I'm Over COVID Symptoms, but Still Testing Positive. Am I Infectious? Infectiousness may linger beyond the 5-day isolation period recommended by the CDC Jan 20, 2022
Doc Suspended for Anti-Vax Views Sues Hospital Mary Talley Bowden, MD, wants access to hospital financial records Jan 18, 2022
Doc Who Branded His Initials in Patients' Livers Banned From Practice U.K. transplant surgeon, Simon Bramhall, had pled guilty to two counts of assault back in 2017 Jan 14, 2022
COVID in Kids Under 5 May Look Like Croup, Pediatricians Warn Barking cough may be specific to Omicron Jan 13, 2022
Maine Physician Suspended for COVID Misinformation Licensing agency says Meryl Nass must undergo neuropsych exam for her claims about COVID vaccine Jan 13, 2022
Nurse Gave Out Fake COVID Jabs At least 45 "patients" in Italy allegedly received no vaccine at all Jan 13, 2022
Just What Is Mass Formation Psychosis? One doctor is pushing controversial theory on how the public is being coerced into getting vaxxed Jan 12, 2022
Unvaxxed Pediatrician Still Out of Work Despite Hospital's Mandate Drop Judge rules against Indiana doc who cited religious exemption Jan 07, 2022
UC Irvine Fires Doc for Not Complying With COVID Vax Mandate Aaron Kheriaty, MD, sued UC system in August after claiming natural immunity trumps vaccine Jan 06, 2022
Nose or Throat: What’s Best for a COVID Test? Early data support saliva testing, but it might be too early to tell Jan 06, 2022
What Do We Know About the 'IHU' Variant? Discovered around the same time as Omicron, it hasn't had as much of an impact Jan 05, 2022
Controversial Doc Resigns From Medical School Paul Marik, MD, has been embroiled in legal battle with Virginia hospital Jan 05, 2022
Former Football Stars Team Up With CDC to Promote COVID Vaccination The campaign, first launched in March, underwent a reboot with the spread of Delta Jan 02, 2022
What Happened to the Novavax Vaccine? As mRNA vaccines saturate the U.S. market, is there room for another? Jan 01, 2022
Ivermectin's Days in Court Courts have heard a handful of lawsuits seeking ivermectin for hospitalized COVID-19 patients Dec 31, 2021
Nurse Adopts Patient's Beloved Dog to Help Him Heal When her patient's canine companion ended up in an animal shelter, Jennifer Smith reunited them Dec 30, 2021
Feds Go After Company Selling Fake 'Nano Silver' COVID Cure Company co-run by psychiatrist once falsely marketed product as Ebola treatment as well Dec 29, 2021
Doctor Submits Fluvoxamine EUA Application to FDA Group of physician-scientists believes data support authorization for treating COVID-19 Dec 29, 2021
Burnout, Violence: How Much More Can Healthcare Workers Take? As COVID rages on, attention turns to healthcare worker mental health. Will help arrive in time? Dec 29, 2021
COVID Vaccine Booster Efficacy Against Infection May Fade Quickly New U.K. data suggest steep drop-off in protection, potentially giving Omicron more power Dec 28, 2021
Worst COVID Liars Still Have Their Licenses Only three sanctioned by their boards in recent months Dec 28, 2021
This Doctor Moved to Europe and Practices Medicine From Abroad She now runs a virtual palliative care startup and online community for physician expats Dec 28, 2021
Some Canadian Nurses Asked to Skip Holidays Hospitals warn of vacation cancellations if volunteers don't cover shifts Dec 23, 2021
Doc Fired After Standing Up to Private Equity; RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Machine This past week in healthcare investigations Dec 22, 2021
UCLA Gynecologist Accused of Sexual Assault of Student Patient Lawsuit says UC Regents didn't protect students from Edward Wiesmeier, MD, and other docs Dec 21, 2021
Nurse Fired Over COVID Complaints Reinstated Arbitrator rules in favor of nurse fired early in the pandemic Dec 21, 2021
At Their Breaking Point, Nurses Plead With Public in COVID Videos "Hospital staff are paying the price" of vaccine misinformation Dec 20, 2021
How Bad Is It to Get a Booster While You Have COVID? Some people may not know they are infected when they get boosted Dec 17, 2021
Next Up in Drug Shortages: Potassium Chloride Healthcare providers facing a nationwide shortage of the intravenous formulation Dec 17, 2021
Who Is Edward Nirenberg, and Why Are We Listening to Him? Aspiring med student stands out as science communicator Dec 17, 2021
Medical Examiners Report Demands to Remove COVID From Death Certificates In other cases, they have been asked to add it, so that families can receive FEMA money Dec 16, 2021
Nurse Who Got First COVID Shot in the U.S. Pushes for Greater Uptake A year later, Sandra Lindsay strives to sway "folks who are on the fence" about vaccination Dec 13, 2021
Controversial Doc No Longer With One of Idaho's Largest Health Networks Ryan Cole, MD, previously came under fire for spreading falsities about COVID vaccines, therapies Dec 10, 2021
Hospital Dumps Doc Who Took COVID Patient Off FDA-Approved Antiviral John Witcher, MD, stopped remdesivir in three patients and switched them to ivermectin Dec 10, 2021
Tennessee Med Board Pulls COVID Misinformation Policy from Website But it's not canceling its policy for disciplining docs, despite political pressure Dec 09, 2021
Despite Pandemic Spotlight, Infectious Disease Not a Sought-After Specialty Specialty has long struggled to fill fellowship training positions Dec 09, 2021
Hospitals in the Midwest Face New COVID Surge Amid increasing Delta cases, staffing is down, and Omicron looms Dec 09, 2021
An Inside Look at a New York Lab Working With Omicron NYU virologist: "What Omicron represents is scary, but Omicron itself is not scary" Dec 09, 2021