CDC: Nirsevimab 90% Effective Against RSV Hospitalization in Infants
(MedPage Today) -- Immunizing infants in their first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season with nirsevimab (Beyfortus) proved highly protective against severe disease, a case-control study showed. From October 2023 through February 2024, the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 8, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Trump-Obama Doc's Bad Behavior; Alzheimer's Drug Delayed; Death After Testicle Kick
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Navy demoted Ronny Jackson, MD (R-Texas), after reports of inappropriate behavior during his time as White House physician; the congressman is now a retired... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 8, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Paul Offit on Vaccine Science, COVID's Future, and the Anti-Vax Movement
(MedPage Today) -- In part 1 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 science of vaccines... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 8, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

MedPAC Members Pan Rural Hospitals' 'Cost-Plus' Billing System for Medicare Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Rural hospitals' ability to bill fee-for-service Medicare patients and the uninsured on a "cost-plus" basis -- essentially setting their charges at whatever level they think is appropriate -- is untenable and must be changed... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 8, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Does Everyone Need to Exfoliate?
(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. One need only to search the word "exfoliate" on TikTok to find an explosion... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Leaked AAMC Emails Reveal Concern About ERAS Exodus
(MedPage Today) -- Leaked emails from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) reveal concern about what the recent exodus of plastic surgery and ob/gyn from the standard residency application pathway means for the future of the Electronic... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Residency Match Week: Everything You Need to Know
(MedPage Today) -- Residency Match Day is when students find out where they will spend the next 3 to 7 years of their lives. It's a high-stakes day with a lot of pressure, the culmination of a year of preparing for and applying to residency... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

10 Mistakes Young Doctors Make
(MedPage Today) -- In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO -- who goes by "Dr. Mike" on social media -- reviews common pitfalls for inexperienced physicians. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible)... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

$40M Award for Stroke Patient; Doc Sentenced for Tax Evasion; Deadly ED Delay Suit
(MedPage Today) -- An Illinois man who was left permanently disabled after a stroke was awarded $40 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit. (ABC Chicago) Louisiana physician Melissa Rose Barrett, MD, has been sentenced to 52 months in prison... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

'Vampire Facials' at Spa Linked to HIV Infections
(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- Five cases of HIV infection associated with cosmetic platelet-rich plasma (PRP) microneedling, known as a "vampire facial," were linked to one spa in New Mexico, according to a report from CDC investigators. From... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Probe Into Private Equity in Healthcare Launched
(MedPage Today) -- Government officials announced a joint investigation into the role of private equity and "corporate profiteering" in healthcare during an online workshop hosted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday. The goal of the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Up in Smoke: What Happened to New Zealand's Tobacco Ban Plan?
(MedPage Today) -- Despite its diminutive size and geographic isolation, New Zealand has an international reputation for pragmatic and sensible political action. Just 6 days after a terrorist shot 51 people to death at two mosques in 2019, the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 6, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

King Charles' Cancer Diagnosis Highlights Long Wait Times Across the Pond
(MedPage Today) -- For Anna Gittins, 3 months would have spelled the difference between life and death. The elementary school principal from Hereford in western England was shocked when she found out she had advanced colorectal cancer in 2022... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 6, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

What It's Like to Be an Expert Witness; Docs Fight Contracts; Syphilis Drug Shortage
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. What It's Like to Be an Expert Witness Being an expert witness in a courtroom can be a taxing... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 6, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Man Gets 217 COVID Shots; 'Parrot Fever' Deaths; Biden Graded on Health Issues
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. No needle phobia here: a 62-year-old German man reportedly received 217 COVID-19 vaccinations over 29 months "deliberately and for private reasons," researchers... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 6, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news