Doc Charged With Recording Nude Patients; Noncompete Ban Blocked; 'Sex for Scripts' A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 22, 2024
For Tim Walz, Protecting Reproductive Freedom Means Minding 'Your Own Damn Business' VP nominee says Trump will ban abortion across the country, with or without Congress Aug 22, 2024
An Olympic-Sized Miss in Managing COVID-19 Did high stakes lead to foregoing prevention and mitigation? Aug 22, 2024
Fluoride at Twice the Recommended Limit Tied to Lower IQ in Kids, U.S. Report Says Report marks the first time a federal agency has determined this association Aug 22, 2024
Doc Never Heard Patient's Screams; How Richard Simmons Died; Suicides in Physicians Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Aug 22, 2024
Eight States Have Added Abortion to November Ballots. What Would the Measures Do? Measures may potentially attract even more voters to the polls on election day Aug 21, 2024
Tim Walz's Wife Says She Underwent Intrauterine Insemination, Not IVF The Democratic vice presidential nominee previously spoke about family's struggle with fertility Aug 21, 2024
Adjunctive Cannabis Extract Improves Nausea-Vomiting Prevention in Cancer Patients Troublesome side effects, barriers to access could limit future availability Aug 21, 2024
Severe COVID Linked to Mental Illness in Weeks, Months After Infection Risks for depression and serious mental illness highest among unvaccinated people Aug 21, 2024
Long COVID Differs Between Kids and Adolescents, Study Finds While 14 symptoms were common in both groups, differences also emerged Aug 21, 2024
Outsized Death Risk for Women With Afib After Heart Surgery Sex should factor into tailoring of postoperative care, research suggests Aug 21, 2024
Mania and Menopause; ADHD Drugs Still Scarce; Era of Muscarinic Agonists? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Aug 21, 2024
Patient Underwent One Surgery, but Was Billed for Two Even after being sued, she refused to pay Aug 21, 2024
Intermittent Fasting Shows Promise in Multiple Sclerosis Leptin levels, immune cell profiles improved in small study Aug 21, 2024
Steward CEO Made $250M; FDA Device Chief's Conflicts; Psychedelic Founder Unleashed This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 21, 2024
Docs Performing Abortions 'Will Be Prosecuted' If GOP Returns to Power, Senator Says They're coming for IVF next, Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells delegates at the Democratic convention Aug 21, 2024
Matthew Perry's Doc Reopens Clinic; Trump's Medical Records; Drug Cuts Diabetes Risk Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Aug 21, 2024
Gastroenteritis Rates Higher in Seine Events Than in Previous Olympics U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee chief medical officer shares international data Aug 21, 2024
Strong Support for Not Interrupting Imatinib Treatment in Advanced GIST Worse progression-free, overall survival, shorter time to resistance after discontinuation Aug 20, 2024
Researchers Challenge USPSTF's Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Alternate criteria based on years of smoking has higher sensitivity and specificity, study says Aug 20, 2024
Dose-Reduced Chemo Regimen Promising in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Alternating cycles of nab-paclitaxel-gemcitabine and gemcitabine alone boosted tolerability Aug 20, 2024
Where Does Nasal Spray Epinephrine Fit in Allergy Treatment? Hope is that patients will have less hesitation about reaching for epinephrine Aug 20, 2024
Semaglutide Has Disproportionate Suicidality Signal, Analysis Finds Reports of suicidal ideation higher when compared to other drugs in WHO database Aug 20, 2024
Combo Biologics for Lupus Mostly Flop But hint of benefit suggests the approach might not be a dead end Aug 20, 2024
Cardiologist’s Date Rape Verdict; Feds Come Down on DOAC Price; POC Test for HF? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Aug 20, 2024
Zepbound Can Prevent Diabetes; Menopause and Cognition; Tandem's Insulin Pump Update News and commentary from the endocrinology world Aug 20, 2024
Evidence Still Lacking for Iron Deficiency Screening, Supplementation in Pregnancy USPSTF says new findings were consistent with those of previous review Aug 20, 2024
Gabapentin for Everything; New Brunswick Brain Mystery; Replacing Bits of Old Brain News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Aug 20, 2024
Disney Drops Bid to Get Doc's Allergy-Death Lawsuit Tossed Because of Disney+ Plan Company originally said widower couldn't sue because he agreed to fine print in streaming service Aug 20, 2024
Traveling to Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism Patients with terminal illness explore end-of-life options Aug 20, 2024
Seven Big Problems With Hedge Funds -- Especially for Doctors When it comes to these highly exclusive investment vehicles, all that glitters isn't gold Aug 20, 2024
Targeted First-Line Combo Approved for EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancer Lazertinib plus amivantamab improved PFS by about 7 months versus single-agent osimertinib Aug 20, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: Can You Diagnose This Painful, Tingling Lesion? A 55-year-old man visited his doctor for a growth that developed on his right leg, at the site of previous surgery, 2 months prior. Can you diagnose the patient? Aug 20, 2024
Oldest Person Dies; University of California Mask Ban; Ground Cinnamon Recall Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff Aug 20, 2024
Healthcare a Major Player at the Democratic Convention's Opening Night Abortion, COVID, gun violence, and drug prices were among the topics in the spotlight Aug 20, 2024
Higher Steroid Dose for ICI Toxicity Harms Cancer Survival, Analysis Suggests More data for discussion of controversial association between steroids, immunotherapy Aug 19, 2024
Docs Need Better Guidance on Patient Exposure to 'Forever Chemicals,' Group Says Environmental group's "roadmap" also urges feds to continue cutting PFAS levels in food and water Aug 19, 2024
Personalized Brain Stimulation Improves Parkinson's Motor Symptoms Adaptive approach senses symptoms before they occur and calibrates stimulation to prevent them Aug 19, 2024
Insufficient Hospital Nurse Staffing Linked With Higher Risk of Patient Death Temporary staffing not the answer, according to study Aug 19, 2024
PrEP Scripts Most Likely to Be Filled When Prescribed by ID Specialists Clinicians not specializing in ID could benefit from more PrEP training, researchers say Aug 19, 2024
