Doctor Submits Fluvoxamine EUA Application to FDA Group of physician-scientists believes data support authorization for treating COVID-19 Dec 29, 2021
COVID Vaccine Booster Efficacy Against Infection May Fade Quickly New U.K. data suggest steep drop-off in protection, potentially giving Omicron more power Dec 28, 2021
Worst COVID Liars Still Have Their Licenses Only three sanctioned by their boards in recent months Dec 28, 2021
Some Canadian Nurses Asked to Skip Holidays Hospitals warn of vacation cancellations if volunteers don't cover shifts Dec 23, 2021
Oh, Deer: Coronavirus Running Buck Wild in Ohio Risk to humans seems likely though unconfirmed at this point Dec 23, 2021
FDA: The Wait for COVID Pills Is Over Paxlovid first oral antiviral authorized to treat high-risk COVID patients Dec 22, 2021
Doc Fired After Standing Up to Private Equity; RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Machine This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 22, 2021
Nurse Fired Over COVID Complaints Reinstated Arbitrator rules in favor of nurse fired early in the pandemic Dec 21, 2021
How Bad Is It to Get a Booster While You Have COVID? Some people may not know they are infected when they get boosted Dec 17, 2021
'Winter of Severe Illness, Death' for the Unvaccinated, White House Warns Fully vaccinated individuals must still get boosted for optimal protection, says Fauci Dec 17, 2021
What Do Alec Baldwin and the Unvaccinated Have in Common? Both carry "live rounds" that put people in harm's way Dec 14, 2021
Controversial Doc No Longer With One of Idaho's Largest Health Networks Ryan Cole, MD, previously came under fire for spreading falsities about COVID vaccines, therapies Dec 10, 2021
Tennessee Med Board Pulls COVID Misinformation Policy from Website But it's not canceling its policy for disciplining docs, despite political pressure Dec 09, 2021
Despite Pandemic Spotlight, Infectious Disease Not a Sought-After Specialty Specialty has long struggled to fill fellowship training positions Dec 09, 2021
Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms Dec 09, 2021
Which Incentive Lottery Programs for COVID Vaccines Hit the Jackpot? Results varied by state, study finds Dec 09, 2021
An Inside Look at a New York Lab Working With Omicron NYU virologist: "What Omicron represents is scary, but Omicron itself is not scary" Dec 09, 2021
Researchers to Study Psilocybin's Effects on Strained Healthcare Workers Psychedelic-assisted therapy to be examined on pandemic-afflicted frontline workers Dec 07, 2021
Hospitals Confront New Accreditation Standards to Come Small, rural sites may be uniquely affected by Joint Commission standards expected in 2022 Dec 06, 2021
Year in Review: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine development for older adults continued apace, virus roared back in kids Dec 03, 2021
German Doc Investigated for Giving Out Home-Brewed COVID Vax Winfried Stocker claimed some 20,000 people have received his homemade vaccine Dec 01, 2021
Doctor's Ivermectin Fight With Hospital Continues On Judge allows one of Paul Marik's claims to proceed Nov 30, 2021
Common STIs Linked to Higher Risk of Preterm Birth Large, diverse observational study finds an association Nov 29, 2021
Florida Hospitals Face Dueling Vaccine Mandate Rules The stakes are high with Medicare, Medicaid dollars at play Nov 24, 2021
Ivermectin to Curb West Nile Virus? Not Such a Bird-Brained Idea Pilot study suggests alternative to insecticides for vector control Nov 23, 2021
What Caused Brazil's First Urban Yellow Fever Outbreak in 80 Years? Affected demographic groups offer clues to one theory about its origin Nov 22, 2021
Why Are So Few Sick From COVID in Sub-Saharan Africa? Data from a cohort study in Mali only add to the medical mystery Nov 21, 2021
Ivermectin Works! (For River Blindness in Nigeria) Mass drug administration led to significant progress against the illness in southern Nigeria Nov 18, 2021
Georgia Emergency Doc Tries Again for Congress Rich McCormick, MD, got his political start lobbying on surprise billing Nov 18, 2021
COVID Rapid Test Prices 'Ridiculous' "It's really a travesty these aren't being subsidized appropriately," expert says Nov 18, 2021
Doctor Sues Hospital Over Ivermectin Ban Amid Journal Article Retraction Virginia hospital took issue with article co-authored by Paul Marik, MD Nov 17, 2021
Doc Took 'Miracle Drug', Still Got COVID; St. Jude Has Billions as Families Go Broke This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 17, 2021
Houston Methodist Suspends Doc for 'Spreading Dangerous' Info Mary Talley Bowden, MD, says she will no longer treat vaccinated patients Nov 16, 2021
Fewer Hepatitis C Patients Seeking Treatment of Late Accelerated declines in 2020 only the latest in a downward trajectory Nov 12, 2021
New Institute Has Ties to the Great Barrington Declaration All three GBD lead authors contribute to Brownstone Institute Nov 11, 2021
More Investment Sorely Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance Investors, pharma, advocates cite "market failure" in developing new treatments Nov 10, 2021
Are Second COVID Vax Doses Too Risky After Allergic Reaction to the First? Mostly no, says military doctor Nov 10, 2021
Texas Medical Board Files Complaint Against Dallas Doc for COVID Actions Ivette Lozano, MD, under fire for treating COVID patients with hydroxychloroquine, supplements Nov 09, 2021
Experts Blow Whistle on Alleged COVID Vaccine Whistleblower Claims Allegations described as "vague kind of hand waving" Nov 05, 2021