<ѻý>The Sackler Family Can Act Today to Compensate Opioid Overdose Victimsѻý> But it appears unlikely they will take this course of action Jan 14, 2024
<ѻý>Medicare Doc Payment Fix Bill Moving Along, GOP Doctors Caucus Co-Chair Saysѻý> Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, is hoping for action within a week Jan 12, 2024
<ѻý>Want to Get More Healthcare Bills Passed? Fix the Filibuster, Suggests a Senatorѻý> Merkley and former aide propose new rules for debating legislation Jan 11, 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>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>Trump-Era Conscience Rule Rescinded; Lloyd Austin's Cancer; Sinead O'Connor's Deathѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Multistate Licensure for Docs, Others Continues to Gain Steamѻý> More state legislatures consider joining licensure compacts Jan 09, 2024
<ѻý>Our Healthcare Data Infrastructure Is Abysmalѻý> A critical lesson from the COVID-19 crisis 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>Contraceptive Use in Medicare Varies by Enrollment Typeѻý> Study examines use among enrollees ages 20 to 50 with disabilities Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>Are Pediatricians Hesitant About IUDs for Adolescents?ѻý> An AAP policy had little impact on pediatricians' practices around IUDs, subdermal implants Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>We've Done Away With a Critical Source of Drug Use Dataѻý> It's time to bring back the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) survey Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>It's High Time to Protect Farmworkers From Heat-Related Illness and Deathѻý> Reauthorizing the Farm Bill can offer essential protections Jan 07, 2024
<ѻý>Prisoner First, Patient Secondѻý> How hospitals ignore the rights of incarcerated patients and how they can do better Jan 06, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Approves Florida's Proposal to Import Prescription Drugs From Canadaѻý> Drugmakers say they're "considering all options" in response Jan 05, 2024
<ѻý>Xylazine Not Just a Problem in the Northeast, Study Findsѻý> States reporting at least one xylazine-related overdose death rose over 3 years Jan 05, 2024
<ѻý>Fake Xanax Hospitalizes Three in Chicagoѻý> Three young adults were in intensive care after taking bromazolam they thought was alprazolam Jan 04, 2024
<ѻý>2023 Called 'Pivotal' for Healthcare Price Transparencyѻý> More than 90% of hospitals have posted machine-readable files of price information to their sites Jan 04, 2024
<ѻý>Futile Immunotherapy for Cancer Grows More Commonѻý> Occurs most often at non-academic and low-volume centers Jan 04, 2024
<ѻý>Patient Arrested for Punching Nurse; Kowalski Juror Misconduct? Nurse Back in Jailѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 04, 2024
<ѻý>A Nurse Told Me to Lock Myself in an Exam Room. A Patient's Dad Was Looking For Me.ѻý> We must put an end to gun violence in healthcare facilities Jan 03, 2024
<ѻý>Overhauling Our Mental Health Systemѻý> Eric Reinhart, MD, discusses the need for Chicago's new "Treatment Not Trauma" policy Jan 03, 2024 video
<ѻý>Dangerous Med Spa Infections; Trans Youth Hospital Trauma; Blocking Rehab Accessѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 03, 2024
<ѻý>Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposalѻý> RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say Jan 03, 2024
<ѻý>Nonprofit Hospital Boards on the Firing Lineѻý> Many have not been focused enough on their mission to serve their communities Jan 02, 2024
<ѻý>How Cardiac Arrest Became a Household Topic After Damar Hamlin's Collapseѻý> Efforts to boost survival having a moment among medical and sports societies, legislators Jan 01, 2024
<ѻý>Lessons From the Chemotherapy Shortages: Invest in Genericsѻý> We need more sustainable solutions to ensure treatment access Dec 31, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. Attempts to Get Its Xylazine Problem Under Controlѻý> If a bill to schedule the veterinary sedative becomes law, will that be enough? Dec 30, 2023
<ѻý>I'm Sorry, Your Patient No Longer Has Medicaid Coverageѻý> Too many kids are still suffering the consequences of the Medicaid "unwinding" Dec 29, 2023
<ѻý>Managing AI Risks in Healthcare; GPT-4's Clinical Biases; DIY AI Clinicѻý> A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>On the Health Docket for the Supreme Court's 2024 Termѻý> An alarming agenda with potentially grave consequences for public health Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>Paramedics Guilty of Homicide; Pediatrician Attacked Lab Tech? $900K Settlementѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>Supreme Court to Weigh in on Abortion Pill Accessѻý> The nation's high court will consider the Fifth Circuit's ruling on mifepristone Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>Death by Doctor; Apple Watch Sales Rebooted; Nerve Transplanted to Paralyzed Handѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>It Was a Tumultuous Year for Simone Gold and America's Frontline Doctorsѻý> After an attempted coup, Gold holds on to AFLDS; she's also suing California's medical board Dec 27, 2023