Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction Patient claims doctor prescribed at least 7,400 oxycodone pills over 4-year period Jul 22, 2022
How a Case of Polio Appeared in the U.S., and Who May Be at Risk Right now, the risk is low to the general population, infectious disease experts say Jul 22, 2022
Doctor Donates Kidney to Patient Transplant nephrologist was perfect match for patient-turned-friend Jul 22, 2022
CDC Nixes Misleading Video About Cops' Risk of Fentanyl Overdose Video removed due to "concerns that parts of this video may mischaracterize the risks," CDC says Jul 14, 2022
Demand Rising for 'Bootlegged' Weight-Loss Drug As Novo Nordisk's Wegovy faces shortages, compounders step in to fill the gap, alarming doctors Jul 07, 2022
FDA Getting Tougher on Birth Tissue Companies Agency calls out manufacturer on orthopedic indications Jul 06, 2022
FLCCC Co-Founder's Medical License Expires Paul Marik, MD, says he does not intend to renew his license or obtain a new one Jul 06, 2022
Doc Who Pushed HCQ Dies; Fauci's Final Pandemic; Will Abortion Bans Restrict IVF? This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 06, 2022
'I Wish Everyone Would Just Pay': When Med Students Flock to Pirated Study Tools Students weigh the high cost of entering medicine against support for content creators Jul 01, 2022
Interactive Map: Abortion Bans and Penalties Here's where abortion bans have gone into effect and where doctors face prison time Jun 27, 2022
Should Doctors Be Selling Patients on MLM Products? While not illegal, ethical concerns remain, and patient trust hangs in the balance Jun 22, 2022
Healthcare Workers a 'Catch' for Multilevel Marketing Companies Businesses see pandemic opportunity, as burned-out healthcare workers may be ideal sellers Jun 22, 2022
America's Frontline Doctors' Simone Gold Gets Prison Time Judge said Gold hasn't truly accepted responsibility for her role in January 6 insurrection Jun 16, 2022
Here Are This Year's Top Children's Hospitals Boston Children's Hospital again leads national rankings Jun 16, 2022
Parents of 4-Year-Old Sue Urologist for 'Unintentional Vasectomy' The child had hernia surgery at Texas Children's Hospital, and left with a cut vas deferens Jun 15, 2022
Harms of Cancer Blood Tests? FTC Healthcare Crackdown: More Smoke Than Fire? This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 15, 2022
New Hampshire Hospital Lost Nearly 8 Gallons of Fentanyl Leadership sanctioned; diversion played a role, but couldn't explain all of the missing bags Jun 15, 2022
HCA Healthcare Faces Second Antitrust Lawsuit in North Carolina The city of Brevard alleges impaired competition and inflated prices Jun 10, 2022
CDC Removes Monkeypox Mask Rec From Travel Guidance Move comes as global health officials say window to prevent endemicity may be closing Jun 10, 2022
Renowned Doc Accused of Sexual Assault; AARP's Big Bounty; DOJ Targets Billing Fraud This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 08, 2022
Walgreens Sues Hospital Over New In-House Pharmacy Retail pharmacy giant says it will suffer "substantial, immediate, and irreparable harm" Jun 08, 2022
Physician Group Releases Guidance on Cardiovascular Issues in Long COVID AAPM&R calls for greater awareness of post-COVID cardiovascular complications among clinicians Jun 07, 2022
Anesthesiologist Group Says Hospitals Can Prevent Fatal Errors Like Vanderbilt's Feds said Vaught wasn't the only one who erred; hospital had four "immediate jeopardy" flaws Jun 02, 2022
What Happens When Kids Experience a Traumatic Event? Sandy Hook counselors and other experts on trauma, and how communities should respond and prepare Jun 01, 2022
Doc Gets Prison for COVID 'Cure'; Proton Therapy Gold Rush; Blackfeet Opioid Crisis This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 01, 2022
'There's Nothing to Repair': Emergency Docs on Injuries From Assault Weapons "You have to see the damage ... to really respect and understand how dangerous these weapons are" May 31, 2022
Why the Atypical Symptoms in the Latest Monkeypox Cases? Experts agree these cases are unusual, but not necessarily a concern for viral mutation May 27, 2022
Journal Runs Editorial Fraught With COVID Misinformation Epidemiologist calls its conjecture "bizarre" and "astonishingly unscientific" May 26, 2022
Kentucky Pediatrician Charged With Murder-for-Hire Stephanie Russell, MD, allegedly tried to have her ex-husband, with whom she has two kids, killed May 23, 2022
'Breakthrough' SIDS Finding? Maybe Not Good preliminary evidence, but more research is needed, experts say May 23, 2022
Draft Genome Sequence of Latest Monkeypox Virus Unveiled No indication latest strain is "substantially different" from those circulating in recent years May 20, 2022
COVID Cases Emerge After Emergency Medicine Meeting Attendees say lack of mitigation measures among their own disheartening for public health May 20, 2022
What Doctors Need to Know About Monkeypox While the potential of increased transmissibility is being sorted, here's what we know for sure May 20, 2022
Video Misleads on Law Enforcement Fentanyl Overdose Risk NIOSH video used to support fentanyl threat to police, but experts say risk of harm is near-zero May 19, 2022
Here's How Doctors Are Trying to Help Long COVID Patients Earliest long COVID programs don't have all the answers, but focus on individual treatment May 19, 2022
Misinformation Docs See Their Political Stars Rise Familiar names appear on speakers' lists for popular conservative rallies May 19, 2022
Should Doctors Worry About 'Nuremberg 2.0?' It's a "completely misleading application of the concepts of the Nuremberg trials" May 19, 2022
Doc Says He Was Cut for Pushing Back on 10-Minute Visits Employer argues 10-minute goal is only for time spent in EMR May 19, 2022
FDA Rejects Cheap Antidepressant to Treat Early COVID David Boulware, who submitted the EUA for fluvoxamine, argues the agency is "behind the times" May 17, 2022
Nurse Vaught Sentenced for Deadly Medical Error Former Vanderbilt nurse gets 3 years probation for negligent homicide, adult abuse May 13, 2022
