Florida Defies CDC Amid Measles Outbreak, Says Unvaccinated Kids Can Attend School CDC advises that unvaccinated students stay home from school for 3 weeks after exposure Feb 23, 2024
Study Identifies Ways to Improve Gender-Affirming Healthcare Interviews with transgender adults yields provider- and systems-level guidance for better care Feb 23, 2024 video
Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic Diagnosis rates remained low throughout 2020, with mortality increase projected Feb 22, 2024
How Many Docs Are Feeling Burned Out? Almost All of Them, Survey Finds More than half have considered taking a non-patient-facing job or leaving the field entirely Feb 22, 2024
Acupuncture Tops Sham for Easing PTSD in Combat Veterans Large treatment effect observed for clinical and biological measures of combat-related PTSD Feb 22, 2024
FDA: Don't Use Smartwatches, Smart Rings for Blood Glucose Measurements Noninvasive devices that don't pierce the skin can give inaccurate measurements Feb 22, 2024
Hospital CEO Died After Surgery, Lawsuit Follows; Doc Sues Over Noncompete A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 22, 2024
How Beneficiaries Really Feel About Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare MA plans offer "extra benefits" but many go unused. Is Medicare Advantage really better? Feb 22, 2024
Major Alabama Hospital Pauses IVF Procedures After Court Ruling University of Alabama at Birmingham assessing whether patients, docs could face criminal charges Feb 22, 2024
USMLE Scores for Nepali Docs Will Remain Invalidated, Judge Rules District judge denied emergency motion to restore scores for 832 Nepali test-takers Feb 21, 2024
How Common Are False Positive Rapid COVID Tests? Persistent false positives more common in women, autoimmune disorders Feb 21, 2024
There's Still Time to Switch Medicare Advantage Plans This Year Beneficiaries have until March 31 to find a new plan; doctors should check plans, too Feb 21, 2024
Biden's Brother's Failed Healthcare Biz; ED Waiting Room Death; Flawed Research This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 21, 2024
Misdiagnosed: Did the Color of My Skin Play a Role? An adapted excerpt from Blackstock's new book, Legacy Feb 21, 2024
Increasing Diversity in Medicine via the Mentorship Pipeline "It's important for us to be in these spaces" Feb 21, 2024 video
Contraceptive Counseling: Providers Need More Training, Experts Say Three-part discussion recommended Feb 21, 2024
Largest COVID Vax Safety Study; Kratom Deaths Rising; Gov. Threatens Hospital Chain Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Feb 21, 2024
When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn't Be Singled Out From the Pack It's time for CDC to update its guidance Feb 20, 2024
Medication Abortion Via Telehealth Safe and Effective, Study Finds No difference in results between patients who received care via video vs secure text messaging Feb 20, 2024
Most Sudden Infant Death Cases Had Multiple Unsafe Sleep Factors Clinicians can use evidence to "shape conversations on safe sleep guidance," researchers said Feb 20, 2024
Abortion Rights Opponents, Supporters Seize on Report That Trump Pushes 16-Week Ban Trump's campaign called the report "fake news" Feb 20, 2024
Frozen Embryos 'Children' in Ala.; GLP-1s for Opioid Addiction? New E.Coli Outbreak Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Feb 20, 2024
To Combat Dengue, Brazil's Health Agents Scour Junkyards, Roofs for Mosquitos It's not clear if cases have reached peak levels, or if the worst is yet to come Feb 19, 2024
Primordial Prevention Can Protect Black Women's Cardiovascular Health Let's block the risk factors before they start Feb 19, 2024
For Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Prescribed Opioids, No Patterns of Misuse Emerged Number of vaso-occlusive crises tied to days' supply Feb 19, 2024
Moving Forward With Diversity in Medicine After SCOTUS Decision Experts weigh in on the consequences of Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling Feb 19, 2024 video
States Target Health Insurers' Red Tape Around Prior Authorization Pending bills in multiple states include policies backed by the AMA Feb 19, 2024
Do We Simply Not Care About Old People? The pandemic was a wake-up call on how we care for older adults Feb 18, 2024
Two Women Physicians Find Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship It takes great determination to successfully navigate the challenges along the way Feb 18, 2024
Hospital-at-Home Could Be a Double-Edged Sword Equity and infection prevention are cause for concern Feb 17, 2024
The Unseen Struggles of Native Medical Students We don't have the privilege to learn while shutting out the news in our communities Feb 17, 2024
FDA OKs First Cellular Therapy for Melanoma Lifileucel approved as treatment for advanced melanoma after anti-PD-1 and targeted therapy Feb 16, 2024
First Drug OK'd for Reducing Allergic Reactions From Multiple Foods 68% of patients who received omalizumab tolerated a single dose of peanut after 16-20 weeks Feb 16, 2024
RN Workforce Rebounds After Steep Pandemic Drop Study projects robust growth through 2035, despite "scary" headlines Feb 16, 2024
Tepotinib Gains Full Approval for Metastatic NSCLC Agency converts accelerated approval for subset with MET exon 14 mutations Feb 16, 2024
Rotator Cuff Tears: Take Surgeons' Word That MRI Is Needed Most scans ordered at first visit showed pathology that physical therapy wouldn't fix Feb 16, 2024
Discrimination Rampant in Healthcare; Spring COVID Booster? Lyme Disease Jumps 69% Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Feb 16, 2024
VA Can Be a Leader in Healthcare AI, Lawmakers Say But the department must balance innovation with a measured approach Feb 15, 2024
Moderate or Severe Head Trauma Tied to Brain Cancer Risk in Young Veterans Iraq, Afghanistan war vets with traumatic brain injuries have higher cancer incidence Feb 15, 2024
