<ѻý>State Gives Hospital Monopoly an 'A' Grade — Even When It Reports Failureѻý> Tennessee's scoring rubric largely ignores Ballad Health's performance May 29, 2024
<ѻý>Doc Accused of Faking Cancer Dx; Out-of-Hospital C-Sections; Forced Sterilizations?ѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations May 29, 2024
<ѻý>Time for Employers to Take the Reins on Employee Healthcareѻý> One Florida hotelier serves as an excellent model for achieving value and improving outcomes May 29, 2024
<ѻý>NIH Scandal Grows; Ancient Skull Shows Brain Surgery; Drugs in New York's Riversѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff May 29, 2024
<ѻý>Suicide Risk Higher for Women With Premenstrual Disordersѻý> Risk highest for women diagnosed before age 25 May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Noise and Air Pollution Linked to Mental Health Conditions in Young Peopleѻý> Exposure to common air pollutants during pregnancy was associated with greater odds of depression May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Plozasiran Paves RNA Interference Path to Triglyceride Reductionѻý> Clinical outcomes pending for people with elevated LDL cholesterol and triglycerides May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Some Families With Private Health Insurance Still Need Financial Help, Study Saysѻý> Lower-income families spend one-fourth of their post-subsistence income on healthcare needs May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Monoclonal Antibody May Benefit Patients With Kidney Transplant Rejectionѻý> But results were not fully durable after treatment cessation May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Second, Third Groups From CVS Vote to Join National Pharmacy Unionѻý> After Las Vegas contingent, pharmacists in CVS' home state have won their elections May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Kids' Spirometry Results Differed When Switching to Race-Neutral Equationsѻý> Magnitude of differences "substantially larger in children of Black race," researcher noted May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Tattoos May Be a Risk Factor for Lymphomaѻý> Swedish study suggests a 21% higher risk for lymphoma in those with tattoos May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Brain Health Compromised by Climate Changeѻý> Shifting weather patterns may continue to affect stroke, dementia, neurologic infections May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Fish Oil Benefits or Harms; Statins at Age 85+; Doc's Hunger Strike for Bed Spaceѻý> Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Duchenne Drug Fails Confirmatory Trial; COVID Brain Changes; First-Seizure Clinicsѻý> News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Not All COVID Patients Benefit From JAK Inhibitorѻý> Post-hoc analysis shows that body weight makes an important difference May 28, 2024
<ѻý>For Cancer Patients Facing Infertility, Access to IVF Is Paramountѻý> Legislation can ensure all health insurance plans provide coverage May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Summer Heat Waves Pose a Deadly Threat to Patients With Mental Illnessѻý> We must be aware of particular risks among this group May 28, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Urged to Relax Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay, Bisexual Menѻý> Advocates say policy should be based on individualized risk assessments, "not historic bias" May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Efforts to Draft an International Pandemic Treaty Falterѻý> Countries unable to agree on how to respond to next global emergency May 28, 2024
<ѻý>A Life in Medical Innovation and Philanthropyѻý> A discussion with the former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation May 28, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>How Many Ditch GLP-1 Drugs? More Weekly Insulin Data; Ozempic for Alcohol Use?ѻý> News and commentary from the endocrinology world May 28, 2024
<ѻý>Springsteen's Health; Minimum Staffing Rule Challenged; Probiotic Sodas Probedѻý> Health news and commentary gathered by ѻý staff May 28, 2024
<ѻý>'Still Haunted By His Pleas to Get Out of There': What We Heard This Weekѻý> Quotable quotes heard by ѻý's reporters May 26, 2024
<ѻý>High Price of Popular Diabetes Drugs Deprives Low-Income People of Effective Optionsѻý> "I'm having to jump through hoops to live," says one patient May 26, 2024
<ѻý>Are We Desensitized to Fire Alarms in the Hospital?ѻý> We hear them and see them, but we often don't react to them May 26, 2024
<ѻý>Increase in CRC Cases in Younger Age Groups Extends to Preteensѻý> While cases remain rare in younger people, they're much more common than 25 years ago May 26, 2024
<ѻý>What Did Legal Cannabis Lead To?ѻý> You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz May 25, 2024
<ѻý>Clues From Bird Flu's Ground Zero on Dairy Farms in the Texas Panhandleѻý> Why did it take so long to recognize the virus on high-tech farms in the world's richest country? May 25, 2024
<ѻý>GLP-1 Agonists in Adolescents and Young Adults; Benefits of Cancer Drug Trialsѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: early diagnosis and treatment of COPD and asthma May 25, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Knowledge Is Power: Will AI Democratize Medicine?ѻý> An adapted excerpt from the new book, ChatGPT, MD May 25, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Advisors Not Convinced Once-Weekly Insulin Is Safe in Type 1 Diabetesѻý> Risk of severe hypoglycemia was too much for panel members to overcome May 24, 2024
<ѻý>CDC Prepping for 'Possibility of Increased Risk to Human Health' From Bird Fluѻý> Approximately 350 recently exposed farm workers are being monitored May 24, 2024
<ѻý>Antimicrobial Resistance Must Be Addressed Now, Global Experts Warnѻý> "Window of opportunity" is shrinking, expert says May 24, 2024
<ѻý>HPV Vaccination Reduces Risk of Multiple Types of Cancer in Men and Womenѻý> Large cohort study provides some of the first evidence of cancer reduction after vaccination May 24, 2024
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<ѻý>Most Women Can Have Successful Pregnancies After Breast Cancer Treatmentѻý> Fertility preservation before treatment strongly predictive of live births, study shows May 24, 2024
<ѻý>Gallbladder Cancer Rates Stable or Down, Except in Black Patientsѻý> Black patients "presenting more often, and they're presenting at a later stage," researcher says May 24, 2024
<ѻý>Estrogen-Only Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms Increases Ovarian Cancer Riskѻý> Incidence, mortality double over 20 years, while estrogen plus MPA lowers endometrial cancer risk May 24, 2024