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
Vaccine Researcher Who Developed Tinnitus After COVID Shot Calls for Further Study Gregory Poland, MD, advocates both vaccination and better understanding of possible side effect Mar 09, 2022
Rare Vaccine Death; Vape Loophole Exploited; No Paxlovid for the Imprisoned This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 09, 2022
CMS Sepsis Measurement Under Fire Measure doesn't work and its re-endorsement process was flawed, critics say Mar 08, 2022
Texas Children's Hospital Puts Gender-Affirming Care on Pause Nation's largest pediatric hospital halts hormone therapy, citing possible legal ramifications Mar 08, 2022
End to Public Health Emergency Is Bad News for Millions on Medicaid Coverage losses are likely to hit children particularly hard Mar 03, 2022
Hostility Against Hospitals Raged During COVID; Long COVID Patients Lack Safety Net This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 02, 2022
Biden Administration Announces Steps to Improve Nursing Home Care Measures include those aimed at increasing staffing and cutting down on unnecessary treatment Feb 28, 2022
Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court Seat Appeals court judge has a history of litigating for reproductive rights Feb 25, 2022
Gender-Affirming Meds Have Drastic Impact on Suicide Risk in Trans Youth Researchers call for legislature to support access to care for at-risk youth Feb 25, 2022
The Lactation Gap: Disparities in Maternal Health Breastfeeding has short- and long-term health benefits for both mother and child Feb 23, 2022
Costs Soaring for Ground Ambulance Transport Surprise billing law doesn't apply to ambulance rides Feb 22, 2022
No One Is Coming to Help Rural hospitals have been fighting a losing battle during the COVID pandemic Feb 20, 2022
Doc Group Pushes Ivermectin for Long COVID FLCCC promotes 20 therapies: like "throwing spaghetti against the wall," one expert says Feb 17, 2022
Are There Too Many Foreign-Born Docs in the U.S.? Maybe, Maybe Not Lawmakers' divide on the question evident at House hearing Feb 16, 2022
Extend the Interval Between COVID Vaccine Doses The safety and effectiveness data should prompt CDC to update its policy Feb 14, 2022
A Third of Docs Saw a Patient Harmed by Prior Authorization Treatment delays have led to permanent damage, disability, and even death Feb 11, 2022
CDC Proposes New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Hard thresholds for pain medication doses, duration no longer promoted Feb 10, 2022
Healthcare Is a 'Right' for All Americans, Says Becerra "We're missing the mark" on addressing health disparities, researchers agree Feb 09, 2022
What You Need to Know About That 'Johns Hopkins' Lockdown Study "All of this adds up to a very weird review paper" Feb 07, 2022
Rural Access to Care Even Worse for Minority Communities Access to hospital services breaks down along historic racial lines Feb 07, 2022
ACIP Embraces Spikevax Amid Serious Talk of Changing mRNA Dosing Interval Would longer time between doses do the trick to reduce myocarditis risk? Feb 04, 2022
Two Nurses Charged With Selling Fake COVID Vax Cards Julie DeVuono and Marissa Urraro earned some $1.5 million from scheme Jan 31, 2022
Slammed to the Max: This Hospital Has Hovered at Capacity Since Pandemic Began Staffing is at the breaking point, and diversion isn't an option Jan 31, 2022
Medicare Patients Can't Get Their At-Home COVID Test Kits Covered -- Yet But CMS says it's working to provide that coverage Jan 25, 2022
Can Patients Just Say 'No' to Treatment? Psychiatrist weighs in on how to approach misinformed beliefs Jan 22, 2022
HHS Announces $103 Million in Grants to Address Health Worker Burnout "I am 27 years old and just praying I can get through every shift" Jan 20, 2022
I'm Over COVID Symptoms, but Still Testing Positive. Am I Infectious? Infectiousness may linger beyond the 5-day isolation period recommended by the CDC Jan 20, 2022
Doc Suspended for Anti-Vax Views Sues Hospital Mary Talley Bowden, MD, wants access to hospital financial records Jan 18, 2022
Growing Controversy Over 'Skinny' Labeling for Generic Drugs What's at stake in legal battles over patent-avoiding approval pathway for generics Jan 17, 2022
The Entire Healthcare System Is on the Brink of Breakdown Policymakers must help address the national emergency of healthcare workforce shortages Jan 14, 2022
(When) to Boost or Not to Boost, That Is the Question Countless complex questions remain Jan 13, 2022
Nurse Gave Out Fake COVID Jabs At least 45 "patients" in Italy allegedly received no vaccine at all Jan 13, 2022
Too Much Focus on Boosters, Says FDA Vaccine Advisor At the hospital level, COVID-19 remains "a disease for the unvaccinated," says Paul Offit, MD Jan 12, 2022 video
Why Are Physicians Silent About Outrageous Drug Prices? Milton Packer wonders why physicians are struggling to get their priorities straight Jan 12, 2022
Are There Consequences When a Patient Harasses Their Doctor? Standardized policies to address this issue are paramount Jan 09, 2022
Unvaxxed Pediatrician Still Out of Work Despite Hospital's Mandate Drop Judge rules against Indiana doc who cited religious exemption Jan 07, 2022
