COVID Vaccine Protection; 'Until You Die From the Cancer'; What's Palliative Care? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 10, 2021
Investigation of Patient Death Finds Deficient Care at VA Hospital Emergency department triage may have resulted in delay in care Jun 10, 2021
Two HHS Nominees Have Fairly Easy Time at Senate Hearing Opioid crisis, drug supply chain among senators' concerns Jun 08, 2021
Op-Ed: Needling Friends to Get the COVID Jab? Stop Here's a hot take on vaccine holdouts: leave them alone Jun 07, 2021
The Complex Ethical Morass of COVID-19 Human Challenge Trials "The end doesn't justify any and all means," ethicist says Jun 07, 2021
More Insight on Which Kids Are Most at Risk for Severe COVID-19 Large database helps inform differences in pediatric illness patterns Jun 07, 2021
I Spy an Opportunistic Infection? Providers should monitor for "black fungus" and other infections being associated with COVID Jun 07, 2021
Even Post-COVID Care Centers Are Returning to Normal As pandemic winds down, so does demand for ongoing care Jun 04, 2021
CDC: Worrisome Spike in Younger Teens' COVID Hospitalizations Data through April add urgency to calls for adolescent vaccination Jun 04, 2021
Is This Medical Board Headed for a Shake-Up? Could be the first in the nation to have public member majority Jun 04, 2021
Additional Infections Rare in Hospitalized COVID Patients Most were secondary infections, U.K. researchers found Jun 03, 2021
Medtronic's LVAD Pulled From Market Due to Neurological, Mortality Risks Physicians must stop implanting the HeartWare system, says FDA Jun 03, 2021
Guns for Vaccinations; IU Health Joins the Mandate Club; NFL Ends 'Race-Norming' A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jun 03, 2021
Simplified 9-1-1 Interactions Spurred More Bystander CPR Improvements seen in Los Angeles regardless of callers' English proficiency Jun 02, 2021
Suicide Continues to Get Sad Before It Gets Sadder Novel research and definitions are essential to reversing bleak trends Jun 02, 2021
Inside Hahnemann's Demise; Fauci: Society 'Totally Nuts'; Anti-Vax Law Firm This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 02, 2021
COVID Long Haulers Illuminate Overlooked Medical Condition More evidence for POTS after SARS-CoV-2 infection is helping to raise awareness Jun 01, 2021
Houston Methodist Sued Over COVID Vax Mandate Employees claim policy violates federal law, sue for wrongful discharge Jun 01, 2021
Op-Ed: Is Physician Behavior Contributing to CDC Skepticism? Setting an example or second-guessing guidelines? May 29, 2021
Are Vaccine Advisors More Conflicted Than We Thought? Rules for advisory committee members' disclosures vary widely May 28, 2021
Study Shows How to Safely Hold an Indoor Mass Gathering Testing, N95 masks allowed a 500-person indoor concert to go infection-free May 27, 2021
Op-Ed: Who Was Least Wrong About COVID? ZDoggMD and Marty Makary review their pandemic hits and misses May 26, 2021
Why CDC Changed Its 'Breakthrough Case' Definition Will new monitoring tactic miss the "full picture" of COVID infections among the vaccinated? May 26, 2021
Bad Day Sunshine: Benzene Found in Many Sun Care Products Valisure also detected the carcinogen in hand sanitizers earlier this year May 26, 2021
50 Hospitals Get Dubious Ranking on Racial Inclusion "If you want an illustration of what structural racism is, this is it" May 25, 2021
Unhealthy Quest for Lighter Skin Fuels Bleaching Epidemic Breaking the centuries-old cycle of myths about skin color May 25, 2021
Family Alleges Profit Motives Played Role in 3-Year-Old's Death Parents charge care delays for child with hydrocephalus were tied to arrangements for star doctor May 25, 2021
Breast Cancer Screening During COVID Reveals Inequities Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, discusses new findings and his takeaway May 25, 2021 video
Trust in Healthcare System Needs Rebuilding, Internal Medicine Group Says Scientists have to stop believing that we'll change minds with more data, adds president & CEO May 24, 2021
GI Disruption Lasts for Months in Many COVID Survivors Persistently loose stools were most common after-effect May 24, 2021
Op-Ed: Diabetes Is Not an Equal Opportunity Killer Policy change and community intervention can help fight disparities May 23, 2021
Op-Ed: Let the Olympic Games Be Canceled Amid continued crisis, now is not the time for celebrating athletic achievement May 20, 2021
Nurses Union Blasts 'Dangerous' CDC Mask Guidance NNU charges CDC used unreliable data and disregarded variant threat, low vaccination rates May 20, 2021
Poorly Controlled Sleep Apnea Tied to More COVID-19 Infections As adherence to PAP increased, infection rates fell, researcher says May 20, 2021
Op-Ed: How Not to Message the Public on COVID Vaccines A "cringe-inducing" public service announcement with doctors and nurses May 20, 2021
Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Dose A transplant surgeon, a heart recipient himself, saw robust antibody response after third dose May 20, 2021
'Talents' Land U.S. Researcher in Prison Ohio MD pleaded guilty to lying on grant applications, planned to share research with China May 19, 2021
Vaping Alone May Boost Lung Troubles Study finds wheeze, shortness of breath with e-cigs even after controlling for tobacco or pot use May 18, 2021
Burnout in Cardiology; Restrictive Transfusion Foiled; and Other News From ACC Highlights from the scientific program of the American College of Cardiology meeting May 18, 2021
Setbacks for Invasive Strategy, Moderate Cooling in Cardiac Arrest Prague OHCA study, CAPITAL CHILL give some answers for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treatment May 18, 2021
