<ѻý>Hospital Patient Finally Discharged After More Than 3 Yearsѻý> Many behavioral health patients don't need medical care, but no step-down facility will take them May 22, 2024
<ѻý>Clarifying Misconceptions About Youth Gender-Affirming Careѻý> What trans people, clinicians, and families really want others to know about youth gender care May 22, 2024
<ѻý>Quiet End to Doc's Sexual Assault Case; PFAS Whistleblower; Senior Site Questionedѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations May 22, 2024
<ѻý>NEJM Rescinds Embargo Policy Barring Physician-Focused Publicationsѻý> Change follows a campaign by the Association of Health Care Journalists May 21, 2024
<ѻý>Does COVID-19 Persist?ѻý> An unexpected idea gains traction and may provide clues about long COVID May 20, 2024
<ѻý>Why One Health System Stopped Suing Its Patientsѻý> New York nonprofit is one of only a few nationally that bar all aggressive collection activities May 19, 2024
<ѻý>Pediatricians Have Important Role in Talking About Substance Use, Experts Sayѻý> "You can't just assume that somebody's going to get care elsewhere," one pediatrician noted May 17, 2024
<ѻý>The Lure of Specialty Medicine Pulls Nurse Practitioners From Primary Careѻý> Increasingly, NPs are broadening their skills and income May 17, 2024
<ѻý>MedPod Today: RFK Jr.'s Ailments; Tenpenny Gets License Back; Shady Stem Cell Shotsѻý> ѻý reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics May 17, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Texas Team's Wastewater Surveillance Can Pick Up Concerning H5N1 Mutationsѻý> TEPHI's monitoring gets more granular than CDC's influenza A wastewater dashboard May 16, 2024
<ѻý>NFL Team Doc Pleads Guilty in Double Fatality Crash; Doc Charged in 100 MPH Crashѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 16, 2024
<ѻý>Over 400 Physicians From Delaware's ChristianaCare Move to Unionizeѻý> "This is a movement that needs to happen in medicine," one physician said May 15, 2024
<ѻý>New Mexico a Safe Haven for Trans Youthѻý> Located near states with gender-affirming care bans, New Mexico acted to protect access May 15, 2024
<ѻý>Taking Telemedicine Visits From Your Kitchen? Think Againѻý> Patients prefer professional telemedicine backgrounds, survey shows May 15, 2024
<ѻý>Dark Side of MDMA's Journey to FDA; Fake Studies Shutter Journals; H5N1 Turf Warsѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations May 15, 2024
<ѻý>Doctor Fined for Prescribing Ivermectin for COVIDѻý> Wei-Hsung Lin, MD, will have to pay $5,000 and take CME courses on managing COVID May 14, 2024
<ѻý>How We Analyzed the Impact of State Bans on Gender-Affirming Careѻý> These drugs are only a part of gender-affirming care, but they hint at bigger changes over time May 14, 2024
<ѻý>Scripts for Puberty-Blocking Drugs Fell After State Bansѻý> Declines aren't dramatic, but trans kids and healthcare providers are facing secondary challenges May 14, 2024
<ѻý>Clinicians at Legacy Health Move to Unionizeѻý> About 150 doctors, PAs and NPs plan to organize with an American Federation of Teachers affiliate May 14, 2024
<ѻý>U.S. News Introduces List of Best Outpatient Surgery Centersѻý> Ten states had 20 or more high-performing facilities May 14, 2024
<ѻý>Brain Worms Like RFK Jr.'s: Here's What to Knowѻý> About 2,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized with neurocysticercosis each year May 09, 2024
<ѻý>RFK Jr. Explains Why His Voice Sounds Hoarseѻý> Spasmodic dysphonia -- not his brain worm -- is the root cause May 09, 2024
<ѻý>Stem Cell Injections in Mexico Led to Drug-Resistant Infectionsѻý> Three patients acquired Mycobacterium abscessus infections after medical travel May 09, 2024
<ѻý>Urologist Convicted of Sex Abuse; Doc Accused of Rape; Man Sentenced for HIV Spreadѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 09, 2024
<ѻý>Sexual Harassment Rampant in Ob/Gyn Field, Despite Majority Female Workforceѻý> Researchers suggest that power dynamics may be more critical than gender May 08, 2024
<ѻý>100 Million Scripts Came Through Illegal Online Pharmacies Last Yearѻý> Figure represents 2% of all U.S. prescriptions, according to IQVIA report May 08, 2024
<ѻý>As Steward Ship Was Sinking, CEO Bought $40M Yachtѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations May 08, 2024
<ѻý>Stranded in the ED, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harmѻý> Physicians say ED boarding is as bad as it's ever been May 07, 2024
<ѻý>Doc Who Said COVID Vax Can Magnetize People Has License Reinstatedѻý> Sherri Tenpenny, DO, had her license suspended indefinitely last summer May 07, 2024
<ѻý>WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It.ѻý> The report "is a complete U-turn," according to one expert May 05, 2024
<ѻý>MedPod Today: Bird Flu Rundown; EMTALA at the Supreme Court; NEJM Embargo Changesѻý> ѻý reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics May 03, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Emergency Physician Is Five-Time 'Jeopardy!' Winnerѻý> Amy Hummel, MD, will go on to the show's Tournament of Champions May 02, 2024
<ѻý>'Psychotic Break' in Doc's Tesla Cliff Crash? Doc Wins $4M in Discrimination Caseѻý> A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts May 02, 2024
<ѻý>Kentucky First State to Decriminalize Medical Errorsѻý> Legacy of RaDonda Vaught case still looms over nursing profession May 01, 2024
<ѻý>FDA Says Dairy Products Like Cottage Cheese Are Safeѻý> No culturable H5N1 virus detected in milk products; no virus in infant formula, either May 01, 2024
<ѻý>Doc Blows Whistle on Cigna; Longevity Doc Blasted; Fertility Clinic Accidentsѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations May 01, 2024
<ѻý>Clinician Union Sounds Alarm on Working Conditions at Unity Healthѻý> Recently-formed union expressed concern about safety and continuity of care for patients May 01, 2024
<ѻý>Report on H5N1 in Cattle, Cats Increases Concern of Spillover Eventѻý> Analysis suggests cow-to-cow transmission, potential spread through raw milk Apr 30, 2024
<ѻý>TikTok at Work: Why Some Healthcare Workers Can't Access Itѻý> Bans have been prompted by federal and state security concerns Apr 29, 2024