Toxic: How the Search for COVID's Origins Turned Politically Poisonous
(MedPage Today) -- The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Doc Killed in Murder-Suicide? New Human Bird-Flu Case; Olympics' Eating Disorders
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Marsha Certain, MD, an interventional cardiologist from Georgia, was killed late last week, at age 69, in an apparent murder-suicide, according to authorities. ... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries
(MedPage Today) -- A pair of heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths has received the FDA's most serious recall, the agency announced Monday.
The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 21, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The Real Forces That Motivate Us in Healthcare
(MedPage Today) -- Various metaphysical concepts -- those that transcend physical explanations or rules -- have influenced the field of medicine throughout history and continue to play a role today. The understanding of how mental processes... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 21, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
When Neglect Becomes Criminal: The Harsh Reality of Failing a Dependent
(MedPage Today) -- We live in a society where the bad news cycle runs nonstop in the media. In practice, this means we often become so inundated with bad news content that when there is a trend we should be aware of, it can get lost in the noise... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 20, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
NEJM Begins Limiting Access for Certain News Organizations
(MedPage Today) -- The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is cutting off certain publications from advanced access to its embargoed journal articles.
News outlets that report for physician readers will no longer meet criteria for embargoed... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
MedPod Today Deep Dive: Inside a For-Profit Nursing School's Financial Struggles
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Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody. Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
EDs Refused to Treat Pregnant Women, Leaving One to Miscarry in a Lobby Restroom
(MedPage Today) -- One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency department (ED) as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
As Syphilis Cases Soar in Newborns, ACOG Advises More Testing During Pregnancy
(MedPage Today) -- With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Doctors Strike at Detroit Hospital After Unionizing Last Year
(MedPage Today) -- Less than a year after voting to unionize, emergency medicine physicians contracted through the private equity-backed staffing firm TeamHealth to work at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit walked off the job and onto a picket... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
ED Doc's License Revoked; Bird Flu Fatality Rate in Humans; Pesticide Risk in Fruits
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New Jersey revoked the medical license of emergency department (ED) doctor Shar Kennett, MD, to resolve allegations she "engaged in gross negligence, gross malpractice... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Becerra Gets Sharp Questions From All Sides at Budget Hearing
(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra was getting heat from both sides of the aisle at a House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on the president's proposed HHS budget for fiscal year 2025.
Subcommittee chair Rep. Brett... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Ocrelizumab Trial Fills Research Gap for Black, Hispanic MS Patients
(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- Among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) in the phase IV CHIMES trial, half achieved a combined measure for no evidence of disease activity (NEDA) with ocrelizumab... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
California Sets Long-Awaited Drinking Water Limit for 'Erin Brockovich' Contaminant
(MedPage Today) -- California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound made infamous by the movie "Erin Brockovich."
The rule is the first in the nation to specifically target... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the U.S.
(MedPage Today) -- MONROE, N.C. -- Regina Barrett, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in this small North Carolina city southeast of Charlotte, has not been happy with her tap water for a while.
"Our water has been cloudy and bubbly and looks milky... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
