A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas ERs This marks one of at least two women who died under the state abortion ban Nov 02, 2024
What Will CDC, FDA, and CMS Look Like After the Election? We talked to healthcare experts to get their predictions for a Trump or Harris administration Nov 01, 2024
MedPod Today: Upcoding Concerns; COVID Vax Recs; Med School Credit for Parenting ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Nov 01, 2024 podcast
Doc Harbored Undocumented Workers; Doc Gets Life in Prison for Sexual Assault A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 31, 2024
HCA Nurses Score Win Against AI; Docs Use ChatGPT in Clinic; New AI-Powered EHR A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Oct 31, 2024
How to Navigate OTC Cold and Flu Drugs A pharmacist and a doctor weigh in on the best options Oct 30, 2024
Ophthalmologist Identified as Atlanta Shooting Suspect Retired physician Jay Berger, MD, reportedly suffered a mental health crisis Oct 30, 2024
When Cannabis Makes You Vomit Known for its anti-emetic properties, the drug can actually bring on a vomiting disorder Oct 30, 2024
Miscarriage Arrest; MA Reaped Billions for Home Visits; Dirty Work of Care Denials This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 30, 2024
Presidential Election Puts the Affordable Care Act Back in the Bull's-Eye The two parties' goals have stark differences Oct 28, 2024
PBM Math: Big Chains Get $23.55 for Blood Pressure Rx as Small Drugstores Get $1.51 Small pharmacies face deep financial disparities Oct 27, 2024
Health Departments Struggle to Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, Emails Reveal "We need to take steps today to prevent the worst-case scenario," says expert Oct 25, 2024
FDA Warns Companies Over Products Made With Amniotic Fluid Agency says PalinGen products are unapproved drugs Oct 24, 2024
UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school Oct 24, 2024
Doc's COVID Spending Bust; Plastic Surgeon Faces $10M Suit; Letby Loses Appeal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 24, 2024
Hawking Health Conspiracies; How UnitedHealth Pressures Docs; Hospital's High Prices This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 23, 2024
Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More. A redesigned drug benefit will operate more like other private insurance policies Oct 22, 2024
Doctors Share Their Favorite Pet Theories They may not have the data, but "the University of My Eyeballs confirms it conclusively" Oct 22, 2024
Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber to Travel Far Distances to Medical Care Some are calling for states to subsidize the expensive trips for rural residents Oct 20, 2024
How Does This Year's Flu Shot Stack Up? Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest Oct 18, 2024
MedPod Today: Med Ed Drama; Chiropractic in Academia; MA 'Extra Benefits' Worth It? ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Oct 18, 2024 podcast
Shorter Medical Degree Program Outcomes Just as Good NYU finds its accelerated program matches the traditional program on key measures Oct 18, 2024
Doc Sues Over Spicy Dish; Disciplined for Doctor's Note; Ob/Gyn Attacked Near Office A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 17, 2024
Doc Befriends Captive Saudi Princess; Psych Hospital Violence; Black Market Ozempic This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 16, 2024
This Cruise Ship Flunked Its CDC Inspection Several others just made the "satisfactory" cutoff Oct 15, 2024
Most Doctors Regularly Engage With Healthcare Influencers on Social Media Survey found half reported changing their prescribing choices based on this engagement Oct 15, 2024
Billing for Patient Messages May Have Negative Consequences, Analysis Suggests A survey showed that physicians and patients were concerned about the effects of such fees Oct 14, 2024
Older Men's Connections Often Wither When They're on Their Own Nearly one in four men over 75 live alone, leaving them vulnerable to depression and suicide Oct 13, 2024
Poppy Seed Brew Triggers Morphine Overdose, Drawing Attention of Lawmakers During harvesting and processing, the seeds can become coated with the opium Oct 12, 2024
Doc Who Blamed COVID Vax for Patient's Death Could Face Discipline Medical Board of California also says physician told high-risk patient to avoid boosters Oct 11, 2024
MedPAC Commissioners Pan Some Medicare Advantage Plans' 'Extra Benefits' Services cost Medicare an extra $83B in 2024; are debit cards and groceries really healthcare? Oct 11, 2024
'Headspin Hole' and the Hazards of Breakdancing A case report details one man's head injury from breakdancing Oct 10, 2024
FDA Warns Doctor Over Stem Cell Company Agency says adipose-derived stem cell treatment should be regulated as a drug and biologic Oct 10, 2024
FDA's Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely to End Decades of Racial Bias Devices three times as likely to miss dangerously low blood oxygen in Black patients Oct 10, 2024
Peer Reviewers Have Financial Conflicts, Too Majority reviewing for top medical journals had conflicts, and they made $1 billion in 3 years Oct 10, 2024
Doctor Shot at Home; Jury Awards Doc $2M; Nurse Arrested in Alleged Bracelet Theft A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 10, 2024
Crackdowns on Unproven Stem Cell Therapies Worked Abroad In Australia and Canada, most companies disappeared from the market or changed their claims Oct 09, 2024
'Make America Healthy Again' Crusade; Psychiatrist's Misconduct; Extreme Alpha-Gal This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 09, 2024
Here's This Year's Crop of Best Children's Hospitals Some changes were implemented to annual rankings from U.S. News & World Report Oct 08, 2024
Acne Treatments Taken Right Off the Shelf Had High Levels of Benzene Study findings suggest cold storage may prevent breakdown into carcinogen Oct 07, 2024
