Canadian Teen in Critical Condition With What Is Believed to Be Bird Flu Teen is not known to have any contact with infected animals Nov 13, 2024
New Rescuer Guidelines Tackle Rise of Drowning Deaths in U.S. American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics stress CPR with breaths, compressions Nov 12, 2024
AMA Delegates Support ACA Subsidies for Undocumented Immigrants Some worried the policy statement could "put a target" on the AMA's back Nov 12, 2024
Physicians Rarely Disciplined by Medical Boards for Spreading Misinformation Editorialists say sanctions should be rare and discipline may be better left to other agencies Nov 12, 2024
An Open Letter to the Next Administration Regarding Primary Care Major investment is the need of the hour Nov 12, 2024
Lifestyle and Parkinson's Risk; Air Cleaners and Illness; Stockpiling Birth Control Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 12, 2024
Mpox Cases in Congo's Epicenter, Where New Variant Was Detected, May Be 'Plateauing' But virus increasing in other areas of the country, and in Burundi and Uganda, WHO Says Nov 11, 2024
Which High-Risk Patients Should Get the RSV Vaccine? While all adults age 75 and up are eligible, here's who's considered high risk in the 60-74 group Nov 11, 2024
Real-World Data on the RSV Vaccine for Older Adults "Remarkable" how closely effectiveness in real-world setting matches clinical trial efficacy Nov 11, 2024
AMA Delegates Dive Into Water Bead Injuries; Patients' 'Scanxiety' Over Test Results Members also debate alternative ways states can safely license foreign med-school graduates Nov 10, 2024
What the Astronomical Rise in Incarceration Means for Women's Health Health disparities, such as high rates of cervical cancer, in this population deserve attention Nov 09, 2024
Fixing Medicare Cuts, Reforming Prior Auth Among AMA's Top Priorities, Says AMA Prez Bruce Scott, MD, also touches on scope-of-practice issues in speech to House of Delegates Nov 09, 2024
MedPAC Tackles Accuracy of Medicare Advantage Network Directories Providers can change any time, leaving patients anxious and stranded, commissioners say Nov 08, 2024
Trump Likely to Undo Several of Biden's Executive Orders on Health Orders restoring WHO membership, aiding reproductive health access likely on the chopping block Nov 08, 2024
When's the Best Time to Get Your Flu and COVID Shots? It's important to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays, health officials say Nov 08, 2024
An Emergency Doc's Experience Contracting Ebola Craig Spencer reflects on his 2014 Ebola diagnosis after volunteering for Doctors Without Borders Nov 08, 2024 video
Your Patient Is in Pain. Hear Their Cry. Systemic injustices drive us to view some patients as more believable than others Nov 08, 2024
Simple Measures Ease Cardiac Strain in 100-Degree Weather But electric fans were associated with harm in a hot and dry setting Nov 07, 2024
Antibody Testing Picks Up More H5N1 Cases in Dairy Farm Workers Seroprevalence study prompts CDC to revise prevention guidance for farm workers Nov 07, 2024
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can't Find or Afford Care Vermonters pay the highest prices nationwide for individual health coverage Nov 07, 2024
Now Is Not the Time to Undo Adolescent Vaccination Policies Rolling back the meningococcal vaccine recommendation would have far-reaching consequences Nov 07, 2024
Ambulance Hit Cyclist, Then Billed $2K; Doc Accused of Stealing From Helene Victims A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 07, 2024
Doctors Top Income List; RFK Jr. Reveals More; Brie Cheese Recall Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 07, 2024
Readers Backed Harris, Survey Shows Survey respondents overwhelmingly preferred the Democratic presidential candidate Nov 06, 2024
Very Early Abortion Non-Inferior to Standard Medication Abortion Timing Trial confirms what previous observational studies have found Nov 06, 2024
More Doctors Push Back Against Medicine's 'Workaholic' Culture Wall Street Journal article sparks major discussion of work-life balance in medicine Nov 06, 2024
Early-Life Sugar Restriction Reduced Diabetes, Hypertension Risk Diagnoses were also delayed the longer sugar was restricted Nov 06, 2024
Doc Pay Cuts Sparked Strife at Insurer; Cerebral Can't Pay Up; Rumor Researchers This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 06, 2024
Clinicians Too Play a Role in Community Violence Intervention Collaboration between different program types is key Nov 06, 2024
Counter-Marketing Messages Reduced Intent to Drink Sugary Beverages Messages about unethical industry practices came with less perceived weight stigma Nov 06, 2024
What Trump Has Proposed for Healthcare in a Second Administration A look at Trump's history and ideas floated on the campaign trail Nov 06, 2024
How Trump's Win Affects Healthcare; Uptick in COVID; Pesticides and Prostate Cancer Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 06, 2024
Mpox Cases in Congo May Be Stabilizing But experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out the virus Nov 05, 2024
Are Food Dyes Bad For Your Health? California report linked food dyes to hyperactivity, but experts say there's more work to be done Nov 05, 2024
Increased Mortality Risk Among Socially Isolated Older Adults With COPD Social isolation may lead to fewer resources for managing the condition Nov 04, 2024
Physician Explores Family's End-of-Life Journey in New Podcast "There were so many places that we ran into unexpected obstacles" Nov 04, 2024
RFK Jr. Threatens the Very Fabric of Healthcare A vote to give Kennedy power is a vote against public health Nov 04, 2024
RFK Jr. Says Trump Would Push to Remove Fluoride From Drinking Water "It's possible," Trump says Nov 04, 2024
