(MedPage Today) -- A CIA physician who traveled to Cuba to get to the bottom of the mystery illness known as "Havana Syndrome" wound up experiencing some of the same debilitating symptoms, he told CNN. During the network's weekend special ... [Continue Reading]
Don’t Make This Mistake; Make Death Conversations Fun
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to this week's edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what's next.Is that promotion to medical director ... [Continue Reading]
New Bill Would Help Survivors of Sexual Assault Avoid Surprise Costs
(MedPage Today) -- Survivors of sexual assault often receive unexpected medical bills for critical care, but lawmakers and physicians are pushing for new ways to address this staggering problem. On Monday, a group of bipartisan lawmakers ... [Continue Reading]
Fecal Microbiome Treatment for C. Diff to Face Scrutiny of FDA Panel
(MedPage Today) -- A Bayesian analysis will feature prominently in an FDA advisory board's decision whether to recommend approval of a fecal microbiota transfer (FMT) product for recurrent Clostridium difficile infections, and so may an ... [Continue Reading]
Should Health Professionals Teetotal?
(MedPage Today) -- I recently published the article "Avoid 'Shots in the Dark' to Maintain Pristine Professional Boundaries" in Psychiatric Times to demonstrate how drinking alcohol in public may lead well-meaning licensed health ... [Continue Reading]
Gene Therapy for Degenerative Brain Disorder Wins FDA Nod
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted accelerated approval to elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel; Skysona), a gene therapy to treat early, active cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) in boys ages 4 to 17 years, drugmaker bluebird bio announced ... [Continue Reading]
Prescription Video Games; Rural Hospitals in Trouble
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to this week's edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what's next.Half of Americans unhappy with ... [Continue Reading]
Let’s Broaden the Scope of Personalized Trials
(MedPage Today) -- Every new drug, device, or medical strategy needs to be studied to test its safety and efficacy, which -- as physicians and researchers know -- is primarily done through large rigorous, and often randomized, clinical ... [Continue Reading]
Primary Care Docs Need Better Community Data to Improve Public Health, Expert Says
(MedPage Today) -- Primary care doctors need to play a major role in improving the public health system, and to do that they need better data on the community they're serving, said Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH, at a briefing sponsored by the ... [Continue Reading]
Want Us to Find the Fountain of Youth? Give Us Endpoints, Scientists Say
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Better surrogate endpoints are needed to help patients benefit from anti-aging therapies, experts told a House committee Thursday. "It would be important to develop different metrics of measuring success," ... [Continue Reading]
Report Details ‘Massive Global Failure’ in Response to COVID-19
(MedPage Today) -- The Lancet Commission called for a major overhaul to the World Health Organization (WHO) and global health policy following the estimated deaths of more than 17 million people worldwide as a result of the COVID-19 ... [Continue Reading]
COVID Isn’t Just a ‘Me’ Problem
(MedPage Today) -- This piece started out focusing on the impact of colds on our lives, particularly if COVID is now "just a cold." But now it's personal. My husband and I escaped COVID until now by being very careful until we got ... [Continue Reading]
ACOs Fight Looming Cuts, Privatization Rhetoric
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- CMS officials responded to concerns from accountable care organization (ACO) leaders about growth, a substantial pending payment cut, and ideological opposition, speaking at the meeting of the National ... [Continue Reading]
Here Are This Year’s Top Schools for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree
(MedPage Today) -- For those looking to pursue a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree, the University of Pennsylvania is once again the top place to do so, according to U.S. News & World Report. The University of Pennsylvania ... [Continue Reading]
How Far Will Texas Ruling Scrapping ACA’s Free Preventive Care Go?
(MedPage Today) -- A federal judge in Texas ruled earlier this week in favor of plaintiffs comprising several employers in the state that argued an employer's insurance should not be required to cover the cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis ... [Continue Reading]
Health System Warns Exemptions to COVID Vaccines May Expire With New Options
(MedPage Today) -- The Froedtert Health network in Wisconsin has sent a clear message to employees claiming religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination: with an alternative to mRNA vaccines now available, get vaccinated or resign. In an ... [Continue Reading]
Biden Administration Reverses Trump-Era ‘Public Charge’ Rule
(MedPage Today) -- Noncitizens can receive or apply for health benefits and other services without hurting their chances of securing permanent residency status -- a "green card" -- thanks to a final rule from the Department of Homeland ... [Continue Reading]
Vitamin D Failed to Stop COVID, Other Respiratory Infections
(MedPage Today) -- Vitamin D supplements did not ward off COVID-19 or other respiratory infections, two randomized controlled trials showed. Among 6,200 participants in a phase III study from the U.K., 2.6% of those in the control group ... [Continue Reading]
Medical Education Has ‘Gone Woke’ — That’s a Good Thing
(MedPage Today) -- A Black woman whose kidneys only function at 15% of normal wishes to be evaluated for a kidney transplant. Although this is very reasonable, before 2021, many physicians would have said, "I'm sorry, but your kidney function ... [Continue Reading]
Mothers in WIC Program Have Better Birth Outcomes, Lower Infant Mortality
(MedPage Today) -- Mothers enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) may experience improved birth outcomes and a lower risk of infant mortality, according to a systematic review. Women who ... [Continue Reading]
How to Be the Best Doctor; U.S. Life Expectancy Falls
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to this week's edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what's next.Identifying the difference between ... [Continue Reading]
Why I Prefer Perfectionist Physicians
(MedPage Today) -- Your plane is about to take off. Like most folks, you are just a little anxious about flying. It is very rare, but you know a lot of bad things can happen to the machine that carries you at 30,000 feet above sea level. ... [Continue Reading]