Implicit Bias Trainings Are Increasingly Common. But Do They Work? New research identifies several areas for improvement and redesign Aug 14, 2024
Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype? This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities 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
CDC Alerts on Dramatic Rise in Human Parvovirus B19 Pregnant people and those who are immunocompromised most at risk, agency warns 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
Are People Spreading Mpox to Their Pets? CDC researchers studied 34 exposed companion animals Aug 14, 2024
Steward Health Care Reaches Deal to Sell Its Nationwide Physicians Network Deal comes as Steward plans to sell six hospitals Aug 14, 2024
Why Spicy Foods Appeal; Congressman Has Mild Stroke; Indian Doctors on Strike Health news and commentary gathered by staff 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
CDC: Vaccine Coverage Still Lags for Some Children "We need to do more," says agency's chief medical officer Aug 13, 2024
Eight Doctors Killed in Brazil's Horrifying Plane Crash "They were people used to saving lives, and now they lost theirs in such tragic circumstances" Aug 13, 2024
Does the Private Sector Help, or Hinder, Life Expectancy? Analyzing the impact of the "commercial determinants of health" Aug 13, 2024
IL-31 Drug for Itchy Nodular Skin Disease Gets Thumbs Up From FDA Nemolizumab significantly improved itch, nodules, and sleep disturbance at 16 weeks Aug 13, 2024
Death Is Inevitable. It's Time We Learned to Talk About It. By fostering honest and compassionate discussions, we can provide patients with more dignity Aug 13, 2024
Benzene in Cold Med; Male Cancer Death to Rise 93%; Mail-Order Drugs Compromised? Health news and commentary gathered by staff Aug 13, 2024
ABIM Revokes Two Doctors' Certifications Over COVID Comments Paul Marik, MD, and Pierre Kory, MD, no longer hold internal medicine certifications Aug 12, 2024
Combination OUD Treatment Safe During Pregnancy Buprenorphine and naloxone associated with similar or better outcomes versus buprenorphine alone Aug 12, 2024
Common Lab Tests Not Useful in Diagnosing Long COVID, Study Shows Lab tests can rule out other conditions, but are not biomarkers for long COVID Aug 12, 2024
First Walgreens Pharmacists File to Join New National Union Pharmacists, technicians at a Walgreens store in Vancouver, Washington are organizing Aug 12, 2024
Paris Redux: From Health Leader Interviews to COVID at the Olympics A break from the usual data Aug 12, 2024
FDA OKs Once-Daily Injection for Hypoparathyroidism Palopegteriparatide will be the only drug targeting underlying cause of rare endocrine disorder 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
What's the Best Way to Help Specialists Succeed? Beef Up Primary Care Let us handle the garden-variety hypertension and diabetes, and give them the complex cases Aug 12, 2024
A Leave of Absence -- From Medicine or the Olympics -- Is Not a Sign of Weakness Taking a step back is sometimes necessary to move forward 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
CDC Action 'Likely Unlawful'; RFK Jr. Loses in Court; 24 Years for Urgent Care Doc Health news and commentary gathered by staff 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
'Inside Out 2': How New Emotions Mirror Medical Student Struggles A look at anxiety, envy, embarrassment, and ennui 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
FDA Rejects MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD Decision largely expected after agency advisors voted against psychedelic's safety and efficacy Aug 09, 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
'The Bachelorette' Jenn Tran Tells All on PA School and Her Career Journey A Q&A with the future physician assistant turned reality TV star Aug 09, 2024
FDA Approves First Emergency Allergy Nasal Spray Neffy is a non-needle-based epinephrine treatment for anaphylaxis and other allergic reactions 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
Sugar Substitute and Blood Clots; Bacteria in Microwaves; Lives Saved by COVID Vax Health news and commentary gathered by staff Aug 09, 2024
Helpful, Harmful, or Illegal: Can Your Patients Really Record You? The pros and cons of recording doctors Aug 09, 2024
Medical Malpractice Harms All Parties Involved, Documentary Reveals "A World of Hurt" illustrates the toll of the current system on both physicians and patients Aug 08, 2024
