Most Parents Support Mental Health Screening for Their Kids, Study Shows According to multinational survey, 65% of respondents prefer annual screening Jun 20, 2023
What's Changed Since HCA's Takeover of Mission Health? Panelists raise concerns about profits over patients, explore legislative solutions Jun 20, 2023
Why Do We Tolerate Our Health Insurance Problem? It's time for patients to be the priority Jun 20, 2023
Breathing New Life Into 'Body Donors' To the most sincere gift I have ever received, I thank you Jun 20, 2023
YouTube Removes RFK Jr. Video; Tick-Borne Virus Spreads; Woman in Ecuador Dies Again Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ทฌวัษ็ว๘ staff Jun 20, 2023
I Never Asked Why the Bodies Kept Coming An excerpt from Brian Williams' forthcoming book on racism, violence, and how we heal Jun 19, 2023
At Least 1.7 Million Americans Use Health Sharing Arrangements Many sign up despite the lack of protections Jun 18, 2023
The Supreme Court Delivers an Unexpected Win for Medicaid Recipients An important accountability measure has been upheld Jun 17, 2023
How Excessively Regulating Doctors Can Harm Patients Rethinking maintenance of certification Jun 17, 2023
No Surprises Act Ruined 'Secret Sauce' of Envision, Expert Says Law spurred on firm's unraveling, led to its bankruptcy, according to healthcare economist Jun 16, 2023
Gabapentinoid, Opioid Prescriptions Rose in Older Patients After Surgery Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed Jun 16, 2023
BMI vs Body Fat Percentage: Measures Conflict When Classifying Obesity Clinicians should not rely solely on BMI for measuring obesity, researcher says Jun 16, 2023
New Bispecific Antibody Approved for Tough-to-Treat Lymphoma Approval of glofitamab was based on a phase I/II study that showed a 56% overall response rate Jun 16, 2023
Biden Picks Next CDC Director Mandy Cohen has "proven track record protecting Americans' health and safety," the president says Jun 16, 2023
AMA to Amp Up Hospital Consolidation Scrutiny "The entire healthcare industry is consolidating into one big clotted mass," says delegate Jun 15, 2023
MedPAC Recommends Cutting Admin Fees Paid to Docs Under Part B Program The goal is to make providers more sensitive to drug costs, says MedPAC's director Jun 15, 2023
Do Rheumatologists See Past RA Patients' Race? Randomized study finds no disparities in biologics prescribing, but questions linger Jun 15, 2023
'We Need It Now': AMA Delegates Urge Public Health System Funding, Support COVID-era funding is drying up as Medicaid rolls are shrinking Jun 15, 2023
Could Extreme Heat Make It Harder to Breastfeed? We need more research on the impact of environmental factors Jun 15, 2023
Doc Accused of Groping Woman on Flight; Ob/Gyn Threatened in Prison; Equal Pay Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jun 15, 2023
Texas Law Aims to Prevent Another 'Dr. Death' New law gives medical board more teeth to protect patients from potentially dangerous doctors Jun 15, 2023
AMA Opposes Legacy Preferences in Med School Applications Delegates persuade House members to acknowledge "discriminatory impact" of long-standing practice Jun 14, 2023
Food Allergy Burden Higher in Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans Household income also tied to prevalence Jun 14, 2023
Could You Run Your Hospital Better Than the CEO? There are clear benefits to physician-run hospitals Jun 14, 2023
Hospital Bungled Handling of Problematic Heart Surgeon; Tumult at eRNA Firm This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 14, 2023
New AMA President Urges More Action on Substance Use Disorder, Mental Illness Jesse Ehrenfeld is the association's first openly gay person in the job Jun 14, 2023
AMA Declares Payment Reform an 'Urgent' Priority Delegates to hold leaders accountable for progress Jun 13, 2023
Medical Board Files Complaint Against Mary Talley Bowden Board alleges unprofessional conduct, violations of standard of care Jun 13, 2023
A Vision for the Future of Medicine Michael Chiang, MD, describes the elegant intricacies of the human eye and what's next Jun 13, 2023 podcast
Bard vs ChatGPT for Medical Care: Truth and 'Truthiness' Will new technology create mistrust? Jun 13, 2023
Here's the Hydration Advice You Can Ignore Should you drink beyond your thirst? And does urine color really matter? Jun 13, 2023
Vaccine Candidate for Chikungunya Virus Safe and Effective Phase III trial shows seroprotective antibody levels at 6 months in adults Jun 13, 2023
AMA Delegates Make Short Work of Proposals on Abortion But a bid to add vision, hearing coverage to Medicare lasted longer in the spotlight Jun 13, 2023
Doctors Use Emojis, Too Hospitalists didn't often use emojis, but when they did, it wasn't considered inappropriate Jun 13, 2023
Should Students Carry Naloxone? AMA Members Debate Policy Stance Delegates also examine role in preventing border wall injuries and recidivism in jails, prisons Jun 12, 2023
AMA Wrestles With Part B Drug Costs, Wheelchair Ramps, and Dementia Care At the House of Delegates meeting, members debated on various topics Jun 12, 2023
Airlines Need to Let Wheelchair Users Use Them on Planes, AMA Members Say Rescheduling testosterone also under discussion at annual meeting Jun 12, 2023
Burnout Threatens Primary Care Workforce and Doctors' Mental Health The problem requires a cultural change Jun 11, 2023