<ѻý>Company Warned Over Human Placenta Productѻý> FDA tells MiMedx that its wound-healing product must be regulated as a biologic drug Jan 17, 2024
<ѻý>MedPAC Report on Medicare Advantage Growth, High Costs Generates Kerfuffleѻý> Commissioners reveal growing unease with MA practices: Not the "glowing success" everybody says Jan 16, 2024
<ѻý>California Offers a Lifeline for Medical Residents Who Can't Find Abortion Trainingѻý> A new law makes it easier for out-of-state physicians to get in-person training Jan 14, 2024
<ѻý>Docs' Vacation Habits May Be Fueling Burnoutѻý> Taking fewer than 3 weeks of vacation each year linked to higher rates of burnout Jan 12, 2024
<ѻý>AAMC Overhauls Pricing for Residency Applicationsѻý> Announcement comes shortly after the ob/gyn application service lowered prices Jan 12, 2024
<ѻý>Board Restricts Doctor's License Over COVID Misinfoѻý> Ryan Cole, MD, failed to meet the standard of care, Washington state's medical board said Jan 11, 2024
<ѻý>Nurse Accused of Poisoning Pets; Health Exec Shoplifted From Target? Docs Sue Hackerѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 11, 2024
<ѻý>Dining Out? Check the Bill for a 'Health Insurance' Surchargeѻý> Restaurant took heat for adding a 4% surcharge to cover employees' healthcare costs Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Is President Biden a Super-Ager?ѻý> Experts say "age is a number, not a quality" -- even for the president Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>MS Risk Linked to Ancient Migrationsѻý> Findings may help demystify multiple sclerosis Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Columbia's Sex Abuse Cover-Up Tops This Year's Shkreli Awardsѻý> Other "winners" include non-profit hospital CEO's $35M salary, doc's needless vascular surgeries Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>NPs Have the Best Job in Healthcareѻý> Being a PA is a close second, according to the U.S. News annual ranking Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>Deadly VA Clinic Lapses; Asthma Drug Risky in Kids; Invisible HHS Secretary?ѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 10, 2024
<ѻý>It Takes a Lot to Gross Out Healthcare Workersѻý> Small study showed less "disgust" among care home workers compared with controls Jan 09, 2024
<ѻý>Advanced Practice Providers Push to Unionize in Oregonѻý> OHSU group concerned that profits are taking precedence over providers and patients Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>Diagnostic Errors Common in Hospital Deaths, ICU Transfers, Study Suggestsѻý> Mistakes were driven by patient assessment, testing, and often led to harm or death Jan 08, 2024
<ѻý>Doctors Are as Vulnerable to Addiction as Anyoneѻý> California grapples with a response to physicians struggling with addiction Jan 07, 2024
<ѻý>Xylazine Not Just a Problem in the Northeast, Study Findsѻý> States reporting at least one xylazine-related overdose death rose over 3 years Jan 05, 2024
<ѻý>Fake Xanax Hospitalizes Three in Chicagoѻý> Three young adults were in intensive care after taking bromazolam they thought was alprazolam Jan 04, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Warns of Toxic Oleander in Supplementsѻý> Dangerous substitution once again found in tejocote root products Jan 04, 2024
<ѻý>2023 Called 'Pivotal' for Healthcare Price Transparencyѻý> More than 90% of hospitals have posted machine-readable files of price information to their sites Jan 04, 2024
<ѻý>Patient Arrested for Punching Nurse; Kowalski Juror Misconduct? Nurse Back in Jailѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jan 04, 2024
<ѻý>Details of New Ob/Gyn Residency Application System Revealedѻý> The application, called ResidencyCAS, prioritizes "holistic review" and costs less than ERAS Jan 03, 2024
<ѻý>Dangerous Med Spa Infections; Trans Youth Hospital Trauma; Blocking Rehab Accessѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 03, 2024
<ѻý>Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposalѻý> RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say Jan 03, 2024
<ѻý>Here Are the Top Diets for 2024ѻý> A familar food plan topped the annual U.S. News rankings Jan 03, 2024
<ѻý>ChatGPT Misdiagnosed Most Pediatric Casesѻý> Older version of the chatbot was wrong in 83% of kids' clinical scenarios Jan 02, 2024
<ѻý>'They See a Cash Cow': Corporations Could Consume $50 Billion of Opioid Settlementsѻý> Pitches land daily in the inboxes of state and local officials Jan 01, 2024
<ѻý>Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvalsѻý> "For them to take weeks -- up to months -- to provide an authorization is ridiculous" Dec 30, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. Attempts to Get Its Xylazine Problem Under Controlѻý> If a bill to schedule the veterinary sedative becomes law, will that be enough? Dec 30, 2023
<ѻý>A Seat at the Table: Physicians Have Been Unionizing in Drovesѻý> Efforts have been made by seasoned physicians, as well as residents and fellows Dec 29, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Warns Amazon Over Supplements Containing Erectile Dysfunction Drugsѻý> Agency bought and tested products that were found to contain tadalafil and sildenafil Dec 29, 2023
<ѻý>Prenatal Fentanyl Exposure Suspected in Novel Syndromeѻý> Causality has yet to be determined for what resembles Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome Dec 29, 2023
<ѻý>Managing AI Risks in Healthcare; GPT-4's Clinical Biases; DIY AI Clinicѻý> A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>Paramedics Guilty of Homicide; Pediatrician Attacked Lab Tech? $900K Settlementѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>Supreme Court to Weigh in on Abortion Pill Accessѻý> The nation's high court will consider the Fifth Circuit's ruling on mifepristone Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>It Was a Tumultuous Year for Simone Gold and America's Frontline Doctorsѻý> After an attempted coup, Gold holds on to AFLDS; she's also suing California's medical board Dec 27, 2023
<ѻý>Do You Believe in These Medical Superstitions?ѻý> "I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious" -- Michael Scott, "The Office" Dec 27, 2023
<ѻý>Deep Flaws in FDA's Device Oversight, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits, Recordsѻý> "What is the threshold for the FDA to step in and do something?" Dec 24, 2023
<ѻý>A New Test Could Save Arthritis Patients Time, Money, and Painѻý> But will it be used? Dec 23, 2023