How Long Should Kids Stay Out of School After They've Had COVID? Healthcare professionals with children weigh in Oct 09, 2024
How Did Public Health Become a Public Enemy at the Supreme Court? Conservative majority is "buying into" anti-science attitudes, warns Lawrence Gostin, JD Oct 09, 2024 video
The Real 'Danger' Is Reclassifying Abortion Pills as Controlled Substances Louisiana's new law threatens the health and safety of pregnant women Oct 08, 2024
States Sue TikTok, Claiming It's Addictive and Harms the Mental Health of Children The District of Columbia called the algorithm "dopamine-inducing" Oct 08, 2024
The Project 2025 Promise: Worse Health and Climate Chaos The outcome of the November election will have an impact for decades to come Oct 08, 2024
Fla. Hospitals Evacuate; Man Charged in Indian Doctor's Death; Life Expectancy Limit Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 08, 2024
White House Mandates 10-Year Deadline for Replacing Lead Pipes Clean water is "matter of basic human rights," EPA head says Oct 08, 2024
Acne Treatments Taken Right Off the Shelf Had High Levels of Benzene Study findings suggest cold storage may prevent breakdown into carcinogen Oct 07, 2024
Cannabis Use in Teens, Young Adults Linked to Lower Academic Success Frequency of use and age of onset also implicated in worse outcomes Oct 07, 2024
Can Women Living With HIV Safely Breastfeed? Research on HIV viral landscape in breast milk gives insights for breastfeeding guidelines Oct 07, 2024
North Carolina Is Distributing Allergy Meds as Bees Swarm After Helene Flooding State stepping in after surge in requests for medication to protect people allergic to stings Oct 07, 2024
Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket, Towels to Woman It Denied an Abortion California AG suing hospital for allegedly violating state laws Oct 07, 2024
Just What the Doctor Ordered: Civic Engagement Can Improve Community Health The upcoming election is an important reminder of the value of voting Oct 07, 2024
Trump Leads, and His Party Follows, on Vaccine Skepticism A number of Republican voters now identify as vaccine skeptics Oct 06, 2024
In a First, Academic Center Offers Chiropractic Program University of Pittsburgh program won't be part of its medical school Oct 03, 2024
Disparities in Heart Failure Rates Found Among Asian American Subpopulations Study highlights that Asian Americans should not be seen as a monolithic group Oct 03, 2024 video
Hospitals Still Feeling Impacts of Hurricane Helene Asheville's Mission Hospital remains without running water Oct 03, 2024
Therapist's Grisly Death; Surgery Center Wins $421M; Army Doc's Plea Deal A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 03, 2024
Where Are Trump's Medical Records? New Sunscreen Under Review; Why Condoms Are Nixed Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 03, 2024
Can HPV Self-Tests Truly Replace Pap Smears? Many patients may prefer a self-collected swab over a speculum Oct 02, 2024
Judge Rules Against Stem Cell Clinic Two federal court decisions now hold that fat-derived stem cell treatment is a drug Oct 02, 2024
Hurricanes Like Helene Keep Killing for Years to Come The average storm contributes to the early deaths of 7,000 to 11,000 people over a 15-year period Oct 02, 2024
Chemical Cloud Moving Over Atlanta Suburbs Prompts Shelter-in-Place Alert Atlanta's fire department said it was testing for the presence of chemicals Oct 02, 2024
Sharp Rise in Heat-Related ED Visits for Kids in Texas Absolute numbers are still small, but researcher warns of continued effects of climate change Oct 01, 2024
Witnesses in OR Give Harrowing Account of Spleen Surgery Gone Wrong Florida health department issued an emergency license suspension for Thomas Shaknovsky, DO Oct 01, 2024
Fake Online Pharmacies Sold Deadly Counterfeit Pills, Prosecutors Say At least nine people died of narcotics poisoning Oct 01, 2024
Doctors Less Likely to Support Broader Access to Cannabis Than Pain Patients A majority of respondents were supportive of increasing education for providers, however Oct 01, 2024 video
VP Nominee Medical Records Breached; Queen Elizabeth's Cancer; Galaxy Gas Whippets Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 01, 2024
Rwanda Reports 8 Deaths Linked to Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Most of the affected are healthcare workers Sep 30, 2024
Reclaiming the Night in the Wake of 'Abhaya's' Murder To everyone in medicine: don't underestimate the gentleness of Indian women as weakness Sep 29, 2024
Bans on High-Capacity Magazines Tied to 91% Drop in Child Deaths in Mass Shootings Other gun-restriction laws seemed less effective, researchers say Sep 28, 2024
State Reports Rare Human Death From Rabies Fewer than 10 people in the U.S. die from rabies each year Sep 27, 2024
CDC: Kids Born During the Pandemic Got Fewer Routine Vaccinations Declines in vaccination may lead to resurgence of preventable diseases, agency warns Sep 27, 2024
More Healthcare Workers Tied to Missouri H5N1 Bird Flu Case Developed Symptoms All four will have serology testing to determine whether they, too, had H5N1 infection Sep 27, 2024
A Few Rural Towns Are Bucking the Trend and Building New Hospitals New full-service hospitals with inpatient beds are rare in rural America Sep 27, 2024
Vaccine Hesitancy Is on the Rise. So Is Whooping Cough. Clear and respectful communication is key to preventing outbreaks like this Sep 27, 2024
Insurance Claim Denials for Preventive Care More Common in At-Risk Patients Study suggests differences in how the ACA cost-sharing exemption is applied across patient groups Sep 27, 2024 video
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
