Dry Shampoo Added to List of Products Contaminated With Benzene Findings represent the highest levels found in a consumer product to date, according to Valisure Nov 02, 2022
The USPSTF Process Is in Jeopardy A recent U.S. District Court ruling challenges the legitimacy of all task force recommendations Nov 02, 2022
Regulators Move Against Two 'Misinformation' Doctors Peter McCullough, MD, and Sherri Tenpenny, DO, face new scrutiny Nov 01, 2022
Did My Strong COVID Vax Reaction Give Me Better Immunity? As people roll up their sleeves for another booster, here's where the science stands Nov 01, 2022
State Insurance Mandates Don't Improve Racial Disparities in ART Live Births Mandates are necessary, but "insufficient for equitable access," author says Oct 28, 2022
Southern Hemisphere Data Warn of an Early U.S. Flu Season Chile's experience hints at flu circulation levels higher than at any point during the pandemic Oct 28, 2022
Docs Can Play Many Roles in Preventing Firearm Injuries, Experts Say Screening at-risk patients, participating in research are among possible interventions Oct 28, 2022
Texas Says DNA Kits for Schoolchildren Not Tied to Uvalde Shooting State education agency says effort was designed to help law enforcement find missing kids Oct 27, 2022
The Updated COVID Boosters Could Have Been Better From design to implementation, our bivalent shots missed the mark Oct 26, 2022
Fentanyl Hidden in Cocaine; Missed Breast Cancer Diagnoses; Calling Out Racism This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 26, 2022
Nutrition Group Has Close Ties to Food, Pharma Companies Analysis reveals a 'symbiotic relationship' between nutrition group and industry Oct 24, 2022
Dementia Strikes One in Ten Americans Over 65 Even more have mild cognitive impairment, new estimates show Oct 24, 2022
Makena Is Just the Latest in Accelerated Approval Mayhem Congress must take action to reform the process Oct 24, 2022
ACIP Backs Recs for New Pneumococcal Vax in Previously Immunized Adults CDC advisors address who should get 20-valent conjugate vaccine after PCV13 Oct 22, 2022
Cutting Unneeded Urine Cultures a Good First Step to Less Antibiotic Use Hospital consortium reports good results with diagnostic stewardship Oct 21, 2022
Former UCLA Ob/Gyn Convicted for Sexual Assault Jury found James Heaps, MD, guilty on five counts in connection with sexual assaults of patients Oct 21, 2022
U.S. Chickenpox Vaccine Program Led to Near Elimination of the Virus Cases decreased by 99% in people under 20 after implementation of the two-dose vaccine Oct 20, 2022
Is Your Oven Leaking Cancer-Causing Chemicals Into Your Kitchen? Study finds that natural gas leaks result in elevated benzene levels, even when stove not in use Oct 20, 2022
Should We Still Be Concerned About Cell Phones and Brain Cancer? Experts weigh in on why the topic has seemed to lose steam in recent years Oct 20, 2022
Doc Sues Over Vax Mandate; $2.6M for Missed Pneumonia Dx; Fired PA Fires Back A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 20, 2022
Mayo Warns It Won't Take Most Medicare Advantage Plans Letters to Florida, Arizona patients suggest they enroll in original Medicare with a supplement Oct 20, 2022
What's With the National Adderall Shortage? Manufacturers must meet higher demands, and also face DEA and production problems Oct 19, 2022
It's Time to Retire BMI as a Clinical Metric An undue focus on weight can lead to patient distrust and delayed care Oct 19, 2022
U.S. Flu Hospitalization Rates Nearly 80% Higher for Black Adults Influenza vaccination rates also consistently lower in some minority groups Oct 18, 2022
Boston University Refutes Claims It Created Deadly New COVID Strain Media reports misrepresent animal study and misconstrue its findings, expert says Oct 18, 2022
TikTok Traffic on Monkeypox Conspiracy Theories Swelled After WHO's Alert Over 150 videos featuring conspiracy theories garnered nearly 1.5 million views Oct 18, 2022
Insulin Rationing Common Among Patients With Diabetes More than a million Americans may be engaging in the risky practice, researchers said Oct 17, 2022
Notes From Underground: Miners Face Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Silica exposure seen responsible Oct 17, 2022
Ex-JAMA Chief: Cut the Hype, Spin in Published Studies Howard Bauchner, MD, says researchers want to report accurately, but "they too have their biases" Oct 14, 2022
Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Says About 15% of overdose deaths included antihistamines mixed with other drugs Oct 13, 2022
The Medicare Advantage Trade-Off: Saving Money, Losing Access Beneficiaries may spend less on premiums, but care delays are common. Do worse outcomes follow? Oct 13, 2022
Uptick in COVID-Related Blood Clots: Is It Real? What experts say about concerning social media posts from the U.K. Oct 13, 2022
Doc Walked in on Killer? IHS Sex Abuse Victims Get Millions; Axed Doc Wins Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 13, 2022
U.S. Experts Weigh In on Colonoscopy Status in Wake of European Trial Concerns abound after study suggests colonoscopy may be less effective than expected Oct 12, 2022
More Harm Reduction, Less Abstinence-Only in COVID Messaging, Experts Say "We know that abstinence-only doesn't work in any situation" Oct 12, 2022
Pediatricians Embrace New Strategy on Firearms: Harm Reduction AAP shifting away from highlighting its support for strict gun control Oct 12, 2022
Will Elon Musk's Warning About the Future Hold True for Medicine? Confronting the reality of AI's role in healthcare Oct 11, 2022
If You Invite 455 People to Colonoscopy, You'll Stop One Case of Cancer Risk of colorectal cancer reduced with screening in randomized trial, but less than expected Oct 09, 2022
Unexplained Bleeding Linked to Rat Poison in Synthetic Cannabinoids 52 cases were ultimately identified, and four patients died Oct 06, 2022
'Not an Easy Villain': Documentary Tackles Healthcare's Big Hospital Problem The human cost of tax-exempt hospitals is a hard pill to swallow, says "InHospitable" director Oct 06, 2022 video
