Are We Testing Enough for H5N1?
(MedPage Today) -- With H5N1 avian influenza causing unprecedented outbreaks in mammals around the world -- including U.S. dairy cattle -- infectious disease experts are raising concerns that the U.S. isn't doing enough to get ahead of any... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Doc Writes Book With ChatGPT; Can AI Detect STIs? How AI Replies to Patient Messages
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to MedAI Roundup, highlighting the latest news and research in healthcare-related artificial intelligence each month.
Robert Pearl, MD, of Stanford University, wrote a book on the potential of AI in healthcare -- and... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Houston Transplant Scandal: Families of Patients Who Died Begin Legal Action
(MedPage Today) -- Several relatives of patients who died while waiting for a new liver said Wednesday they want to know if their loved ones were wrongfully denied a transplant by a Houston doctor accused of manipulating the waitlist to make some... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Burnout Is Not Going Away. Here Are Three 'Microskills' to Mitigate It.
(MedPage Today) -- We are emergency medicine physicians familiar with burnout. We're not alone. In fact, 65% of emergency medicine doctors are burned out. The irony is that the people who take an oath to care for sick people are themselves working... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Doctors Sue Google Over Bad Reviews; $425K Stolen From UPMC? Doc's Alleged Sex Crime
(MedPage Today) -- Doctors in Japan have sued Google over bad reviews. (Japan Times)
A pharmacy employee at UPMC Presbyterian has been accused of stealing more than $425,000 from the hospital. (Trib Live)
Retired Navy doctor Bruce Coval Meneley... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Fauci to Testify; Doctor Survives Medical Plane Crash; Congressman Dies
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Former White House Chief Medical Adviser and NIAID director Anthony Fauci, MD, will testify before Congress about COVID-19's origin and the government's response... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Supreme Court Justices Appear Divided on EMTALA Case
(MedPage Today) -- The Supreme Court appeared divided during oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving whether states can determine if emergency departments may provide abortions to pregnant people in cases where their life is not in immediate... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 25, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Approves New Option for Uncomplicated UTIs in Women
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved pivmecillinam (Pivya) for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women caused by Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, and Staphylococcus saprophyticus, the agency announced on Wednesday... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The Most Intimidating Test I've Ever Taken: The Anesthesia Oral Boards
(MedPage Today) --
Anesthesiology resident Max Feinstein, MD, discusses his experience taking the anesthesia oral boards and gives tips to those about to take them.
Following is a transcript of this video; note that errors are possible.
Feinstein... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Men Too: Sexual Harassment in the Operating Room
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to "The Hypocritical Oath," my MedPage Today series where I explore ethical failures in medicine, from shortcomings in medical culture to abuses of power and patient harm. I try to give a voice to those that have been... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
COVID Vaccine Study Finds Small Signal of Seizure Risk in Young Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Only myocarditis/pericarditis and seizures occurred at higher rates in adolescents and children vaccinated for COVID-19 when compared with historical rates of those outcomes, according to an analysis of safety data from the FDA... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
No, Marburg Virus Isn't in COVID Shots: Users Debunk Vax Misinfo on X
(MedPage Today) -- The Community Notes feature, an open-source misinformation countermeasure introduced to X (formerly Twitter) in 2022, was successful in correcting COVID-19 vaccine misinformation in viral posts, a study suggested.
Out of the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements, Boosts Worker Protections
(MedPage Today) -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that bans most noncompete agreements in employer contracts -- a move the agency argued will boost wages, reduce healthcare costs, and spur innovation.
Over the next decade... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Doc Fired After Genitalia Remarks; Baby Food Sugar Gap; Crisis Centers' Data Capture
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
Doctor Fired for Sexualized Behavior, Undisclosed Compensation
A high-ranking orthopedic... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Bird Flu Found in Milk; Clinic Implanted Dead Embryos? Olympic Abuse Settlement
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The FDA found fragments of bird flu virus in the milk supply, but officials say milk is still safe to drink. (AP)
Meanwhile, scientists have determined that the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
