Experts Attempt to Demystify Paxlovid Prescribing The IDSA offers a drug interaction guide, encourages communication between specialists May 20, 2022
Five Core Principles to Empower Our Patients Even through virtual care, promoting self-efficacy can lead to lasting behavior change May 20, 2022
What Doctors Need to Know About Monkeypox While the potential of increased transmissibility is being sorted, here's what we know for sure May 20, 2022
Video Misleads on Law Enforcement Fentanyl Overdose Risk NIOSH video used to support fentanyl threat to police, but experts say risk of harm is near-zero May 19, 2022
Here's How Doctors Are Trying to Help Long COVID Patients Earliest long COVID programs don't have all the answers, but focus on individual treatment May 19, 2022
Vulnerable Teens May Ask, Who'll Stop the Rain? Precipitation seen as trigger for airway inflammation May 19, 2022
Misinformation Docs See Their Political Stars Rise Familiar names appear on speakers' lists for popular conservative rallies May 19, 2022
Should Doctors Worry About 'Nuremberg 2.0?' It's a "completely misleading application of the concepts of the Nuremberg trials" May 19, 2022
Doc Says He Was Cut for Pushing Back on 10-Minute Visits Employer argues 10-minute goal is only for time spent in EMR May 19, 2022
Here's What Happened to Asthma, COPD Admissions After a Big Polluter Shut Down Correlation bolsters evidence that environmental air quality can be modified to good effect May 18, 2022
Do Interns and Residents Ever Really Go on Strike? Milton Packer describes the first and only successful U.S. housestaff strike -- in 1975 May 18, 2022
Doctors Aren't Superheroes, We're Human Burnout humbled me and brought me face-to-face with the truth May 17, 2022
Copay Assistance Programs, and Their Trackers, Stay in the Spotlight Doctor groups say "accumulator" and "maximizer" programs are harming patients May 17, 2022
Younger People More Likely to Undergo Colonoscopy After Guideline Change But most colonoscopies still done in those ages 50-54 May 17, 2022
FDA Rejects Cheap Antidepressant to Treat Early COVID David Boulware, who submitted the EUA for fluvoxamine, argues the agency is "behind the times" May 17, 2022
The Chilling Effect of the RaDonda Vaught Prosecution The threat of criminal charges will not create better providers or patient outcomes May 17, 2022
Urologists Are Helping Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Studies Suggest Three reports show success in reducing opioid prescribing May 16, 2022
Trace Metal Tied to Mycobacterial Infection Risk Correlation isn't causation, but now there's more reason to suspect a direct connection May 16, 2022
'The Great Resignation' Is a Great Time to Renegotiate Do it for yourself and for the sake of your patients May 14, 2022
First GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist OK'd for Type 2 Diabetes Injectable tirzepatide lands approval as an adjunct to diet and exercise May 13, 2022
Pharmacist Suicides Outpace General Public Firearm deaths were the most common method, followed by poisoning, longitudinal study finds May 13, 2022
Nurse Vaught Sentenced for Deadly Medical Error Former Vanderbilt nurse gets 3 years probation for negligent homicide, adult abuse May 13, 2022
One in Four Medicare Patients Harmed in Hospitals, Nearly Half Preventable CMS needs to do more to penalize facilities with avoidable adverse events, report says May 13, 2022
What Paxlovid Rebound Could Mean for Patients "This is not a failure of Paxlovid," argues Michael Mina, MD, PhD May 13, 2022 video
Residents, Fellows at USC Keck School of Medicine Latest to Vote to Unionize Vote follows a campaign focused on living wages and representation in the workplace May 12, 2022
More Support Needed to Shore Up Nurse Pipeline, Experts Say There have to be more nurses in health system governance "at the highest levels" May 11, 2022
Moderna's COVID Vaccine Holds Up for Kids 6-11 Years Interim results get peer-reviewed journal treatment ahead of potential EUA May 11, 2022
How a COVID Misdiagnosis Revealed Deadly Aromatherapy Outbreak Case "highlights the importance of autopsy," medical examiner says May 11, 2022
'I Have Never Felt Less Safe at Work' Violence against healthcare workers is increasing -- it's time for a change May 11, 2022
Doctor's Co. Faked COVID Test Results; Surgeon Sues Over Sexism; Hospital Price Hike This past week in healthcare investigations May 11, 2022
New York Doc Tries to Take Down No Surprises Act But lawsuit to overturn the law is "really, really weak," legal expert says May 10, 2022
Restrictions on Mifepristone a Barrier to Miscarriage Care, Surveys Show Over a third of respondents do not prescribe the drug for early pregnancy loss, despite efficacy May 10, 2022
Most COVID Transmission Is Still Asymptomatic Some 60% of spread starts with those who have no symptoms, and that may be higher with Omicron May 10, 2022
Insurers Need a Reason to Care About Obesity Better incentives can make healthy weight a top priority May 09, 2022
Laughing in the Face of Death Only the rare patient has a sense of humor at the end of life May 09, 2022
Case Series Hints at Possible Paxlovid Role in Long COVID Two patients saw easing of symptoms following course of therapy, according to pre-print May 06, 2022
A Tale of Two Hospitals: Resident Mistreatment and Exploitation The pandemic has ignited a wave of resident unionization May 06, 2022
What Do We Know About Paxlovid Rebound? And how should clinicians handle relapses after a 5-day course? May 06, 2022
