Cognitive Bias Is Influencing Forensic Pathology Decisions Here are ideas for how to minimize it Sep 24, 2021
How Many Deaths Will New Cigarette Warnings Prevent? Modeling study comes up with big numbers Sep 24, 2021
COVID Vax Exemptions for Pregnant Healthcare Workers? Hospital policymakers are juggling staffing shortages, conflicting laws, and CDC guidelines Sep 23, 2021
'Privacy Exception' No Cure for Doctors' Open Notes Headaches Provision is "unworkable," harms patients, and adds to clinical stress, doctors say Sep 23, 2021
Preventing Gun Violence in Patients With Dementia Gun safety advocate Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, offers advice Sep 23, 2021
Are Doctors Drowning in Inbox Overload? The slow simmer of non-stop messaging boils over during the pandemic Sep 22, 2021
The Rising, Devastating Trends in Meth Use Overdose deaths increased 180% among U.S. adults, large study finds Sep 22, 2021
Accept It: COVID Will Be an Endemic Virus Everyone will meet with the virus eventually, but doing so safely (while vaccinated) is key Sep 22, 2021
Oregon Doc Loses License for Not Wearing a Mask, Spreading Misinformation Steven LaTulippe also mismanaged numerous pain patients Sep 20, 2021
The Technological Marvel of Combination Vaccines Many questions remain for co-formulating COVID vaccines, but pursuing this now is the right move Sep 18, 2021
HHS Announces Actions in Response to Texas Law Banning Abortions After 6 Weeks Agency increases family planning funds, reminds providers of need to treat medical emergencies Sep 17, 2021
There's a Workaround for a Common 'Open Notes' Criticism Exception says doctor can delay releasing bad news if patient gave prior consent Sep 17, 2021
Myocarditis VAERS Analysis Sparks Social Media Uproar Doctors worry misinterpretation will fuel misinformation campaigns Sep 15, 2021
Vaccine Tribalism Is Poisoning Progress on COVID Science It fails to promote safety or fight misinformation Sep 15, 2021
Which Pediatric Research Is Overfunded by NIH? And which conditions are underfunded, and why Sep 14, 2021
Open Notes Shines Light on Errors in Patient Medical Records Will the new rule lead to a flood of correction requests? Sep 14, 2021
Patients Can Get Medical Record Errors Amended, but It's Not Easy Technology is lacking, process may be unclear Sep 14, 2021
Death Disparity in Black Liver Transplant Patients Warrants Action The survival gap between Black and white patients has only gotten worse Sep 13, 2021
When Prior Authorization Practices Go Too Far Congress can reverse a troubling trend that creates patient care disruptions Sep 12, 2021
Doctors Work to Treat, Understand Post-Vaccine Shoulder Injury SIRVA is mainly in the medicolegal realm, but physicians acknowledge its rare possibility Sep 09, 2021
PhRMA Warns of Dire Consequences if Medicare Allowed to Negotiate Drug Prices "We know how the story ends" when the government sets prices, group says Sep 08, 2021
UC Irvine Doc Sues Over UC System's Vaccine Mandate Psychiatrist and bioethicist Aaron Kheriaty, MD, claims his natural immunity should suffice Sep 02, 2021
Hospital Visitation Restrictions Are Hurting Patients and Nurses New protocols and COVID mitigation techniques can enable safe visitation Sep 02, 2021
These Physicians Are on the Long-COVID Front Lines Physical medicine & rehabilitation specialists urge a national crisis management plan Sep 02, 2021
Take Another Look at the Spacing Between COVID Vaccine Doses Growing body of research suggests robust immune response with extended dosing interval Sep 01, 2021
Doc Groups Hail Decision to Delay 'Advanced EOB' Rule Regulation set to start on January 1, but administration says it will "defer enforcement" Aug 31, 2021
A Letter From the Front Lines of Quarantining With Kids As a pediatrician with three sick children, I'm terrified and angry Aug 30, 2021
European CVD Prevention Guide Leans on Age Stratification Update has new risk assessment score but goes easy on blood pressure Aug 30, 2021
His Bundle Pacing Stars in European Guidelines Revised edition could signal coming U.S. recommendations too Aug 29, 2021
Is Fear of Hospital Retaliation Silencing Doctors? We must speak out on issues impacting the well-being of our patients and ourselves Aug 27, 2021
Ivermectin Scripts, Poison Center Calls Boom During Delta Surge CDC warns healthcare providers to steer patients away from the controversial drug Aug 26, 2021
'Pandemic of the Unvaccinated?' Not Really, Advocate Says It's more a pandemic of those without access to vaccines and healthcare, says Rhea Boyd Aug 25, 2021
Florida Doc Booted From Hospital After Offering $50 Mask Exemptions Physician posted the offer to an anti-mask website after school district issued stronger mandate Aug 25, 2021
Let's Not Forget COVID's Lessons on Health Inequality Even as the pandemic rages on, other battles warrant attention too Aug 25, 2021
Doc's $670K Telehealth Racket? Unlikely COVID Provocateur; 'Ignorant' of Health Cost This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 25, 2021
Illinois Doc Under Investigation for Stance on School Mask Mandate Jeremy Henrichs, MD, says probe is improper use of government pressure Aug 20, 2021
More Teens Are Trying to Quit Vaping Than Ever Before Over half of adolescent e-cigarette users want to quit and have tried to quit, new study shows Aug 18, 2021
Pharmacist Charged for Vax Card Sales; Moderna Recipe Fight; Drug Waste Report COIs This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 18, 2021