More States Cut Training Requirements for Some International Medical Graduates
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly a year ago, Tennessee became the first state in the U.S. to scrap residency requirements for certain international medical graduates (IMGs), opening up an alternative pathway to permanent licensure.
Since then, more states... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Early Death Risk Muddies Risk-Benefit Assessment of CAR-T Therapies for Myeloma
(MedPage Today) -- An increased risk of early death has created uncertainty about the risk-benefit ratio of two CAR T-cell therapies for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, which an FDA advisory committee will consider on Friday.
Both ciltacabtagene... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
RaDonda Vaught Says Some System Practices Contributed to Fatal Mistake
(MedPage Today) -- With tears in her eyes, former Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught, who was criminally convicted of a 2017 drug error that resulted in a patient's death, enumerated the situations and system practices that led to her egregious mistake... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
#Match2024 Goes Viral; Medical Training Tab Adds Up; Doc Lost in Insurance Maze
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In a heartwarming viral video, Ana Benevides Tadinac, MD, reacted to matching into residency after not matching last... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Death After Brazilian Butt Lift; Wrong-Organ Surgery Suit; Holistic Doc Investigated
(MedPage Today) -- A new lawsuit claims a 33-year-old mother of five died after a Brazilian butt lift performed by a Miami doctor who allegedly wasn't allowed to operate on patients. (NBC News)
A Kansas patient can move forward with a wrong-organ... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Pediatrics Taxed in This Year's Match with 249 Unfilled Positions
(MedPage Today) -- Amid this year's Match Week, the specialty of pediatrics saw increasingly large numbers of unfilled positions and programs, MedPage Today has learned.
Across 66 unfilled programs, there were 249 unfilled positions, according... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Noninvasive Screening Tests Show Promise for Catching Colorectal Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Two noninvasive screening tests appeared to be effective in detecting colorectal cancer in an average-risk population, two trials suggested.
In the BLUE-C trial, a next-generation multi-target stool DNA test was more likely... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 13, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Lawmakers Quibble Over Whether Telehealth Should Be Cheaper Than In-Person Visits
(MedPage Today) -- Congress should work to increase the use of telemedicine, home visits, remote monitoring, and other strategies to allow patients to get more care at home, lawmakers and witnesses agreed at a House hearing. But there was disagreement... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 13, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Don't Drive on These Meds; Darryl Strawberry's Heart Attack; CDC Airport Screening
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These types of medications don't mix well with driving, the FDA warned.
About 11% of high school seniors reported using delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8-THC... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 13, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
How to Prevent and Respond to a Cyberattack: From a Health System That Lived It
(MedPage Today) -- On the evening of May 1, 2021, Scripps Health -- with its five acute care hospitals, 1,300 inpatient beds, and more than 20 outpatient facilities -- was hit with a ransomware attack. It took approximately 3 weeks to clear... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 13, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Can 'Cosmic Insignificance Therapy' Help Doctors Financially?
(MedPage Today) -- In the grand scheme of things, what we do really doesn't matter. That's a very simple way to sum up "cosmic insignificance therapy."
Part tough love and part glorious release, depending on how you choose to look at it I guess... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 13, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
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
