NEJM Begins Limiting Access for Certain News Organizations
(MedPage Today) -- The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is cutting off certain publications from advanced access to its embargoed journal articles.
News outlets that report for physician readers will no longer meet criteria for embargoed... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
MedPod Today Deep Dive: Inside a For-Profit Nursing School's Financial Struggles
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Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody. Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
EDs Refused to Treat Pregnant Women, Leaving One to Miscarry in a Lobby Restroom
(MedPage Today) -- One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency department (ED) as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
As Syphilis Cases Soar in Newborns, ACOG Advises More Testing During Pregnancy
(MedPage Today) -- With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Doctors Strike at Detroit Hospital After Unionizing Last Year
(MedPage Today) -- Less than a year after voting to unionize, emergency medicine physicians contracted through the private equity-backed staffing firm TeamHealth to work at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit walked off the job and onto a picket... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
ED Doc's License Revoked; Bird Flu Fatality Rate in Humans; Pesticide Risk in Fruits
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New Jersey revoked the medical license of emergency department (ED) doctor Shar Kennett, MD, to resolve allegations she "engaged in gross negligence, gross malpractice... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Becerra Gets Sharp Questions From All Sides at Budget Hearing
(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra was getting heat from both sides of the aisle at a House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on the president's proposed HHS budget for fiscal year 2025.
Subcommittee chair Rep. Brett... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Ocrelizumab Trial Fills Research Gap for Black, Hispanic MS Patients
(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- Among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) in the phase IV CHIMES trial, half achieved a combined measure for no evidence of disease activity (NEDA) with ocrelizumab... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
California Sets Long-Awaited Drinking Water Limit for 'Erin Brockovich' Contaminant
(MedPage Today) -- California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound made infamous by the movie "Erin Brockovich."
The rule is the first in the nation to specifically target... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the U.S.
(MedPage Today) -- MONROE, N.C. -- Regina Barrett, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in this small North Carolina city southeast of Charlotte, has not been happy with her tap water for a while.
"Our water has been cloudy and bubbly and looks milky... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Ortiz Victim Speaks Out; Collapsed Imaging Table Suit; Hospital Exec Embezzled $600K
(MedPage Today) -- The family of a 19-year-old who almost died after getting an IV bag that had been poisoned by anesthesiologist Raynaldo Ortiz, MD, has spoken out about their experience: "I hope he [Ortiz] can comprehend the magnitude of what... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Slaps Embolization Device With Class I Recall After Deaths
(MedPage Today) -- The Obsidio Conformable Embolic recall related to an increased risk for bowel ischemia is the most serious kind, the FDA said on Wednesday, citing two deaths associated with the issue.
An investigation by maker Boston Scientific... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Nepali Plaintiffs Double Down on 'Severe Harm' Caused by Invalidated USMLE Scores
(MedPage Today) -- The Nepali medical graduates who filed a class action lawsuit against the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) have amended and refiled their complaint.
In their latest suit, the plaintiffs alleged that having their U... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Listeriosis Outbreak Linked to Vegan Cheese
(MedPage Today) -- An outbreak of listeriosis in several European countries was linked to vegan cheese made from raw nut milk, researchers reported.
The outbreak occurred between April and December 2022 and involved eight people in France, Belgium... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Why an ALS Drug Was Pulled From the Market
(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- Topline data presented here showed why Amylyx Pharmaceuticals decided to remove its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol (Relyvrio), also known as AMX0035, from the market... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
