<ѻý>Insurer Now Has Ties to 10% of Doctorsѻý> UnitedHealth's Optum division added 20,000 doctors this year alone Nov 30, 2023
<ѻý>Rabid Kitten Threat; Religious Groups Quash Abortion Exemptions; Redefining Deathѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 29, 2023
<ѻý>Stephen Colbert Has Surgery for Ruptured Appendixѻý> Recent studies have focused on whether appendicitis can be managed with antibiotics alone Nov 28, 2023
<ѻý>Medical Staff Credentialing Case Heads to New Jersey Supreme Courtѻý> Neurosurgery practice claims hospital skipped due process to orchestrate its ouster Nov 28, 2023
<ѻý>Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rulesѻý> Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials Nov 27, 2023
<ѻý>How Young Is Too Young for Botox?ѻý> With greater exposure on social media, more youths are trying cosmetic treatments Nov 27, 2023
<ѻý>Days Before Surgery, Clerical Error Cuts Off Patient's Insuranceѻý> Lost in the mix of Medicaid "unwinding" Nov 26, 2023
<ѻý>Evolving Overdose Crisis Shakes Previously Effective Treatmentsѻý> Commonly administered doses of buprenorphine have proven less effective against fentanyl Nov 25, 2023
<ѻý>Compensation Is Key to Fixing Primary Care Shortageѻý> Along with the punishing workload, pay is affecting the pipeline of primary care physicians Nov 24, 2023
<ѻý>Epinephrine Was First an Asthma Treatmentѻý> This mainstay of treatment for severe allergic reactions was once a drug without a disease Nov 24, 2023
<ѻý>China Reports No 'Unusual' Pathogens Driving Pneumonia Cluster in Kidsѻý> Chinese health officials say the rise in respiratory illness is part of a continued surge Nov 24, 2023
<ѻý>Plastic Surgeon Jailed for Patient Death; Oncologist Sues NYU; NP Sex Abuse Chargesѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 22, 2023
<ѻý>What's Going on at Mission Health?ѻý> Physicians pen letters, narrowly vote against bylaws that would have silenced them Nov 22, 2023
<ѻý>Devastating Medication Error; FDA's Recall Weakness; Insurers Break State Lawsѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 22, 2023
<ѻý>Cancer Patient's Final Act: Destroying Medical Debtѻý> Viral campaign will erase some $60 million in medical debt Nov 22, 2023
<ѻý>Outcry Grows Over Pennsylvania Child Abuse Pediatrics Programѻý> Debra Esernio-Jenssen, MD, has been reassigned as parents weigh legal action Nov 22, 2023
<ѻý>A Medical Student, a Dying JFK, and ‘Destiny’: What a Young Doctor Saw 60 Years Agoѻý> A look back at a conversation with one of the last surviving witnesses from Trauma Room One Nov 22, 2023
<ѻý>Doctors, Scientists Boycott Journal for Publishing 'Sadistic' Animal Researchѻý> More than 1,100 experts signed a letter to boycott nutrition journal and its publisher Nov 21, 2023
<ѻý>Travel Nurse Practitioner Goes Missing in Californiaѻý> Ann Herford was reportedly last seen near the trailhead for the Arnold Rim Trail Nov 21, 2023
<ѻý>What to Know About Ongoing Eye Drop Recallsѻý> FDA was spurred into action by a deadly bacterial outbreak earlier this year, advocates say Nov 20, 2023
<ѻý>Why It's So Tough to Reduce Unnecessary Medical Careѻý> Huge amounts are spent, but it does little to help patients Nov 19, 2023
<ѻý>What to Know About Lead Toxicity and Kids' Applesauceѻý> Hospitalization for acute lead toxicity can start at 45 mcg/dL Nov 16, 2023
<ѻý>Are Selfie-Related Deaths a Public Health Issue?ѻý> Experts say these deaths are increasing, and are highly preventable Nov 16, 2023
<ѻý>Medical Board Reprimands Doctor Who Worked While COVID-Positiveѻý> As COVID hospitalization declines, should infection control policies shift? Nov 16, 2023
<ѻý>Nurse Fatally Stabbed; Doctor Sues Mayo; Maya Kowalski's Criminal Complaintѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 16, 2023
<ѻý>Health Officer May Get $4M to Step Downѻý> But outcome of months-long saga between county officials and health officer remains uncertain Nov 15, 2023
<ѻý>COVID Aid Grifters Waste Billions; Inside Cohen's CDC; Forged Neuro Data?ѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 15, 2023
<ѻý>Tackling Climate Change Starts With a Focus on Health, Lancet Report Saysѻý> Heat-related deaths, extreme weather, increased disease spread are already a problem Nov 14, 2023
<ѻý>Addiction Societies Issue Guidance on Stimulant Use Disorderѻý> "The main takeaway is that stimulant use disorder is treatable," society president says Nov 14, 2023
<ѻý>ChatGPT Quickly Authored 100 Blogs Full of Healthcare Disinformationѻý> But Google Bard and Microsoft Bing had guardrails in place to thwart such prompting Nov 13, 2023
<ѻý>AMA Delegates Trash AI Bots, Medicare Advantage, Inexperienced 'Politicized' ALJsѻý> Proposal calls for facilities with an "Emergency Room" to have an emergency doc on site Nov 13, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. to Cover PrEP for Older Americans to Stem the Spread of HIVѻý> Biden administration hopes to catch up with other parts of the world Nov 12, 2023
<ѻý>Jury Sides With 'Take Care of Maya' Family in Case Against All Children's Hospitalѻý> Kowalski family awarded $211 million in compensatory damages, $50 million in punitive damages Nov 10, 2023
<ѻý>MedPod Today: So-Called 'Abortion Reversal'; CMS Cuts; Tinnitus After COVID Vaxѻý> ѻý reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Nov 10, 2023 podcast
<ѻý>Policymakers Must Balance Innovation With Patient Safety for AI in Healthcareѻý> Emerging technology presents an opportunity to right past wrongs, Senator says during hearing Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>Doctors Perform First Partial-Face, Full-Eye Transplantѻý> Stem cells injected into optic nerve, but unclear whether recipient will regain his sight Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>10 Ways MedPAC Commissioners Think Regulators Should Fix Medicare Advantage Plansѻý> Improvements needed in network accuracy and transparency regarding denial rates, they say Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>ChatGPT Created a Fake Dataset With Skewed Resultsѻý> Findings raise concerns about the ease of generating false medical evidence Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>Hospital Spying Suit; $2M Contrast Dye Death Settlement; Surgical Error Suitѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>Lawsuit Challenges Federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Programѻý> Claims "consistently lost, ignored, denied, or caught up" in bureaucracy, complaint alleges Nov 08, 2023