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A Letter From the Front Lines of Quarantining With Kids

As a pediatrician with three sick children, I'm terrified and angry

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

European CVD Prevention Guide Leans on Age Stratification

Update has new risk assessment score but goes easy on blood pressure

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

His Bundle Pacing Stars in European Guidelines

Revised edition could signal coming U.S. recommendations too

A female physician in a hair net and goggles puts her pink gloved finger up to her masked mouth in a quiet gesture.

Is Fear of Hospital Retaliation Silencing Doctors?

We must speak out on issues impacting the well-being of our patients and ourselves

The packaging and blister pack of Ivermectin tablets USP 6mg.

Ivermectin Scripts, Poison Center Calls Boom During Delta Surge

CDC warns healthcare providers to steer patients away from the controversial drug

A sign outside of a business which reads: NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, NO SHOT, NO ENTRY. GET VACCINATED.

'Pandemic of the Unvaccinated?' Not Really, Advocate Says

It's more a pandemic of those without access to vaccines and healthcare, says Rhea Boyd

A multi-ethnic group of children wearing protective masks on a school bus.

Florida Doc Booted From Hospital After Offering $50 Mask Exemptions

Physician posted the offer to an anti-mask website after school district issued stronger mandate

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Let's Not Forget COVID's Lessons on Health Inequality

Even as the pandemic rages on, other battles warrant attention too

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Doc's $670K Telehealth Racket? Unlikely COVID Provocateur; 'Ignorant' of Health Cost

This past week in healthcare investigations

A photo of Dr. Jeremy Henrichs and the Mahomet-Seymour Schools Administrative Center building.

Illinois Doc Under Investigation for Stance on School Mask Mandate

Jeremy Henrichs, MD, says probe is improper use of government pressure

Teenaged girl exhaling smoke from a vaporizer.

More Teens Are Trying to Quit Vaping Than Ever Before

Over half of adolescent e-cigarette users want to quit and have tried to quit, new study shows

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Pharmacist Charged for Vax Card Sales; Moderna Recipe Fight; Drug Waste Report COIs

This past week in healthcare investigations

Medical marijuana flower buds in glass jar and grinder.

Pot Smokers Face Distinct Risks After Coronary Procedures

But could marijuana use be associated with fewer cases of acute kidney injury?

A male physician looks over the chart of his male patient who is asleep in a hospital bed in a darkened room.

Medicine Doesn't Stop at the Bedside

Medical organizations and physicians should play an active role in advancing positive change

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Medicare's Radiation Oncology Payment Model Vexes Oncology Community

Participation required for certain radiation oncology practices starting next January

A map of the world created by the arrangement of various pills and capsules.

CMS Proposes to Rescind 'Most Favored Nation' Drug Pricing Rule

Regulation from Trump administration had been barred from taking effect due to court challenges

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Roche, Abbott COVID Antigen Tests Just So-So in Real-World Data

"Unsatisfactory" for screening asymptomatic people, say German lab professionals

A Juul vape pen and packaging and pack of Virginia tobacco flavored pods.

All Eyes on FDA: The Upcoming Regulation of Juul E-Cigarettes

Will the public health be protected?

A man in a business suit knocks on a door with a placard that reads: Office of Climate Change and Health Equity.

HHS's Climate Change Office: Not Open Yet, but Getting Positive Reviews

Initial steps "highly encouraging," says one expert

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New Data on Opioids for Chronic Pain: Less Than Meets the Eye?

Unclear what, if anything, new NCHS report means

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Nurse Rehabilitation Programs: Why Is Enrollment So Low?

Some big states' annual new enrollment in confidential rehab dips to single digits

A series of images depicting the journey from substance abuse to completion of treatment.

Lawyers Advertise to Nurses: Think Twice About State Rehab Programs

Attorneys charge that programs can be aggressive, costly, and not in the nurse's favor

A young female nurse writes notes during a home visit to her mature male patient, both are wearing protective masks.

Bring House Calls Into the 21st Century

The pandemic highlighted the benefits of home health services for a range of patient populations

HRS over a photo of a pacemaker laying on an electrocardiogram.

CABANA Paints Afib Ablation as Cost 'Attractive'

Subanalysis results robustly inside willingness-to-pay thresholds

A billboard with a mature cowboy in sunglasses and the words: TEX NEEDS A LIVER. PLEASE HELP!

Ethics Consult: Is Oil Tycoon's Billboard for Liver Donor Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too!

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs

This past week in healthcare investigations

An x-ray image of a senior woman with a left ventricular assist device implanted

More Medical Device Deaths Than We Previously Thought?

Study finds many reports of patient deaths that were not classified as a death in FDA database

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Can Gargling Protect School Kids From COVID?

Underused interventions may help slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 when schools reopen

A female therapist wearing a protective mask conducts a session with her female patient.

To Prevent Chronic Illness, Start With Mental Health

The two are inextricably linked

A sign attached to a white brick wall which reads: NOTICE Proof of vaccination required.

American Hospital Association Joins Others in Support of COVID Vax Mandates

Largest U.S.-based healthcare organization to advocate for these requirements so far

Georgia Hospital Chooses PAs/NPs, Not Physicians, for Daily Rounds

Sound Physicians staffing firm will use APPs at Memorial University Medical Center

A row of monochromatic rundown houses in need of paint and repairs in West Virginia.

Poorer Americans Bear the Brunt of Life Expectancy Drop

Poverty and stress are a "death sentence" says senator, but experts offer a way out

TVT over a computer rendering of a transparent heart with the valves highlighted and blood flowing.

Does COAPT Change the Need to Try Foundational HF Drugs in Functional MR?

Current GDMT titration approach under fire during TVT debate

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Large Ivermectin Study Retracted

Preprint publisher finds evidence of plagiarism, problems with raw data

A box of Chantix (varenicline) tablets

FDA Warns Doctors, Consumers on Contaminated Chantix

Latest drug found with cancer-causing nitrosamines

A teen boy with braces yawns and stretches while waking up in the morning

Teens Need Later School Start Times

The pandemic has further highlighted the health benefits

Staffing Contract Disputes Causing Uproar in San Diego

Public healthcare system Palomar Health accused of Brown Act violations by staff and citizens

FDA APPROVED Tacrolimus (Prograf) over a computer rendering of a lung in a metal dish with surgical tools.

FDA Breaks New Ground With Transplant Drug Approval

No prospective trial offered or required

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Private Equity Is Ruining American Healthcare

Physicians, patients lose when PE takes over; it's time to take medicine back

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