Drug Prices Are Too Damn High It's been a long road to Medicare price negotiation ... and there's still work to be done Sep 01, 2023
CDC: Deaths From Counterfeit Pills Rising Increase seen particularly in western states and in younger adults Aug 31, 2023
Biden Administration Announces $450M for Drug Overdose Treatment, Prevention Money includes grants for increasing access to naloxone Aug 31, 2023
Pediatrician to Pay $22M in Sex Abuse Case; Doc Gets 18 Years for Supporting ISIS A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 31, 2023
McConnell Freezes Again; Lead & Cadmium in Weed Users; OTC Narcan Coming Soon Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Aug 31, 2023
Can COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots Be Given at the Same Time? Here's how experts are strategizing fall vaccines Aug 29, 2023
Do Advocacy Groups Always Put Patient Interests First? A new study reveals the depth of industry influence Aug 29, 2023
Company Selling Unproven Insulin Infusions in Legal Battle Over Money, Control Court docs show firm evolved from Trina, a diabetes scheme that fell apart Aug 29, 2023
How to (Legally) Diversify the Healthcare Workforce Alternative approaches are key following the SCOTUS ruling on race-based admissions Aug 29, 2023
U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list Aug 29, 2023
Moms With OUD: Improved Infant Care Seen With Use of Prenatal Addiction Meds Access for pregnant women is a "public health and policy imperative," study author says Aug 28, 2023
Who Should Get a COVID Booster This Fall? Experts aren't convinced that younger, healthy people need boosters this season Aug 28, 2023
Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives? A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many Aug 28, 2023
THC Dose of Edible Cannabis Tied to Degree of Toxicity in Young Kids Researchers note possible thresholds for medical decisions and marijuana regulations Aug 28, 2023
CDC Issues Sepsis Care Guidance for Hospitals Every hospital can strengthen the quality of care delivered to these patients, says CDC director Aug 24, 2023
CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines Nurse union, occupational health experts, patients say weaker guidelines help only employers Aug 24, 2023
How Do People Know What Health Information to Believe? Funding health communication research can empower the public to make informed decisions Aug 24, 2023
What to Know About New Tools to Fight RSV Two vaccines and a monoclonal antibody aim to bring down the burden of RSV Aug 23, 2023
Partial Resistance to Therapeutic Mainstay for Malaria on the Rise Data from Uganda show five mutations increased after cessation of indoor residual spraying Aug 23, 2023
America's Frontline Doctors Accused of Wrongful Death; CDC Lab Woes; Transplant Risk This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 23, 2023
FDA Panel Backs ReCor's Renal Denervation System for Hypertension Device-based treatment passes hurdle despite concerns about effectiveness Aug 22, 2023
CDC: One in Five Women Mistreated During Maternity Care Report finds even higher levels among Black, Hispanic, and multiracial women Aug 22, 2023
NYC Health Chief Aims to Redefine Public Health Post-COVID Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, is making agency changes based on COVID lessons and the city's needs Aug 22, 2023
RSV Vaccine Approved for Use in Pregnancy to Protect Infants Prescribing info has warning about the potential risk for premature birth Aug 22, 2023
Masking Approaches in Healthcare Should Be Reconsidered, Experts Say But not everyone thinks changes are needed yet Aug 21, 2023
Top Patient Advocacy Orgs Have Industry Ties in Leadership, Study Shows Half had paid staff or executives with pharma and medical device conflicts of interest Aug 21, 2023
What You Don't Know About Leprosy As concern mounts over increasing cases in Florida, experts set the record straight Aug 21, 2023 video
Doc Suspended for COVID Misinfo Sues, Cites Freedom of Speech Meryl Nass, MD, of Maine, filed a legal complaint against the state's medical board Aug 18, 2023
In Maui, the Need for Medical Resources Continues HHS has deployed mortuary resources, while locals note the need for commonly used meds Aug 17, 2023
From Salad Roulette to Salmonella in Poultry and Peanuts The folly of believing U.S. food is as safe as safe can be Aug 17, 2023
Allina Doctors File to Unionize Group of more than 550 clinicians could create largest private-sector union in the country Aug 17, 2023
Big Bump in Starting Salaries for Specialists Aging population, rise of 'market disruptors' usher in double-digit jumps for some docs Aug 15, 2023
'Blue Legs' Yet Another Long COVID Symptom? Researchers call for more awareness of all types of dysautonomia in long COVID Aug 15, 2023
A 'Few Bad Apple' Docs Spread COVID Misinformation on Social Media Findings are still "extraordinarily damning," one doctor says Aug 15, 2023
An Evolutionary Perspective on Why the Lab Leak Theory Is Wrong It's the initial outbreak that tells us what we need to know Aug 15, 2023
AI Beat Clinicians at Figuring Out Difficult Diagnoses GPT-4 may help with diagnoses that have been missed by clinicians, study author says Aug 14, 2023
Delayed Period After COVID Shot? It's the Same With COVID-19 Infection Temporary effect of about 1 day was similar for both, researchers say Aug 14, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Wildfire Particulates, Other Air Pollution "High smoke days might be taking a toll on our brains" Aug 14, 2023
Does Kratom Need Tighter Regulation? Efforts to regulate or ban the drug have fizzled, leaving it in purgatory Aug 14, 2023
What Are Clinician Groups Doing About Climate Change? We talk with the new head of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health to find out Aug 13, 2023
