<ѻý>Many Female Docs Sacrifice Family, Career to Achieve Work-Life Balanceѻý> More than 80% reported delaying childbearing plans due to medical training, survey found Oct 25, 2022
<ѻý>Nutrition Group Has Close Ties to Food, Pharma Companiesѻý> Analysis reveals a 'symbiotic relationship' between nutrition group and industry Oct 24, 2022
<ѻý>Dementia Strikes One in Ten Americans Over 65ѻý> Even more have mild cognitive impairment, new estimates show Oct 24, 2022
<ѻý>Makena Is Just the Latest in Accelerated Approval Mayhemѻý> Congress must take action to reform the process Oct 24, 2022
<ѻý>FDA Approves New CTLA-4 Inhibitor for Cancer Treatmentѻý> Tremelimumab (Imjudo), in combination with durvalumab, lands approval in advanced liver cancer Oct 24, 2022
<ѻý>For Chronic Pain Patients, Consider Green-Tinted Glasses?ѻý> Mixed results with green light therapy for fibromyalgia Oct 24, 2022
<ѻý>APRNs: Get Your X-Waiver to Help in the Opioid Abuse Public Health Crisisѻý> Advanced practice providers are "well positioned to address the issue," say APNA presenters Oct 23, 2022
<ѻý>Electronic Medical Records Are Strangling American Medicineѻý> The implications for burnout are staggering Oct 23, 2022
<ѻý>Implicit Bias Training Betters Psychiatric Care at One Seattle Hospitalѻý> Less use of restraints for minorities, although higher seclusion rates still an issue Oct 22, 2022
<ѻý>ACIP Backs Recs for New Pneumococcal Vax in Previously Immunized Adultsѻý> CDC advisors address who should get 20-valent conjugate vaccine after PCV13 Oct 22, 2022
<ѻý>Cutting Unneeded Urine Cultures a Good First Step to Less Antibiotic Useѻý> Hospital consortium reports good results with diagnostic stewardship Oct 21, 2022
<ѻý>Thumbs Down for Genetic Test for Opioid Use Disorder, FDA Advisors Sayѻý> False positives, false negatives remain a concern Oct 21, 2022
<ѻý>Former UCLA Ob/Gyn Convicted for Sexual Assaultѻý> Jury found James Heaps, MD, guilty on five counts in connection with sexual assaults of patients Oct 21, 2022
<ѻý>Engaging in Healthcare May Close Longevity Gap Between Black and White Men With HIVѻý> Starting with HIV testing, men who have sex with men could see gains in life expectancy Oct 21, 2022
<ѻý>CMS Puts the Kibosh on Misleading Medicare Advantage Sales Pitchesѻý> "Secret shoppers" found that 80% of agent calls with clients were inaccurate or insufficient Oct 21, 2022
<ѻý>Is Medical School Harder Today Than It Was Back Then?ѻý> Looking at factors such as admissions, curriculum, and cost of tuition Oct 21, 2022
<ѻý>U.S. Chickenpox Vaccine Program Led to Near Elimination of the Virusѻý> Cases decreased by 99% in people under 20 after implementation of the two-dose vaccine Oct 20, 2022
<ѻý>Is Your Oven Leaking Cancer-Causing Chemicals Into Your Kitchen?ѻý> Study finds that natural gas leaks result in elevated benzene levels, even when stove not in use Oct 20, 2022
<ѻý>Should We Still Be Concerned About Cell Phones and Brain Cancer?ѻý> Experts weigh in on why the topic has seemed to lose steam in recent years Oct 20, 2022
<ѻý>Doc Sues Over Vax Mandate; $2.6M for Missed Pneumonia Dx; Fired PA Fires Backѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 20, 2022
<ѻý>Mayo Warns It Won't Take Most Medicare Advantage Plansѻý> Letters to Florida, Arizona patients suggest they enroll in original Medicare with a supplement Oct 20, 2022
<ѻý>Revoke Approval of Preterm Birth Drug, FDA Advisors Sayѻý> Makena is ineffective, argued FDA panel Oct 19, 2022
<ѻý>What's With the National Adderall Shortage?ѻý> Manufacturers must meet higher demands, and also face DEA and production problems Oct 19, 2022
<ѻý>It's Time to Retire BMI as a Clinical Metricѻý> An undue focus on weight can lead to patient distrust and delayed care Oct 19, 2022
<ѻý>What My 10-Year-Old Taught Me About Boundariesѻý> Set your boundaries, and protect what's important to you Oct 18, 2022
<ѻý>U.S. Flu Hospitalization Rates Nearly 80% Higher for Black Adultsѻý> Influenza vaccination rates also consistently lower in some minority groups Oct 18, 2022
<ѻý>Boston University Refutes Claims It Created Deadly New COVID Strainѻý> Media reports misrepresent animal study and misconstrue its findings, expert says Oct 18, 2022
<ѻý>Biden Promises to Codify Roe Protections Into Law If Democrats Win Midtermsѻý> It will be "the first bill" I send to Congress in the new session, he said Oct 18, 2022
<ѻý>TikTok Traffic on Monkeypox Conspiracy Theories Swelled After WHO's Alertѻý> Over 150 videos featuring conspiracy theories garnered nearly 1.5 million views Oct 18, 2022
<ѻý>Insulin Rationing Common Among Patients With Diabetesѻý> More than a million Americans may be engaging in the risky practice, researchers said Oct 17, 2022
<ѻý>Notes From Underground: Miners Face Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritisѻý> Silica exposure seen responsible Oct 17, 2022
<ѻý>FDA Moves to Pull Controversial Preterm Birth Drug From the Marketѻý> Briefing data show Makena was ineffective in reducing preterm birth, improving neonatal outcomes Oct 14, 2022
<ѻý>Emergency Nurse 'Drowning' in Patients, Calls Fire Department to Assistѻý> In last-resort effort, two firefighters aid understaffed ED in Washington state Oct 14, 2022
<ѻý>Brokers Earn More to Steer New Beneficiaries to Medicare Advantageѻý> Agent says he would double earnings if he sold MA over Medigap plans to new clients Oct 14, 2022
<ѻý>Ex-JAMA Chief: Cut the Hype, Spin in Published Studiesѻý> Howard Bauchner, MD, says researchers want to report accurately, but "they too have their biases" Oct 14, 2022
<ѻý>Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Saysѻý> About 15% of overdose deaths included antihistamines mixed with other drugs Oct 13, 2022
<ѻý>The Medicare Advantage Trade-Off: Saving Money, Losing Accessѻý> Beneficiaries may spend less on premiums, but care delays are common. Do worse outcomes follow? Oct 13, 2022
<ѻý>Doctors With Disabilities Mistreated More Often by Patients, Coworkersѻý> About 25% report physical harm by peers versus only 2% of physicians without disabilities Oct 13, 2022