No, the Baby Formula Shortage Still Isn't Over Experts say regulatory changes treat symptoms but not all causes of the formula crisis Dec 28, 2022
The Doctor Behind the Fall of FTX; Health Data Spies; Repeat Medicare Fraud Too Easy This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 14, 2022
A New Tool to Report Medical Trainee Mistreatment Reveals Thorny Issues Small group of Mount Sinai faculty were responsible for half of unprofessional behavior reports Dec 02, 2022
Healthcare's Unspoken Sick-Day Rules Unchanged by the Pandemic Workplace COVID policies have changed, but attitudes toward coming into work sick have not Dec 01, 2022
Doc Fired for Accessing Medical Records of Women He Wanted to Date Artificial intelligence software alerted hospital to unusual activity Nov 23, 2022
NP Must Pay $20K for Implying She Was a Doctor Sarah Erny, RN, NP, is also required to cease any claims of being a "doctor" in providing care Nov 15, 2022
Don't Report Your Abortion Patients to Law Enforcement Self-managed abortion does not legally need to be reported Nov 05, 2022
Doctor Charged With Felony Manslaughter in Jail Death The doctor and a nurse involved in the case face up to 4 years in prison if convicted Oct 28, 2022
Texas Says DNA Kits for Schoolchildren Not Tied to Uvalde Shooting State education agency says effort was designed to help law enforcement find missing kids Oct 27, 2022
Nutrition Group Has Close Ties to Food, Pharma Companies Analysis reveals a 'symbiotic relationship' between nutrition group and industry Oct 24, 2022
Former UCLA Ob/Gyn Convicted for Sexual Assault Jury found James Heaps, MD, guilty on five counts in connection with sexual assaults of patients Oct 21, 2022
Boston University Refutes Claims It Created Deadly New COVID Strain Media reports misrepresent animal study and misconstrue its findings, expert says Oct 18, 2022
Insulin Rationing Common Among Patients With Diabetes More than a million Americans may be engaging in the risky practice, researchers said Oct 17, 2022
Brokers Earn More to Steer New Beneficiaries to Medicare Advantage Agent says he would double earnings if he sold MA over Medigap plans to new clients Oct 14, 2022
Doctors With Disabilities Mistreated More Often by Patients, Coworkers About 25% report physical harm by peers versus only 2% of physicians without disabilities Oct 13, 2022
Doc Walked in on Killer? IHS Sex Abuse Victims Get Millions; Axed Doc Wins Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 13, 2022
Will Elon Musk's Warning About the Future Hold True for Medicine? Confronting the reality of AI's role in healthcare Oct 11, 2022
Concussion Expert's Papers Retracted Did misquotations alter concussion science and care? Oct 10, 2022
'Not an Easy Villain': Documentary Tackles Healthcare's Big Hospital Problem The human cost of tax-exempt hospitals is a hard pill to swallow, says "InHospitable" director Oct 06, 2022 video
How a Suicide in a Clinical Trial Turned a Bioethicist Into a Whistleblower His advice for other potential whistleblowers: Don't go it alone Oct 06, 2022
What Killed the First Gender-Affirming Surgery Clinic in the U.S.? Powerful people, prejudice, and politics, according to a review of its history Oct 03, 2022
No Brain Death? No Problem. New Organ Transplant Protocol Stirs Debate. Is it ethical to pull the plug in patients who aren't brain dead, then restart their hearts? Sep 28, 2022
Insurance Status May Affect How Well Patients Are Treated, Study Finds Publicly insured and uninsured patients fare worse than those with private insurance Sep 22, 2022
Is DOJ Underusing Authority to Hold Pharma, Device Execs Accountable? Billions in fines, but only 13 corporate officials prosecuted for illegal behavior since 2000 Sep 19, 2022
The Internal Conflict of Being a Ringside Doctor The aftermath of a 2019 fight nearly broke me Sep 15, 2022
Fired NP Sues CVS; $77M Wrongful Death Award; Fertility Doc's Fraud Payout Reduced A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 08, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
Medical Debt Collectors Added to Wrongful Billing Lawsuit Accused of withholding information from patients on potential assistance Aug 11, 2022
Theranos Offers a Warning for Blood-Testing Startup Osler New companies must learn from past examples Aug 05, 2022
Meta, Hospitals Sued for Sharing Private Medical Info The analytics tool "Meta Pixel" allegedly collected and shared medical conditions to target ads Aug 03, 2022
Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction Patient claims doctor prescribed at least 7,400 oxycodone pills over 4-year period Jul 22, 2022
American Nurses Association Apologizes for Racism, Past and Present Organization extends olive branch to ethnic nurse organizations, minority nurses Jul 14, 2022
'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder Jul 09, 2022
Lubricant Shots for Knee OA: No, They Really Don't Help Meta-analysis of hyaluronic acid trials throws serious shade on common practice Jul 06, 2022
'I Wish Everyone Would Just Pay': When Med Students Flock to Pirated Study Tools Students weigh the high cost of entering medicine against support for content creators Jul 01, 2022
Report Shows Trump Administration Embraced Herd Immunity via Mass Infection The strategy likely contributed to many preventable deaths, report notes Jun 22, 2022
Renowned Doc Accused of Sexual Assault; AARP's Big Bounty; DOJ Targets Billing Fraud This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 08, 2022
Doc Says He Was Cut for Pushing Back on 10-Minute Visits Employer argues 10-minute goal is only for time spent in EMR May 19, 2022
