Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Authorized for Post-COVID Exposure REGEN-COV becomes first monoclonal antibody treatment with EUA following exposure alone Jul 30, 2021
CDC Alarmed: 74% of Cases in Cape Cod Cluster Were Among the Vaxxed More detail about outbreak in vaccinated people that led to the change in masking, test guidance Jul 30, 2021
Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too! A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 30, 2021
Inside Olympic Precautions: Three Team Doctors Dish Physicians satisfied with strong safety measures during controversial Tokyo games Jul 28, 2021
Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 28, 2021
Wide Variability Across Nurse Rehabilitation Programs Survey shows variability across outcomes, operations, costs, governance Jul 28, 2021
Is This Rehab Program Helpful or Harmful to Nurses? Critics question the effectiveness of one state's nurse rehabilitation program for substance use Jul 28, 2021
More Medical Device Deaths Than We Previously Thought? Study finds many reports of patient deaths that were not classified as a death in FDA database Jul 27, 2021
Second Dose of COVID Vaccine Safe Even After Allergic Reaction Small study found even those with anaphylaxis following the first dose tolerated the second one Jul 26, 2021
Psychiatrists Can Be Valuable Vaccine Educators "Actively and constantly searching" for ways to address the needs of a vulnerable population Jul 24, 2021
No More Bloody Syringe: New Vaccine Emoji Gains Key Support Icon promotes positive image of COVID vaccine on social media, docs and public health experts say Jul 23, 2021
American Hospital Association Joins Others in Support of COVID Vax Mandates Largest U.S.-based healthcare organization to advocate for these requirements so far Jul 22, 2021
Georgia Hospital Chooses PAs/NPs, Not Physicians, for Daily Rounds Sound Physicians staffing firm will use APPs at Memorial University Medical Center Jul 22, 2021
Survey Probes Barriers to Long-Acting Injectable PrEP for MSM Some factors more important than others for HIV prevention Jul 22, 2021
Does COAPT Change the Need to Try Foundational HF Drugs in Functional MR? Current GDMT titration approach under fire during TVT debate Jul 21, 2021
Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill' News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 21, 2021
Noncitizen Kids More Likely to Be Uninsured Than Siblings With Citizenship These children were also twice as likely to experience delays in access to medical care Jul 21, 2021
Large Ivermectin Study Retracted Preprint publisher finds evidence of plagiarism, problems with raw data Jul 20, 2021
FDA Warns Doctors, Consumers on Contaminated Chantix Latest drug found with cancer-causing nitrosamines Jul 20, 2021
Why Are Tick-Borne Illnesses Increasing in the U.S.? Heightened awareness, growing population, and climate change all play a role Jul 19, 2021
Staffing Contract Disputes Causing Uproar in San Diego Public healthcare system Palomar Health accused of Brown Act violations by staff and citizens Jul 19, 2021
Are Patients Spreading SARS-CoV-2 to Their Hospital Roommates? A new study explores the data and implications Jul 17, 2021
A Literal Token of Thanks for Pandemic Work: That's All? Anger after Banner Health rewards employees with unbankable coin for enduring the pandemic Jul 16, 2021
The U.S. Fumbled the Early COVID Response in Two Major Ways Marty Makary, MD, and Andy Slavitt review those initial strategies and public health messages Jul 15, 2021 video
Anti-Vax Pediatrician Is Back in Business, Kind Of Restrictions will require previously suspended doctor to stay mum on vaccine protocols Jul 14, 2021
Company Shut Down Robot Mid-Surgery; Infected in Quarantine; Investigating Aduhelm This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 14, 2021
Juul Bought Out Medical Journal for $51K E-cig maker sponsored nearly a dozen studies, took over journal as it awaits FDA ruling Jul 13, 2021
Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties Jul 12, 2021
Beta Variant May Be Deadlier, South African Hospital Data Suggests Increases in hospitalizations, deaths in country's second COVID-19 wave Jul 12, 2021
How Many People Skipped Their Second COVID Shot? New CDC data say 15 million people in the U.S. have not completed their vaccination series Jul 09, 2021
Empathy: The Most Critical Skill in Medicine Caring for a patient means putting yourself in their shoes Jul 09, 2021 podcast
Awaited Ivermectin Review Is Out Findings are positive, but critics still want a large randomized controlled trial Jul 08, 2021
You're Not Alone in Your Darkest Hours Ending the silence on mental health can save the lives of our peers, our patients, and ourselves Jul 08, 2021
Skin Rash Should Be a Huge Red Flag for LVAD Recipients, Group Says New phenomenon suggests perils of not performing biopsy in time Jul 07, 2021
Missouri Health System CEO Calls Out for Help Amid COVID Surge Makes plea on Twitter for respiratory therapists during local uptick in cases Jul 07, 2021
Doctors Among the Missing in Surfside Condo Collapse Brothers Brad and Gary Cohen were visiting their elderly parents; newlywed couple also missing Jul 07, 2021
Nurse Suspended Over TikTok Videos About Patients Only thing hurt in her posts were "people's feelings," nurse said Jul 07, 2021
Is Confirmation Bias Guiding COVID Vaccine Recommendations? Policy must be based on indisputable evidence Jul 06, 2021
