<ѻý>Asthma-Tracking App Shows Some Promise for Reducing ED Visitsѻý> No benefit for the privately insured in trial, but participants on Medicaid had lower risk Nov 14, 2023
<ѻý>AMA Supports Tighter Restrictions to Curb Pollution From Industrialized Farmsѻý> Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations "may be a public health hazard," group says Nov 14, 2023
<ѻý>AI Gets It Mostly Right on Allergy Mythsѻý> ChatGPT sometimes gave opposite answers, and clinicians themselves didn't always agree Nov 13, 2023
<ѻý>ChatGPT Quickly Authored 100 Blogs Full of Healthcare Disinformationѻý> But Google Bard and Microsoft Bing had guardrails in place to thwart such prompting Nov 13, 2023
<ѻý>To Minimize Patient 'Note Bloat,' Cut to the Chaseѻý> Repeating data over and over just adds noise that buries the signal Nov 13, 2023
<ѻý>AMA Delegates Trash AI Bots, Medicare Advantage, Inexperienced 'Politicized' ALJsѻý> Proposal calls for facilities with an "Emergency Room" to have an emergency doc on site Nov 13, 2023
<ѻý>AMA Delegates Divided on Federal Ban of the Corporate Practice of Medicineѻý> "We need to move forcefully against the barbarians at the gate," one physician said Nov 13, 2023
<ѻý>Communicating Uncertainty About Drugs Granted Accelerated Approvalѻý> An education gap exists about "the possibility that these drugs might not work," says expert Nov 13, 2023 video
<ѻý>Getting the Incentives Right for Reducing Healthcare's Carbon Footprintѻý> There are ways to save energy while also saving money, experts say Nov 13, 2023
<ѻý>Trump Wants Dealers Executed; School Closures and Suicide; Double Uterus Pregnancyѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 13, 2023
<ѻý>Health Organizations Making Strides In Health Equity, AMA Leader Saysѻý> Half of organizations have made progress toward barring race-based decision tools, survey finds Nov 12, 2023
<ѻý>AMA Declines to Debate Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflictѻý> "This issue is too vital for us to evade discussion," one delegate argued unsuccessfully Nov 12, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. to Cover PrEP for Older Americans to Stem the Spread of HIVѻý> Biden administration hopes to catch up with other parts of the world Nov 12, 2023
<ѻý>Risk, Value, and 'Doublethink' in Healthcareѻý> The only value in healthcare should be the value of a healthy citizenry Nov 12, 2023
<ѻý>Single-Payer Healthcare, Obesity Drug Coverage Discussed at the AMA Interim Meetingѻý> Delegates agree the current system is broken but disagree on the solution Nov 12, 2023
<ѻý>Antihypertensives Do Not Detract From the BP Reduction of a Low-Sodium Dietѻý> Dietary change produces clinically relevant BP changes within a week Nov 12, 2023
<ѻý>Your Hospital Is Like a Modern Airport. That's Not Goodѻý> AI will revolutionize how healthcare is delivered; how is yet to be determined Nov 12, 2023
<ѻý>How Will Tomorrow's Medical Students Be Different?ѻý> New skills before and during medical school may enhance diversity and development Nov 11, 2023
<ѻý>Medicine Is Not Just at a Crossroads, It's in a Crisis, AMA President Saysѻý> Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, uses his interim speech to "shine a light" on the challenges docs face Nov 11, 2023
<ѻý>Hospitals Have Many Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Sayѻý> Radiology departments and operating rooms are good targets Nov 10, 2023
<ѻý>Nursing Leaders Tackle Ways to Fix 'Accelerated Burnout' in New Nursesѻý> "It takes a village to raise a nurse," expert says Nov 10, 2023
<ѻý>Jury Sides With 'Take Care of Maya' Family in Case Against All Children's Hospitalѻý> Kowalski family awarded $211 million in compensatory damages, $50 million in punitive damages Nov 10, 2023
<ѻý>First Treatment Approved for Genetic Clotting Disorderѻý> Adzynma indicated as prophylactic or on-demand enzyme replacement therapy in cTTP Nov 10, 2023
<ѻý>Personal Beliefs May Skew Pandemic Memories and Deepen Polarizationѻý> Biased recall may be a threat to future crisis preparedness and response Nov 10, 2023
<ѻý>Home Remedy for COVID; 'Salty' Seizure Scare; Vax Exemptions Hit Record Highѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 10, 2023
<ѻý>First Chikungunya Vaccine Lands Conditional FDA Approvalѻý> High level of seroprotection, but adverse reactions warrant postmarketing study Nov 10, 2023
<ѻý>MedPod Today: So-Called 'Abortion Reversal'; CMS Cuts; Tinnitus After COVID Vaxѻý> ѻý reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Nov 10, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Policymakers Must Balance Innovation With Patient Safety for AI in Healthcareѻý> Emerging technology presents an opportunity to right past wrongs, Senator says during hearing Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>Consequences of Oral Anticoagulant Choice Magnified in the Frailѻý> Better outcomes seen for older adults with apixaban in Medicare data Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>10 Ways MedPAC Commissioners Think Regulators Should Fix Medicare Advantage Plansѻý> Improvements needed in network accuracy and transparency regarding denial rates, they say Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>Competing Incentives of the FDA's Accelerated Drug Approvalѻý> Experts weigh drug availability against possible suboptimal outcomes Nov 09, 2023 video
<ѻý>ChatGPT Created a Fake Dataset With Skewed Resultsѻý> Findings raise concerns about the ease of generating false medical evidence Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>GOP Candidates' Defense of Abortion Bans Cools in Debate After Election Dayѻý> Three candidates take more centrist view, one adamant on 15-week ban Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>Moving Beyond the 'Angelina Jolie Effect' to Address Cancer Disparitiesѻý> A "local heroes effect" can better reach communities of color Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>Hospital Spying Suit; $2M Contrast Dye Death Settlement; Surgical Error Suitѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>New Oral Drug Approved for Metastatic Colorectal Cancerѻý> In phase III trials of pretreated patients, fruquintinib improved survival versus placebo Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>Lawsuit Challenges Federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Programѻý> Claims "consistently lost, ignored, denied, or caught up" in bureaucracy, complaint alleges Nov 08, 2023
<ѻý>Tirzepatide Wins FDA Approval for Weight Lossѻý> Drug also gets a new brand name, Zepbound, for its new indication Nov 08, 2023
<ѻý>Senate Committee Advances Bill on Mental Health, PBMs, and 'Ghost Provider' Networksѻý> Measure would also lessen the cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2024 Nov 08, 2023