Climate Change Predicted to Accelerate Animal-to-Human Viral Spillover Cross-species transmission most likely to occur in Africa and Asia, researchers predict Apr 28, 2022
What Does It Take to Confirm a Cancer Cluster? Suspicions are raised at a New Jersey high school, but the road ahead is likely a long one Apr 22, 2022
Can Women Physicians Save Mother Earth? We're uniquely positioned within the climate crisis Mar 24, 2022
Can Switching Inhalers Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? DPIs and pMDIs both effective for asthma control, but only one may help the earth Feb 08, 2022
Are Seasons Linked to Preterm Births? Danish study finds small associations between seasonality and extremely preterm birth rates Feb 03, 2022
Lead Contamination Finally Sees the Money for Solutions Biden's plan includes $15 billion to replace lead pipes, but experts see the glass not so full Jan 02, 2022
Oh, Deer: Coronavirus Running Buck Wild in Ohio Risk to humans seems likely though unconfirmed at this point Dec 23, 2021
Formaldehyde Exposure Linked to Cognitive Impairment Healthcare workers represent majority of those exposed in French cohort Dec 22, 2021
It's Loud and Clear: Unwanted Noise in Medical Facilities Is a Hazard The right soundscape can benefit patients and providers alike Dec 17, 2021
More Research Needed on PFAS Hazards, House Members Told Chemicals in foam used by firefighters of particular concern Dec 07, 2021
Some AMA Delegates Decry Dismissal of Global Warming as a Health Crisis Climate change harms patients and physicians' practices, they argue Nov 27, 2021
Exposure to Certain Phthalates Tied to All-Cause, CV-Related Death Common chemicals in shampoo, cosmetics also linked with billions of dollars in lost productivity Oct 13, 2021
That's Not Just Gum on the Soles of Your Shoes... Study ties C. Diff to bottom of footwear, inside and outside healthcare settings Oct 03, 2021
9/11 Responders Face Higher Risk of Multiple Cancers Longer follow-up sheds light on the long-term consequences of exposure to disaster site Sep 10, 2021
'Hot Enough for You?' It's No Joke for COPD Patients Increased risk of exacerbations with hot weather, study finds Sep 03, 2021
HHS's Climate Change Office: Not Open Yet, but Getting Positive Reviews Initial steps "highly encouraging," says one expert Aug 05, 2021
Better Air, Better Brains Reducing air pollution tied to lower dementia risk, slower cognitive decline Jul 26, 2021
Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill' News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 21, 2021
Dexcom's CGM Interoperability Expands; Warfarin and Osteoporosis; Maine Bans PFAS News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jul 18, 2021
'Acceptable' Lead in Drinking Water May Still Be Harmful to Patients With CKD No safe amount of lead in water for those with kidney disease, researchers warn Jul 15, 2021
House Members Argue for Puerto Rico Coal Plant Shutdown Plant is releasing toxic coal ash, sickening the nearby community, lawmakers and witnesses say Jul 01, 2021
I Spy an Opportunistic Infection? Providers should monitor for "black fungus" and other infections being associated with COVID Jun 07, 2021
Op-Ed: Diabetes Is Not an Equal Opportunity Killer Policy change and community intervention can help fight disparities May 23, 2021
FDA Draft Guidance on T2D Devices; New GLP-1 Drug Succeeds in Trial News and commentary from the endocrinology world May 23, 2021
Indian Variant a Global Risk; Good News on U.S. Cases; Baylor Expert Gets Threats A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine May 11, 2021
Greenhouse Gas Emissions From U.S. Healthcare On the Rise U.S. healthcare sector pollutes more than any other industrialized health system in the world Dec 11, 2020
World's Deadliest Neglected Disease: Snakebite Slithers Under the Radar Pick your poison: neurotoxic or hemotoxic Nov 25, 2020
Modified Mosquitoes Suppress Dengue in Field Trial Wild-type pests pushed out, infections cut markedly in treated zones Nov 20, 2020
Military Burn Pits Linked With RA Seropositivity Highest risks for anti-CCP antibodies seen for smokers and those with the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope genes Oct 23, 2020
The Rise of the 'Payvider' and Other Healthcare Trends to Watch David Nash, MD, lists this year's "Dirty Dozen" trends in healthcare Oct 07, 2020
Lifestyle, Policy Changes Could Make Big Dent in Dementia Burden Report identifies 12 modifiable risk factors Jul 30, 2020
Finally, Something Good to Say About Fire Ants It's "only hand waving," but they may inhibit spread of red meat allergy Jun 25, 2020
Air Quality Tied to MS Risk Multiple sclerosis was more prevalent in Italian areas with more pollution May 29, 2020
End of Life and COVID-19; DCIS Doubles Cancer Risk; Training for 'Bad News' News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 28, 2020
Fatty Liver Afflicts Most 9/11 'Ground Zero' Workers Researchers blame toxin exposure during recovery and cleanup effort Apr 30, 2020
Common 'Safe' Pesticides May Kill More Than Insects Pyrethroid exposure associated with increased risk of long-term CVD, all-cause mortality Jan 07, 2020
'Dark Waters': Behind-the-Scenes With Attorney Who Took on DuPont Chemical in Teflon was "completely unregulated" when Robert Bilott went after corporate giant Dec 19, 2019
Living Near Oil Refinery Tied to Greater Bladder Cancer Risk Past data support "biological plausibility" for link, says researcher Dec 06, 2019
Dermatomyositis: A Link With Sunburn? Just one episode of sunburn in the year before diagnosis raised risk Sep 13, 2019
