MedPod Today: New COVID Variant; FDA Eye Drop Warning; CRNA Scope Creep? MedPage Today reporters offer further insights into these recently covered topics Sep 27, 2024 podcast
How to Help Patients Save on Drug Costs Even in the face of slow to no policy change, we can still increase access Sep 26, 2024
Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Rose During the Pandemic Did the resurgence of RSV play a role? Sep 26, 2024
The Data Are Clear: Patients Regain Weight After Stopping GLP-1 Drugs Other than staying on drug, there's no evidence-based strategy to maintain weight loss Sep 26, 2024
Prompt Engineering in Med School; Messages From Dr. ChatGPT; AI Scientist's Papers A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Sep 26, 2024
U.S. Health Authorities Need to Play Larger Role in Cannabis Policy, Report Says A federal advisory panel is calling for a new public health approach Sep 26, 2024
988 Calls Will Now Be Routed by Location Instead of Area Code Change is a "significant leap forward" for the service, says HHS secretary Sep 26, 2024
U.S. Suicides Held Steady in 2023 — At a Very High Level But after rising for nearly 20 years, a leveling off is "cautiously promising news," says expert Sep 26, 2024
Accused Doc: 'People Are Liars'; Hospital Settles Over Leaked Nude Patient Photos A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 26, 2024
Med Student Eats 720 Eggs; More Deli Meat Deaths; Hospital CEO in Criminal Contempt Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 26, 2024
Cancer Diagnoses Slow to Recover From Effects of COVID Pandemic Actual rates for 2021 lagged behind projections Sep 25, 2024
Novel Antiviral Appears Effective for Severe RSV in Infants, Toddlers But will benefits seen in Chinese trial translate to clinical improvement? Sep 25, 2024
Experts Await Serology Results From H5N1 Patient's Close Contacts "If we are seeing human-to-human transmission now, it is a big deal," one expert says Sep 25, 2024
Can Exercise Bring on Rhabdomyolysis? A sports cardiologist explains the condition that hospitalized nine Tufts lacrosse players Sep 25, 2024
Second Drug OK'd for Ultra-Rare Neurodegenerative Disease FDA approves levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) for Niemann-Pick disease type C Sep 25, 2024
IG Live September 27: Court Adjourned, Healthcare Overturned Decoding recent SCOTUS decisions and their potential impact on healthcare Sep 25, 2024
Anti-Pharma Bus Tour; Rapamycin for Longevity? Hospital Forgives Debt After Pressure This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 25, 2024
Ob/Gyn Accused of Catfishing Women Ethicists weigh in on whether actions taken a decade ago are relevant today Sep 25, 2024
'Sex Party' COVID Czar Fired; Undiagnosed Iron Deficiency; Many Papers Partly Fake? Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 25, 2024
Senators Tangle Over Impact of Dobbs Abortion Decision "It's like there are two totally different realities," said one senator Sep 24, 2024
AMA Responds to PA Group's Policy Truce Letters PAs have important role to play, but don't have the same skill set, AMA president says Sep 24, 2024
Severe Obesity on the Rise in the U.S. Nearly 10% of those surveyed reported severe obesity Sep 24, 2024
CDC Alerts on Mpox Prevention for Patients Heading to Areas With Clade I Outbreaks Clinicians should urge vaccination, provide patient education to at-risk travelers Sep 23, 2024
Prolonged Symptoms After Lyme Disease: What CDC Wants Doctors to Know Validating patients' symptoms, active listening is critical to prevent "medical wandering" Sep 23, 2024
Training on Cadavers Still Essential for Medical Students Donor dissection teaches skills not easily acquired with other methods Sep 23, 2024
Mpox: Lessons From 2022 for Future Preparedness We must be ready for possible systemic complications Sep 23, 2024
Florida's New COVID Booster Guidance Is Straight-Up Misinformation, Experts Say State's health department advising against most shots Sep 23, 2024
U.S. Deaths Tied to Extreme Temps May Double, Triple by Mid-21st Century Study finds that increase in heat deaths will far outweigh reduction in cold deaths Sep 23, 2024 video
Pope's Illness; Docs Against Trump; Another Contact of Missouri H5N1 Case Fell Ill Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 23, 2024
EPA Scientists Say They Were Pressured to Downplay Health Harms From Chemicals And a watchdog found they were retaliated against Sep 22, 2024
FDA OKs First Flu Vaccine for At-Home Use FluMist nasal spray can now be used without the help of a healthcare provider Sep 20, 2024
A Georgia Woman's Death After Delayed Abortion Care Was Preventable. Who's to Blame? Physicians need more clear guidance and protocols from their healthcare systems Sep 20, 2024
First Drug Approved for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C Arimoclomol (Miplyffa) greenlit for ultra-rare genetic disorder Sep 20, 2024
Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease Risks observed for the akinetic rigid form of the disease, as well as dyskinesia Sep 20, 2024 video
COVID Czar's 'Sex Parties'; Nationwide Drug Recall; Steward CEO Held in Contempt Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Sep 20, 2024
Is Healthcare Consolidation Fueling the Physician Burnout Crisis? New report finds pandemic burnout is still lingering Sep 19, 2024
House Staff Unionization Has Come in Waves Residents' efforts to organize date back some 90 years Sep 19, 2024
Docs Accused of Treating Fatal COVID With Peroxide; Cardiologists' Defamation Suit A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Sep 19, 2024
Is Wegovy Shrinking Bariatric Surgery, Too? GLP-1 drugs have the potential to reduce healthcare costs in unexpected ways Sep 19, 2024