A Ban on the Abortion Drug Mifepristone Is Looming A Texas lawsuit may be disastrous for effective abortion access and FDA's authority Feb 23, 2023
Over-the-Counter Naloxone Has the Power to Save Lives But removing barriers to access is an essential next step Feb 23, 2023
Third Doctor Arrested for U.S. Capitol Riot; Pediatrician Sues for 'Anti-Male' Bias A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 23, 2023
Children's HIV Deaths in Africa Largely Preventable Half of kids under age 5 not diagnosed before death, CHAMPS study found Feb 22, 2023
More Investment in Primary Care Needed, Report Finds Workforce is shrinking as fewer adults report having a regular source of care Feb 22, 2023
What Clinicians Need to Know About Loperamide Misuse While cases have declined, use of loperamide as an opioid substitute still poses serious risks Feb 22, 2023
Large Benefit With Long-Acting PrEP in Black People, but Some HIV Risk Persists Substudy of HPTN 083 trial examined differences in outcomes by race among U.S. participants Feb 22, 2023
Insulin Infusion Doctor Barred From Solo Practice Agency found gross negligence, incompetence, unprofessional conduct after lengthy investigation Feb 22, 2023
Alzheimer's Data Faked? Docs 'Groomed' to Overuse Devices; Orphan Drug Fight This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 22, 2023
Beyond Memorization: AI Can Revolutionize Medical Education Tools like ChatGPT could catalyze the trend toward a "flipped classroom" Feb 22, 2023
How Much Did Celebrities Influence Public Opinion on COVID? "I see them as being like a conduit," says one epidemiologist Feb 21, 2023
The Underside of Medicine Arghavan Salles shares her thoughts on being an immigrant, minority, and woman in medicine Feb 21, 2023 podcast
Death Literacy Among Healthcare Professionals Is Dismal Greater education is the need of the hour Feb 20, 2023
Patients Are Dying in Emergency Department Waiting Rooms We call on HHS and CMS to help address the issue of ED boarding Feb 19, 2023
FDA Approves First Treatment for Geographic Atrophy Secondary to AMD Pegcetacoplan reduced GA lesion growth by 22% over 24 months versus sham injections Feb 18, 2023
Six Ways to Make Your Medical Career Worthwhile Lessons and tips to make your work more meaningful Feb 18, 2023
Monoclonal Antibodies Linked to Reduced RSV Burden in Young Kids Meta-analysis of 14 RCTs showed significant reductions in infection, hospitalization Feb 17, 2023
FDA OKs First Therapy for Alpha-Mannosidosis Velmanase alfa approved for treating non-CNS manifestations of progressive, inherited disease Feb 17, 2023
Can the Biases Built Into ChatGPT Be Fixed? Leo Anthony Celi, MD, MPH, outlines solutions to make its use in medicine more equitable Feb 17, 2023 video
Faking Your Way Through Medical School What can medical schools do to ease student anxiety over uncertainty? Feb 17, 2023
Private Equity Has New Love for Cardiology. Should Doctors Take the Deal? Weighing the promises and pitfalls of bringing private equity into cardiovascular practice Feb 16, 2023
Interventional Cardiology Gets Codified Rules for Training Multi-society recommendations cover minimum procedural volumes, competencies Feb 16, 2023
Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID 39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds Feb 15, 2023
Kidney Transplant Less Likely in Adults With Developmental Disabilities "Urgent need" for anti-discrimination initiatives to promote equitable care, researchers argue Feb 15, 2023
Revamping Yale's Public Health School Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, talks about her new position as dean of the Yale School of Public Health Feb 15, 2023 video
Rare Disease Non-Profit Shows Drug Development Savvy FAST sold a drug candidate to seed other treatment strategies for Angelman syndrome Feb 15, 2023
Proposed User Instructions for OTC Narcan Has FDA Concerned In emergency setting, proper use and administration by consumer is "essential," says agency staff Feb 14, 2023
What Do We Know About Marburg Virus Disease? WHO announced that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first outbreak of the rare disease Feb 14, 2023
USPSTF Reaffirms Rec Against Routine Screening for Genital Herpes With no new evidence, guidance remains unchanged from 2016 Feb 14, 2023
Medicare Advantage Ads in Your Patient Portal? CMS Says They Shouldn't Be There Patient outraged when portal mixed MA sales pitch with doctors' notes Feb 14, 2023
Guiding New York City Through COVID-19 Former N.Y.C. Health Commissioner on leading the public through the pandemic Feb 14, 2023 podcast
CDC: 'Alarming' Rise in Violence, Hopelessness Among Teen Girls Report shows teen girls are "engulfed in a growing wave of sadness, violence, and trauma" Feb 13, 2023
Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain, Not Full Agonist Opioids, New VA Guidance Says Unintended consequences of the recommendation need to be evaluated, experts maintain Feb 13, 2023
Kids' BMIs Dropped After Federal School Lunch Overhaul The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 had a quick impact Feb 13, 2023
Simone Gold Accused by California Medical Board Gold's license at stake over "unprofessional conduct" related to Jan. 6 insurrection Feb 13, 2023
Shortages Persist for Parenteral Nutrition "It's oftentimes hit or miss, and you have to be very nimble" Feb 13, 2023
The 'Extreme' Story of How Two Game-Changing Cancer Drugs Came to Market New book by former Forbes senior editor pulls back the curtain on drug development Feb 13, 2023
What Happened to the Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19? Losing focus on monoclonals means neglecting those who need them most: the immunocompromised Feb 13, 2023 video
ChatGPT Is More Like Penicillin Than Precision Medicine It has useful healthcare applications but can't replace human sensibility Feb 12, 2023
