Washington State Hospitalists Set to Unionize First physician union to earn joint-employer status May 30, 2024
Biomarkers in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy The search for widely accepted measures continues May 30, 2024
Shocking Mysteries That Confuse Doctors Dr. Mike reacts to a soccer prodigy with no feet, snake bite scams, and more May 30, 2024
Complete Success Rate Not as High as Expected With Gel Stent Implant for Glaucoma Furthermore, re-operations, bleb needling were needed in 28% and 18% of patients May 30, 2024
PA Killed in Crossfire; Doc Gets 4 Years for Insider Trading; Wrongful Death Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 30, 2024
More Evidence Backs Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Half of patients did not have grade reclassification or treatment after 10 years of follow-up May 30, 2024
Lab-Grown Meat Isn't on Store Shelves Yet, but Some States Have Already Banned It Backers of bans want to protect farmers and are concerned about safety for consumers May 30, 2024
Nurse Fired After Gaza Comments; Sedative-Laced Drugs; 4 Million Chickens Killed Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff May 30, 2024
Allowable Lead Levels in U.S. Water Supply Can Harm Dialysis Patients, Study Shows Those with higher lead levels in household drinking water more likely to need maximum ESA dosing May 29, 2024
COVID Shots Could Use Another Update, Study Suggests Latest vaccines mostly kept up with circulating strains, but dipped against JN.1 May 29, 2024
Finally, a Treatment Emerges for Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome And it's on the pharmacy shelf now May 29, 2024
Racial Disparities in Cognitive Outcomes Tied to Early Life Experiences Education, segregation associated with cognitive disparities May 29, 2024
Smoking Isn't the Only Source of Nicotine Addiction in Town Emerging data suggest pharmacological interventions may help patients quit vaping May 29, 2024
The Sickening Reality of 'White' Beauty Standards From hair straighteners to racial surgery, the physical and emotional harm runs deep May 29, 2024
Triglycerides Down With ANGPTL3 RNA Interference Agent Zodasiran to join plozasiran in cardiovascular outcomes trial May 29, 2024
Changes to Liver Transplant Policy Increased Costs in Vulnerable Areas Hospital costs increased 12% in low-income areas vs 5.1% in high-income areas May 29, 2024
Tennessee Law Punishes Adults Who Help Minors Get Gender-Affirming Care, Abortions Both proposals likely to face legal challenges May 29, 2024
One in Nine Kids Have ADHD; Placebo Response in Trials; Befriending Former Patients News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 29, 2024
MGMA: Docs 'Defy Gravity' of Inflation, Staff Shortages by Working Harder Report shows which of 23 specialty groups and primary care practices earned more in 2023 May 29, 2024
Company Warned Over Atypical Fat-Derived Stem Cell Product Stromal vascular fraction isn't usually sourced from donors May 29, 2024
State Gives Hospital Monopoly an 'A' Grade — Even When It Reports Failure Tennessee's scoring rubric largely ignores Ballad Health's performance May 29, 2024
Doc Accused of Faking Cancer Dx; Out-of-Hospital C-Sections; Forced Sterilizations? This past week in healthcare investigations May 29, 2024
Time for Employers to Take the Reins on Employee Healthcare One Florida hotelier serves as an excellent model for achieving value and improving outcomes May 29, 2024
NIH Scandal Grows; Ancient Skull Shows Brain Surgery; Drugs in New York's Rivers Health news and commentary gathered by ֱ staff May 29, 2024
Suicide Risk Higher for Women With Premenstrual Disorders Risk highest for women diagnosed before age 25 May 28, 2024
Noise and Air Pollution Linked to Mental Health Conditions in Young People Exposure to common air pollutants during pregnancy was associated with greater odds of depression May 28, 2024
Plozasiran Paves RNA Interference Path to Triglyceride Reduction Clinical outcomes pending for people with elevated LDL cholesterol and triglycerides May 28, 2024
Some Families With Private Health Insurance Still Need Financial Help, Study Says Lower-income families spend one-fourth of their post-subsistence income on healthcare needs May 28, 2024
Monoclonal Antibody May Benefit Patients With Kidney Transplant Rejection But results were not fully durable after treatment cessation May 28, 2024
Second, Third Groups From CVS Vote to Join National Pharmacy Union After Las Vegas contingent, pharmacists in CVS' home state have won their elections May 28, 2024
Kids' Spirometry Results Differed When Switching to Race-Neutral Equations Magnitude of differences "substantially larger in children of Black race," researcher noted May 28, 2024
Tattoos May Be a Risk Factor for Lymphoma Swedish study suggests a 21% higher risk for lymphoma in those with tattoos May 28, 2024
Brain Health Compromised by Climate Change Shifting weather patterns may continue to affect stroke, dementia, neurologic infections May 28, 2024
Fish Oil Benefits or Harms; Statins at Age 85+; Doc's Hunger Strike for Bed Space Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 28, 2024
Duchenne Drug Fails Confirmatory Trial; COVID Brain Changes; First-Seizure Clinics News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience May 28, 2024
Not All COVID Patients Benefit From JAK Inhibitor Post-hoc analysis shows that body weight makes an important difference May 28, 2024
For Cancer Patients Facing Infertility, Access to IVF Is Paramount Legislation can ensure all health insurance plans provide coverage May 28, 2024
Summer Heat Waves Pose a Deadly Threat to Patients With Mental Illness We must be aware of particular risks among this group May 28, 2024
FDA Urged to Relax Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay, Bisexual Men Advocates say policy should be based on individualized risk assessments, "not historic bias" May 28, 2024
Efforts to Draft an International Pandemic Treaty Falter Countries unable to agree on how to respond to next global emergency May 28, 2024
