When Cannabis Makes You Vomit Known for its anti-emetic properties, the drug can actually bring on a vomiting disorder Oct 30, 2024
Miscarriage Arrest; MA Reaped Billions for Home Visits; Dirty Work of Care Denials This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 30, 2024
Old Drugs, New Tricks: The Power of Medication Repurposing COVID highlighted the untapped potential of existing treatments Oct 30, 2024
IG Live November 1: Healthcare Is on the Ballot Public health and access to care are at stake in the 2024 election Oct 30, 2024
Could RFK Jr. Really Become HHS Secretary? It seems unlikely, but Washington insiders say they've come to expect the unexpected Oct 29, 2024
Surprising Mediator Links Poverty and Knee Pain Study: It's not deprivation per se, but intervening factors that go with it Oct 29, 2024
Why Medicine Is Bad at Customer Service -- And How to Fix It Healthcare is one of few industries still lacking in convenience Oct 29, 2024
Blood Test for CRC Screening Lags Behind Other Options in Cost-Effectiveness Study Fewer cancers, cancer deaths prevented; higher cost per quality-year saved Oct 28, 2024
A Look at the Supreme Court's Upcoming Term Public health is on the chopping block once again Oct 28, 2024
Study: Medicare's Competitive Bidding Program Not a Danger to COPD Oxygen Users Prices went down but reductions in new oxygen prescriptions and discontinuations were minimal Oct 28, 2024
Daylight Saving Ends Next Weekend: How to Prepare for the Potential Health Effects What to know about "falling back" Oct 28, 2024
I'm a Black Trauma Surgeon. Ending Gun Violence Demands Fighting for Racial Justice. An excerpt from Williams' book, The Bodies Keep Coming Oct 26, 2024
At Least 75 People Sickened as Deadly McDonald's E. Coli Outbreak Expands Nearly two dozen people have been hospitalized Oct 25, 2024
Health Departments Struggle to Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, Emails Reveal "We need to take steps today to prevent the worst-case scenario," says expert Oct 25, 2024
His Death Would Not Be a Good Death Informing the family of the "inevitable" never gets easy Oct 25, 2024 podcast
ACIP Votes to 'Harmonize' Dosing and Interval for Meningococcal B Vaccines Bexsero dosing interval to match that of Trumenba Oct 24, 2024
UVA Health Surgeons Sound Alarm on Upcoding Leaked meeting audio latest development in ongoing strife at health system, medical school Oct 24, 2024
No Evidence of Human-to-Human H5N1 Transmission in Missouri Case No healthcare workers were infected with the virus, CDC says Oct 24, 2024
Approval of Bevacizumab Biosimilar for Ophthalmic Use Could Upend Low-Cost Anti-VEGF Provision in drug act would prohibit repackaging Avastin, add millions to anti-VEGF therapy cost Oct 24, 2024
EPA Imposes Stricter Standards to Protect Kids From Lead Paint Exposure "There is no safe level of lead," said agency official Oct 24, 2024
50 Years After City Halted Prison Medical Testing, Families Seek Reparations "No amount of money can replace what was done to me," said one former prisoner Oct 24, 2024
Doc's COVID Spending Bust; Plastic Surgeon Faces $10M Suit; Letby Loses Appeal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 24, 2024
ACIP Backs Extra COVID Vax Dose for Seniors, Pneumococcal Vax for Adults 50 and Up CDC advisors also formalize recommendations on extra COVID vaccine doses in the immunocompromised Oct 23, 2024
New Elective for Med Students Gives Credit for Parenting, Caregiving The elective allows new parents to spend time with their child while gaining knowledge Oct 23, 2024
A Look at Food-Related Illnesses at Restaurants Over the Years While pretty rare for well-known restaurant chains, they do happen Oct 23, 2024
Surgical Centers Urged to Nix Mandatory Pre-Op Pregnancy Tests Question of when to test involves navigating patient privacy, legal, ethical concerns Oct 23, 2024
Hawking Health Conspiracies; How UnitedHealth Pressures Docs; Hospital's High Prices This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 23, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of RSV Vaccine Abrysvo to Include All At-Risk Adults Decision was based on need for RSV protection in younger people with chronic conditions Oct 23, 2024
What Is the Recreational Drug 'Pink Cocaine'? It rarely contains cocaine and is more likely to contain ketamine Oct 23, 2024
E. Coli Tied to McDonald's Burgers; 'Goldwater Rule' Doc Weighs In; New Mpox Spreads Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 23, 2024
Oral Cephalosporin May Hold Potential for Early Syphilis Cefixime offers several benefits over penicillin G, researcher says Oct 22, 2024
Misinformation a Concern of Physician Advocates on Both Sides of the Abortion Issue Anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups each decry tactics of their opponents Oct 22, 2024
Asthma Drug Did Not Reduce Symptom Duration in Mild to Moderate COVID Future studies should investigate whether getting montelukast earlier makes a difference Oct 22, 2024
Doctors Share Their Favorite Pet Theories They may not have the data, but "the University of My Eyeballs confirms it conclusively" Oct 22, 2024
Mpox Vaccine in Teens Generates Robust Immune Response, Proves Safe A vaccine for younger children is urgently needed, researcher says Oct 22, 2024
Why Hospital Gowns Are Ugly; Mass Food Poisoning in Maryland; Eli Lilly Files Suit Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 22, 2024
Novel At-Home Test Diagnoses STIs With 'Lab-Equivalent' Accuracy But is it ready for prime time? Oct 21, 2024
Hundreds More Infants Died After Dobbs Ruling Nationwide findings mirror those from research after Texas banned early pregnancy abortion Oct 21, 2024
