The Hidden Curriculum: Mentorship and Mindfulness in Medicine We wouldn't be where we are today without our mentors Oct 27, 2023
MedPod Today: COVID Rundown; Shady Medicare Advantage Ads; RIP 'Excited Delirium' reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Oct 27, 2023 podcast
Probiotics for Preterm Infants Could Pose Serious Danger, FDA Warns Abbott, Infinant Health sent warning letters about their products Oct 26, 2023
Tinnitus Worsens for Vaccine Scientist Who Points to Onset After COVID Vax Gregory Poland, MD, said his tinnitus got worse after COVID infection Oct 26, 2023
AI Detects Diabetes; Problems With Predictive AI; Regulating AI in Health A monthly roundup of AI innovation and research in healthcare Oct 26, 2023
Spider, Exoskeleton Removed From Patient's Ear Woman said she felt a creature moving in her ear Oct 26, 2023
CDC Panel Backs Broader Use of Mpox Vaccine And ACIP also recommended use of the new pentavalent meningitis shot Oct 26, 2023
Black Kids Twice as Likely to Die of Sepsis, Single-Center Study Finds "Outcomes were different" even with similar care, says researcher Oct 26, 2023
Doc Accused of Poisoning Wife; Doc Sues for Age Discrimination; Bogus Ablations A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 26, 2023
House Speaker's Health Views; Is Social Media Addictive? Metals Found in Chocolate Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 26, 2023
Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy Tied to Earlier Death 50 years of data offer insight into cardiovascular, diabetes, and all-cause mortality Oct 25, 2023
AI Can Be a Boon to Clinicians -- If Used Correctly, Says AMA President "We can provide things to make it easier for people to practice medicine," says Jesse Ehrenfeld Oct 25, 2023
Major Source of Lupus Morbidity More Common in Certain Racial-Ethnic Groups Good news is that it's not common overall Oct 25, 2023
Fauci to Pediatricians: You Have a 'Reservoir of Trust' With the Public Fauci accepts honorary fellowship at AAP plenary session Oct 25, 2023
Journal Editor Fired for Hamas-Israeli Conflict Comments Michael Eisen, former editor of eLife, was horrified by both Hamas and harm to Gazans Oct 25, 2023
Senate Committee Advances NIH Director Nominee to Full Senate 15-6 vote for Monica Bertagnolli, with chairman Sanders voting against the nominee Oct 25, 2023
Hopkins Pathologist Placed on Leave; Ob/Gyn Sued for Sex Assault; Rural MA Woes This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 25, 2023
Cruise Line Found Negligent About COVID; Dialysis Machine Recall; MRI Injures Nurse Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 25, 2023
Hot Yoga May Help With Depression Small trial suggests just one session per week could ease depressive symptoms Oct 24, 2023
Burnout, Poor Mental Health on the Rise for Healthcare Workers, CDC Says "To label our current and long-standing challenge a 'crisis' is an understatement" Oct 24, 2023
The 'Encounter Notes' Revolution: Can AI Help Rather Than Hurt? Considerations for verbalized and generative content in the EHR Oct 24, 2023
Controversial Kratom Appeared to Cause Severe Ulcerative Colitis Flare Researchers strongly discourage its use in IBD patients Oct 24, 2023
Emergency Physicians Group Votes to Bar Use of the Term 'Excited Delirium' The term doesn't align with the current science, ACEP says Oct 23, 2023
Tropical Parasite May Be Endemic in Texas CDC identifies distinct genetic sequence for Leishmania mexicana in non-travelers Oct 23, 2023
NPs No More Likely Than Physicians to Prescribe Inappropriately to Older Adults Mean rates of inappropriate prescribing by NPs, primary care doctors were "virtually identical" Oct 23, 2023
GI Endoscopy Can Lead to Work-Related Injuries Most endoscopists reported having back, neck, and hand pain Oct 23, 2023
Kids With COVID Infectious for About 3 Days Small study finds no difference in infectiousness by vaccination status with Omicron variant Oct 23, 2023
Lax Regulation, Colorful Packaging, Draw Minors to Delta-8 Cannabinoids Online One-third of distributor sites did not ask customers their age Oct 23, 2023
Forget AI: What Do You Think, Doc? Patients don't seem satisfied with responses written by artificial intelligence Oct 23, 2023
The Physician in the Israel-Hamas War: A Doctor's Duty We must strive to keep the apolitical nature of medical practice top of mind Oct 23, 2023
Misinfo Removal Continues; New Meningitis Vax Approved; Long COVID and Menopause Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 23, 2023
Suzanne Somers' Legacy Tainted by Celebrity Medical Misinformation The actress harnessed the power of traditional media like social media influencers do today Oct 22, 2023
Optimizing Dosing of Medications for OUD in the Era of Fentanyl Transforming data into action is the next step Oct 22, 2023
AAP Shares 'Huge Vision' for Medicaid and CHIP Overhaul Recommendation calls for universal eligibility, better health equity and, yes, more funding Oct 21, 2023
AAP Warns on So-Called Toddler Formulas Beverages are "not nutritionally complete" and not meant for kids with major illness, report says Oct 21, 2023
Of Course Black Kids' Mental Health Isn't Improving How can they get better when their struggle is barely acknowledged? Oct 21, 2023
House Members Mull Bills to Cut Red Tape and Improve Docs' Medicare Pay But Democrats say they weren't given enough input in many of the measures Oct 20, 2023
Should Scientists Openly Debate Vaccine Policies? Paul Offit, MD, says it is the obligation of scientists and physicians to "point to the truth" Oct 20, 2023 video
Sperm Banks Lack Diverse Donors for Diverse Recipients Black and Hispanic donors are particularly underrepresented, study shows Oct 20, 2023
CVS Pulls Phenylephrine Cold Meds; Doc's Murder/Suicide; Red Meat and Diabetes Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Oct 20, 2023