Medicare to Broaden Coverage for LVADs, Artificial Hearts CMS would drop requirement for clinical trial enrollment Aug 12, 2020
Anti-Affirmative Action Paper Blows Up on Twitter Former fellowship director's arguments "should both enrage & activate all of us" Aug 04, 2020
Yale Doc Backing HCQ Cites Questionable Data Negative results from randomized trials not even acknowledged Jul 31, 2020
Lifestyle, Policy Changes Could Make Big Dent in Dementia Burden Report identifies 12 modifiable risk factors Jul 30, 2020
How Did Sweden Flatten Its Curve Without a Lockdown? One expert credits a "good-enough strategy"; others worry that it won't last Jul 29, 2020
Surgeons Discover Fatal Risks From Mask Wearing (Satire) Medical professionals credit social media for highlighting dangers of CO2 self-poisoning Jul 29, 2020
Women Missing From CPR Training Videos Study may explain gender disparity in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care Jul 29, 2020
No Evidence That Doctor Group in Viral Video Got Near COVID 'Front Lines' Who are the physicians behind America's Frontline Doctors? Jul 29, 2020
Mayo Clinic Again Tops U.S. News Best Hospitals List Rankings not affected by pandemic's impact on hospitals Jul 28, 2020
COVID-Positive Doc: 'I Didn't Wear a Mask and I Regret It' Outdoor gathering leads to COVID spread among family members Jul 21, 2020
MCAT Test-Takers Come Down With COVID-19 Reports raise new concern about precautions at testing centers Jul 21, 2020
Back Into the Lion's Den: COVID-19 and Post-Acute Care Returning COVID patients to unprepared facilities a "recipe for disaster" Jul 16, 2020
Essure Linked to Higher Rates of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Chronic Pain Early results of a post-market analysis show adverse effects after years of FDA action Jul 14, 2020
Audio-Only Telemedicine: Docs Say Payment Falls Short Clinicians wonder why the technology used, not a virtual visit's content or complexity, dictates reimbursement Jul 13, 2020
Healthcare Disruptors: Bringing $0 Copays to Self-Insured Plans The Zero Card promises benefits for patients, employers, healthcare providers Jul 10, 2020
Doc Charged in Scheme to Pay Addicts to Get Naltrexone Implants Randy Rosen, MD, allegedly hired "body brokers" to lure patients, reaped $50M from insurance Jul 10, 2020
Tenet Gets Big Federal $$$ but Still Cuts Employees Stimulus funds, deferred taxes aren't enough to prevent a 10% workforce furlough Jul 09, 2020
Heat-Not-Burn Cigarettes Win Coveted Marketing Claims FDA allows Marlboro Heatstick labels to boast "reduced exposure" though not "reduced risk" Jul 07, 2020
Op-Ed: Is Medical Waste ... Racist? Disposal methods are threatening minority communities Jul 06, 2020
Want a Silver Bullet for COVID-19? Look to 'The Lone Ranger' Milton Packer explains what we can do today to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 Jul 01, 2020
FDA Slaps Stem Cell Firm Linked to Nebraska Infections EUCYT Laboratories also pushing exosome treatments for COVID-19 Jun 23, 2020
Access Uneven for 'Most Expensive Cardiac Medication in History' Insurance doesn't bring costs down enough for many patients, center finds Jun 17, 2020
Strange Sips, Steps Raise Concerns About Trump's Health CNN's Gupta: "A lot of clues, but no conclusions" Jun 16, 2020
COVID-19 Pitched as 'Opportunity' to Nursing Students Unlike medical students, nursing trainees encouraged to join front lines Jun 16, 2020
HCQ No Longer Approved Even a Little for COVID-19 Study after study showed no benefit, and now the FDA has had enough Jun 15, 2020
What Police Chokeholds Can Do to the Brain George Floyd's death prompts new look at often overused police tactic Jun 11, 2020
AMA Responds to Racial Injustice, Failing Practices During COVID-19 Town Hall Policy experts also discuss physician wellness, ways to preserve advances in telemedicine Jun 08, 2020
Time to Revisit Medical Education ... and Not Just for Physicians Do docs spend too much time in school, or do NPs and PAs not spend enough? Jun 08, 2020
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Names Names Agency rolls out data reports for individual facilities Jun 05, 2020
Doctors Rally in New York to Support Black Lives Matter Protests One of 6 events hosted at hospitals throughout the city in solidarity Jun 04, 2020
We Must Legalize Opioids Now to End Racist War on Drugs In the age of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, it's more important than ever Jun 03, 2020
NDMA Prompts Metformin Recall FDA finds certain products with excessive levels of potential carcinogen May 29, 2020
More Minority Physicians Needed to Reduce Health Disparities, House Members Told Pandemic has "laid bare" differences in outcomes, says Rep. Mike Thompson May 28, 2020
Two Law Firms Dominate Medical Debt Suits in Texas Responsible for nearly 90% of all "predatory" litigation against patients May 27, 2020
COVID-19 Further Strains Care Disparities Among Native Americans Underfunded IHS, isolation from resources pose major concern for tribes during pandemic May 21, 2020
AAMC Under Fire Over Issues With MCAT Rescheduling Pre-med students waited hours online after computer snafu May 18, 2020
We Don't Just Need Masks, We Need Optimal PPE Healthcare workers giving care should be protected based on evidence, not by supply May 17, 2020