Diet Tied to Mortality; FDA's Financial Ties; New Long COVID Trials to Start Health news and commentary gathered by app staff May 09, 2024
Cardiologists Float Idea of Unionization Among Ways to Protect Employee Physicians Even senior physicians are being threatened, according to forum at SCAI May 05, 2024
Dozens of Deaths Show Risks of Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained by Police The practice has spread but is built on questionable science Apr 27, 2024
Is Industry Influence Driving LVAD Use by Cardiologists? Clinical treatment decisions should be based on the best available evidence Apr 26, 2024
Men Too: Sexual Harassment in the Operating Room The fear and anxiety that come with harassment cross all boundaries Apr 24, 2024
Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady The burgeoning field holds both promise and risks Apr 22, 2024
IG Live April 22: Temperature Rising, Health Declining How health professionals can help confront climate change Apr 18, 2024
'I'm Dying, You're Not': Terminally Ill Ask More States for Physician-Assisted Death Debates on medical aid in dying bills are playing out in Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, and Iowa Apr 12, 2024
What Patients Should Know Before Agreeing to Psychedelic Therapy Obtaining informed consent for psychedelics poses special challenges for practitioners Apr 11, 2024
'I Feel So Violated': Over 200 Patients Accuse Doc of Sex Abuse, Unnecessary Exams Alleged victims included women and several men Apr 09, 2024
Botulism After 'Botox'? NEJM Ignored Nazi Atrocities; Jungle Jack's Alzheimer's Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Apr 08, 2024
Condemned Inmate Could Face 'Surgery Without Anesthesia,' Lawyers Say Procedure involves incision that could be several inches wide and several inches deep Apr 05, 2024
Senate Hearing Tackles Private Equity's Impact on Healthcare Amid Steward Saga Senators propose legislation so PE cannot 'loot one business after another' Apr 03, 2024
HHS Clarifies Informed Consent Requirements for Exams Under Anesthesia New guidance follows reports of medical students performing exams without patient consent Apr 01, 2024
FDA Again Tries to Ban 'Aversive' Shock Treatment Agency proposed a new ban to eliminate shock therapy for self-injurious or aggressive behavior Mar 25, 2024
Physician Who Worked With Disciplined TikTok Doc Surrenders License Carlos Domingo, MD, worked alongside the plastic surgeon known as "Dr. Roxy" Mar 14, 2024
Asked to Clear Up Abortion Bans, GOP Leaders Blame Confusion on Docs, Misinfo Doctors and patients insist the laws' exceptions are dangerously unclear Mar 12, 2024
Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Good A House-passed bill could stifle the potential for revolutionary medical advancements Mar 11, 2024
Probe Into Private Equity in Healthcare Launched Federal agencies invite public comments Mar 06, 2024
Why Discarding Embryos Is Inherent to the IVF Process Here's why some Alabama IVF clinics have paused operations after a state court ruling Feb 28, 2024
Do We Simply Not Care About Old People? The pandemic was a wake-up call on how we care for older adults Feb 18, 2024
Publisher Retracts Three Abortion Studies Two of the studies were cited by a federal judge in the case against the abortion pill Feb 08, 2024
Ex-Doctor Charged With Manslaughter; NIH Subpoenaed; Social Cost of Obesity Drugs Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Feb 07, 2024
After State Lawsuit, Health System Erases or Refunds $158M in Medical Bills Announcement by Providence health system comes weeks before trial Feb 02, 2024
Alleged Lewd Doc Acquitted; AI Detects Guns at Hospital; Obesity Bill of Rights Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Feb 01, 2024
Miracle Cures: Conspiracy Theories Are Fueling a New Age of Unproven Treatments Social media and online skepticism feed fears about traditional care Jan 31, 2024
Science Sleuths Use Tech to Find Fakery and Plagiarism in Published Research These individuals are keeping researchers and science journals on their toes Jan 29, 2024
Medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust: Essential Lessons for Health Professionals Let's take this Holocaust Remembrance Day to reflect Jan 26, 2024
King Charles Admitted; ADHD Drug Recalled; Minnesota Debates Doc-Assisted Suicide Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Jan 26, 2024
Making the Case for Physician-Assisted Dying Rohin Francis discusses "one of the most important ethical considerations in medicine" Jan 25, 2024
CDC Pushes Back on HICPAC Infection Control Guidance, Asks for Clarification Questions center on precautions against airborne pathogens, use of N95s in healthcare settings Jan 24, 2024
China's COVID Sequence Secret; Cancer Research Retractions; Med Board Reform Looms This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 24, 2024
A Nitrogen Gas Execution Would Be Unduly Cruel It also may put others in the room at risk Jan 23, 2024
Alabama Plans to Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution How will it work and what are the risks? Jan 22, 2024
Sitting and Early Death; Dana-Farber Retracts Multiple Papers; Winter Weather Deaths Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Jan 22, 2024
MedPod Today: Residency Application Updates; Doc Discipline; Vacation and Burnout app reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Jan 19, 2024 podcast
Severe Stroke at Age 24; Nurses' $100,000 Bonus; Paxlovid Insider Trading Conviction Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by app staff Jan 19, 2024
$300K Fine for Midwife Who Gave Kids Homeopathic Pellets Instead of Vaccines In 2019, New York ended a religious exemption for school vaccination requirements Jan 18, 2024
Politicians Must Stop Playing Doctor Personal ideology should not guide medical care, even for abortion Jan 17, 2024