Doc Admits Owning Explosives; Doc Says He Was Fired for Sounding Alarm on Procedures A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 27, 2024
Third Death Under TX Abortion Ban; Insurer Pays Its Own Docs More; CME Questioned This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 27, 2024
Trump Picks Jay Bhattacharya, Who Backed COVID Herd Immunity, as NIH Director Bhattacharya was also a critic of COVID pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates Nov 27, 2024
World's Oldest Man Dies; Harvey Weinstein's Medical Care; Soccer and Brain Damage Health news and commentary gathered by ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ staff Nov 27, 2024
TRK Inhibitor Active in Treatment-Refractory Glioblastoma Also from SNO: Encouraging early results with ATM pathway inhibition, sonodynamic therapy Nov 27, 2024
Brain Volume Changes Come 10 Years Sooner for Men With Cardiovascular Risks Men faced neurodegeneration a decade earlier than women Nov 26, 2024
Texas Governor Scolds Hospital After Doctor Goes Viral on TikTok Tony Pastor, MD, said patients didn't have to respond to citizenship question on intake forms Nov 26, 2024
Medicare Advantage Plans' Prior Auth Rules Would Be Made Public Under CMS Proposal Rule would also make provider directories easier to compare Nov 26, 2024
Another Emergency Medicine Staffing Firm Goes Under Doctors still not paid, now on the hook for malpractice tail coverage Nov 26, 2024
Hunting & Heart Attacks; Cardiologist's Whistleblower Suit; Algorithm Predicts Death Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Nov 26, 2024
Biden Proposes Coverage of Obesity Drugs in Medicare, Medicaid Federal government would pick up about three-fourths of the cost for Medicaid coverage Nov 26, 2024
Thyroid Drug & Bone Loss; GLP-1s' Renal Benefit; Menopause Musculoskeletal Syndrome News and commentary from the endocrinology world Nov 26, 2024
Alzheimer's Trials Fail; Blood Test Predicts Tau; Neuroscience Moves to Bluesky News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Nov 26, 2024
International Working Group Discusses Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease Proposed framework has biological and clinical components Nov 26, 2024 video
Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Be Having Its Moment Experts raise concern that Trump will parrot untested and unproven public health ideas Nov 26, 2024
New Rule Allows HIV-Positive Organ Transplants Previously, such transplants could be done only as part of research studies Nov 26, 2024
Are GLP-1 Drugs Putting an End to Bariatric Surgery? A conversation with bariatric surgeon Christine J. Ren-Fielding, MD Nov 26, 2024
Many Drinkers Cut Back After Starting Obesity Meds, Study Finds In WeightWatchers study, 45% decreased their alcohol use after initiating a weight-loss drug Nov 26, 2024
CDC Director Urges Focus on Health Threats as Agency Confronts Political Changes Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, will be leaving office in January after about 18 months in the job Nov 26, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: He Has Facial Lesions--and So Do Some Teammates. What's Up? A 17-year-old mixed martial arts athlete presented to the doctor with complaints of facial lesions that developed 4 days prior. Can you diagnose the patient? Nov 26, 2024
Hit and Miss for CDK4/6 Inhibitor in Recurrent Brain Cancer Abemaciclib active in previously treated meningioma, fails to impress in glioblastoma combination Nov 26, 2024
What 'Make America Healthy Again' Gets Right About Communications We all want a healthier America. Let's talk about how to get there. Nov 26, 2024
COVID Contrarians Rise; Philly Residents Want Union; What Happens After IVF Mix-Up? Health news and commentary gathered by ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ staff Nov 26, 2024
Lack of Workplace Control Fans the Flames of Doc Burnout AMA study shows physicians impacted by poor control over patient volume, clinical schedules Nov 25, 2024
Have Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Really Increased? The answer may have more to do with how we track them, experts say Nov 25, 2024
Preoperative Embolization Linked to Relapse-Free Survival in Meningioma Significant impact on RFS with subtotal resection, and molecular analysis suggests hypoxic effect Nov 25, 2024
Utility Shutoffs Can Be Deadly During Extreme Weather Events Legislation to ensure continued electricity access is critical Nov 25, 2024
Severe Maternal Morbidity at First Birth Linked to Lower Subsequent Birth Rates Traumatic experiences in pregnancy, delivery can shape reproductive decisions, authors say Nov 25, 2024
Do Not Wash Your Turkey and Other Thanksgiving Tips to Keep Your Food Safe Ways to avoid food-related danger during the holidays Nov 25, 2024
Autopsy Data Reveal New Insights About Brain Swelling After Pediatric TBI Patterns of blood-brain barrier disruption varied between children and adults Nov 25, 2024
Barzolvolimab Shows Promise for Cold Urticaria and Dermographism Improved provocation test outcomes and symptom control in phase II study Nov 25, 2024 video
Philly's Tax on Sugary Drinks Did Not Trim Kids' Obesity "Weight is multifactorial," researcher noted Nov 25, 2024
Acoramidis Snags FDA Approval for ATTR Cardiomyopathy Another pricey TTR stabilizer to hit shelves Nov 25, 2024
Getting Patients in the Habit of Doing the Right Thing Smart devices might help patients make lifestyle changes, but the devices must be fine-tuned Nov 25, 2024
AREDS Supplements May Slow Geographic Atrophy Progression Toward the Fovea Post hoc analysis sparks discussion on their role in GA treatment and clinical trials Nov 25, 2024 video
Early Promise for PI3K Inhibitor in Brain Metastases Also from SNO: TTFields boosts PFS in glioblastoma, proton therapy for leptomeningeal disease Nov 25, 2024
Even With Access to Blockbuster Obesity Drugs, Some People Don't Lose Weight "It's discouraging," says one patient Nov 25, 2024
Increases in Myopia Progression in Kids Tied to the COVID Pandemic Closure of schools and cancelling of activities likely played a role Nov 25, 2024