<ѻý>How to Handle a Heparin Shortage: Effective Strategiesѻý> With supply chain issues in China, it's a real threat, group says Jan 27, 2020
<ѻý>Scripts for Dead Patients; School Nurse Charged; Life Sentence for 'Angel of Death'ѻý> Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Jan 24, 2020
<ѻý>U.S. Nurses: A Little More Diverse and Grayerѻý> National survey shows small uptick in minority RNs; bigger increase in those over age 50 Jan 23, 2020
<ѻý>Congress Considers Bill to Address Medicare Late Penalties, Coverage Gapѻý> Current enrollment rules can leave late enrollees liable for doc visits Medicare usually covers Jan 20, 2020
<ѻý>Candidate's Wife Claims Sexual Assault by Columbia Ob/Gynѻý> 'This was a serial predator and he picked me as his prey' Jan 17, 2020
<ѻý>VA Goes Too Far on NP Independenceѻý> Doctors' morale suffers, and patient care may follow suit Jan 16, 2020
<ѻý>Informed Consent: Docs Should Ask Permission to Touchѻý> It's 2020, and no, it's not implied by patient's mere presence in exam room Jan 16, 2020
<ѻý>Meet the 'Lien Doctors'; Hidden Clinical Trial Data; Google Nabs More Medical Recordsѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 15, 2020
<ѻý>Mandatory Testing Shows Cognitive Deficits in Late-Career Cliniciansѻý> About 13% show problems likely to impair their ability to practice medicine Jan 14, 2020
<ѻý>Prior Authorization Cuts Costs, but Is It Bad for Patients?ѻý> Psychiatry is one area where study found clear harm Jan 06, 2020
<ѻý>I Quit: Why I Fled the Countryѻý> Escape from corporate insane loopholes and unethical shenanigans Dec 20, 2019 podcast
<ѻý>Ohio Bill: Transplant an Ectopic Pregnancy, or Go to Jailѻý> UCSF's Daniel Grossman, MD, on "abortion murder" and the dangers of legislators ignoring science Dec 17, 2019 video
<ѻý>Taking Food and Drink Away From Doctors and Nurses Is Just Cruelѻý> Don't deny them a simple but important pleasure, says Edwin Leap, MD Dec 12, 2019
<ѻý>Do You Accept Gifts From Patients?ѻý> From a bottle of wine to your kid's college tuition -- where do you draw the line? Dec 05, 2019
<ѻý>'Wrong-Pipe' Intubation Deaths; Doc Group Sues Patients; Booted From Nursing Homesѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 04, 2019
<ѻý>Oversupply of Congenital Heart Surgery Programs Slammedѻý> Researchers call for fewer hospitals in an organized, regionalized system Nov 18, 2019
<ѻý>Botox Doc Goes Nuclear to Fight Bad Online Reviewsѻý> Suing Yelp users who posted one-star ratings and harsh complaints Nov 05, 2019
<ѻý>Remember the Krebs Cycle? Why?ѻý> You learned it in school, with no relevance to real patient care -- like a lot of modern "medicine" Oct 27, 2019
<ѻý>Unintentional Bias: It Can't Be Avoided but Can Be Overcomeѻý> Simple techniques can improve hiring and help with inclusion Oct 16, 2019
<ѻý>Should DWI Cost Docs Their Medical License?ѻý> It's easier to lose a driver's license Sep 27, 2019
<ѻý>Calif. 'Gig Economy' Law Shakes Healthcare Sectorѻý> Could age discrimination be an unintended consequence? Sep 20, 2019
<ѻý>Nursing Boards Failing at NP Oversight?ѻý> Change may be necessary to keep patients safe Sep 19, 2019
<ѻý>Shared Decision-Making: Cardiologists Moving Through the Stages of Griefѻý> Rules from CMS for ICDs, LAA closure feels arbitrary, some say Sep 16, 2019
<ѻý>You've Heard of Medicare for All -- How About Medicaid for More?ѻý> Several states are considering letting people buy into their Medicaid programs Sep 13, 2019
<ѻý>Four Nurse Practitioners Accused in Calif. Death Certificate Projectѻý> One surrendered license; another accused of coming to work "wobbly," "drugged," and "under the influence" Sep 11, 2019
<ѻý>I’ve Got My Rights in Peer Review, Right? Wrong.ѻý> Hospital committees can make or break you Sep 10, 2019
<ѻý>Can't We Do Better Than a DNR Tattoo?ѻý> Patients' medical information -- and DNR wishes -- should be easily obtainable in an emergency Sep 08, 2019
<ѻý>No ‘Silver Bullet’ in Stopping Opioid Epidemicѻý> Anti-opioid attitudes have become 'weaponized,' expert says Sep 05, 2019
<ѻý>Pain Specialists Pile on CDC Opioid Guidelinesѻý> Chronic pain patients were left out to dry Sep 05, 2019
<ѻý>Death Certificate Project Accuses 64 Calif. Doctorsѻý> Five surrender licenses after claims of grossly negligent overprescribing; more to come Sep 03, 2019
<ѻý>Unclogging the Complex Tubes of Healthcareѻý> A hospital's pneumatic tubes are a good analogy for the healthcare system Aug 18, 2019
<ѻý>Requiring Hospitals to Tell Docs About Admissions Gets Pushbackѻý> ACOs want access to even more info, while hospitals fear consequences for non-compliance Aug 14, 2019
<ѻý>NPs/PAs 'Just as Effective' as Physicians? I Don't Think Soѻý> We need solutions to the physician shortage, but this one won't fly Aug 08, 2019
<ѻý>How Medicare Ruined American Healthcareѻý> Once government financing entered the picture, the doctor-patient relationship was doomed Jul 29, 2019
<ѻý>Wait, What? Neil Armstrong Died From Botched Surgery!?ѻý> Hospital paid $6 million to astronaut's family, newly revealed documents showed Jul 25, 2019
<ѻý>Where Do Your Med School Tuition Dollars Go?ѻý> 'Our debt is an amount of money that schools might not actually need' Jul 23, 2019 video
<ѻý>3 Tricks to a Telephone Assessmentѻý> Yes, you can successfully evaluate patients without visual clues. Here's how Jun 30, 2019
<ѻý>Why Work-Life Balance Doesn’t Always Work in Medicineѻý> We might be doctors, but we have lives Jun 25, 2019