Buprenorphine Misuse: What's the Reality? New study highlights need to expand access to buprenorphine for OUD Nov 18, 2021
COVID Rapid Test Prices 'Ridiculous' "It's really a travesty these aren't being subsidized appropriately," expert says Nov 18, 2021
AMA Calls for Greater Police Accountability in New Report Excludes reform on qualified immunity and demilitarization, to some delegates' disappointment Nov 17, 2021
Hepatology Not Immune to Workplace Discrimination Women, racial/ethnic minorities most likely to experience discriminatory behavior Nov 17, 2021
Jury Still Out on Lithium's Antisuicidal Effects Adjunct lithium offered no additional suicide protection for bipolar, depressed vets Nov 17, 2021
Doctor Sues Hospital Over Ivermectin Ban Amid Journal Article Retraction Virginia hospital took issue with article co-authored by Paul Marik, MD Nov 17, 2021
Doc Took 'Miracle Drug', Still Got COVID; St. Jude Has Billions as Families Go Broke This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 17, 2021
'Concerning' Opioid Prescribing in Patients With Cirrhosis PCPs more than twice as likely as gastroenterologists to prescribe opioids Nov 16, 2021
To Aaron Rodgers, From a Physician and Packers Fan Thoughts on the star quarterback's recent controversy Nov 16, 2021
AMA Advocates to Strengthen Title IX Protections for Sexual Assault Victims Proposed DOE rules disempower victims, exclude off-campus complaints, argue proponents for change Nov 16, 2021
Houston Methodist Suspends Doc for 'Spreading Dangerous' Info Mary Talley Bowden, MD, says she will no longer treat vaccinated patients Nov 16, 2021
AMA Ready to Target Disinformation Docs "Role of social media in amplifying" disinformation docs also needs to be examined, says delegate Nov 16, 2021
When We're All Responsible for a Patient's Death, No One Is Doctors increasingly fail to take ownership of their decisions Nov 16, 2021
AMA's Strategic Equity Plan Under Fire Delegates debate issues of free speech and whether an individual or group can be named "racist" Nov 15, 2021
AMA Delegates Target Naturopaths Who Write Vaccine Exemptions Other proposals focused on minimum wage, access to menstrual care products, and looming pay cuts Nov 15, 2021
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women "We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate Nov 15, 2021
Stem Cells Don't Prevent Acute Heart Failure Events DREAM-HF trial does hold some positive signals, though Nov 15, 2021
Med Students Call for 'Virginity Testing' Ban in U.S. AMA needs to "make a concerted effort to educate patients and their families about such harm" Nov 15, 2021
AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Some worry this could lead to price controls for physician services Nov 14, 2021
More Support Needed for Abortion Training for Med Students, Say AMA Delegates "Termination of pregnancy is a critical aspect of caring for our patients" Nov 14, 2021
Young Physicians Need Support From Organized Medicine, Says AMA President "The fear and weariness ... I'd call it battle fatigue" Nov 13, 2021
The Toxic Doctor-Insurer Relationship Are insurers an obstacle to providing patients with the care they need? Nov 13, 2021
Preterm Birth Drug Tied to Cancer Risk in Those Exposed in Utero Mothers who took 17-OHPC for miscarriage in the 1950s and 1960s had offspring at greater risk Nov 12, 2021
Fewer Hepatitis C Patients Seeking Treatment of Late Accelerated declines in 2020 only the latest in a downward trajectory Nov 12, 2021
Whistleblower Physician Killed in Plane Crash Ahead of Settlement Kathleen Hartney-Velazco, MD, and her company alleged improper arrangements at staffing firms Nov 11, 2021
New Institute Has Ties to the Great Barrington Declaration All three GBD lead authors contribute to Brownstone Institute Nov 11, 2021
Which Med ·¬ΗΡΙηΗψ Have the Worst Lifestyles? Long hours, difficult patients, and lower wages Nov 11, 2021
Should Medicare Pay the Same Amount Regardless of Where a Service Is Provided? MedPAC members like the idea -- with a few caveats Nov 10, 2021
More Investment Sorely Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance Investors, pharma, advocates cite "market failure" in developing new treatments Nov 10, 2021
Are Second COVID Vax Doses Too Risky After Allergic Reaction to the First? Mostly no, says military doctor Nov 10, 2021
Are Your Hobbies Connected to Your Specialty? Physicians' work may influence how they spend their free time Nov 09, 2021
The Art of Asking Where It Hurts Sometimes the diagnosis may be more simple than it seems Nov 09, 2021
'Build Back Better' Isn't the Only Infrastructure Bill With Healthcare Provisions Smaller bill includes measures on single-dose drugs, Medicare rebate rule Nov 09, 2021
California Couple Sues Fertility Clinic After 'Heartbreaking' Embryo Mix-Up Baby girls had to be swapped months after their births Nov 09, 2021
Nurse Who Fainted at Travis Scott Concert Tried to Save Others Madeline Eskins said security, medics weren't prepared for disaster Nov 09, 2021
Texas Medical Board Files Complaint Against Dallas Doc for COVID Actions Ivette Lozano, MD, under fire for treating COVID patients with hydroxychloroquine, supplements Nov 09, 2021
Should Surgeons Have a Mandatory Retirement Age? A number may be arbitrary, but age-related cognitive and skills testing can protect patients Nov 08, 2021
Health-Sharing Plans Cut From Kansas Hospital Regulators in other states have also started turning their attention to these programs Nov 08, 2021
America Is Failing Primary Care Doctors We've all heard of burnout in hospital-based providers, but what about primary care? Nov 06, 2021
