(MedPage Today) — Emergency departments (EDs) are increasingly overwhelmed not only with new patients but also with admitted patients waiting for inpatient beds, a practice commonly known as “boarding.” Boarded patients may experience disproportionate… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — The black rotary phone rang in my dingy New York City Health Department office. It was 1991, and I had just become a disease detective — an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer — at the CDC. A police detective can solve… Powered by WPeMatico
Today, HHS announced it is referring Harvard University (Harvard) to the HHS office responsible for suspension and debarment decisions. Powered by WPeMatico
Anthony Letai, MD, Ph.D., was sworn in today as director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, would seemingly like us to believe that they are strong-arming pharmaceutical companies into ending misleading marketing practices and instead supplying… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Well, the autumnal equinox has come and gone, and the leaves have started to turn and fall on the streets of New York City. Along with this changing of the seasons have come a flurry of inquiries from senior residents at internal… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — “They are over their skis, saying this is a cure in the absence of anything that’s remotely persuasive as evidence.” — Arthur Caplan, PhD, of NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, discussing President Trump and… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — I (Huffstetler) had been seeing Mr. M for 5 years for a total of 10 visits — mostly wellness appointments and the occasional golf injury or cold. I was surprised when one of my residents saw him for a wellness visit and found… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Primary care is the foundation of a well-functioning healthcare system. It’s where relationships are built, it’s where we prevent disease, and it’s where complex health needs are managed with skill and compassion. But the systemic… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — The U.S. government is about to run out of money. If Congress does not pass a spending bill — or a short-term continuing resolution that keeps money flowing temporarily — there will be a federal government shutdown this… Powered by WPeMatico
