The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reform Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change Oct 11, 2022
Caregiving at the End Co-host Tyler Johnson talks with the husband of previous guest, Ellen Dunphy, who died in July Oct 11, 2022 podcast
Concussion Expert's Papers Retracted Did misquotations alter concussion science and care? Oct 10, 2022
FDA Approves At-Home Furosemide for Heart Failure Strong diuretic to become available outside the hospital setting Oct 10, 2022
Cleaner Cooking Fuel Not Enough to Improve Birth Weight in Lower-Income Countries Randomized trial suggests earlier, more intense, or just different strategy might be needed Oct 10, 2022
If You Invite 455 People to Colonoscopy, You'll Stop One Case of Cancer Risk of colorectal cancer reduced with screening in randomized trial, but less than expected Oct 09, 2022
FDA OKs Tdap Vaccine for Whooping Cough Protection Before Birth Boostrix vaccine is to be delivered to the unborn child in the third trimester of pregnancy Oct 07, 2022
Nurse Protests Her Firing Over Refusal to Take Implicit Bias Training "I objected to a mandatory course grounded in the idea that I'm racist because I'm white" Oct 07, 2022
UCSF Residents Avert Strike; Reach Tentative Deal With Children's Hospital Oakland Proposed contract includes better pay and benefits for housing, meals, and relocation Oct 07, 2022
Congressman Escalates War With PBMs They are hurting healthcare affordability and quality, says Rep. Buddy Carter Oct 07, 2022
CMS' Financial Incentives Didn't Move the Dial on Home Dialysis Incentives may just not be strong enough, say some Oct 07, 2022
9 Hispanic Medical Pioneers These historic figures each contributed towards their fields in massive ways Oct 06, 2022
Unexplained Bleeding Linked to Rat Poison in Synthetic Cannabinoids 52 cases were ultimately identified, and four patients died Oct 06, 2022
'Not an Easy Villain': Documentary Tackles Healthcare's Big Hospital Problem The human cost of tax-exempt hospitals is a hard pill to swallow, says "InHospitable" director Oct 06, 2022 video
Docs Hit With Price-Fixing Charges; $4M for Missed Strep Dx; Prison for X-Ray Fraud A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 06, 2022
Screen All Adults for Anxiety: How Can PCPs Make That Work? Psychiatrist Tracey Marks, MD, offers advice on managing your patients' mental health Oct 06, 2022 video
Opioids Tainted With Mystery Chemical Sparked Flood of Unusual Overdoses Pennsylvania outbreak spawned 94 cases, many with low heart rate or sky-high blood pressure Oct 06, 2022
How a Suicide in a Clinical Trial Turned a Bioethicist Into a Whistleblower His advice for other potential whistleblowers: Don't go it alone Oct 06, 2022
Breakthrough Monkeypox Cases Seen Weeks After Second Jynneos Dose However, most post-vaccination cases in at-risk group occurred within 14 days of first dose Oct 05, 2022
For Female Emergency Docs, Lack of Respect Is Part of the Job Women more likely to be misidentified, dismissed, and ignored, according to two studies Oct 05, 2022
California Hospital Begins Medication Abortions in the ED -- A Possible First "Our job is to treat all comers no matter their medical issue," says researcher Oct 05, 2022
Women Doctors More Likely to Be Called by First Name in Patient Portal Messages Primary care and DO physicians also more likely to be greeted informally in EMR messages Oct 05, 2022
Sexual Violence Takes a Toll on Teens' Mental Health Even experiences of unwelcome sexual approach can have a lasting negative impact Oct 04, 2022
Physicians: Get a Mentor or a Coach? There might be more than one solution to take your career to the next level Oct 04, 2022
The Search Is On for Another Xeno Heart Transplant Recipient Transplant surgeons discuss testing the concept in more humans Oct 04, 2022
FDA's Power Morcellator Warning Tied to Drop in Distant Leiomyosarcomas Local and regional illness remained unchanged Oct 04, 2022
Supply Issues a Major Challenge to Polio Vaccination Programs As the world moves from eradication to containment, will vaccine incentives increase? Oct 04, 2022
Experts Grapple With New Reality: Polio May Never Be Eradicated Oral polio vaccine has diminished paralysis, but it's also a reason the virus keeps circulating Oct 04, 2022
It's Time to Embrace Opioid Addiction Meds in the ED, Experts Say Buprenorphine is a must in overdose cases, according to two emergency physicians Oct 04, 2022
Some Environmental Pollutants Linked to IBS PM2.5, airborne toxic releases associated with zip code-level IBS incidence in California Oct 04, 2022
What Drug Laws Are in the Inflation Reduction Act? The Answer Might Surprise You It's not just about negotiating drug prices in Medicare Oct 04, 2022
Healthcare at the Margins Toyin Ajayi, MD, on how social inequities limit access to proper care Oct 04, 2022 podcast
What Killed the First Gender-Affirming Surgery Clinic in the U.S.? Powerful people, prejudice, and politics, according to a review of its history Oct 03, 2022
UNOS to Revamp Heart Allocation Rules to Rein in Transplant Waitlist Tricks It may be goodbye to priority tiers, hello to points-based ranking system in coming years Oct 03, 2022
Emergency Medicine Docs Bemoan Patient Satisfaction Surveys Critics at ACEP call them biased, unfair, and exclusionary Oct 03, 2022
Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Care Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say Oct 02, 2022
More Emotional Exhaustion; Where to Work for 'Humanizing' Experience Must-reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers Oct 02, 2022
California Bill Barring Docs From Telling COVID Lies Signed Into Law Law won't stop docs who spread misinfo on social media; only during direct patient care Oct 01, 2022
CDC Warns of Severe Monkeypox in People With HIV, the Immunocompromised Reports of myocarditis, penile necrosis, and atypical/persistent rash requiring amputation Sep 30, 2022
