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
Experts Lament 'Anemic' Response to H5N1, Worried About What 2025 Will Bring A big question will be whether the virus becomes endemic in dairy cattle Dec 30, 2024
Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had "I thought he was helping me" Dec 26, 2024
In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M It's one of the first to accuse a data mining firm of helping a health plan overcharge Dec 24, 2024
Vaccine Injury Claims Spiked During COVID Only 3% of decided claims under countermeasures program were eligible for compensation Dec 24, 2024
Doc Indicted in Old Rape Case; Telehealth Death Suit; $66M Plastic Surgery Award A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 24, 2024
Specialty Board Certification Error Causes Headaches for Doctors Some thought they would lose their board certification Dec 23, 2024
Patient Who Had No Luck With GLP-1 Drugs Found Success With Surgery It took 2 years of insurance rigamarole, but 3 months post-op, she's lost 66 pounds Dec 23, 2024
Bariatric Surgeons Being Put Out of Work by GLP-1 Drugs However, many expect demand to come back eventually Dec 23, 2024
Trump's Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but 'Team of Opponents' Candidates have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another Dec 22, 2024
Are Abortion Bans Across America Causing Deaths? The states that passed them are doing little to find out Dec 21, 2024
Employers Press Congress to Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump's Return The legislative step could help protect against future legal challenges Dec 20, 2024
Ex-Wife of Ambushed Doc Arrested; Gender-Affirming Care Suit; COVID Testing Scheme A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 19, 2024
Surgeons Best at Dexterity Game, but They Swear More Swearing may be a coping mechanism for high-pressure situations Dec 18, 2024
Union Petitions Involving Physicians Spiked in the Last 2 Years Campaigns motivated by working conditions, lack of voice in management, and patient care concerns Dec 18, 2024
Malpractice Killed Mom; Opioid Giant Avoided Payout; Landmark Trial Questioned This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 18, 2024
What Is Spondylolisthesis, the Spine Condition Reported to Plague Luigi Mangione? The spinal condition is more common among people in their 50s and older Dec 17, 2024
Clinician Recall Worse After Biased Handoffs Could biased language have some sort of cognitive effect? Dec 17, 2024
Doc Confesses to Killing Wife, Police Say; Nurse Reprimanded for Cursing at Toddler A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 12, 2024
Doc Accused of Patient Harm; Healthcare Hero's Evolution; CHOP Downplayed Risks? This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 11, 2024
What Happened to the Canadian Teen Who Became Critically Ill With H5N1 Bird Flu? Public health investigation is closed, but officials haven't provided patient updates Dec 10, 2024
Which States Have the Most Outstanding Hospitals for Maternity Care? U.S. News & World Report looked at birthing-friendly practices, health equity, and more Dec 10, 2024
Nine States Poised to End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding Trigger laws would immediately end coverage for over 3 million people Dec 08, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Exposes Dark Reality for Industry Leadership Healthcare industry leaders are familiar with the dangers that come with their line of work Dec 06, 2024
Should Pharmaceutical Companies Sell Weight-Loss Drugs Directly to Consumers? Physicians, policymakers raise questions about LillyDirect connecting patients with telehealth Dec 06, 2024
Social Media Unleashes Cruel Responses to UnitedHealthcare CEO's Murder Posts show frustrations with the U.S. health insurance industry Dec 05, 2024
Words Found at Scene of CEO Killing May Link to a Book. Here's What That Could Mean. The book Delay, Deny, Defend details tactics insurers use to avoid paying claims Dec 05, 2024
Board Denies Doc a License for Third Time; Doc Sentenced to 10 Years; Nurse Gets 17 A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 05, 2024
Healthcare Workers Compete on Social Media to Raise Money to Fight Hunger This year's campaign helped contribute to a 5-year total over $3 million Dec 04, 2024
RFK Jr.'s Extremist Views on CDC; Hysterectomy Misconceptions; Blowing Up the NIH? This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 04, 2024
Most Top Medical Journals Prohibit Use of AI During Peer Review Process Of the 78 top journals with guidance on the use of AI for peer review, 59% prohibit its use Dec 03, 2024
HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS and Other Conspiracies RFK Jr. Endorsed He has also claimed Wi-Fi causes cancer and that antidepressants are to blame for mass shootings Dec 02, 2024
Florida's Canadian Drug Import Plan Goes Nowhere After FDA Approval A year after being greenlit, the program has yet to begin Nov 30, 2024
TV's Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him to Lead Shares included a stake in UnitedHealth Group worth as much as $600,000 Nov 29, 2024
AI Teaches Surgery; AI Quality Registry; AI Matches Patients With Trials A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Nov 29, 2024
Chronic Pain Is Rising, and It's Not Clear Why More Americans are living with pain now, CDC data show Nov 27, 2024
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