Is This Rehab Program Helpful or Harmful to Nurses? Critics question the effectiveness of one state's nurse rehabilitation program for substance use Jul 28, 2021
More Medical Device Deaths Than We Previously Thought? Study finds many reports of patient deaths that were not classified as a death in FDA database Jul 27, 2021
Despite Promises, Hospital Contractor Fails to Pay, Providers Say Healthcare staffing firm accused of skipping payment for 1 month's work at rural Texas hospital Jul 26, 2021
No More Bloody Syringe: New Vaccine Emoji Gains Key Support Icon promotes positive image of COVID vaccine on social media, docs and public health experts say Jul 23, 2021
American Hospital Association Joins Others in Support of COVID Vax Mandates Largest U.S.-based healthcare organization to advocate for these requirements so far Jul 22, 2021
Georgia Hospital Chooses PAs/NPs, Not Physicians, for Daily Rounds Sound Physicians staffing firm will use APPs at Memorial University Medical Center Jul 22, 2021
Prime Healthcare Settles Kickback Claims The California health system will pay over $30 million Jul 21, 2021
Large Ivermectin Study Retracted Preprint publisher finds evidence of plagiarism, problems with raw data Jul 20, 2021
Why Are Tick-Borne Illnesses Increasing in the U.S.? Heightened awareness, growing population, and climate change all play a role Jul 19, 2021
Staffing Contract Disputes Causing Uproar in San Diego Public healthcare system Palomar Health accused of Brown Act violations by staff and citizens Jul 19, 2021
A Literal Token of Thanks for Pandemic Work: That's All? Anger after Banner Health rewards employees with unbankable coin for enduring the pandemic Jul 16, 2021
Anti-Vax Pediatrician Is Back in Business, Kind Of Restrictions will require previously suspended doctor to stay mum on vaccine protocols Jul 14, 2021
Company Shut Down Robot Mid-Surgery; Infected in Quarantine; Investigating Aduhelm This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 14, 2021
Juul Bought Out Medical Journal for $51K E-cig maker sponsored nearly a dozen studies, took over journal as it awaits FDA ruling Jul 13, 2021
Doctors Went Unpaid for a Month of Work Emergency physicians' $140K invoice languished after bankruptcy, buyout Jul 13, 2021
FDA Cannot Ban Use of Electric Shock Devices for Harmful Behaviors Appeals court rules in favor of only U.S. facility still using devices for behavioral treatment Jul 09, 2021
Tulane's Graduate Medical Education Programs Put on Probation Decision follows public outrage over alleged racism and gender discrimination at the university Jul 09, 2021
How Many People Skipped Their Second COVID Shot? New CDC data say 15 million people in the U.S. have not completed their vaccination series Jul 09, 2021
Awaited Ivermectin Review Is Out Findings are positive, but critics still want a large randomized controlled trial Jul 08, 2021
Missouri Health System CEO Calls Out for Help Amid COVID Surge Makes plea on Twitter for respiratory therapists during local uptick in cases Jul 07, 2021
Doctors Among the Missing in Surfside Condo Collapse Brothers Brad and Gary Cohen were visiting their elderly parents; newlywed couple also missing Jul 07, 2021
Nurse Suspended Over TikTok Videos About Patients Only thing hurt in her posts were "people's feelings," nurse said Jul 07, 2021
The Mental Health Toll of Not Matching Reports of suicides and unprecedented social media dialogue have turned a spotlight on the issue Jul 07, 2021
Federal Lawmakers Question Tenet's Use of CARES Act Funds Congressional Democrats are seeking answers on how Tenet Healthcare used taxpayer dollars Jul 02, 2021
Who Are the COVID Vaccine 'Holdouts'? Public health experts explain the chief concerns among those who still don't want a shot Jun 29, 2021
Houston Methodist Ousts Over 150 Workers for Refusing COVID Vax Employees either resigned or were terminated, in line with the system's vaccine policy Jun 23, 2021
Subsys Doc Gets 5 Years; Docs Take Billions From Device Makers; Child Abuse Law This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 23, 2021
Hospital Slapped With Lawsuit Over Horrifying Attack on Resident "Dr. A" was repeatedly stabbed with a lunch tray metal knife and pen as nurses hid in fear Jun 22, 2021
Q&A: How Patients Can Get Wise to Bad Billing Practices Marshall Allen discusses how patients and providers can fight back against medical overbilling Jun 22, 2021
As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paid Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff Jun 22, 2021
Gender-Affirming Surgical Fellowships Gaining Steam in the U.S. Since 2017, number of programs offering multidisciplinary training has grown from one to eight Jun 21, 2021
Is Old Vaccine Technology the Key to Hesitancy? Experts weigh whether Novavax's protein subunit strategy can convince some COVID vaccine holdouts Jun 17, 2021
Rapid Genetic Testing May Have Spared This Baby From Death Whole-genome sequencing delivered diagnosis in record 13 hours; treated with thiamine Jun 15, 2021
Why Branded Viagra Is Vastly More Expensive Than Its Generics For some brand-name drugs, prices don't go down when generics crop up; Viagra still an outlier Jun 15, 2021
ACP: Pump the Brakes on New Organ Procurement Method Organization says NRP-cDCD may violate dead-donor rule Jun 15, 2021
Experts Confident About COVID Vaccines' Long-Term Safety "I know of no precedent of a long-term effect that comes up 5 or 10 years later," expert says Jun 11, 2021
Docs, Scientists Call on FDA to Delay Approval of COVID Vaccines Data should be from completed phase III trials, not interim results, group says Jun 10, 2021
Physicians Are Fed Up With Inconsistent Hospital Visitation Policies Keeping strict rules in place is "anti-medicine," critical care expert says Jun 10, 2021
Investigation of Patient Death Finds Deficient Care at VA Hospital Emergency department triage may have resulted in delay in care Jun 10, 2021
