CDC: No Excess Pediatric Brain Infections During the Pandemic Streptococcal brain abscesses, other complications have remained within historical limits Sep 16, 2022
Appointment Wait Times Continue to Rise Amid Concerns of Physician Shortages New survey finds that wait times increased by 8% across four specialties since 2017 Sep 16, 2022
I Didn't Let My Addiction Win Out in the End How doctors get addicted and how they recover Sep 16, 2022
FDA Finally OKs First Drug for Hepatorenal Syndrome Pivotal trial data showed terlipressin nearly doubled reversal of the condition Sep 15, 2022
Physician Burnout Tied to Job Disengagement, Worse Care "It's really important to consider both factors in tandem," says lead author of meta-analysis Sep 15, 2022
The Internal Conflict of Being a Ringside Doctor The aftermath of a 2019 fight nearly broke me Sep 15, 2022
Children's Hospital Accused of Sexual Abuse; AMA Joins Class-Action Against Cigna A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 15, 2022
House Bill Would Fix Glitch in Medicare Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport Program Measure would require states to help some "dual eligibles" who have trouble accessing the benefit Sep 15, 2022
Our Hands Are Tied: Treating Prediabetes in Kids We urgently need more research on pharmacological interventions for this growing epidemic Sep 14, 2022
Should I Time My COVID Booster? Waiting is okay for most, but certain groups should get their shots right away Sep 14, 2022
Republicans in Congress Introduce Bill to Restrict Abortion Nationwide Measure comes less than 2 months before the midterm elections Sep 13, 2022
Violence Against Nurses Worse Than Ever, Analysis Finds Over 3 months in 2022, two nurses were assaulted every hour, on average Sep 13, 2022
Who Needs a 'Recovering' Shrink Now? My past should no longer be a burden but an advantage Sep 13, 2022
Terror, Joy, Triumph: Learning Resilience as a Pediatric Neurosurgeon Jay Wellons, MD, reflects on his journey and challenges as a pediatric neurosurgeon Sep 13, 2022 podcast
Tecovirimat Safe in Monkeypox, but Efficacy Is Less Clear Data support use in patients with or at risk for severe disease, CDC researchers say Sep 12, 2022
Are Doctors Getting Their COVID Boosters? ·¬ΗΡΙηΗψ asked a dozen doctors about their plans for the latest bivalent shots Sep 12, 2022
First TYK2 Inhibitor for Psoriasis Wins FDA Approval Deucravacitinib significantly outperformed apremilast in two randomized trials Sep 11, 2022
CDC: More Kids Hospitalized With Respiratory Disease Linked to Non-Polio Enterovirus Infection associated with rare neurologic complication that causes limb weakness, agency says Sep 10, 2022
Whole-Person Care Can Make Us Better Healers Illness is sometimes more than what's on the surface Sep 10, 2022
Health System Warns Exemptions to COVID Vaccines May Expire With New Options Holdouts who used religious exemptions to avoid vaccination can get Novavax now Sep 09, 2022
Physician Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Prescribing Anti-Anxiety Drug The osteopathic doctor pleaded guilty to prescribing Xanax to people who were not his patients Sep 09, 2022
Our Perception of Obesity Needs an Overhaul Changing how we think about the disease allows us to more effectively talk to and treat patients Sep 09, 2022
Here's How a Court Ruling in North Carolina Could Affect Liability for Nurses Nurses in the state can now be held liable for patient harm even when following doctors' orders Sep 08, 2022
Self-Measured BP Struggles to Get Off the Ground During the Pandemic Lessons learned from the implementation of BP telemonitoring Sep 08, 2022
Fired NP Sues CVS; $77M Wrongful Death Award; Fertility Doc's Fraud Payout Reduced A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 08, 2022
Medical Meetings and COVID: Is Virtual Just as Risky as In-Person? At a masked meeting during Omicron, the odds of catching virus were similar in either scenario Sep 07, 2022
Surgeon Gets 7 Years for Unnecessary X-Rays; Agency in Chaos Over Trans Health Cases This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 07, 2022
Judge Rules in Favor of Stem Cell Clinic Decision likely to be appealed, but could still have implications for FDA regulation Sep 07, 2022
First Approved Treatment for Generalized Pustular Psoriasis Spesolimab led to complete clearance of pustules within a week in more than half of patients Sep 07, 2022
Medical Education Has 'Gone Woke' -- That's a Good Thing New AAMC guidelines on diversity and equity are a much-needed addition to medical education Sep 06, 2022
Sudden Anal Discharge and Rectal Pain in 30-Year-Old Man Rash that appeared a week later provided a more telling clue Sep 06, 2022
How to Save 5 Minutes in Evaluating Patients Post-COVID Some "simple" tests are simpler than others Sep 06, 2022
Mothers in WIC Program Have Better Birth Outcomes, Lower Infant Mortality Review highlights need for better evidence about WIC and health outcomes, researchers say Sep 05, 2022
Optum Acquires Houston-Based Physician Group for $2 Billion Optum's network reported to make up over 5% of all U.S. physicians Sep 02, 2022
Increased Health Spending When Private Equity Acquires Physician Practices Patient volume also increased, but whether patients are benefiting remains to be seen Sep 02, 2022
Are EDs Bombarded With Apple Watch Afib Alerts? Arrhythmia alerts can be nerve-wracking, but they're not usually an emergency Sep 02, 2022
First-Line HIV Treatment Proves Mettle in Pregnant Patients Dolutegravir linked with better viral suppression versus other ART regimens Aug 31, 2022
