<ѻýҕl>Washington State Hospitalists Set to Unionizeѻýҕl> First physician union to earn joint-employer status May 30, 2024
<ѻýҕl>PA Killed in Crossfire; Doc Gets 4 Years for Insider Trading; Wrongful Death Suitѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 30, 2024
<ѻýҕl>MGMA: Docs 'Defy Gravity' of Inflation, Staff Shortages by Working Harderѻýҕl> Report shows which of 23 specialty groups and primary care practices earned more in 2023 May 29, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Company Warned Over Atypical Fat-Derived Stem Cell Productѻýҕl> Stromal vascular fraction isn't usually sourced from donors May 29, 2024
<ѻýҕl>State Gives Hospital Monopoly an 'A' Grade — Even When It Reports Failureѻýҕl> Tennessee's scoring rubric largely ignores Ballad Health's performance May 29, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Doc Accused of Faking Cancer Dx; Out-of-Hospital C-Sections; Forced Sterilizations?ѻýҕl> This past week in healthcare investigations May 29, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Second, Third Groups From CVS Vote to Join National Pharmacy Unionѻýҕl> After Las Vegas contingent, pharmacists in CVS' home state have won their elections May 28, 2024
<ѻýҕl>FDA Urged to Relax Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay, Bisexual Menѻýҕl> Advocates say policy should be based on individualized risk assessments, "not historic bias" May 28, 2024
<ѻýҕl>High Price of Popular Diabetes Drugs Deprives Low-Income People of Effective Optionsѻýҕl> "I'm having to jump through hoops to live," says one patient May 26, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Clues From Bird Flu's Ground Zero on Dairy Farms in the Texas Panhandleѻýҕl> Why did it take so long to recognize the virus on high-tech farms in the world's richest country? May 25, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Doc Wins $14M Discrimination Case; $10M Malpractice Award; Nurse Impersonatorsѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 23, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Chatbots Make Pathology Reports Easier for Patients to Read, Study Showsѻýҕl> Bard and GPT-4 simplified reports and interpreted findings correctly, but hallucinations occurred May 22, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Hospital Patient Finally Discharged After More Than 3 Yearsѻýҕl> Many behavioral health patients don't need medical care, but no step-down facility will take them May 22, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Clarifying Misconceptions About Youth Gender-Affirming Careѻýҕl> What trans people, clinicians, and families really want others to know about youth gender care May 22, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Quiet End to Doc's Sexual Assault Case; PFAS Whistleblower; Senior Site Questionedѻýҕl> This past week in healthcare investigations May 22, 2024
<ѻýҕl>NEJM Rescinds Embargo Policy Barring Physician-Focused Publicationsѻýҕl> Change follows a campaign by the Association of Health Care Journalists May 21, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Does COVID-19 Persist?ѻýҕl> An unexpected idea gains traction and may provide clues about long COVID May 20, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Why One Health System Stopped Suing Its Patientsѻýҕl> New York nonprofit is one of only a few nationally that bar all aggressive collection activities May 19, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Pediatricians Have Important Role in Talking About Substance Use, Experts Sayѻýҕl> "You can't just assume that somebody's going to get care elsewhere," one pediatrician noted May 17, 2024
<ѻýҕl>The Lure of Specialty Medicine Pulls Nurse Practitioners From Primary Careѻýҕl> Increasingly, NPs are broadening their skills and income May 17, 2024
<ѻýҕl>MedPod Today: RFK Jr.'s Ailments; Tenpenny Gets License Back; Shady Stem Cell Shotsѻýҕl> ѻýҕl reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics May 17, 2024 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Texas Team's Wastewater Surveillance Can Pick Up Concerning H5N1 Mutationsѻýҕl> TEPHI's monitoring gets more granular than CDC's influenza A wastewater dashboard May 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>NFL Team Doc Pleads Guilty in Double Fatality Crash; Doc Charged in 100 MPH Crashѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Over 400 Physicians From Delaware's ChristianaCare Move to Unionizeѻýҕl> "This is a movement that needs to happen in medicine," one physician said May 15, 2024
<ѻýҕl>New Mexico a Safe Haven for Trans Youthѻýҕl> Located near states with gender-affirming care bans, New Mexico acted to protect access May 15, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Taking Telemedicine Visits From Your Kitchen? Think Againѻýҕl> Patients prefer professional telemedicine backgrounds, survey shows May 15, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Dark Side of MDMA's Journey to FDA; Fake Studies Shutter Journals; H5N1 Turf Warsѻýҕl> This past week in healthcare investigations May 15, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Doctor Fined for Prescribing Ivermectin for COVIDѻýҕl> Wei-Hsung Lin, MD, will have to pay $5,000 and take CME courses on managing COVID May 14, 2024
<ѻýҕl>How We Analyzed the Impact of State Bans on Gender-Affirming Careѻýҕl> These drugs are only a part of gender-affirming care, but they hint at bigger changes over time May 14, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Scripts for Puberty-Blocking Drugs Fell After State Bansѻýҕl> Declines aren't dramatic, but trans kids and healthcare providers are facing secondary challenges May 14, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Clinicians at Legacy Health Move to Unionizeѻýҕl> About 150 doctors, PAs and NPs plan to organize with an American Federation of Teachers affiliate May 14, 2024
<ѻýҕl>U.S. News Introduces List of Best Outpatient Surgery Centersѻýҕl> Ten states had 20 or more high-performing facilities May 14, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Brain Worms Like RFK Jr.'s: Here's What to Knowѻýҕl> About 2,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized with neurocysticercosis each year May 09, 2024
<ѻýҕl>RFK Jr. Explains Why His Voice Sounds Hoarseѻýҕl> Spasmodic dysphonia -- not his brain worm -- is the root cause May 09, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Stem Cell Injections in Mexico Led to Drug-Resistant Infectionsѻýҕl> Three patients acquired Mycobacterium abscessus infections after medical travel May 09, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Urologist Convicted of Sex Abuse; Doc Accused of Rape; Man Sentenced for HIV Spreadѻýҕl> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 09, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Sexual Harassment Rampant in Ob/Gyn Field, Despite Majority Female Workforceѻýҕl> Researchers suggest that power dynamics may be more critical than gender May 08, 2024
<ѻýҕl>100 Million Scripts Came Through Illegal Online Pharmacies Last Yearѻýҕl> Figure represents 2% of all U.S. prescriptions, according to IQVIA report May 08, 2024
<ѻýҕl>As Steward Ship Was Sinking, CEO Bought $40M Yachtѻýҕl> This past week in healthcare investigations May 08, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Stranded in the ED, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harmѻýҕl> Physicians say ED boarding is as bad as it's ever been May 07, 2024