<ѻý>Hospitals Grumble but Work to Implement Price Transparency Ruleѻý> Challenges include COVID surge and vaccine rollout, but advocates say costs will fall Jan 14, 2021
<ѻý>Copay Assistance Programs Help Patients but Confuse Them Tooѻý> Insurers keep track of their use and in some cases won't apply them to patient deductibles Jan 13, 2021
<ѻý>Florida Doctor Pleads Guilty to Faking Clinical Trial Dataѻý> Yvelice Villaman-Bencosme, MD, admitted to fabricating data for a study of kids' asthma drug Jan 13, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Public Schools Should (Almost Always) Stay Openѻý> It does the least harm to kids and adults Jan 12, 2021
<ѻý>Recruitment Strategy Increases Cardiology Fellow Diversityѻý> Intervention made women and minorities the majority, with no change in standards Jan 11, 2021
<ѻý>Pregnant Doctors Are Getting Their COVID Shotsѻý> Ob/gyn groups favor vaccination as pregnant women are "vulnerable" population Jan 11, 2021
<ѻý>Why Do People Keep Going to Church?ѻý> Even during a pandemic, it's important to realize why worship is essential Jan 11, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: COVID, Capital Punishment, and Pentobarbitalѻý> Unquestionably cruel without lung infection, and even more egregious now Jan 11, 2021
<ѻý>Is This Really Cancer?ѻý> Movement builds to classify Gleason 6 prostate lesions as nonmalignant Jan 09, 2021
<ѻý>Most Women Satisfied With 'Going Flat' After Mastectomyѻý> Lack of surgeon support key factor in later dissatisfaction, study shows Jan 08, 2021
<ѻý>PA Who Sounded COVID Alarm Had Long Recoveryѻý> Needed nighttime oxygen for months, still testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies Jan 08, 2021
<ѻý>Medicare's 'Most Favored Nation' Drug-Pricing Rule in Limboѻý> Rule affecting Part B drugs was to take effect Jan. 1 but was stopped by federal court orders Jan 07, 2021
<ѻý>What's Behind the Ivermectin-for-COVID Buzz?ѻý> Maverick physicians spurn randomized trials while "people are dying" Jan 06, 2021
<ѻý>The Long Goodbye: How COVID Took My Dad's Lifeѻý> A single-word text from Room 993 - 'help' - and a grim cascade of complications Jan 06, 2021
<ѻý>'America's Frontline Doctors' Continue to Misinform on COVIDѻý> Notorious physician group has now pivoted to inciting fear about vaccines Jan 05, 2021
<ѻý>No Evidence That Doctor Group in Viral Video Got Near COVID 'Front Lines'ѻý> Who are the physicians behind America's Frontline Doctors? Jan 05, 2021
<ѻý>ECMO Outlook Greatly Exaggerated to the Publicѻý> Survivors' stories dominate in the media Jan 04, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Why PCR Cycle Threshold Is Useful in Coronavirus Testingѻý> It can help better triage patients, physician argues Jan 04, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Why I Refuse to Get the COVID Vaccine Right Nowѻý> America's vaccine rollout is widening socioeconomic and racial inequities Jan 04, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Beware of Health Insurance Brokersѻý> Commissions are often linked to premiums Jan 02, 2021
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Conceptualizing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancyѻý> A framework for patient education Dec 30, 2020
<ѻý>Metformin Recalls Ballooned in 2020ѻý> Last addition to the list in November brought number to 254 products recalled Dec 29, 2020
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Why Did Fauci Move the Herd Immunity Goal Posts?ѻý> Scientists play a dangerous game when they tailor factual statements to promote policy goals Dec 29, 2020
<ѻý>Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs for Neurology Visits, Diagnostic Testsѻý> Neurologist distribution varies widely, as does involvement in patient care Dec 28, 2020
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Gym for Surgeons?ѻý> To perform like athletes, surgeons need to train like athletes Dec 26, 2020
<ѻý>Black Doctor Who Died of COVID Said Racism Impacted Careѻý> Susan Moore, MD, said she had to beg for proper care: "This is how Black people get killed" Dec 23, 2020
<ѻý>How Do We Inject Confidence Into Vaccine Hesitant Americans?ѻý> "We need to really up our game in terms of communicating," says Peter Hotez, MD, PhD Dec 23, 2020 podcast
<ѻý>Vascular Surgeon Pleads Guilty in Blood Vessel Scamѻý> Physician performed unnecessary procedures and faked thousands of insurance claims, feds say Dec 22, 2020
<ѻý>Op-Ed: Atlas Shrugged? The Legacy of Scott Atlas, MDѻý> Did he always put science before agenda? Dec 20, 2020
<ѻý>House Dems, GOP Agree: Sacklers, Purdue Pharma 'Sickening'ѻý> "I'm not sure I'm aware of any family in America that's more evil than yours" Dec 17, 2020
<ѻý>Airlines Rely on Honor System to Keep COVID Off Planesѻý> Major carriers simply ask people at check-in to certify that they haven't had COVID symptoms Dec 17, 2020
<ѻý>'We Want Them Infected'; Extra Vax Doses; Tom Cruise, Distancing Enforcerѻý> A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Dec 17, 2020
<ѻý>Are Old Vaccines Helpful Against COVID-19?ѻý> They rev the innate immune response, which appears to play a key role in fighting COVID-19 Dec 16, 2020
<ѻý>FDA Review Gives Rosy Outlook for What Could Be First HFpEF Drugsѻý> Advisory committee weigh unusual moves for Entresto and spironolactone Dec 14, 2020
<ѻý>Don't Overlook Direct-to-Consumer Telehealthѻý> What will its role be post-pandemic? Dec 14, 2020
<ѻý>ER Doc Cleavon Gilman 'Fired' for Tweet, Hopes to Return to Workѻý> 'Outpouring of support' from community convinced him to stay Dec 12, 2020
<ѻý>Hospital Teams with Marvel for Nurse Superhero Comicѻý> Allegheny Health Network finds unique way to thank front-line nurses during the pandemic Dec 10, 2020
<ѻý>Gland Larceny: When Testicle Thefts Took Chicago by Stormѻý> Male rejuvenation craze sparked kidnappings and organ harvesting Dec 09, 2020