DoxyPEP Rollout Tied to Dent in STI Epidemic in the Real World Promising results in California, but antibacterial resistance still a concern Jan 06, 2025
Journal Editors Sound Alarm on Predatory Medical Journals These journals take advantage of the current academic environment with its pressure to publish Jan 06, 2025
Louisiana Person Is the First U.S. Bird Flu Death, Health Officials Say Genetic analysis suggested bird flu virus had mutated inside the patient Jan 06, 2025
High Fluoride Exposure Linked to Lower IQ in Kids With limited data, meta-analysis notes uncertainty at lower concentrations Jan 06, 2025
Broken Bones and Hypothermia: The Injurious Gifts of Snow Be careful in the winter weather Jan 06, 2025
Why the Number 313 Gave Me Pause A new patient's 313-page EHR made me wonder how much follow-up I was responsible for Jan 06, 2025
Nurse Arrested in NICU Investigation; Oldest Woman Dies; What Medicaid Cuts May Mean Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 06, 2025
He Called 911 to Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years in Prison. Parents are being charged with abusive head trauma, a newer name for shaken baby syndrome Jan 05, 2025
Will a CEO’s Murder Nudge American Healthcare Toward the Unthinkable? Ron Harman King fears healthcare reform may hinge on the courts, not Congress, at great cost Jan 05, 2025 video
CAR-T Warning for Secondary Malignancies: Warranted or Not? FDA boxed warning led to multiple studies on the issue in 2024 Jan 05, 2025
Heated Mittens for Hand OA; Pediatric Firearm and Motor Vehicle Deaths Also in TTHealthWatch: buprenorphine treatment for young adults with OUD Jan 04, 2025 podcast
Keep Quality Measures Out of the Exam Room Patients need space to raise real issues or concerns Jan 04, 2025
What Happened With the USMLE Cheating Scandal? Hundreds of Nepali examinees had their USMLE scores invalidated earlier this year Jan 04, 2025
For Many Rural Women, Finding Maternity Care Eclipses Concerns About Abortion Access Lawmakers' attempts to expand abortion access sometimes clash with rural residents Jan 04, 2025
Sick Season Is in Full Force. Here's What the Latest CDC Figures Show. "A lot of flu out there," said the CDC's Carrie Reed, PhD Jan 03, 2025
CBD-Coated Tampons? FDA Says No Way Agency also warns about Daye's vaginal microbiome screening kit Jan 03, 2025
Surgeon General Calls for Stronger Wording of Cancer Risk on Alcohol Packages New report emphasizes greater public awareness, education Jan 03, 2025
Which Respiratory Virus Do I Have? There's a range of possibilities, and it's not easy to tell them apart Jan 03, 2025
Skeptics Question Transmissible Alzheimer's Claims Cadaveric growth hormone recipients with brain changes didn't have Alzheimer's, they say Jan 03, 2025
Will the Trump Administration Be a Dangerous Ally to the Wellness Industry? Several nominees may pose a threat to evidence-based public health Jan 03, 2025
Cancer Warnings on Alcohol? Surge in GI Illnesses; Swab Detects Kids' Asthma Type Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 03, 2025
5 Things We Know and Still Don't Know About COVID, 5 Years After It Appeared A look at a half decade of SARS-CoV-2 Jan 02, 2025
ABIM Revokes Certification of Another Doctor Who Made Controversial COVID Claims It's not clear exactly when credentials for Peter McCullough, MD, MPH, were revoked Jan 02, 2025
Psychedelic Therapy Begins in Colorado, Amid Tension Between Conservatives, Veterans Colorado is the second state to legalize psilocybin therapy Jan 02, 2025
Jury Awards Doc $21M; Doc Accused of Using Job Recruitment for Rape; Nurse Wins $2M A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 02, 2025
Concerns Continue Over Private Equity's Reach Into Healthcare Rising costs have left many hospitals vulnerable to "the sway of private equity," one expert says Jan 02, 2025
Broccoli Warning Issued; Dr. Oz vs RFK Jr. on Ozempic; Is Moderate Drinking Safe? Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jan 02, 2025
Canadian Teen Recovers From Severe H5N1 Bird Flu Infection Physicians provide details on closely watched case Dec 31, 2024
Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage. Insurers review patients' progress to see whether they can go to a lower level of care Dec 31, 2024
CDC Issues Final Report in Blastomycosis Outbreak Details from the largest-ever U.S. cluster of cases, which occurred at a Michigan paper mill Dec 31, 2024
Overlooked Stories of 2024 Deeper stories often get lost in a fast-paced news environment Dec 31, 2024
IV Fluid Shortage Likely to Extend Into Early 2025 Major supplier damaged by Hurricane Helene continues to bring production lines back online Dec 31, 2024
AI in Healthcare: Accountability a Key Focus in 2025 Regulation isn't expected, leaving industry and health systems to work it out Dec 31, 2024
Mask Mandates Return; Health Workers to Strike; Top Healthcare Data Breaches of 2024 Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 31, 2024
Jimmy Carter Made Eradicating Guinea Worm Disease a Top Mission Even after entering home hospice care, Carter kept asking for updates Dec 30, 2024
Modest Decline in Patient Portal Messages After Billing Initiative Launched Policy had no impact on ED visits or hospitalizations Dec 30, 2024
Environmentally Friendlier COPD Inhaler May Also Be More Effective Real-world data compare two single-inhaler triple therapies Dec 30, 2024
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US President, Has Died at 100 The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, 22 months after entering hospice care Dec 30, 2024
Diversity Reporting Improved in Pulse Oximetry Testing After FDA Guidance Most device records did not include information about performance testing in different skin tones Dec 30, 2024