FDA Grants De Novo Request for Neuromodulatory System for Urge Incontinence Three-fourths of patients had 50% reduction in incontinence at 6 months, 82% at 12 months Aug 18, 2023
Doc Suspended for COVID Misinfo Sues, Cites Freedom of Speech Meryl Nass, MD, of Maine, filed a legal complaint against the state's medical board Aug 18, 2023
Bigger Is Not Better in Healthcare Mergers and acquisitions are not a recipe for success in our field Aug 18, 2023
Recreational Drug Use More Common in Intensive Cardiac Care Than Many Admit Routine drug screening proposed for cardiac ICUs Aug 17, 2023
In Maui, the Need for Medical Resources Continues HHS has deployed mortuary resources, while locals note the need for commonly used meds Aug 17, 2023
From Salad Roulette to Salmonella in Poultry and Peanuts The folly of believing U.S. food is as safe as safe can be Aug 17, 2023
Allina Doctors File to Unionize Group of more than 550 clinicians could create largest private-sector union in the country Aug 17, 2023
First Therapy Approved for Ultra-Rare Bone Disorder Oral retinoid lands indication for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva Aug 16, 2023
Removing Race-Corrected Pulmonary Function Tests May Alter Lung Cancer Care Path to eliminating these tests, while crucial, will be challenging, researchers say Aug 16, 2023
Big Bump in Starting Salaries for Specialists Aging population, rise of 'market disruptors' usher in double-digit jumps for some docs Aug 15, 2023
'Blue Legs' Yet Another Long COVID Symptom? Researchers call for more awareness of all types of dysautonomia in long COVID Aug 15, 2023
FDA OKs First Liver-Directed Treatment for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Hepzato Kit melphalan delivery system produced objective responses in 36% of patients Aug 15, 2023
A 'Few Bad Apple' Docs Spread COVID Misinformation on Social Media Findings are still "extraordinarily damning," one doctor says Aug 15, 2023
An Evolutionary Perspective on Why the Lab Leak Theory Is Wrong It's the initial outbreak that tells us what we need to know Aug 15, 2023
Last Week Was Likely the Deadliest in Modern Maui History -- All Causes Combined Was climate change the "real" cause? Aug 15, 2023
Residency: Long Hours and Lifetime Connections Adriana Wong on bonding with people who "become your friends throughout the years" Aug 15, 2023 video
AI Beat Clinicians at Figuring Out Difficult Diagnoses GPT-4 may help with diagnoses that have been missed by clinicians, study author says Aug 14, 2023
'Mail-Order Bride' or 'Very Obese': Bias in Resident Patient Handoffs Weight, race among factors associated with negative stereotypes, blaming language Aug 14, 2023
Delayed Period After COVID Shot? It's the Same With COVID-19 Infection Temporary effect of about 1 day was similar for both, researchers say Aug 14, 2023
The Dreaded Cocktail Party Conversation Telling fellow party-goers you're a doctor comes with its own set of hazards Aug 14, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Wildfire Particulates, Other Air Pollution "High smoke days might be taking a toll on our brains" Aug 14, 2023
Does Kratom Need Tighter Regulation? Efforts to regulate or ban the drug have fizzled, leaving it in purgatory Aug 14, 2023
Study Links 'Forever Chemicals' to Testicular Cancer in Military Personnel Government response is "completely unacceptable," says co-chair of congressional PFAS Task Force Aug 13, 2023
What Are Clinician Groups Doing About Climate Change? We talk with the new head of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health to find out Aug 13, 2023
Doc Who Said COVID Vax Magnetized People Has License Suspended Sherri Tenpenny, DO, "refused" to cooperate with investigation by Ohio's medical board Aug 11, 2023
Experts Warn of the Extreme Public Health Threats From Heat Cities and individuals can prevent heat-related illnesses, they say Aug 11, 2023
Biden Invests $100 Million to Grow Nursing Workforce Includes support for trainees, faculty positions, and NPs launching practices Aug 11, 2023
How to Practice Self-Care During Residency "Don't make us work 80 hours a week. That's it," says Jeremy Faust Aug 11, 2023 video
Laboring in 90 Degrees, Indoors: Workers Push for Action on Heat-Related Illness Restaurant workers and others seeking relief through OSHA and Congress Aug 10, 2023
Tofu the Culprit in Canadian Salmonella Outbreak Plant-based product had not been implicated in outbreaks before Aug 10, 2023
Doc Faces 31 Lawsuits; Resident Accused of Hidden Cameras; Impostor Nurse Charged A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 10, 2023
Two Doctors Will Lose ABIM Certification for Allegedly Spreading False Information FLCCC Alliance founders Marik and Kory decried the move Aug 10, 2023
Deeper Medicare Cuts Won't Reduce the $50B Spending on Older Adult Falls Cutting physical therapy reimbursement is bad for patients and bad for spending Aug 10, 2023
Nurse Home-Visit Program Shows No Benefit for Prenatal Care Uptake "We need larger structural changes" to improve outcomes, researcher says Aug 09, 2023
Doctors Facing Discipline for COVID Misinfo Sue State Medical Board Three doctors are alleged to have given patients unproven treatments, including ivermectin Aug 09, 2023
An Analysis of the Blizzard of Lawsuits to Block Drug-Price Negotiations Industry is using the same old playbook Aug 09, 2023
America's Growing Lack of Trust in Medicine Eric Reinhart, MD, on the U.S. and its "horrific public health" Aug 09, 2023 video
Is Doctor Pay Too High? NIH Pulls Plug on Misinfo Research; FDA and EPA Butt Heads This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 09, 2023
