Oral Azithromycin During Labor Fails to Stop Neonatal Sepsis, Death Some secondary benefits seen in West African trial, however Mar 07, 2023
Doctors at Florida Hospital Received Death Threats Over COVID Policies Threats targeted staff over allegations of misconduct, corruption during pandemic Mar 07, 2023
A Space for Mystery Elisha Waldman, MD, discusses faith and spirituality in medicine Mar 07, 2023 podcast
The Cost of Yet Another Pediatric Hospital Closure A national trend toward pediatric service consolidation is restricting access to care Mar 07, 2023
FDA Mandate on Acetaminophen-Opioid Combinations Appeared Effective Hospitalizations for liver toxicity declined after FDA limited acetaminophen dose Mar 07, 2023
No Copay Is No Help for CVD Outcomes Randomized trial showed a small bump in adherence, but didn't move the dial on outcomes Mar 06, 2023
The Physician-Patient Connection: Do You Understand Each Other? Comprehension is a critical aspect of healthcare Mar 04, 2023
Cough Syrup Likely Culprit in Dozens of Child Deaths in Gambia, Says CDC Imported diethylene glycol-containing products resulted in an outbreak of acute kidney injury Mar 02, 2023
Cancer-Free Medicare Recipients Received Fentanyl Indicated for Cancer Pain These prescriptions could lead to abuse, OIG report warns Mar 02, 2023
Respiratory Therapist Charged With Murder; Clinic Implanted Embryo With Cancer Gene? A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 02, 2023
Stella Immanuel Highest U.S. Prescriber of Ivermectin and HCQ Controversial physician has doled out tens of thousands of scripts for both drugs Mar 02, 2023
Expanding ICD Codes May Aid Rare Disease Patients, Research NCATS explores how best to use diagnostic codes to move field forward Mar 02, 2023
Second RSV Vaccine for Older Adults Gets Thumbs Up From FDA Advisors VRBPAC unanimously endorses efficacy of GSK's protein fusion vaccine, not quite as sold on safety Mar 01, 2023
Hopkins' Makary Tells Lawmakers COVID Lab Leak a 'No-Brainer' Other expert witnesses open to other origin theories Mar 01, 2023
First Treatment Approved for Rare Neurodegenerative Disorder Omaveloxolone gets FDA nod for Friedreich's ataxia Mar 01, 2023
Star Surgeon, UPMC Will Pay $8.5M to Settle Concurrent Surgeries Lawsuit Feds alleged surgeon performed as many as three complex surgeries at the same time Mar 01, 2023
The Death of American Medical Ideology "We need to shrink healthcare in order to build health," says Eric Reinhart Mar 01, 2023 video
Women Still Face Higher Risks for Mortality After CABG Sex disparities in adverse outcomes, including death, didn't change in the last decade Mar 01, 2023
Omecamtiv Mecarbil for Heart Failure Turned Down by FDA End of the road for cardiac myosin activator Mar 01, 2023
Fauci on Lab Leak; Murder Charge for Respiratory Therapist; Extra SNAP Benefits End Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 01, 2023
FDA Panel Backs Pfizer's RSV Vaccine for Older Adults But panelists raise multiple concerns over phase III trial data Feb 28, 2023
FDA Issues Import Alert on 'Tranq' Drug Xylazine Drug will be under added scrutiny to make sure it's for "legitimate veterinary use," agency says Feb 28, 2023
Victor Dzau on Leading the National Academy of Medicine NAM president discusses health equity and global health Feb 28, 2023 podcast
Nurses File Suit Against Ascension Health, Alleging Incorrect Pay Cost-cutting measures led to workers not being paid their correct wages, lawsuit claims Feb 28, 2023
Biologics for Asthma: Who Gets Them and Who Uses Them? Single-center study finds sluggish prescriptions, but patient-level barriers are also at work Feb 28, 2023
How to Make Meaningful Moves Toward Health Equity in Cancer Care Addressing the three R's: resources, research, and racism Feb 27, 2023
Are High Costs of Newer Diabetes Drugs Deterring Eligible Patients? Data show most eligible patients are not using GLP-1 receptor agonists or SGLT2 inhibitors Feb 27, 2023
Hospitals Bear Brunt of Financial Fallout From COVID But there is an opportunity here to try new strategies to cope Feb 27, 2023
Docs Push Ivermectin for Flu; Woody's SNL Intro; Energy Dept. Backs Lab Leak Theory Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Feb 27, 2023
Could Earlier Initiation of HPV Vaccine Boost Immunization in Adolescents? Starting at age 9 or 10 may have benefit, retrospective study suggests Feb 27, 2023
Allies as Mediators in the Healthcare Workplace Stand up and offer to advocate for those with marginalized identities when discrimination occurs Feb 25, 2023
Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis on the Rise in the U.S. This easily transmissible infection causes severe diarrhea, with limited treatment options Feb 24, 2023
Heat-Related Illness on the Rise in the U.S., Study Finds Age, gender each appear to play a role Feb 24, 2023
Operation Nightingale: State Nursing Boards React to the Fake Diploma Scheme Just how sprawling is the fallout? Feb 24, 2023
Disparities in Maternal Mortality? 'We Know Exactly What to Do,' Says Lawmaker Black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth Feb 23, 2023
Nationwide Study Links Parkinson's Disease to Air Pollution Researchers identify a hot spot in the Mississippi-Ohio River Valley Feb 23, 2023
Will Xylazine Become a Controlled Substance? Federal regulators consider scheduling the veterinary sedative Feb 23, 2023