Kate Middleton Update; First Mask Ban in U.S.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Health news and commentary gathered by staff Aug 15, 2024
Did COVID Vax Mandates for Health Workers Increase Uptake? Yes, but only among younger workers and in states with no test-out options Aug 14, 2024
Implicit Bias Trainings Are Increasingly Common. But Do They Work? New research identifies several areas for improvement and redesign Aug 14, 2024
Anti-Abortion Ob/Gyn's New Role; Questioning FDA 'Recalls'; Padding Profits With PAD This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 14, 2024
Older Adults Most Concerned About Healthcare Costs Ahead of Election Of healthcare-related concerns, costs of long-term care rose to the top Aug 14, 2024
Prior Authorizations on the Rise in Medicare Advantage, Report Finds Increase corresponds to a climb in Medicare Advantage enrollment Aug 13, 2024
Where Harris and Trump Stand on Top Issues in Healthcare From abortion to drug prices to gun control, here's how the presidential candidates stack up Aug 13, 2024
Does the Private Sector Help, or Hinder, Life Expectancy? Analyzing the impact of the "commercial determinants of health" Aug 13, 2024
First Walgreens Pharmacists File to Join New National Union Pharmacists, technicians at a Walgreens store in Vancouver, Washington are organizing Aug 12, 2024
Over 100 Pregnant Women, Some Bleeding or in Labor, Turned Away From EDs Since 2022 "Increasingly less safe to be pregnant and seeking emergency care," says former HHS official Aug 12, 2024
Surgeon General Was Warned by His Mom to Avoid Politics, but He Jumped Into the Fray An interview with the "Nation's Doctor," Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA Aug 12, 2024
The Politics Holding Back Medicaid Expansion in Some Southern States But the drumbeat of support, as one Southern state lawmaker put it, grows louder Aug 11, 2024
He Hadn't Had a Drop of Alcohol in Nearly a Year -- But the Test Said Otherwise Faulty testing protocols threaten the freedom of those entangled in the U.S. legal system Aug 10, 2024
More Rural Hospitals Are on the Verge of Closing, Report Finds Private insurers are paying less than the cost of care, data show Aug 09, 2024
Mpox Is Becoming More Deadly. We Need Global Action Now to Prevent Another Pandemic. A new, more dangerous variant has emerged Aug 09, 2024
15 States Sue to Block Biden's Plan to Help 'Dreamers' Get Health Coverage Rule takes effect November 1 Aug 09, 2024
For VP Candidate Tim Walz, Protecting Access to IVF Is Personal Walz has referred to his family's use of fertility treatments Aug 08, 2024
FDA Approves Nalmefene Auto-Injector for Opioid Overdose Opioid antagonist previously approved in injectable and nasal spray formulations Aug 08, 2024
The Postpartum Cliff Doesn't Need to Be So Steep Extending the standard of care to at least 1 year post-birth can save lives Aug 08, 2024
After Baby's Death, Parents Sue Infant Formula Maker at Center of 2022 Crisis Lawsuits accuse Abbott of negligence, fraud, and failing to warn parents Aug 08, 2024
Man Charged in Doc's Murder Mystery; $45M Jury Award; Fake Nurse Skips Sentencing A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 08, 2024
Alternative PBMs Arise to Compete With the 'Big Three' Competitors say their per-member, per-month payment model is fairer to employers and insurers Aug 07, 2024
Experts Clash Over VP Pick Walz's Health Policies Conservatives see record as too extreme, but liberals say he captures what Americans want Aug 07, 2024
Extend the Hospital-at-Home Waiver Before It's Too Late Older adults should continue to receive care where they feel and heal their best Aug 07, 2024
Home Visit Scheme; FDA Faces Pressure on Psychedelics; Hospital Stifled Debate? This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 07, 2024
U.S. Abortions Have Risen Slightly Since Roe Was Overturned, Study Finds Numbers up in states where abortion remains legal, especially those bordering ban states Aug 07, 2024
Tim Walz Beat COVID Skeptic Doc in 2022 Race for Governor Scott Jensen, MD, spoke out against vaccines, masking, and school and business closures Aug 06, 2024
Plant-based Food and Drink Labeling Is a Battlefield Public health considerations are missing in action Aug 06, 2024
This Specialty Has the Highest Starting Salary Report shows strong starting salary growth for 13 of 20 specialties Aug 06, 2024
Here's Where VP Pick Tim Walz Stands on Healthcare Issues The Minnesota governor's take on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues, and more Aug 06, 2024
PA Group Asks AMA for Policy Truce An open letter to the AMA calls for an end to its "divisive campaign against PAs" Aug 05, 2024
GOP Charge That Harris Backed Tax-Funded Care for All Immigrants Overlooks Details PolitiFact has found the claim to be "Mostly False" Aug 04, 2024
Healthcare Groups Want Congress to Make Assaulting a Health Worker a Federal Crime Legislation introduced in House and Senate calls for prison sentence of up to 20 years Aug 02, 2024
Physician Fights Insurer to Cover Her Baby's Brain Cancer Treatment Blue Cross of Idaho denied coverage for costly drug multiple times Aug 02, 2024
MedPod Today: Latest AIDS 'Cure'; Seine Swimming Risks; Slushie Dangers for Kids? reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Aug 02, 2024 podcast
Where Harris' VP Options Stand on Healthcare A look at the healthcare track records of Shapiro, Kelly, Walz, and Buttigieg Aug 01, 2024
PBMs Overpay Their Own Pharmacies to the Detriment of Insurers, Taxpayers, FTC Says But the interim report was criticized by business owners and the PBM trade group Aug 01, 2024
Senate Probe of Births in Prisons Exposes 'Pervasive Abuse and Mistreatment' Women shared stories of shackled bellies, giving birth on dirty floors or in the toilet Aug 01, 2024
