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
FDA Clears First Automated Insulin-Delivery Tech for Type 2 Diabetes SmartAdjust technology is used in Insulet's Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System Aug 27, 2024
Fauci: Never Been as Sick in My Life; Badminton for Sexual Urges? Tattoo Ink Recall Health news and commentary gathered by Bվ staff Aug 27, 2024
COVID Vax Myocarditis Stays Mild With Good Prognosis Over a Year Later Evolution of postvaccine myocarditis tracked for 18 months in cohort study Aug 26, 2024
U.S. Heat-Related Deaths Jumped 117% Since 1999 And deaths have accelerated in the last 7 years, according to researchers Aug 26, 2024
Too Many Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Aren't Getting Appropriate Preventive Care Findings from my recent study shook me to my core Aug 26, 2024
Will MDMA Rejection Cast a Chill on Psychedelic Research? Experts fear the decision could set back the field, but remain hopeful for future treatments Aug 26, 2024
A Brief Missive From the Lake Rest, relaxation, and a chance to reflect on what our office could improve Aug 26, 2024
Trump Would Veto a Federal Abortion Ban, Vance Says "I can absolutely commit that," the Republican VP candidate said Aug 26, 2024
Hepatitis C Reinfection Common Among Treated Injection Drug Users These high reinfection rates indicate treatment has reached highest-risk population Aug 26, 2024
A Deadly Mosquito Virus Has Massachusetts Towns Urging Vigilance About 30% of people infected with EEE die and those who survive are often permanently disabled Aug 26, 2024
King Charles' Cancer; COVID Vax Now or Later; Was RFK Jr. a Drug Dealer? Health news and commentary gathered by Bվ staff Aug 26, 2024
Inside Conservative Activist Leonard Leo's Long Campaign to Gut Planned Parenthood Current lawsuit alleges Planned Parenthood and affiliates defrauded Texas and Louisiana Medicaid Aug 25, 2024
The Global Fight Against Infection-Driven Cancers Despite vast gains in knowledge, there's still much to do if we want to save lives Aug 25, 2024
A Bird Flu Outbreak Is Spreading in U.S. Cows, Scientists Are Hunting for Answers The National Animal Disease Center is currently testing a cow vaccine designed to stop the spread Aug 25, 2024
Fauci Was Hospitalized With Infection Former NIAID director infected with West Nile virus, now recovering at home, spokesperson says Aug 24, 2024
How Should Unethical Legacies in Medical History Be Handled? Reexamining legacy and revoking reverence help restore medical integrity Aug 24, 2024
Expert Epidemiologists on Everything COVID Summer waves, long COVID data, and hope on the horizon Aug 24, 2024 video
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Mask Ban in Suburban New York County Class action lawsuit seeks to immediately stop enforcement Aug 23, 2024
CDC Urges Updated COVID, Flu Vaccination in September or October Agency predicts the respiratory virus season will be similar to last year Aug 23, 2024
HPV Vaccine Coverage in Teens Stalled for Second Straight Year, CDC Says And being up-to-date on HPV vaccination by age 13 fell among kids born in 2010 Aug 23, 2024
Biden Admin Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace Regulators cited "anomalous activity" Aug 23, 2024
VP Harris: 'America, We Are Not Going Back' Harris pledges to protect reproductive rights, tackle gun violence, and address climate crisis Aug 23, 2024
Democratic Congressman Dies; Hospital Accused of Losing Patient; Pumpkins and Health Health news and commentary gathered by Bվ staff Aug 23, 2024
CMS Drops Controversial Proposal for Blood Tests After Organ Transplant Test supporters call the move a "win"; agency will issue a new proposal "in the coming months" Aug 22, 2024
Europe Offers Clues for Solving America's Maternal Mortality Crisis The U.S. has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality of any wealthy nation Aug 22, 2024
Universal Antibiotic for Young Kids Reduces Deaths in Africa Azithromycin effective for broader age group than recommended by WHO Aug 22, 2024
FDA OKs Updated COVID Vaccines mRNA vaccines for 2024-2025 season will target the KP.2 subvariant Aug 22, 2024
Free Eye Care in Underserved Areas May Improve Disease Detection Patients without recent vision exams were diagnosed with glaucoma, cataracts Aug 22, 2024
Doc Charged With Recording Nude Patients; Noncompete Ban Blocked; 'Sex for Scripts' A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Aug 22, 2024
For Tim Walz, Protecting Reproductive Freedom Means Minding 'Your Own Damn Business' VP nominee says Trump will ban abortion across the country, with or without Congress Aug 22, 2024
Fluoride at Twice the Recommended Limit Tied to Lower IQ in Kids, U.S. Report Says Report marks the first time a federal agency has determined this association Aug 22, 2024
Doc Never Heard Patient's Screams; How Richard Simmons Died; Suicides in Physicians Health news and commentary gathered by Bվ staff Aug 22, 2024
Eight States Have Added Abortion to November Ballots. What Would the Measures Do? Measures may potentially attract even more voters to the polls on election day Aug 21, 2024
Tim Walz's Wife Says She Underwent Intrauterine Insemination, Not IVF The Democratic vice presidential nominee previously spoke about family's struggle with fertility Aug 21, 2024
Outsized Death Risk for Women With Afib After Heart Surgery Sex should factor into tailoring of postoperative care, research suggests Aug 21, 2024
Patient Underwent One Surgery, but Was Billed for Two Even after being sued, she refused to pay Aug 21, 2024
Steward CEO Made $250M; FDA Device Chief's Conflicts; Psychedelic Founder Unleashed This past week in healthcare investigations Aug 21, 2024
Docs Performing Abortions 'Will Be Prosecuted' If GOP Returns to Power, Senator Says They're coming for IVF next, Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells delegates at the Democratic convention Aug 21, 2024