<ѻý>Acid-Burned Uterus Suit; Patient Loses $438K Damages Award; $11M Kratom Death Suitѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 03, 2023
<ѻý>RFK Jr. Involved in Med Board 'Spectacle'; Doc's Fertility Supplement; Illegal Labѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 02, 2023
<ѻý>FDA, DEA Heads Acknowledge ADHD Drug Shortage in Public Letterѻý> Agencies ask manufacturers to boost production, but call on docs to prescribe appropriately Aug 02, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. News Releases 'Best Hospitals' Rankings Amid Changesѻý> This year's Honor Roll no longer includes numerical rankings Aug 01, 2023
<ѻý>Continuation Patents Have Surged, Disrupting Generic Competition, Study Showsѻý> Researchers caution that abusing patent laws harms patients, stifles innovation Aug 01, 2023
<ѻý>Should People Without Diabetes Use Glucose Monitors?ѻý> Trend boosted by health buffs on social media, but benefit for healthy adults is unclear Aug 01, 2023
<ѻý>For-Profit Virginia Nursing School Shuts Doors Abruptlyѻý> Broken mannequins, fired janitors, grade inflation all signaled a sinking ship Aug 01, 2023
<ѻý>Rare Links Between COVID Vaccines and Adverse Events Studiedѻý> Researchers discuss what we can learn from "long vax" symptoms Jul 31, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Head Robert Califf Battles Misinformation — Sometimes With Fuzzy Factsѻý> Often, the misinformation is about misinformation Jul 30, 2023
<ѻý>What's Wrong With 'Girl Dinner'?ѻý> Experts say the trend highlights the best and worst of social media's messaging on healthy eating Jul 28, 2023
<ѻý>The Wild West of Online Testosterone Prescribingѻý> Online "low T" clinics thrived during the pandemic, but changing rules could bring them down Jul 28, 2023
<ѻý>Oncologist Turns Burnout Into a Musicalѻý> Writing musicals is a "way to get back in touch with why we all went into medicine" Jul 27, 2023
<ѻý>Female Physicians Often Face Infertility, Delays in Childbearing, Surveys Showѻý> Two new studies illustrate how time-intensive, stressful training changes family building Jul 27, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Warns Company Over Amniotic Productsѻý> Agency says Cell Genuity products should be regulated as a drug Jul 27, 2023
<ѻý>Bronny James, Son of NBA Star LeBron James, Stabilized After Cardiac Arrestѻý> James is the second USC basketball player to collapse from cardiac arrest over the last year Jul 26, 2023
<ѻý>Psychiatrist Held Patients Against Their Will? Patent Games; Abortion Paper Battleѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 26, 2023
<ѻý>DOJ Goes After PA for Amniotic Fluid Injectionsѻý> Prosecutors called shots a "dubious attempt at pain management" Jul 25, 2023
<ѻý>Is the U.S. Ready for a Nuclear Attack?ѻý> There's been a flurry of activity around medical countermeasures in the last year Jul 24, 2023
<ѻý>Once the New OTC Birth Control Pill Is Available, What About Cost and Coverage?ѻý> Do health plans have to cover the nonprescription pill? Jul 23, 2023
<ѻý>Loma Linda Residents Vote to Unionize, but Still Face Pushbackѻý> Medical center says it "will not be bargaining" with union as it continues "legal objections" Jul 21, 2023
<ѻý>Insulin Infusion Clinics Claim to Treat Just About Anythingѻý> But evidence is scant, and "treatment" resembles one done by company that went bust Jul 21, 2023
<ѻý>APP Is Latest Physician Staffing Firm to Foldѻý> It follows Envision, and physicians consider further consequences of difficult market Jul 20, 2023
<ѻý>What Is Bed Rotting and Is It Actually a Problem?ѻý> Laying around isn't new, but naming it might help healthcare professionals pinpoint problems Jul 20, 2023
<ѻý>Trump COVID Shot Ad Boosted Vaccination in Red Countiesѻý> Study authors advocate for using "messengers whose voices might carry special weight" Jul 19, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. Suspends Wuhan Lab Funding; 'Zombie' Clinical Trials; Wachter's COVID Scareѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 19, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Strikes at Yet Another Birth Tissue Companyѻý> Agency sent warning letter to Regenative Labs over its Wharton's jelly product Jul 19, 2023
<ѻý>Here's Why Raw Milk Is Risky for Kidsѻý> "I almost killed my son" giving him raw milk Jul 18, 2023
<ѻý>Docs Still Shifting Away From Private Practice, Survey Findsѻý> Trend is "emblematic of the fiscal uncertainty and economic stress," AMA president says Jul 18, 2023
<ѻý>Botanical Sports Supplements Often Mislabeledѻý> Only about 1 in 10 products had the "right ingredient at the right dose," study author says Jul 18, 2023
<ѻý>'Strike Nurse' or 'Scab'? Nurse Faces Backlash After 'Day-in-the-Life' Videoѻý> Resounding criticism of nurse crossing picket line reflects larger workplace issues Jul 18, 2023
<ѻý>ChatGPT Writes Good Clinical Notes, Study Findsѻý> Clinical reviewers often couldn't distinguish AI from human-generated notes Jul 17, 2023
<ѻý>TeamHealth Emergency Docs, Nurses in Detroit Vote to Unionizeѻý> 31 counted ballots were all in favor of unionization Jul 17, 2023
<ѻý>Threads May Not Replace Twitter in Medicine -- Yetѻý> New social media forum has promise, and a few flaws Jul 14, 2023
<ѻý>After Pushback, J&J Allows Generics of Its TB Drugѻý> A Swiss non-profit will be allowed to bring generic bedaquiline to lower-income countries Jul 14, 2023
<ѻý>Fired COVID Whistleblower Will Take His Case to Trial With New Lawyersѻý> "I would really regret it, if I didn't at least try to change healthcare" Jul 13, 2023
<ѻý>Doc Who Livestreamed Surgeries on TikTok Loses Licenseѻý> Katharine Roxanne Grawe, MD, will also have to pay a fine of $4,500 Jul 13, 2023
<ѻý>'Live Blood Analysis' Arrest; Nurse Impostor Rape Lawsuit; Medtronic Whistleblowerѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Jul 13, 2023
<ѻý>Stem Cell Medical Tourism Leads to Meningitis in MS Patientѻý> Difficult infection took weeks to identify; doctors warn about unproven treatments Jul 12, 2023
<ѻý>Block Your Period for Vacation? Ob/Gyns Say It's Safeѻý> Doctors frequently counsel patients on menstrual suppression Jul 12, 2023
<ѻý>Private Equity Takeovers of Physician Practices Soared Over a Decadeѻý> New report finds four specialty areas accounted for the majority of activity Jul 11, 2023