Fauci: When Confronted With Misinformation, Stick to the Science Former NIAID director advises public health students on navigating politically charged topics Mar 27, 2024
Another Subway Rider Is Fatally Pushed Onto Tracks in New York City Rare event has revived discussion about mental illness in city's subway system Mar 27, 2024
Docs Decry ICU Closure; Outpatient Facility Fees; Hospitals Eye Sports Centers This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 27, 2024
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Challenge to Abortion Pill Access One of the main obstacles for the plaintiffs is to demonstrate they have the legal right to sue Mar 26, 2024
Here's What to Look for During an Eclipse-Related Eye Visit Full ocular exams are crucial, ophthalmologists say, even though solar retinopathy is untreatable Mar 26, 2024
Most Moms Knew About Safe Sleep for Infants, But Still Engaged in Unsafe Practices A series of small focus groups and surveys led to the troubling finding Mar 26, 2024
Texas Medical Board Doesn't Specify Abortion Ban Exceptions in Proposed Rules Critics call for further clarification around medical exceptions of Texas abortion ban Mar 25, 2024
8 Nurses Sue Hospital, Claiming Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Fired nurses had recently lodged complaints of unsafe conditions at Massachusetts hospital Mar 25, 2024
More Medication Prescribed for Self-Managed Abortion After Roe Fell While in-clinic abortions fell, many found other ways to access care Mar 25, 2024
Medical Misinfo Runs Rampant Online. The Gov't Must Retain the Right to Intervene. Combating vaccine falsehoods and other inaccurate claims protects public health Mar 25, 2024
Past U.S. Solar Eclipse Saw Rise in Deadly Traffic Crashes There were more fatal crashes around the 2017 total eclipse than during comparable periods Mar 25, 2024
SCOTUS Again Takes on Issue of Abortion, This Time Over Mifepristone Access Law professor says the case has the potential to upend how drug approvals function Mar 25, 2024
A Physician Guide to Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors Clear guidelines can provide a universal service for patients and unify our profession Mar 24, 2024
Why Not Treat Patients the Same Way We Teach Medical Students? A case-base approach to problems in living and social determinants of health Mar 23, 2024
There's a New Fungus in Town and It Won't Be the Last The arrival of C. auris in Washington is a harbinger of health systems addled by climate change Mar 22, 2024
Graphic Images on Cigarettes of Smoking's Harm Are Constitutional, Court Rules Partial victory for federal regulators seeking to toughen warning labels Mar 22, 2024
Almost 108,000 Americans Died of Drug Overdoses in 2022, Another Record 1% higher than overdose deaths in 2021, says CDC Mar 22, 2024
Trump Avoids Talk of Father's Alzheimer’s; Teens Smell Like Goats; AI Drugs a Bust? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 22, 2024
'Foot Bath' Fraud; Doc's Wrongful Termination Suit; Nurse Overdosed Patients? A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Mar 21, 2024
Child Deaths Rise in U.S.; Water Beads Warning; Cancer Studies Retracted Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 21, 2024
Who Should Pay to Clean Up 'Forever Chemicals'? Not us, representatives of water utilities and landfills say at a Senate hearing Mar 20, 2024
Acute Kidney Injury: The Price of Straight Hair? Case study highlights dangers of glyoxylic acid-containing products Mar 20, 2024
Another Miami Surgeon Faces Brazilian Butt Lift Complaints Surgeon allegedly placed drains too deeply after liposuction, leading to hospitalization Mar 20, 2024
People Facing Health Challenges Make Up Largest Group of Suicide Decedents More than 30% of suicide deaths were related to physical, not mental, health conditions Mar 20, 2024
Novel Oral Antihypertensive Gets FDA's Blessing Aprocitentan becomes the first endothelin receptor antagonist for BP lowering Mar 20, 2024
Elon Musk's Ketamine Use Musk says his prescription for the drug helps him get out of a "depressive mind state" Mar 20, 2024
Pro-Life Groups Want IVF Regulated; Private Equity Eyes Autism; Medicaid Takes Homes This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 20, 2024
Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told "This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO Mar 19, 2024
Early Stroke Scare With Bivalent COVID Vaccines Unsupported by Large Study Low absolute risk emerged for flu vaccines, however Mar 19, 2024
Havana Syndrome Mystery Continues to Deepen NIH reports no brain injury evidence, but findings may be like comparing "apples with artichokes" Mar 18, 2024
Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Women's Health Research Says it's "the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to improve women's health" Mar 18, 2024
A New Kind of Hospital Is Coming to Rural America To become a rural emergency hospital, qualifying facilities must close all their inpatient beds Mar 18, 2024
How Often Should Immunocompromised People Get a COVID Booster? Experts say about every 6 months, but that should be individualized Mar 18, 2024
Neurologic Conditions Now Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide Nervous system disorders affect 43% of global population Mar 15, 2024
Long COVID Patients, Advocates Rally for More Research, Funding, and Attention "This has gone on long enough," one protester says Mar 15, 2024
EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Risk Rule would lower emission standards for ethylene oxide by 90%, agency says Mar 15, 2024
CDC: Cases of MIS-C After COVID Still Occurring in U.S. Kids But incidence now less frequent and mostly in the unvaccinated or those without a recent dose Mar 15, 2024
Is the U.S. Overcounting Maternal Deaths? New Study Stirs Controversy The CDC counters that the methods used in the new study "produce a substantial undercount" Mar 15, 2024
MedPod Today: AAMC Leaked Emails; 'Wild West' of Ketamine; MA Games the System reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Mar 15, 2024 podcast
FDA Tries to Close the Lid on Poop Transplant Company Fecal microbiota transplant business needs a BLA or IND to operate, agency says Mar 15, 2024
