Where Vance and Walz Stand on Major Healthcare Issues A look at the two vice presidential nominees' healthcare policies and records Aug 29, 2024
What the Matthew Perry Tragedy Reminds Us About Ketamine Use We must develop multi-disciplinary safety standards for ketamine clinics Aug 29, 2024
Hospitals Hire Chief AI Officers; Biased AI Images of Docs; Journal Wants AI Methods A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research Aug 29, 2024
Murdered Doc Suffered Prior Beating; Fake Plastic Surgeon; Doc Drugged Nanny A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 29, 2024
Tennis Players at U.S. Open Say Their Mental and Physical Health Are Ignored Athletes blame new rules, more tournaments, and an offseason that is too short Aug 29, 2024
Congresswomen Press FDA on Delayed Proposal to Ban Hair-Straightening Chemicals Agency has delayed the target date twice Aug 29, 2024
If RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm Could Talk; Listeria Deaths Rise; Teen Drilled Skull in OR? Health news and commentary gathered by Bվ staff Aug 29, 2024
Neurologists Are the Latest Specialists to Exit Mission Health Physician departures have followed a 2019 takeover by HCA Healthcare Aug 28, 2024
Amino Acid Derivative Fails to Eliminate TB Infection in Mid-Stage Trial However, N-acetylcysteine may improve lung function, small study suggests Aug 28, 2024
Liveyon CEO Convicted in Stem Cell Scheme That Sickened Many 20 patients became ill after receiving contaminated umbilical cord stem cell products Aug 28, 2024
An Unwelcome Souvenir From the Democratic National Convention: COVID Multiple cases reported on social media; few precautions in evidence at the convention Aug 28, 2024
GLP-1 Agonists May Offer Protection Against Glaucoma in Type 2 Diabetes Significant reductions in glaucoma, ocular hypertension, prescriptions versus metformin Aug 28, 2024
Lung Function Stable in Sickle Cell Patients After Non-Myeloablative Transplant Results from some pulmonary function tests even showed improvement 3 years post-transplant Aug 28, 2024
Ubrogepant in Migraine Prodrome Helps Patients Return to Normal Function Sooner But not everyone can reliably identify prodrome events, notes expert Aug 28, 2024
Another Injectable Toxoid Vaccine Flops for C. Diff It's time to look at oral vaccines to prevent C. difficile infections, experts say Aug 28, 2024
FDA's Upcoming PTSD Meeting; Ketamine Catch-22; 'Lifestyle Psychiatry' Trending News and commentary from the psychiatry world Aug 28, 2024
Is Exercise an Effective Treatment for Prostate Cancer? A deep dive with Rob Newton, a pioneer in the field of exercise oncology Aug 28, 2024
Psychedelic Probe Expands; Why Therapists Leave Networks; Fizzling Pandemic Program This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 28, 2024
Rate of Mortality After ED Discharge for Cirrhosis Doubles That of Heart Failure Patients who lacked a follow-up visit may be at particularly high risk for death Aug 28, 2024
Olympic Chief Medical Officer on Athletes' GI Illness After Seine Events IOC data show "about a 10% infection rate in those who swam in the Seine" Aug 28, 2024 video
U.S. Records Year's First EEE Virus Death Case in New Hampshire resident was the state's first in a decade Aug 28, 2024
Mortality Risk Dropped for Living Kidney Donors Over the Past Decade Deaths more common in male donors and those with history of hypertension Aug 28, 2024
What to Know About the Oropouche Virus, Also Known as Sloth Fever Officials say to be on the lookout for infection in travelers coming from Cuba and South America Aug 28, 2024
Dalai Lama's Surgery; New Surgeon General Advisory; Concerns Over Drinking Water Health news and commentary gathered by Bվ staff Aug 28, 2024
West Nile and EEE: What to Know About Mosquito-Borne Illness in the U.S. These diseases may be causing a buzz, but they're not doing anything unusual this season Aug 27, 2024
Blood Culture Bottle Shortage Starting to Ease, Becton Dickinson Says Production expected to hit 125% of weekly demand by year's end, spokesperson says Aug 27, 2024
Antidepressants May Reduce Risk of Falls in Older Adults Results differ from previous studies suggesting an increased risk Aug 27, 2024
Lasting Reductions in CRC Incidence, Death With Single Sigmoidoscopy But editorialists call USPSTF-recommended screening option "outdated" Aug 27, 2024
Clot Grabber IFU Recall; Free Cholesterol Tests at CVS; Naloxone for Cardiac Arrests Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Aug 27, 2024
We're Missing Opportunities to Help Pregnant Patients Navigate Environmental Threats As physicians, we play an essential role in the climate crisis Aug 27, 2024
T1D Stem Cell Success Story; Lilly's Discount Tirzepatide Vials; Stelo Now Available News and commentary from the endocrinology world Aug 27, 2024
Novel Drug Works Near-Miracle for sJIA Patients With Life-Threatening Complication Compassionate use produces dramatic results in two patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis Aug 27, 2024
Geisinger Health System: A Bellwether for Value-Based Care Its recently announced partnership with Kaiser Permanente is an exciting development Aug 27, 2024
Mixed Results With Cyclophosphamide in Mismatched Unrelated Stem Cell Transplants Better survival in one registry study, detriment with class I HLA mismatch in another Aug 27, 2024
Maternal PCOS Linked to Growth Restriction in Newborns Association was more apparent when additionally adjusting for BMI Aug 27, 2024
FDA Could Soon Limit Use of Only Drug for COVID Prevention Pemivibart may have reduced activity against growing variant KP.3.1.1, agency warns Aug 27, 2024
Ultraprocessed Foods Are Everywhere. How Bad Are They? These foods make up about 60% of Americans' diets Aug 27, 2024
White House Pressured Facebook to 'Censor' Some COVID Content, Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta CEO says he would push back if similar demands were made today Aug 27, 2024
Did the Dobbs Decision Impact Maternal Death Rates? A dip in maternal deaths may have had more to do with COVID than abortion bans Aug 27, 2024
Medical Needs of Paralympic vs Olympic Athletes The chief medical officer of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee discusses the differences Aug 27, 2024 video