Ortiz Victim Speaks Out; Collapsed Imaging Table Suit; Hospital Exec Embezzled $600K
(MedPage Today) -- The family of a 19-year-old who almost died after getting an IV bag that had been poisoned by anesthesiologist Raynaldo Ortiz, MD, has spoken out about their experience: "I hope he [Ortiz] can comprehend the magnitude of what... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Slaps Embolization Device With Class I Recall After Deaths
(MedPage Today) -- The Obsidio Conformable Embolic recall related to an increased risk for bowel ischemia is the most serious kind, the FDA said on Wednesday, citing two deaths associated with the issue.
An investigation by maker Boston Scientific... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Nepali Plaintiffs Double Down on 'Severe Harm' Caused by Invalidated USMLE Scores
(MedPage Today) -- The Nepali medical graduates who filed a class action lawsuit against the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) have amended and refiled their complaint.
In their latest suit, the plaintiffs alleged that having their U... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Listeriosis Outbreak Linked to Vegan Cheese
(MedPage Today) -- An outbreak of listeriosis in several European countries was linked to vegan cheese made from raw nut milk, researchers reported.
The outbreak occurred between April and December 2022 and involved eight people in France, Belgium... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Why an ALS Drug Was Pulled From the Market
(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- Topline data presented here showed why Amylyx Pharmaceuticals decided to remove its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol (Relyvrio), also known as AMX0035, from the market... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Could Francis Collins's Prostate Cancer Story Deter Men From Active Surveillance?
(MedPage Today) -- Former NIH director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, one of America's most prominent physicians and the leader of the ground-breaking Human Genome Project, has gone public with his "aggressive" prostate cancer diagnosis. As he revealed... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Doc Manipulated Organ Database? Hospital Board Targeted; Biotech Security Threat?
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
Texas Surgeon Accused of Making Transplant Patients Ineligible for Care
Officials are investigating... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The H5N1 Outbreak Is Not a Test Run, It's a Warning Shot
(MedPage Today) -- The outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI) (H5N1) in dairy herds across the U.S. appears to be expanding, with over two dozen farms being affected in eight states. Although only one mild human case in a dairy... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault?
(MedPage Today) -- Republicans and Democrats took two very different approaches Tuesday to the issue of improper payments made by the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
"For fiscal year 2023, GAO [the Government Accountability Office] reports that... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The California Saga: Why Some DOs Fear Combined Medical Boards
(MedPage Today) -- This is a sidebar to a story on combined MD and DO state medical boards. For the main story, click here.
If DOs fear they'd be robbed of their autonomy and philosophy and suffer unfairly at the hands of MD-dominated boards... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Should DOs and MDs Have Separate Licensing Boards? They Still Do in 13 States
(MedPage Today) -- Tom Takubo, DO, an osteopathic physician and pulmonary critical care specialist, is exasperated and crestfallen.
Since 2017, the West Virginia state senator has questioned why his state has two separate agencies to license and... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Can Testosterone Aid Women's Menopausal Symptoms?
(MedPage Today) -- In 2022, Aisha Kabia started to experience symptoms she originally thought could be long COVID: brain fog, fatigue, and joint pain. As an actor based in Los Angeles, she was used to memorizing huge chunks of dialogue, but she... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Novel Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial
(MedPage Today) -- An investigational vaccine against chlamydia (CTH522) induced neutralizing antibodies in all participants who received it, and with no major safety concerns, results of a phase I trial showed.
A 100% fourfold seroconversion... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Roundup Maker Seeks Lawmakers' Help to Squelch Claims It Failed to Warn About Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
White House Announces Partnership With 50 Countries to Stifle Future Pandemics
(MedPage Today) -- The Biden administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020.
U.S. government... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
