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
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
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
How Much Did Celebrities Influence Public Opinion on COVID? "I see them as being like a conduit," says one epidemiologist Feb 21, 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
Monoclonal Antibodies Linked to Reduced RSV Burden in Young Kids Meta-analysis of 14 RCTs showed significant reductions in infection, hospitalization 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
Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID 39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds 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
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
Guiding New York City Through COVID-19 Former N.Y.C. Health Commissioner on leading the public through the pandemic Feb 14, 2023 podcast
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
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
Cannabis May Interfere With Pregnancy Retrospective study finds exposure linked with higher rates of stillbirth, hypertensive disorders Feb 10, 2023
COVID Vaccines Added to 2023 Child, Adult Immunization Schedules Other notable changes include new guidance on polio, MMR, hepatitis B, and pneumococcal vaccines Feb 10, 2023
Lessons From Flint, Mich. on Stroke Preparedness and Lytic Uptake Racial disparities narrowed as a result of hospital and community intervention Feb 10, 2023
New Guidance Targets Infection Hazards in Fingernails, Sinks, Excessive Hand-Washing Update based on new evidence on ways that various pathogens can spread in healthcare settings Feb 10, 2023
AUD Diagnoses After COVID Infection Higher at Certain Points in the Pandemic Social context of pandemic offers most plausible explanation, researchers say Feb 09, 2023
ED Visits for Mental Health Among Medicaid Enrollees Varied Widely by Region Findings suggest opportunities for improvement in mental heath care, researchers say Feb 09, 2023
Dead Patient Sues America's Frontline Doctors Over HCQ; Pair Accused of Bilking Doc A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Feb 09, 2023
Does the Environment Override Genes for People at Risk of Stroke? Large study detects interaction between genetic susceptibility and neighborhood deprivation Feb 08, 2023
The Man Behind 'Died Suddenly'; Rethinking Menopause Tx; Long COVID While Black This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 08, 2023
Phthalates Exposure Tied to Higher Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in White Women But possible selection bias may have negated this risk in women of color, researchers say Feb 08, 2023
Biden Pledges to Extend Medicare's Solvency for 'At Least Two Decades' Healthcare featured prominently in president's State of the Union address Feb 08, 2023
More Consumer Ad Spending for Drugs With Lower Benefit People who see drug ads should question whether it's the best treatment for them, researcher says Feb 07, 2023
Risk Model-Based Lung Cancer Screening More Cost-Effective Than USPSTF Recs Risk prediction models more sensitive than age-, smoking history-based methods Feb 07, 2023
Healthy Lifestyle Before Infection Linked to Lower Long COVID Risk Healthy BMI and adequate sleep both independently associated with risk of long COVID Feb 06, 2023
CDC: Maternal Tdap Vaccine Reduced Whooping Cough in Newborns Youngest babies had less pertussis following the 2011 recommendation Feb 06, 2023
Lower Excess Mortality Seen for Physicians vs General Public During COVID Pandemic Understanding effects among physicians may be helpful for future epidemics, researchers say Feb 06, 2023
California's Medical Misinformation Law Facing Legal Challenges A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement for plaintiffs in two cases Feb 03, 2023
How Patent Thickets Keep Cheaper Drugs Off the Market "We're transferring a huge amount of wealth from the public to drug companies," says S. Sean Tu Feb 03, 2023 video
Long COVID's 7 Symptoms; Most of U.S. Backs Tobacco Ban; Ugly People and Face Masks Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ทฌวัษ็ว๘ staff Feb 03, 2023
What Tyre Nichols' Death Reminds Us About Black Suffering Medicine's racist history bleeds into today's medical practices Feb 02, 2023
