Inmates Settle Ivermectin Suit; 70 Patients Sue Rheumatologist; 'Doc Chase' Scheme A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 12, 2023
Shiitake Mushrooms Caused This Dramatic Rash Patient's back looked as though it had been flogged: "Once you see it, you don't forget it" Oct 11, 2023
Family Sold Bleach COVID 'Cure'; Doc's Alleged Malpractice Trail; Faulty Implants This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 11, 2023
Are Pirates Coming for Your Medical Meeting? Scam sites pretending to be various medical and professional societies pop up every year Oct 10, 2023
Feds Rein in Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients A computer program isn't always a crystal ball for care Oct 08, 2023
Can Rapid COVID Tests Reveal More Than a Positive/Negative Result? Experts agree that rapid antigen test kits can show degrees of infectiousness Oct 06, 2023
'Shadow Work' TikTok Sensation: Is It Legit? You may not have heard of it, but your Gen Z patients probably have Oct 05, 2023
$425M Heartburn Drug Settlement; 5 Years for Clinic Fire; $2.5M Broken Leg Award A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 05, 2023
Parkinsonism Case Tied to Welding, Improved With Chelation How one team pinpointed manganese toxicity and diminished a patient's motor symptoms Oct 04, 2023
Coast to Coast, Kaiser Permanente Workers Start 3-Day Strike Employees picket, complain of staff shortages, burnout, low pay, and low morale Oct 04, 2023
Plot Against WHO Director; Doctors as Political Targets; Erased From GLP-1 History? This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 04, 2023
California Misinfo Law Is Dead Repeal bill also strengthens consumer protections and raises doctors' license fees Oct 03, 2023
ChatGPT Improving, but Still Lacks Reliability as a Clinical Support Tool The chatbot could still be "spectacularly and surprisingly wrong," researchers say Oct 02, 2023
When's the Best Time to Get the Updated COVID Shot? Experts weigh in on timing and availability Sep 29, 2023
Spouting COVID Misinformation Tied to Use of Ivermectin, HCQ And survey study finds similar usage of unproven drugs for COVID among Democrats and Republicans Sep 29, 2023
Blue Shield of California Has Fix for MA Enrollees Worried About Co-Pays An "underwriting holiday" doesn't require supplemental plan applicants to answer health questions Sep 28, 2023
First Dual MD/AI Degree; Mayo's Chief AI Officer; ChatGPT Citations Pass 1K A monthly roundup of AI innovation and research in healthcare Sep 28, 2023
Doc Accuses Neighbor of Hosing Him Down; LGBTQ-Serving Doc Accused of Sexual Assault A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 28, 2023
COVID Vax Appointment Cancelled? New Shot Rollout Faces Challenges Insurance approval delays, slower than ideal supply chain contributing to rocky vaccine rollout Sep 27, 2023
Medical Residents Receive 100+ Job Offer Contacts, Survey Shows Even so, some say they wish they had picked a different field Sep 27, 2023
Spine Surgery Cover-Up? Legal Threats Chill Misinfo Research; The Longevity Industry This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 27, 2023
FTC Sues Anesthesia Group and Its Private Equity Backers Companies accused of extracting "monopoly profits" while growing "monopoly power" Sep 26, 2023
Inmates Escape From Hospitals in Recent Spree With inmates going to a less secure place, opportunities to escape are increased, expert says Sep 26, 2023
Doctors Should Stay Away From 'Grateful Patient' Fundraising Physicians should never be asked to solicit donations from patients, ACP position paper warns Sep 25, 2023
Two Large Medical Groups Shun Medicare Advantage Plans San Diego doctor groups latest to withdraw, citing low pay, prior authorization problems Sep 25, 2023
With Its Two Doctors Retiring, a Town Patches Together Its Healthcare Options "There are people here that still need in-town doctors" Sep 24, 2023
What Is the 'Carrot Tan' Trending on Social Media? A Dermatologist Weighs In "While eating vegetables is very healthy for you, everything in moderation" Sep 24, 2023
Despite Taboo, Med Students, Doctors Use Substances Too But if it becomes a problem, finding help can come with unique consequences Sep 22, 2023
The GLP-1 Agonist Plateau No One's Talking About Weight stabilization is no surprise to specialists, but for patients it's more complicated Sep 22, 2023
Deceit Allegations, Lawsuits Dog Florida For-Profit Nursing School Nursing board's weakened oversight powers led to proliferation of underperforming programs Sep 22, 2023
'Con Man' Gets Another Top Hospital Job, This Time at Penn Medicine Story points to major gaps in how hospitals check applicants' backgrounds Sep 21, 2023
Are Paxlovid and Lagevrio Equals? Study shows similar mortality benefit for high-risk COVID patients, but evidence is up for debate Sep 21, 2023
Medicare Advantage Ads Should Look Different This Year KFF examines past predatory ads as new CMS regulation goes into effect Sep 21, 2023
PA's Murder Trial; Doc's Manslaughter Charge; Cardiologist's Kickback Settlement A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 21, 2023
Doc Sues Over Vax Mandate; False Child Abuse Claims? FDA's Decongestant Delay This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 20, 2023
Here Are This Year's Top Schools for an Undergraduate Nursing Degree Duke, University of Pennsylvania shared the No. 1 spot Sep 18, 2023
'Dr. Google' Meets Its Match: Dr. ChatGPT But questions remain about how to integrate AI into health systems Sep 17, 2023
Social Media Giant's Efforts to Stymie Antivax Content Had Mixed Results Facebook aimed to tackle misinformation, but did it work? Sep 15, 2023
