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Live Worm Removed From Woman's Brain

New infection never before documented in humans

Aug 29, 2023
Can COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots Be Given at the Same Time?

Here's how experts are strategizing fall vaccines

Aug 29, 2023
Company Selling Unproven Insulin Infusions in Legal Battle Over Money, Control

Court docs show firm evolved from Trina, a diabetes scheme that fell apart

Aug 29, 2023
Who Should Get a COVID Booster This Fall?

Experts aren't convinced that younger, healthy people need boosters this season

Aug 28, 2023
Company Selling Unproven Insulin Infusions in Legal Battle Over Money, Control

Court docs show firm evolved from Trina, a diabetes scheme that fell apart

Who Should Get a COVID Booster This Fall?

Experts aren't convinced that younger, healthy people need boosters this season

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Female Doctors in Movies Largely Outnumbered

Despite growing numbers of women physicians, media portrayals haven't kept up

Aug 28, 2023
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Doctors, Patients Try to Shame Insurers to Reverse Prior Auth Denials

Many have taken to social media to get tests, drugs, and treatments approved

Aug 27, 2023
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Ob/Gyn Switching to Independent System for Residency Applications

This is the last year ob/gyn will use ERAS, despite helping to pilot the program

Aug 25, 2023
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CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines

Nurse union, occupational health experts, patients say weaker guidelines help only employers

Aug 24, 2023
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Wrong-Eye Surgery Suit; Baby-Killer Nurse's Life Sentence; $1.4B COVID Relief Fraud

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

Aug 24, 2023
Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.
What to Know About New Tools to Fight RSV

Two vaccines and a monoclonal antibody aim to bring down the burden of RSV

Aug 23, 2023
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Experts Keeping Close Eye on BA.2.86 Variant

Its 30-plus mutations give experts pause, but "that doesn't mean it will actually take off"

Aug 23, 2023
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America's Frontline Doctors Accused of Wrongful Death; CDC Lab Woes; Transplant Risk

This past week in healthcare investigations

Aug 23, 2023
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NYC Health Chief Aims to Redefine Public Health Post-COVID

Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, is making agency changes based on COVID lessons and the city's needs

Aug 22, 2023
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Top Patient Advocacy Orgs Have Industry Ties in Leadership, Study Shows

Half had paid staff or executives with pharma and medical device conflicts of interest

Aug 21, 2023
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Kaiser Permanente's National Expansion Faces Wide Skepticism

Health system is promising better, cheaper care

Aug 20, 2023
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It's the Summer of Barbie ... Botox?

What's up with the neck-slimming procedure known as Barbie Botox?

Aug 18, 2023
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Planned Parenthood of New Mexico Limits Non-Abortion Care Due to Surge From Texas

Organization is prioritizing abortion, while nearby clinics take on more wellness exams

Aug 18, 2023
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Doc Suspended for COVID Misinfo Sues, Cites Freedom of Speech

Meryl Nass, MD, of Maine, filed a legal complaint against the state's medical board

Aug 18, 2023
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