<ѻýҕl>Fentanyl Hidden in Cocaine; Missed Breast Cancer Diagnoses; Calling Out Racismѻýҕl> This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 26, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Finding Meaning After Lossѻýҕl> David Kessler, the world's foremost expert on grief, talks about death and dying Oct 25, 2022 podcast
<ѻýҕl>FDA Broadens Options for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma With Teclistamabѻýҕl> Bispecific antibody achieved durable responses in a majority of heavily pretreated patients Oct 25, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Many Female Docs Sacrifice Family, Career to Achieve Work-Life Balanceѻýҕl> More than 80% reported delaying childbearing plans due to medical training, survey found Oct 25, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Nutrition Group Has Close Ties to Food, Pharma Companiesѻýҕl> Analysis reveals a 'symbiotic relationship' between nutrition group and industry Oct 24, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Dementia Strikes One in Ten Americans Over 65ѻýҕl> Even more have mild cognitive impairment, new estimates show Oct 24, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Makena Is Just the Latest in Accelerated Approval Mayhemѻýҕl> Congress must take action to reform the process Oct 24, 2022
<ѻýҕl>FDA Approves New CTLA-4 Inhibitor for Cancer Treatmentѻýҕl> Tremelimumab (Imjudo), in combination with durvalumab, lands approval in advanced liver cancer Oct 24, 2022
<ѻýҕl>For Chronic Pain Patients, Consider Green-Tinted Glasses?ѻýҕl> Mixed results with green light therapy for fibromyalgia Oct 24, 2022
<ѻýҕl>APRNs: Get Your X-Waiver to Help in the Opioid Abuse Public Health Crisisѻýҕl> Advanced practice providers are "well positioned to address the issue," say APNA presenters Oct 23, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Electronic Medical Records Are Strangling American Medicineѻýҕl> The implications for burnout are staggering Oct 23, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Implicit Bias Training Betters Psychiatric Care at One Seattle Hospitalѻýҕl> Less use of restraints for minorities, although higher seclusion rates still an issue Oct 22, 2022
<ѻýҕl>ACIP Backs Recs for New Pneumococcal Vax in Previously Immunized Adultsѻýҕl> CDC advisors address who should get 20-valent conjugate vaccine after PCV13 Oct 22, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Cutting Unneeded Urine Cultures a Good First Step to Less Antibiotic Useѻýҕl> Hospital consortium reports good results with diagnostic stewardship Oct 21, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Thumbs Down for Genetic Test for Opioid Use Disorder, FDA Advisors Sayѻýҕl> False positives, false negatives remain a concern Oct 21, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Former UCLA Ob/Gyn Convicted for Sexual Assaultѻýҕl> Jury found James Heaps, MD, guilty on five counts in connection with sexual assaults of patients Oct 21, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Engaging in Healthcare May Close Longevity Gap Between Black and White Men With HIVѻýҕl> Starting with HIV testing, men who have sex with men could see gains in life expectancy Oct 21, 2022
<ѻýҕl>CMS Puts the Kibosh on Misleading Medicare Advantage Sales Pitchesѻýҕl> "Secret shoppers" found that 80% of agent calls with clients were inaccurate or insufficient Oct 21, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Is Medical School Harder Today Than It Was Back Then?ѻýҕl> Looking at factors such as admissions, curriculum, and cost of tuition Oct 21, 2022
<ѻýҕl>U.S. Chickenpox Vaccine Program Led to Near Elimination of the Virusѻýҕl> Cases decreased by 99% in people under 20 after implementation of the two-dose vaccine Oct 20, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Is Your Oven Leaking Cancer-Causing Chemicals Into Your Kitchen?ѻýҕl> Study finds that natural gas leaks result in elevated benzene levels, even when stove not in use Oct 20, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Should We Still Be Concerned About Cell Phones and Brain Cancer?ѻýҕl> Experts weigh in on why the topic has seemed to lose steam in recent years Oct 20, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Doc Sues Over Vax Mandate; $2.6M for Missed Pneumonia Dx; Fired PA Fires Backѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 20, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Mayo Warns It Won't Take Most Medicare Advantage Plansѻýҕl> Letters to Florida, Arizona patients suggest they enroll in original Medicare with a supplement Oct 20, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Revoke Approval of Preterm Birth Drug, FDA Advisors Sayѻýҕl> Makena is ineffective, argued FDA panel Oct 19, 2022
<ѻýҕl>What's With the National Adderall Shortage?ѻýҕl> Manufacturers must meet higher demands, and also face DEA and production problems Oct 19, 2022
<ѻýҕl>It's Time to Retire BMI as a Clinical Metricѻýҕl> An undue focus on weight can lead to patient distrust and delayed care Oct 19, 2022
<ѻýҕl>What My 10-Year-Old Taught Me About Boundariesѻýҕl> Set your boundaries, and protect what's important to you Oct 18, 2022
<ѻýҕl>U.S. Flu Hospitalization Rates Nearly 80% Higher for Black Adultsѻýҕl> Influenza vaccination rates also consistently lower in some minority groups Oct 18, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Boston University Refutes Claims It Created Deadly New COVID Strainѻýҕl> Media reports misrepresent animal study and misconstrue its findings, expert says Oct 18, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Biden Promises to Codify Roe Protections Into Law If Democrats Win Midtermsѻýҕl> It will be "the first bill" I send to Congress in the new session, he said Oct 18, 2022
<ѻýҕl>TikTok Traffic on Monkeypox Conspiracy Theories Swelled After WHO's Alertѻýҕl> Over 150 videos featuring conspiracy theories garnered nearly 1.5 million views Oct 18, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Insulin Rationing Common Among Patients With Diabetesѻýҕl> More than a million Americans may be engaging in the risky practice, researchers said Oct 17, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Notes From Underground: Miners Face Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritisѻýҕl> Silica exposure seen responsible Oct 17, 2022
<ѻýҕl>FDA Moves to Pull Controversial Preterm Birth Drug From the Marketѻýҕl> Briefing data show Makena was ineffective in reducing preterm birth, improving neonatal outcomes Oct 14, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Emergency Nurse 'Drowning' in Patients, Calls Fire Department to Assistѻýҕl> In last-resort effort, two firefighters aid understaffed ED in Washington state Oct 14, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Brokers Earn More to Steer New Beneficiaries to Medicare Advantageѻýҕl> Agent says he would double earnings if he sold MA over Medigap plans to new clients Oct 14, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Ex-JAMA Chief: Cut the Hype, Spin in Published Studiesѻýҕl> Howard Bauchner, MD, says researchers want to report accurately, but "they too have their biases" Oct 14, 2022