Evidence of Resistance to Standard Malaria Therapy for Severe Cases High levels of drug resistance could require changes in management strategies, one expert says Nov 14, 2024
Lowest Paid Medical in 2024 These eight specialties earn the least, with many averaging less than $300k per year Nov 14, 2024
Doctors React to Texas Rule Requiring Them to Ask About Immigration Status "My role as a healer is suddenly being blurred to be an enforcer of immigration status," one said Nov 14, 2024
New FDA Rules for TV Drug Ads: Simpler Language and No Distractions Agency spent over 15 years crafting the guidelines Nov 14, 2024
Surgeons Billed $2 Billion for Unnecessary Spine Surgeries: Report Lown Institute names hospitals, states with high rates of overuse Nov 14, 2024
$13M Award for COVID Vax Refuser; Doc Sentenced for Threats to Blow Up Hospital A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 14, 2024
Birth Control and Abortion Pill Requests Have Surged Since Trump Won the Election One company saw a 966% increase in sales of emergency contraception after the election Nov 14, 2024
'Full House' Star's Cancer; Fluoride Fears Go Mainstream; Florida Doctor Arrested Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 14, 2024
State Medical Boards Lax When It Comes to Doctor Discipline "Are they looking out for physicians, or are they looking out for patients?" report author asks Nov 14, 2024
Air Pollution Tied to Preterm Birth Risk Extreme heat, wildfire smoke identified as risk factors Nov 13, 2024
Will Trump Adopt the Current FTC's Antitrust Posture? Much depends on whether he takes a position of "standing up for the little guy," an expert says Nov 13, 2024
Are There Some Words That Doctors Should Never Use? Alternative phrasing can open dialogue and built trust with seriously ill patients, experts say Nov 13, 2024
U.S. Overdose Deaths Are Down, Giving Experts Hope for an Enduring Decline "This is a pretty stunning and rapid reversal," says researcher Nov 13, 2024
Alzheimer's Researcher Placed on Leave; War on Drug Recovery; Lax Coroner Oversight This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 13, 2024
STI Epidemic Slows as New Syphilis and Gonorrhea Cases Fall in the U.S. Cases of the most infectious stages of syphilis fell 10% Nov 13, 2024
Teen With Bird Flu Critically Ill; NIH in the Crosshairs; Dementia Deaths Rise Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 13, 2024
Canadian Teen in Critical Condition With What Is Believed to Be Bird Flu Teen is not known to have any contact with infected animals Nov 13, 2024
New Rescuer Guidelines Tackle Rise of Drowning Deaths in U.S. American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics stress CPR with breaths, compressions Nov 12, 2024
AMA Delegates Support ACA Subsidies for Undocumented Immigrants Some worried the policy statement could "put a target" on the AMA's back Nov 12, 2024
FDA Rejects Full Approval of Liver Disease Drug Agency's decision on obeticholic acid in PBC follows negative advisory committee meeting Nov 12, 2024
Physicians Rarely Disciplined by Medical Boards for Spreading Misinformation Editorialists say sanctions should be rare and discipline may be better left to other agencies Nov 12, 2024
AMA Delegates Want Better Protection From Ionizing Radiation Exposure Delegates express concerns that PPE doesn't always cover women, who are more at risk of exposure Nov 12, 2024
An Open Letter to the Next Administration Regarding Primary Care Major investment is the need of the hour Nov 12, 2024
Anti-Vaxxer Gets 5 Years for Encouraging Terrorism During the Pandemic One social media post described "whacking" England's chief medical officer over the head Nov 12, 2024
The State of Infectious Disease Control in Africa Craig Spencer talks about Rwanda's success and implications for foreign health investment Nov 12, 2024 video
Veterans With PTSD Making Progress Thanks to Service Dog Program "I got my life back," says one retired veteran Nov 12, 2024
Lifestyle and Parkinson's Risk; Air Cleaners and Illness; Stockpiling Birth Control Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 12, 2024
Mpox Cases in Congo's Epicenter, Where New Variant Was Detected, May Be 'Plateauing' But virus increasing in other areas of the country, and in Burundi and Uganda, WHO Says Nov 11, 2024
Which High-Risk Patients Should Get the RSV Vaccine? While all adults age 75 and up are eligible, here's who's considered high risk in the 60-74 group Nov 11, 2024
The Trouble With Upcoding Extends Far Beyond Ethics The practice reminds us that our healthcare system is failing patients and clinicians alike Nov 11, 2024
Real-World Data on the RSV Vaccine for Older Adults "Remarkable" how closely effectiveness in real-world setting matches clinical trial efficacy Nov 11, 2024
ObesityWeek Roundup: Patients More Likely to Ration Weight-Loss Drugs Plus: oral semaglutide outcomes and incident hypertension in teens on GLP-1 drugs Nov 11, 2024
Anti-Abortion Groups Press Trump for More Restrictions as Abortion Pill Sales Spike Advocates look to undo Biden administration's policies Nov 11, 2024
Building Something Better Than 'Playing Catch Up' Can electronic systems help put more of our annual visit recommendations into action? Nov 11, 2024
AMA Delegates Dive Into Water Bead Injuries; Patients' 'Scanxiety' Over Test Results Members also debate alternative ways states can safely license foreign med-school graduates Nov 10, 2024
Paying Docs for Prior Authorizations Among the Hot Topics at the AMA Meeting Delegates also mulled resolutions on pediatric hospital closures, public health misinformation Nov 10, 2024
What the Astronomical Rise in Incarceration Means for Women's Health Health disparities, such as high rates of cervical cancer, in this population deserve attention Nov 09, 2024
Fixing Medicare Cuts, Reforming Prior Auth Among AMA's Top Priorities, Says AMA Prez Bruce Scott, MD, also touches on scope-of-practice issues in speech to House of Delegates Nov 09, 2024
