New WIC Rules Include More Money for Fruits, Veggies, and Expand Food Choices Update did not add peanut products to foods allowed, a request by top allergists Apr 09, 2024
Senator Scrutinizes Physician Staffing Firms and Their Private Equity Owners Homeland Security Committee Chair asks for information on physician staffing and patient safety Apr 08, 2024
Medicare Can Cover Anti-Obesity Drugs for Heart Disease -- But at What Cost? Intense demand coupled with high costs may place pressures on CMS for years to come Apr 08, 2024
Chat-Based Messaging Lowered Alcohol Use in At-Risk College Students Real-time instant messaging was more effective than text messaging at reducing alcohol intake Apr 08, 2024
Can You Guess Which New EPA Rule Offers $13 Billion in Annual Health Benefits? The new clean car standards provide health and climate benefits alike Apr 07, 2024
Here's What Medicaid Expansion Can Do for the Health of Your State Texas -- and 10 other states -- should accept this additional federal funding Apr 06, 2024
CDC Tells Docs to Be on the Lookout for Bird Flu Cases No new cases have been identified, however Apr 05, 2024
Bracing for a Surge in Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Report: Demographic changes will lead to a doubling of cases, 85% increase in mortality by 2040 Apr 05, 2024
More Bird Flu Spread; FDA to Allow Gay Men to Donate Sperm; 'Oatzempic' Trend Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Apr 05, 2024
Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Risk Should Be Withdrawn, Experts Tell FDA Methodology behind AvertD DNA test questioned Apr 04, 2024
Experts in Industry Wrangle Over Whether Combo Vaccines Are Beneficial for Adults Panelists from companies making such vaccines see "enormous" benefit, others are more skeptical Apr 04, 2024
How to Safely Watch a Solar Eclipse The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends glasses with a special ISO code Apr 04, 2024
Vaping May Help People Quit Smoking Cigarettes After All Study shows cigarette smoking discontinuation rates increased for e-cigarette users over time Apr 04, 2024
New Allegations in Doc's Drano Poisoning Case; $535M Behavioral Health Verdict A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Apr 04, 2024
Start of a New Trend? Hepatitis C Cases Drop in the U.S. After a decade of increases, health officials aren't sure if change is just a statistical blip Apr 04, 2024
FDA OKs Injectable Antibiotic for Three Different Uses Ceftobiprole was at least comparable to currently used medications in studies Apr 03, 2024
Yes, Congress Finally Funded Health Spending for 2024 The measure signed by President Biden last month leaves HHS funding essentially flat Apr 03, 2024
A Tornado Ripping Through the Body: Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Japan's outbreak should be a reminder to clinicians globally about this challenging infection Apr 03, 2024
Telehealth Improves Hepatitis C Treatment in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Facilitated telemedicine embedded into opioid treatment programs boosted HCV cure rates Apr 03, 2024
Optum Physician Exodus; Cosmetic Surgery's Wild West; Surprise Health Plan Switches This past week in healthcare investigations Apr 03, 2024
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Faces Supply Issues Following weight-loss indication, patients struggle to obtain tirzepatide Apr 02, 2024
FDA Warning Letters Detail Controversy at Psychiatric Institute Two letters - one to a psychiatrist - follow reports of a trial participant's suicide Apr 02, 2024
HHS Cracks Down on Care Facilities for Failure to Turn Over Medical Records Office for Civil Rights fines two facilities that stalled on giving access for more than 100 days Apr 02, 2024
Person Is Diagnosed With Bird Flu After Being in Contact With Cows in Texas Detection in U.S. livestock is an "unexpected and problematic twist" Apr 01, 2024
HHS Clarifies Informed Consent Requirements for Exams Under Anesthesia New guidance follows reports of medical students performing exams without patient consent Apr 01, 2024
Regional Approach Effective in Reducing Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Intervention included county-wide nursing homes and selected hospital patients Apr 01, 2024
Chatbot Beat Doctors on Clinical Reasoning GPT-4 earned higher clinical reasoning scores than residents and attendings Apr 01, 2024
More Women Are Drinking Themselves Sick. The Biden Administration Is Concerned. But change isn't something everyone will raise a glass to Mar 31, 2024
What Is Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Doing Now? She talks to about life back in Boston and reflects on her time at CDC Mar 29, 2024
Are Trump Voters Predisposed to COVID Vax Side Effects?! Well no, of course not, but they could be more inclined to report adverse events from the shots Mar 29, 2024
MedPod Today: IMGs Skip Residency? Butt Lift Gone Wrong; Medicine's Gender Gap reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Mar 29, 2024 podcast
CDC: Alarming Rise in Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease Patients may present with bacteremia, septic arthritis Mar 29, 2024
U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Reach Highest Level in a Decade Rates are up among all age groups, according to the CDC Mar 29, 2024
AI's Speedy Kidney Discovery; AI Listens in Clinic; Generative AI Nurses A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Mar 28, 2024
CDC: Latest COVID Vax Cuts Hospitalization Risk in Immunocompromised People But fewer than one in five of this vulnerable group have received the updated shot Mar 28, 2024
Are Deadly Strep Infections on the Rise? Here's What to Know End of COVID preventive measures may contribute to spikes in invasive strep infections Mar 28, 2024
IG Live March 29: Maternal Mortality Remains 'Unacceptably High' Experts to discuss persisting racial disparities and offer solutions Mar 28, 2024
Nurse Charged in Patient's Death; Doc's Poison Trial to Start; Fake PA Gets 5 Years A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 28, 2024
Hormone Drugs and Brain Tumors; Push to Ban Some Decaf Coffees; $10 Million Reward Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 28, 2024
New Tuberculosis Framework May Improve Research, Clinical Care Consensus group issues 5-state TB classification system Mar 27, 2024
