California Misinfo Law Is Destined for the Dustbin Amendment repeals language, but licensing boards apparently had authority all along Sep 13, 2023
Child Abuse Doc Reassigned; Columbia Protected Predator Doc? Hospital Sued Employees This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 13, 2023
New iPhone Radiation Concerns; Man Dies After Raw Oysters; PBM Market Tightens Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Sep 13, 2023
CDC Advisors Support Updated COVID Shots for All Committee members raised concerns that a more graded recommendation would contribute to inequity Sep 12, 2023
DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups Sep 12, 2023
Med Students Also Plagued by High Insurance Costs for Mental Health Many in-school plans offered free counseling sessions, but privacy concerns may be a barrier Sep 12, 2023
Here's Another Racial-Ethnic Disparity in Back Pain Care Nonwhite patients who overuse opioids are given nonpharmacologic alternatives less often Sep 12, 2023
Novel System Snags FDA Approval for Severe Peripheral Arterial Disease Device designed to prevent amputation in chronic limb-threatening ischemia Sep 12, 2023
Rural Hospital Turns to GoFundMe to Stay Afloat "Lives will be lost" if Pennsylvania facility closes, CEO says in crowdfunding campaign Sep 12, 2023
Mask Attack Leaves Actor Blind; Diabetes Risk in Night Owls; U.S. Blood Shortage Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Sep 12, 2023
Stem-Cell Mobilization Booster Wins FDA Approval for Multiple Myeloma Motixafortide plus filgrastim increased adequate harvest rate from 9.5% to 67.5% Sep 11, 2023
FDA OKs Updated COVID Shots New single-strain vaccines will exclusively target the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant Sep 11, 2023
Stuck in the Sticking Place If you want primary care doctors to fix what's ailing our patients, give us the resources we need Sep 11, 2023
How Vital Drug Shortages Happen "Fundamentally, there's something broken in how the market works" Sep 11, 2023 video
COVID Influence May Have Violated First Amendment; New 9/11 Victims; 'Elephant Skin' Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Sep 11, 2023
Physician Assistants Also Feel Post-Pandemic Burnout Symptoms had some PAs saying they intended to leave their clinical posts sooner rather than later Sep 11, 2023
When Temps Rise, So Do Medical Risks. Should Docs and Nurses Talk More About Heat? "This is not your grandmother's heat," says policy expert Sep 10, 2023
Dear Congress: Take the Easy Win on Medicare It's time for an alternative approach to the merit-based incentive payment system Sep 09, 2023
CDC: This Season's Flu Shot Appears Effective Against Serious Cases Southern Hemisphere data show 52% protection for flu-related hospitalization Sep 08, 2023
The Quest to Solve MS: 'It's a Story That's Optimistic' Stephen Hauser, MD, talks about The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries Sep 08, 2023
Teen Death After Spicy 'One Chip Challenge' Raises Alarm A psychiatrist weighs in on how hazardous social media challenges can be Sep 08, 2023
Dog Bite Deaths Rise, First Lady Tests Negative, Parents Targeted in Fentanyl Deaths Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Sep 08, 2023
Reusable Surgical Head Covers Reduce Emissions, Environmental Impact After 16 to 19 uses, cloth caps reached a lower carbon footprint than disposable ones Sep 07, 2023
CDC Details Local Malaria Spread in Florida, Texas Outbreaks are first local transmission in the U.S. since 2003 Sep 07, 2023
FDA Reviewers Say OTC Decongestant Doesn't Work But they acknowledge that taking the only shelf-accessible product off the market raises issues Sep 07, 2023
CDC's New Chief Plans to Rebuild Trust in the Agency "Trust is absolutely foundational to our ability to help Americans," says Mandy Cohen Sep 07, 2023
Twin Study Ties Cognitive Decline With Earlier Traumatic Brain Injuries Twins with TBI at age 25 or older had sharper drops in cognition as they aged Sep 07, 2023
Extreme Heat in Pregnancy Tied to Risk of Severe Maternal Morbidity The third trimester in particular may be a "critical exposure window," study author says Sep 07, 2023
Nurse Accused of Spreading Hep C Takes Plea Deal; Army Doc's Alleged Sexual Assault A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 07, 2023
U.S. Drops Virus-Hunting Program; Spicy Chip and Fatality; Lost Bladder Tumor Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Sep 07, 2023
Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use Sep 06, 2023
Climate Change a 'Major Threat' for Respiratory Patients, Experts Warn ERS statement suggests action for individual physicians with affected patients Sep 06, 2023
The JR-15 Rifle Places Children's Safety in the Crosshairs We cannot ignore the public health crisis of gun violence Sep 06, 2023
Ivermectin Suit Revived; Curbing Fentanyl Deaths in Kids; Medicare Spending Plateau This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 06, 2023
'A Flu' at the U.S. Open? Hmm! Plus: why I still mask in some, but not all, public situations Sep 06, 2023