<ѻý>China's COVID Sequence Secret; Cancer Research Retractions; Med Board Reform Loomsѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 24, 2024
<ѻý>Abortion Laws Tied to Anxiety and Depression in Womenѻý> After Dobbs, women ages 18 and 45 in trigger states had a greater increase in these symptoms Jan 23, 2024
<ѻý>Native Hawaiian Physician-Scientist Kekoa Taparra Is Making Wavesѻý> One of the first Native Hawaiians with an MD, PhD is tackling Pacific Islander health disparities Jan 23, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Slams Fresenius Over Its Response to PCBs in Dialysis Machinesѻý> A 3-year saga raises questions about a potential class effect Jan 23, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Warns Exosome Maker for Marketing Outside Its INDѻý> Agency also raises concern about a potentially contaminated product batch Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>Troubled For-Profit Nursing Program Dodges Early Closureѻý> But regulator in Arizona has final word Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>Alabama Plans to Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Executionѻý> How will it work and what are the risks? Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>Sitting and Early Death; Dana-Farber Retracts Multiple Papers; Winter Weather Deathsѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 22, 2024
<ѻý>The Beautiful Exhaustion of Primary Careѻý> My job may be draining, but I'm not burned out Jan 20, 2024
<ѻý>Could AI Put Clinical Knowledge at Risk?ѻý> Viewpoint warns relying on AI for basic tasks may undermine physicians' skill sets Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>Physicians Don't Always Understand the FDA Approval Process, Survey Findsѻý> Most preferred two or more randomized trials as evidence required for approval Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>MedPod Today: Residency Application Updates; Doc Discipline; Vacation and Burnoutѻý> ѻý reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Jan 19, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Hospitals Pay U.S. News to Promote Their Rankingsѻý> Amid rankings pushback, the question of payment for use of the company's logo has resurfaced Jan 18, 2024
<ѻý>$300K Fine for Midwife Who Gave Kids Homeopathic Pellets Instead of Vaccinesѻý> In 2019, New York ended a religious exemption for school vaccination requirements Jan 18, 2024
<ѻý>Your Medical Specialty Based on the Big Five Personality Traitsѻý> See which specialty is right for you according to this personality test Jan 18, 2024
<ѻý>'Budget Ozempic': What to Knowѻý> The term refers to an often-abused class of medications Jan 18, 2024
<ѻý>Docs' Ketamine Scheme Accusation; Texas Doc Wins Snake Case; Maternal Death Suitѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 18, 2024
<ѻý>Is Burnout Destroying Emergency Medicine?ѻý> It doesn't have to: here are four unique ways to address the issue Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Are Abortion Bans an Occupational Hazard for Ob/Gyns?ѻý> Ob/gyns in unsupportive workplaces felt amplified distress post-Roe, study finds Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Dead Nurse Found in Freezer; Deadly Hospital Error; Weight-Loss Compounder Crashesѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Company Warned Over Human Placenta Productѻý> FDA tells MiMedx that its wound-healing product must be regulated as a biologic drug Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>Cost of Genomic Testing on the Minds of Many Oncologistsѻý> Insurance coverage, patient out-of-pocket costs key considerations for 80% of survey respondents Jan 16, 2024
<ѻý>MedPAC Report on Medicare Advantage Growth, High Costs Generates Kerfuffleѻý> Commissioners reveal growing unease with MA practices: Not the "glowing success" everybody says Jan 16, 2024
<ѻý>California Offers a Lifeline for Medical Residents Who Can't Find Abortion Trainingѻý> A new law makes it easier for out-of-state physicians to get in-person training Jan 14, 2024
<ѻý>It Is Literally Impossible to Be a Woman in Medicineѻý> Women physicians face a multitude of challenges beginning in medical school Jan 13, 2024
<ѻý>Docs' Vacation Habits May Be Fueling Burnoutѻý> Taking fewer than 3 weeks of vacation each year linked to higher rates of burnout Jan 12, 2024
<ѻý>AAMC Overhauls Pricing for Residency Applicationsѻý> Announcement comes shortly after the ob/gyn application service lowered prices Jan 12, 2024
<ѻý>Nurse Accused of Poisoning Pets; Health Exec Shoplifted From Target? Docs Sue Hackerѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 11, 2024
<ѻý>A Culture of Silence Persists in Medicine Despite #MeTooѻý> We see it as early as the medical school application process Jan 11, 2024
<ѻý>Dining Out? Check the Bill for a 'Health Insurance' Surchargeѻý> Restaurant took heat for adding a 4% surcharge to cover employees' healthcare costs Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Is President Biden a Super-Ager?ѻý> Experts say "age is a number, not a quality" -- even for the president Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Columbia's Sex Abuse Cover-Up Tops This Year's Shkreli Awardsѻý> Other "winners" include non-profit hospital CEO's $35M salary, doc's needless vascular surgeries Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>NPs Have the Best Job in Healthcareѻý> Being a PA is a close second, according to the U.S. News annual ranking Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Deadly VA Clinic Lapses; Asthma Drug Risky in Kids; Invisible HHS Secretary?ѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Multistate Licensure for Docs, Others Continues to Gain Steamѻý> More state legislatures consider joining licensure compacts Jan 09, 2024
<ѻý>It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workersѻý> Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls Jan 09, 2024
<ѻý>Advanced Practice Providers Push to Unionize in Oregonѻý> OHSU group concerned that profits are taking precedence over providers and patients Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggestsѻý> Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>Collaboration Between Local Oncologists and Academia Is Crucialѻý> Greater partnerships can optimize cancer care outcomes Jan 06, 2024