MedPod Today: COVID Rundown; Shady Medicare Advantage Ads; RIP 'Excited Delirium' MedPage Today reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Oct 27, 2023 podcast
Infertility Definition Expanded to Be More Inclusive New definition more inclusive for LGBTQ people and independent parents Oct 26, 2023
Tinnitus Worsens for Vaccine Scientist Who Points to Onset After COVID Vax Gregory Poland, MD, said his tinnitus got worse after COVID infection Oct 26, 2023
AI Detects Diabetes; Problems With Predictive AI; Regulating AI in Health A monthly roundup of AI innovation and research in healthcare Oct 26, 2023
Spider, Exoskeleton Removed From Patient's Ear Woman said she felt a creature moving in her ear Oct 26, 2023
Doc Accused of Poisoning Wife; Doc Sues for Age Discrimination; Bogus Ablations A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 26, 2023
Journal Editor Fired for Hamas-Israeli Conflict Comments Michael Eisen, former editor of eLife, was horrified by both Hamas and harm to Gazans Oct 25, 2023
Hopkins Pathologist Placed on Leave; Ob/Gyn Sued for Sex Assault; Rural MA Woes This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 25, 2023
Tropical Parasite May Be Endemic in Texas CDC identifies distinct genetic sequence for Leishmania mexicana in non-travelers Oct 23, 2023
Kids With COVID Infectious for About 3 Days Small study finds no difference in infectiousness by vaccination status with Omicron variant Oct 23, 2023
Suzanne Somers' Legacy Tainted by Celebrity Medical Misinformation The actress harnessed the power of traditional media like social media influencers do today Oct 22, 2023
Kids Specializing in One Sport More at Risk for Injury and Burnout, Experts Say Expert panelists want to increase awareness among healthcare providers Oct 20, 2023
Shady Medicare Advantage Plan Tactics Blasted at Senate Hearing "It's a rip-off and it's got to stop," one Senator said Oct 19, 2023
COVID Viral Load Peaks Later Now Than Early in Pandemic Peak on day 4 of symptoms, rather than day 1, has implications for rapid tests, experts say Oct 19, 2023
Doc's Murder-for-Hire Plea; Gastroenterologist Claims Insanity; Nurse Gets 30 Years A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 19, 2023
U.S. Doc Volunteers in Jerusalem: 'I Felt Like I Had to Do Something' Martin Jacobson, MD, on his decision to be a volunteer physician during the Israel-Hamas war Oct 19, 2023 video
What to Know About the HV.1 Variant Experts are taking a different approach to new COVID variants these days, researcher says Oct 18, 2023
Should Older Prostate Cancer Patients Jump Off the Active Surveillance Train? It's time for clear guidelines Oct 18, 2023
Truth About Trans Youth Care in Europe; Alzheimer's Research Misconduct Accusation This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 18, 2023
Should Young Kids Be Screened for High Cholesterol? Pediatric cardiologists and family medicine practitioners don't see eye-to-eye Oct 17, 2023
Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Stats Treatment delays can undermine a patient's chance of survival Oct 15, 2023
Wrongful Death Suit Filed After Patient Waited Hours in Emergency Room Lobby Death of 41-year-old mother of three was preventable, husband says Oct 13, 2023
UNC Health Publicly Threatens to Cancel UnitedHealthcare Contracts Letters blame improper denials, inadequate pay; patients urged to look for other plans for 2024 Oct 13, 2023
MedPod Today: Interpreting COVID Rapid Tests; Medical Meeting Scams; Shadow Work MedPage Today reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Oct 13, 2023 podcast
Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios Win Some Hard-Fought Ground But opposition from most hospital groups remains fierce Oct 12, 2023
FDA Warns That Umbilical Cord Injection Is a Drug Company owner also has a stem cell clinic in Panama claiming to treat various conditions Oct 12, 2023
Inmates Settle Ivermectin Suit; 70 Patients Sue Rheumatologist; 'Doc Chase' Scheme A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 12, 2023
Shiitake Mushrooms Caused This Dramatic Rash Patient's back looked as though it had been flogged: "Once you see it, you don't forget it" Oct 11, 2023
Family Sold Bleach COVID 'Cure'; Doc's Alleged Malpractice Trail; Faulty Implants This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 11, 2023
Are Pirates Coming for Your Medical Meeting? Scam sites pretending to be various medical and professional societies pop up every year Oct 10, 2023
Feds Rein in Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patients A computer program isn't always a crystal ball for care Oct 08, 2023
Can Rapid COVID Tests Reveal More Than a Positive/Negative Result? Experts agree that rapid antigen test kits can show degrees of infectiousness Oct 06, 2023
'Shadow Work' TikTok Sensation: Is It Legit? You may not have heard of it, but your Gen Z patients probably have Oct 05, 2023
$425M Heartburn Drug Settlement; 5 Years for Clinic Fire; $2.5M Broken Leg Award A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Oct 05, 2023
Parkinsonism Case Tied to Welding, Improved With Chelation How one team pinpointed manganese toxicity and diminished a patient's motor symptoms Oct 04, 2023
Coast to Coast, Kaiser Permanente Workers Start 3-Day Strike Employees picket, complain of staff shortages, burnout, low pay, and low morale Oct 04, 2023
Plot Against WHO Director; Doctors as Political Targets; Erased From GLP-1 History? This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 04, 2023
California Misinfo Law Is Dead Repeal bill also strengthens consumer protections and raises doctors' license fees Oct 03, 2023
ChatGPT Improving, but Still Lacks Reliability as a Clinical Support Tool The chatbot could still be "spectacularly and surprisingly wrong," researchers say Oct 02, 2023