<ѻý>American Hospital Association Joins Others in Support of COVID Vax Mandatesѻý> Largest U.S.-based healthcare organization to advocate for these requirements so far Jul 22, 2021
<ѻý>Georgia Hospital Chooses PAs/NPs, Not Physicians, for Daily Roundsѻý> Sound Physicians staffing firm will use APPs at Memorial University Medical Center Jul 22, 2021
<ѻý>Prime Healthcare Settles Kickback Claimsѻý> The California health system will pay over $30 million Jul 21, 2021
<ѻý>Large Ivermectin Study Retractedѻý> Preprint publisher finds evidence of plagiarism, problems with raw data Jul 20, 2021
<ѻý>Why Are Tick-Borne Illnesses Increasing in the U.S.?ѻý> Heightened awareness, growing population, and climate change all play a role Jul 19, 2021
<ѻý>Staffing Contract Disputes Causing Uproar in San Diegoѻý> Public healthcare system Palomar Health accused of Brown Act violations by staff and citizens Jul 19, 2021
<ѻý>A Literal Token of Thanks for Pandemic Work: That's All?ѻý> Anger after Banner Health rewards employees with unbankable coin for enduring the pandemic Jul 16, 2021
<ѻý>Anti-Vax Pediatrician Is Back in Business, Kind Ofѻý> Restrictions will require previously suspended doctor to stay mum on vaccine protocols Jul 14, 2021
<ѻý>Company Shut Down Robot Mid-Surgery; Infected in Quarantine; Investigating Aduhelmѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 14, 2021
<ѻý>Juul Bought Out Medical Journal for $51Kѻý> E-cig maker sponsored nearly a dozen studies, took over journal as it awaits FDA ruling Jul 13, 2021
<ѻý>Doctors Went Unpaid for a Month of Workѻý> Emergency physicians' $140K invoice languished after bankruptcy, buyout Jul 13, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Cannot Ban Use of Electric Shock Devices for Harmful Behaviorsѻý> Appeals court rules in favor of only U.S. facility still using devices for behavioral treatment Jul 09, 2021
<ѻý>Tulane's Graduate Medical Education Programs Put on Probationѻý> Decision follows public outrage over alleged racism and gender discrimination at the university Jul 09, 2021
<ѻý>How Many People Skipped Their Second COVID Shot?ѻý> New CDC data say 15 million people in the U.S. have not completed their vaccination series Jul 09, 2021
<ѻý>Awaited Ivermectin Review Is Outѻý> Findings are positive, but critics still want a large randomized controlled trial Jul 08, 2021
<ѻý>Missouri Health System CEO Calls Out for Help Amid COVID Surgeѻý> Makes plea on Twitter for respiratory therapists during local uptick in cases Jul 07, 2021
<ѻý>Doctors Among the Missing in Surfside Condo Collapseѻý> Brothers Brad and Gary Cohen were visiting their elderly parents; newlywed couple also missing Jul 07, 2021
<ѻý>Nurse Suspended Over TikTok Videos About Patientsѻý> Only thing hurt in her posts were "people's feelings," nurse said Jul 07, 2021
<ѻý>The Mental Health Toll of Not Matchingѻý> Reports of suicides and unprecedented social media dialogue have turned a spotlight on the issue Jul 07, 2021
<ѻý>Federal Lawmakers Question Tenet's Use of CARES Act Fundsѻý> Congressional Democrats are seeking answers on how Tenet Healthcare used taxpayer dollars Jul 02, 2021
<ѻý>Who Are the COVID Vaccine 'Holdouts'?ѻý> Public health experts explain the chief concerns among those who still don't want a shot Jun 29, 2021
<ѻý>Mayo Physician Fired Over COVID Bookѻý> "I'm still in shock I was terminated for this" Jun 24, 2021
<ѻý>Houston Methodist Ousts Over 150 Workers for Refusing COVID Vaxѻý> Employees either resigned or were terminated, in line with the system's vaccine policy Jun 23, 2021
<ѻý>Subsys Doc Gets 5 Years; Docs Take Billions From Device Makers; Child Abuse Lawѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 23, 2021
<ѻý>Hospital Slapped With Lawsuit Over Horrifying Attack on Residentѻý> "Dr. A" was repeatedly stabbed with a lunch tray metal knife and pen as nurses hid in fear Jun 22, 2021
<ѻý>Q&A: How Patients Can Get Wise to Bad Billing Practicesѻý> Marshall Allen discusses how patients and providers can fight back against medical overbilling Jun 22, 2021
<ѻý>As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paidѻý> Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff Jun 22, 2021
<ѻý>Gender-Affirming Surgical Fellowships Gaining Steam in the U.S.ѻý> Since 2017, number of programs offering multidisciplinary training has grown from one to eight Jun 21, 2021
<ѻý>Is Old Vaccine Technology the Key to Hesitancy?ѻý> Experts weigh whether Novavax's protein subunit strategy can convince some COVID vaccine holdouts Jun 17, 2021
<ѻý>Rapid Genetic Testing May Have Spared This Baby From Deathѻý> Whole-genome sequencing delivered diagnosis in record 13 hours; treated with thiamine Jun 15, 2021
<ѻý>Why Branded Viagra Is Vastly More Expensive Than Its Genericsѻý> For some brand-name drugs, prices don't go down when generics crop up; Viagra still an outlier Jun 15, 2021
<ѻý>ACP: Pump the Brakes on New Organ Procurement Methodѻý> Organization says NRP-cDCD may violate dead-donor rule Jun 15, 2021
<ѻý>Experts Confident About COVID Vaccines' Long-Term Safetyѻý> "I know of no precedent of a long-term effect that comes up 5 or 10 years later," expert says Jun 11, 2021
<ѻý>Docs, Scientists Call on FDA to Delay Approval of COVID Vaccinesѻý> Data should be from completed phase III trials, not interim results, group says Jun 10, 2021
<ѻý>Physicians Are Fed Up With Inconsistent Hospital Visitation Policiesѻý> Keeping strict rules in place is "anti-medicine," critical care expert says Jun 10, 2021
<ѻý>Investigation of Patient Death Finds Deficient Care at VA Hospitalѻý> Emergency department triage may have resulted in delay in care Jun 10, 2021
<ѻý>3,000 Indian Doctors Who Quit COVID Front Lines Are Back on the Jobѻý> Week-long strike ends with pay raise; doctors resigned when court ordered them back to work Jun 10, 2021
<ѻý>Physician Organizations Challenge PA Name Changeѻý> The AMA and AOA release statements against the rebrand Jun 09, 2021
<ѻý>UnitedHealthcare to Crack Down on 'Non-Emergent' ED Claimsѻý> Emergency physicians group characterized new policy as "direct violation" of current standard Jun 08, 2021
<ѻý>The Complex Ethical Morass of COVID-19 Human Challenge Trialsѻý> "The end doesn't justify any and all means," ethicist says Jun 07, 2021