Gender-Affirming Care Messages Leaked; Docs Doxxed for Oxy? HCQ Doc's Work Retracted
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
Gender-Affirming Care Group's Messages Leaked, Weaponized
Last week, messages from the World... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 13, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Beyond Kegels: Brittany Mahomes' Pelvic Floor Woes Post-Childbirth
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics.
Brittany Mahomes, influencer and businesswoman, is married to her high... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Public Health Experts Concerned About Rise in Measles Cases
(MedPage Today) -- A recent uptick in measles cases has physicians and public health officials worried about protecting young children from infection, as well as about the role of misinformation in driving the spread.
"Measles is not just some... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Staff Cast Doubt on Novel Drug for MDS-Related Anemia
(MedPage Today) -- FDA staff appear to have serious doubts about the prospects of imetelstat as a treatment for transfusion-dependent anemia in adults with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to a briefing document released ahead of a meeting... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
First Measles Cases in Chicago; Bubonic Plague Death; Tapeworm Larvae in Man's Brain
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The CDC sent a team to Chicago in response to the first detected measles cases in the city since 2019. (ABC News)
Data from the U.K. fall 2023 booster campaign... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
It's Match Week, but That Won't Fix the Physician Shortage
(MedPage Today) -- On March 15, tens of thousands of medical students will participate in the National Residency Match, hoping to matriculate into a Graduate Medical Education (GME) program -- within a system that is unable to meet our nation... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
MedPAC Wrestles With How to Fix Deep Flaws in Medicare Advantage Quality Metrics
(MedPage Today) -- The methods used to compare quality between one Medicare Advantage (MA) plan and another are so seriously flawed that the system needs an overhaul, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) suggested last week... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Good
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly 400 years ago, Galileo dared challenge the prevailing views of his time, facing persecution for his belief that the earth revolved around the sun. Today, echoes of this opposition to science still persist in the form of... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Knowing When to Start, Knowing When to Stop
(MedPage Today) -- No matter what we do, there never seems to be a perfect answer. That's why they call it "the art of medicine."
Built into our electronic health record (EHR) are multiple best practice alerts, recommendations based on a patient... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Most Physicians Down on Private Equity in Healthcare
(MedPage Today) -- Most physicians have negative views of private equity involvement in healthcare, according to a survey of internal medicine physicians.
Among the 525 physicians who responded, 60.8% viewed private equity involvement negatively... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Paul Offit on the Causes and Legacy of COVID Misinformation
(MedPage Today) -- In part 2 of this exclusive video interview, MedPage Today editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, and Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discuss the nuances of COVID misinformation... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Insurer Delays and Denials Hamper Patients Seeking At-Home Ventilators
(MedPage Today) -- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) took away Grace Armant's ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty to say about her insurance.
UnitedHealthcare has rejected several requests from her doctors for coverage of... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Largest Independent Primary Care Network in the U.S. Accused of Medicare Fraud
(MedPage Today) -- A Maryland firm that oversees the nation's largest independent network of primary care medical practices is facing a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it cheated Medicare out of millions of dollars using billing software "rigged... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 10, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Can Dying Shopping Malls Fix Medical Deserts?
(MedPage Today) -- In Dallas, Texas, people living south of Interstate 30 (I-30) die approximately 20 years before people living north of I-30, on average. The communities are poor and the region has few medical facilities. The opportunity for... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 10, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Are Regulators Finally Waking Up to the Threat That Is UnitedHealth Group?
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly $400 billion in revenue.
In January, UnitedHealth Group (UHG) released its 2023 financials. It paints a vivid picture -- not just of financial success and wealth transfers -- but of a healthcare Goliath seemingly... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 9, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
