Rogue Doctors and Boundaries How far outside the mainstream should healthcare professionals be permitted to go? Oct 04, 2018
Expert: Let Ethics Guide Pain Prescribing Framework won't vary with 'swirling' political or regulatory climate Sep 10, 2018
One Medical: The Real Deal or 'Yuppie-Care'? Under the hood of fast-growing concierge care company Sep 06, 2018
Vit D Doc's Dubious Dollars; NEJM Plagiarism; VA's Money Pit The past week in healthcare investigations Aug 21, 2018
State Boards Turn Blind Eye to FDA-Sanctioned Docs Dozens got warning letters for serious ethical lapses, but nearly all faced no state discipline Aug 16, 2018
Is Industry Bribing Your Physician? Milton Packer wonders why Michael Cohen is not listed in Open Payments database Aug 08, 2018
Calif. Medical Board Acts on Doc With Risky MS 'Cure' Physician featured in States of Disgrace series Jul 31, 2018
HIV Criminalization Called Ineffective and Unjust Expert consensus: laws put public more at risk Jul 26, 2018
Docs' Mental Health: Do State Boards Have a Right to Ask? Second of a three-part 番茄社区app investigation Jul 19, 2018
Should Physicians Talk to the Lay Press About Research Studies? Milton Packer describes the perils of selling science to the public Jul 18, 2018
Anti-Terror Tech to Fight Rx Fraud Palantir can spot wrongdoing, but there may be a cost Jul 12, 2018
How Did Theranos' Holmes Fool So Many Smart People? WSJ's John Carreyrou on how disgraced entrepreneur nearly got away with it Jun 25, 2018
Star Rating Screwup; Booze Study Canned; Sexist Docs Settle The past week in healthcare investigations Jun 19, 2018
Harris Elected as AMA's Next President Psychiatrist from Atlanta to succeed Barbara McAneny, MD Jun 12, 2018
AMA Delegates Punt on Assisted Suicide Policy Also: resolution calling for more opioid training approved Jun 12, 2018
AMA Urged to Rethink Fossil Fuel Investments Board resists divesting stocks in oil, gas and coal companies Jun 11, 2018
How to Stop Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Ads Milton Packer suggests a path to rein in a 20-year-old FDA policy May 23, 2018
In Virginia, He's an Addict. In New York, He's Treating Them "They keep it all very quiet. It's not part of the public record" May 22, 2018
Multiple Lawsuits, Multiple Deaths, $900k from Medicare 'More than 15, less than 30' malpractice suits, he said May 21, 2018
EPA Agenda is a Threat to Public Health, Experts Say Pollution scientists lambast proposed transparency rule May 20, 2018
Medicare Slow to Boot Docs with State Sanctions Federal program keeps paying physicians found incompetent or unethical May 17, 2018
ACP: Root Gender Bias Out of Medicine More attention needed to parental leave, other policies Apr 20, 2018
Morning Break: Antacids and Allergies; Condom-Snorting; Classroom Vaping Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 番茄社区app staff Apr 03, 2018
Opioid Suicides; Dr. Predator; Now, a Benzo Crisis The past week in health-related investigations Apr 02, 2018
Docs, Medical Boards Ignored FDA Warning Letters on CCSVI Fueled by YouTube, bogus MS 'cure' peddled by docs licensed in multiple states Mar 28, 2018
Reprimanded and Fined in N.J., No Problem in N.Y. Dermatologist found using expired drugs and unqualified staff Mar 22, 2018
NPDB Records Often Ignored in Docs' Licensing Most medical boards rarely look at Practitioner Data Bank Mar 07, 2018
Lifetime Chaperone in New York, Endowed Chair in Wisconsin Sex with patient brings 'moral unfitness' decision in one state; another calls it 'minor' Feb 28, 2018
Charlie Gard Case May Have 'Set Dangerous Precedent' Hospital, court disregarded international standard-of-care practice Feb 27, 2018
Creepy Scam Targeted Young Female HCPs 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.' Now some women in medicine are feeling the bite Feb 25, 2018
Lomustine Price Up 15-Fold After Acquisition by Startup (The Independent) Is NextSource Pharma the next Turing? Dec 27, 2017
Do the Russians Always Cheat? Milton Packer provides a perspective on the meaning of truth in medicine and in life. Dec 13, 2017
Should Patients Be Allowed to Record Doctors? Communications expert Ron Harman King examines the legal and practical questions Nov 29, 2017 video
When and How to Say Sorry to Patients Apologizing doesn't guarantee losing a malpractice suit -- but it might prevent one Oct 25, 2017 video
Study: Opioid Users Don't See Overdose as Wakeup Call Brush with death had little effect on subsequent use Aug 23, 2017
Electric Shock Makes Mushrooms Grow: That's Improbable! Also, how to slow down ping pong Aug 20, 2017
