FDA Head Robert Califf Battles Misinformation — Sometimes With Fuzzy Facts Often, the misinformation is about misinformation Jul 30, 2023
What Matters Most to You as a Doctor? Lessons from teaching a class on meaning in medicine Jul 30, 2023
Could AI Cause Burnout in Medicine? Some concern that new technology could be more of a problem than a solution Jul 29, 2023
House Lawmakers Clash Over Gender-Affirming Care in Youth Republicans say it causes long-term medical complications, Democrats say it's safe and effective Jul 28, 2023
Unexplained Heart Enlargement May Be Causing Sudden Deaths in Obesity Increased ventricular mass without the usual etiologies of heart disease was noted Jul 28, 2023
Remote Urine Drug Screening Feasible for Opioid Use Disorder, Study Shows More than 80% of patients completed screening in the first 30 days Jul 28, 2023
The Wild West of Online Testosterone Prescribing Online "low T" clinics thrived during the pandemic, but changing rules could bring them down Jul 28, 2023
Impella Devices Recalled After Deaths, Injuries Tied to TAVR Interactions Recall involves new instructions for use without devices needing to be returned Jul 28, 2023
Hallucination, Fake References: Cautionary Tale About AI-Generated Abstracts Tripped up by nuanced decision-making, chatbots still produced "average-quality" abstracts Jul 28, 2023
Female Physicians Often Face Infertility, Delays in Childbearing, Surveys Show Two new studies illustrate how time-intensive, stressful training changes family building Jul 27, 2023
A Bright Future for Gender-Affirming Care "There is an absolute tidal wave of providers coming" to improve gender-diverse care Jul 27, 2023 video
FDA Warns Company Over Amniotic Products Agency says Cell Genuity products should be regulated as a drug Jul 27, 2023
Sen. McConnell Appears to Suffer Medical Incident During Press Conference Senate minority leader stopped speaking abruptly, was briefly led away Jul 26, 2023
First Treatment for Demodex Blepharitis Wins FDA Approval Lotilaner ophthalmic solution reduced eyelash collarettes, increased mite eradication Jul 26, 2023
Psychiatrist Held Patients Against Their Will? Patent Games; Abortion Paper Battle This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 26, 2023
Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest; Cigna Sued Over Claims Algorithm; Tainted Ground Beef Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jul 26, 2023
DOJ Goes After PA for Amniotic Fluid Injections Prosecutors called shots a "dubious attempt at pain management" Jul 25, 2023
Republican vs Democrat Excess Deaths; New MERS Case; Watch Out for Rocks in Cookies Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jul 25, 2023
How Much Anguish Must Residents Experience? Residency programs must work to improve physicians' mental well-being Jul 25, 2023
First Treatment Approved for Molluscum Contagiosum Half of patients across two randomized trials had complete clearance of lesions Jul 24, 2023
Is the U.S. Ready for a Nuclear Attack? There's been a flurry of activity around medical countermeasures in the last year Jul 24, 2023
AI Can Play a Role in Reducing Stroke Disparities But concerns remain about the potential for bias and differential access Jul 24, 2023
3 Dead in Listeria Outbreak; Flea Bite Ends in Amputation; Mandy Cohen's CDC Plan Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jul 24, 2023
Once the New OTC Birth Control Pill Is Available, What About Cost and Coverage? Do health plans have to cover the nonprescription pill? Jul 23, 2023
The Consequences of Stripping a Surgeon's License for Live-Streaming Procedures Can live-streaming care ever play a positive role in medicine? Jul 22, 2023
Experts Demand Overhaul of Organ Transplant System During Senate Hearing Patient representative has "zero confidence" in change if UNOS remains involved Jul 21, 2023
Loma Linda Residents Vote to Unionize, but Still Face Pushback Medical center says it "will not be bargaining" with union as it continues "legal objections" Jul 21, 2023
What Is Soft Tick Relapsing Fever? Antibiotics can treat this tick infection tied to exposure to rustic cabins, camping, and caves Jul 21, 2023
Insulin Infusion Clinics Claim to Treat Just About Anything But evidence is scant, and "treatment" resembles one done by company that went bust Jul 21, 2023
Cost of Wasted Cancer Drugs May Exceed $4,000 Per Patient Wastage linked to dose reductions, discontinuations estimated to be considerable Jul 20, 2023
APP Is Latest Physician Staffing Firm to Fold It follows Envision, and physicians consider further consequences of difficult market Jul 20, 2023
Circumcision May Be Protective Against HIV in Men Who Have Sex With Men Voluntary medical procedure offers another option for prevention Jul 20, 2023
Study of 1.6 Million Veterans Links Neighborhood and Dementia Risk Despite equal access to care, health inequalities persisted in disadvantaged areas Jul 20, 2023
Trump COVID Shot Ad Boosted Vaccination in Red Counties Study authors advocate for using "messengers whose voices might carry special weight" Jul 19, 2023
U.S. Suspends Wuhan Lab Funding; 'Zombie' Clinical Trials; Wachter's COVID Scare This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 19, 2023
AI Won't Replace Doctors. But It May Help With Burnout. Technology can help keep clinicians in the workforce Jul 19, 2023
FDA Strikes at Yet Another Birth Tissue Company Agency sent warning letter to Regenative Labs over its Wharton's jelly product Jul 19, 2023
Oral Challenge Alone May Be Enough to Rule Out Penicillin Allergy Faster, cheaper process deemed safe for low-risk patients with questionable allergy label Jul 18, 2023
