<ѻý>Soldiers' Mysterious Injuries; Doctor's Resignation Worries Families; Recall Harmsѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 08, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Approves First Renal Denervation System for Hypertensionѻý> Catheter-based technology will finally enter the market with ultrasound-based device Nov 08, 2023
<ѻý>Ohio Voters Back Constitutional Right to Abortionѻý> Amendment also protects right to contraception, miscarriage care Nov 08, 2023
<ѻý>To Get More New Antimicrobial Drugs, Fix the Broken Market, Experts Sayѻý> Hospitals see a new antibiotic as something to raise their costs, one expert noted Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Senate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli as Next NIH Directorѻý> Vote was 62-36 in favor of the current National Cancer Institute director Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Panel Backs High-Risk Designation for Salvaged Blood Irradiatorsѻý> With Class III designation, sponsors would have to prove safety, efficacy with randomized trials Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Envision Healthcare Bounces Back After Bankruptcyѻý> But is the clinician staffing firm out of the woods completely? Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>CDC: Infant Syphilis Spike Continuesѻý> Agency sees 10-fold increase in rates over the past decade Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>A Fourth of Med Students Want to Quit: The Humanities Can Help Them Reconnectѻý> How a narrative approach can help trainees find joy in medicine Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>CMS Proposes Rule to Limit Medicare Advantage Plan Sales Commissionsѻý> No more golf parties or free trips to brokers who "steer" beneficiaries to higher-paying plans Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Why I 'Anti-Trust' Google Search on Healthcareѻý> The search results may be leading consumers to unproven treatments Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Surgeries Without Anesthesia; CDC Expands Traveler Testing; Human Skull for Saleѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Critics Say CDC Advisors' Infection Control Guidance Isn't Strong Enoughѻý> Draft guidelines from HICPAC criticized after most recent meeting Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Former Nurse Sees Raft of New Charges in Murder Investigationѻý> Initially charged with killing two patients, she admits to attempting to kill 19 more Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>How Dangerous Is Caffeine for People With Severe Arrhythmias?ѻý> Parents blame daughter's death on highly caffeinated beverage Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Foster Care Admission Surged When Abortion Access Fell, Study Showsѻý> 20 years of data show increases in foster care admissions in TRAP law states Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Why Aren't We Treating Health Disparities Like the Crises They Are?ѻý> Lessons from the COVID pandemic on crisis response Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Want Your Patients to Be More Independent? The Answer Is Simple: More Simplicityѻý> Let's make it easier for patients to schedule flu shots and do other routine tasks Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Fruit Puree Probe Expands; COVID Vaccine Injury Lawsuit; Tuskegee Documents Publicѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Medical School on Cherokee Reservation Will Soon Send Doctors to Tribal, Rural Areasѻý> "It really comforts patients to know that someone like them is taking care of them" Nov 05, 2023
<ѻý>'Money' Should Not Be a Bad Word in Medical Educationѻý> Physician understanding of the business of healthcare can better the system Nov 05, 2023
<ѻý>Heat and Cardiovascular Death; Time-Restricted Eating or Caloric Restriction in T2Dѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: managing nasal airway obstruction Nov 04, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>For Health AI to Fulfill Its Potential, Regulation Is Paramountѻý> There's little value in a tool that can't be trusted Nov 04, 2023
<ѻý>Medicine Has Become the McDonald's of Healthcareѻý> The focus shouldn't be on quantity over quality Nov 04, 2023
<ѻý>Regulation Gap Persists in OTC Eye Care Productsѻý> Poor oversight, sketchy product information endanger public health, experts say Nov 04, 2023
<ѻý>Evidence of Safety, Efficacy for Salvaged Blood Irradiators Lacking, FDA Staff Sayѻý> Devices are aimed at preventing metastasis during surgery Nov 03, 2023
<ѻý>Pharmacist Prescribing for BP Control Makes Economic Senseѻý> Clinical benefits of pharmacist-prescribed antihypertensives known for years Nov 03, 2023
<ѻý>CDC Launches Initiative to Tackle Burnout in Healthcareѻý> Not a "Band-Aid," but a systems approach, says NIOSH program director Nov 03, 2023
<ѻý>Kidnapping for Abortion; Death by Nitrogen Gas; Gender-Affirming Care Reaches SCOTUSѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 03, 2023
<ѻý>Medicare Finalizes 3.4% Payment Cut for Physician Fees in 2024ѻý> Specialty groups decry "untenable" payment cuts Nov 03, 2023
<ѻý>Colorado's Ban on 'Abortion Reversal' Tied Up in Court Battleѻý> Mainstream medicine says the so-called treatment isn't backed by science Nov 02, 2023
<ѻý>Brain Health Took a Hit During the COVID Pandemicѻý> For people 50 and older, working memory worsened for at least 2 years, U.K. data show Nov 02, 2023
<ѻý>Infectious Disease Groups Urge CMS to Retire Sepsis Treatment Guidelinesѻý> Use of the measure hasn't lowered mortality rates, they say Nov 02, 2023
<ѻý>New Option Approved for Erosive Esophagitisѻý> Vonoprazan lands indication for healing and maintenance across all grades of condition Nov 02, 2023
<ѻý>Equal Representation of Indigenous Docs Would Take a Century, Study Findsѻý> But researchers propose ways to speed up that timeline Nov 02, 2023 video
<ѻý>Nurse Found Dead in Basement; Pain Doc Settles for $1.5M; Child Abuse Doc Testifiesѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 02, 2023
<ѻý>Most Medical, Nursing Students Don't Plan to Treat Patients, Survey Findsѻý> Notably, a quarter of medical students in the U.S. are thinking about quitting their studies Nov 02, 2023
<ѻý>FDA's Revolving Door; 2.4 Million Excess Deaths; Can Anorexia Be 'Terminal'?ѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 02, 2023
<ѻý>People Who Need 988 Find It, but Many Say They Won't Use It Againѻý> Less than a third of those with serious distress would be very likely to call again Nov 01, 2023
<ѻý>Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Aren't the Only Concern for Safe Staffingѻý> Nurses need adequate training and a supportive, safe environment Nov 01, 2023