Years, Study Finds Inadequate payments from private insurers a large part of the reason, study author says Apr 22, 2022
Biden Administration Working to Rescind Trump-Era 'Conscience Clause' Rule Regulation would have enforced health workers' rights to decline participation in some procedures Apr 20, 2022
Ohio Doctor Not Guilty of Murdering Patients With High Opioid Doses Jurors, once at an impasse, found William Husel, DO, not guilty after a week of deliberations Apr 20, 2022
Cowboys Need Healthcare Too Leaving people uninsured winds up costing society a lot more Apr 19, 2022
FDA Issues Warning on Prenatal Genetic Tests Relying on results could lead to inappropriate medical decisions, agency warns Apr 19, 2022
Who Is Really Driving Up Insulin Costs? More attention needs to focus on pharmaceutical middlemen Apr 18, 2022
Everybody Loves CHIP, So Why Isn't It Permanently Funded? It has more to do with political will and finding the right way to achieve it, analyst says Apr 15, 2022
Healthcare Consolidation Expected to Continue, Expert Says Small-scale players will merge with others, especially in the second half of 2022, she predicts Apr 14, 2022
Nurse Practitioners in New York Granted Full Practice Authority State budget removes need for formal, documented relationships between NPs and MDs, facilities Apr 12, 2022
Changes Needed in How We Address Mental Health, Says U.S. Policy Advisor Susan Rice outlines three goals in Biden administration's plan to address mental health crisis Apr 07, 2022
$150K Prostate Cancer Drug Draws New Attention to 'March-In' Rights Advocates want Biden administration to enable Xtandi generics; industry warns against it Apr 06, 2022
Med Board Chief Rebukes America's Frontline Doctors Over Ambush Video Kristina Lawson depicted as Nazi: "It is disturbing to be targeted by anti-science zealots" Apr 04, 2022
EHR Pop-Ups Spur Better GDMT Implementation in Heart Failure Alert-based intervention in PROMPT-HF trial said to be low-cost, scalable Apr 03, 2022
Make Naloxone More Accessible to At-Risk Americans, Experts Say Allow OTC sale, reimburse pharmacists, and support harm-reduction groups, they urged Mar 30, 2022
Fired Doc Who Won $26M Speaks Out; $500K Air Ambulance Bill; FDA's Heart Pump Woes This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 30, 2022
House Members Remain Divided on Universal Healthcare Republicans, Democrats differ on potential costs and effects of Medicare for All Mar 29, 2022
Permanent Daylight Saving Time Is the Wrong Choice The Sunshine Protection Act will cause circadian misalignment with serious health consequences Mar 28, 2022
HIPAA Protections End Where the Money Begins I'm alarmed my personal health info is being used for targeted marketing Mar 19, 2022
Medicare Claws Back Money for Dubious Birth-Tissue Stem Cell Shots Government seeks to recoup more than 2 years of payments for unproven treatments Mar 16, 2022
More Research Needed on Use of Premium Cigars, Report Finds These cigars seem less dangerous than cigarettes -- but it's only because of how they are smoked Mar 10, 2022
A Tale of Two Accountable Care Organizations There is still hope for the future of value-based care Mar 10, 2022
Cost-Analysis Fuels Debate on Transplant Waitlists Without available kidneys, expense of longer lists not justified, researchers argue Mar 10, 2022
