Fauci Will Reflect on Long Government Career in Upcoming Book
Anthony Fauci, MD, has a memoir coming out in June, a look back at his long career as an infectious disease expert and the many outbreaks he contended with, from HIV/AIDS to the COVID-19 pandemic that made him famous. Viking announced Thursday that Fauci’s “On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service” will be published […]
Medical Schools Push Back on ‘March-In’ Rights Plan to Lower Drug Prices
Key stakeholders from academia and medicine are pushing back on a Biden administration proposal that would leverage “march-in rights” in an effort to rein in unreasonably priced drugs developed with the support of taxpayer dollars. In a letter sent last week to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — the authors of the […]
MedPod Today: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID Shots
The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey, listeners. Welcome back to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week’s biggest healthcare stories. I’m your host, Rachael Robertson. First up this week we’re talking with Sophie Putka about her reporting on reproductive healthcare in […]
Opinion | The Pandemic Potential of U.S. Animal Markets
Linder is an expert in animal policy and law. COVID hit the U.S. while my partner and I were back home at a wedding in Kansas. At the time, there were a handful of cases on the coasts, but concerns about the new virus were drowned out by the busy reception full of hugs and […]
Opinion | ‘Can’t Just Sit Back and Walk Away With a Settlement’: What We Heard This Week
“I can’t just sit back and walk away with a settlement.” — Ming Lin, MD, an emergency medicine physician who was fired early in the COVID pandemic for airing alleged safety concerns. “This is getting at the whole diagnostic odyssey for rare diseases.” — P.J. Brooks, PhD, acting director of NIH’s NCATS’ Division of Rare […]
Opinion | Why ChatGPT Is a ‘Game Changer’ for Med Students
Medical school can be a daunting journey for many aspiring physicians. As I look back now at the beginning of my fourth year, this has certainly been the case for me. With an overwhelming amount of information to learn and retain, students often find themselves struggling to keep up with the pace of the curriculum. […]
Poor Sleep After COVID Hospitalization: Dyspnea Is Part of the Equation
Poor sleep may be traced back to lingering shortness of breath and decreased lung function from prior COVID-19 illness in patients requiring hospitalization, the CircCOVID study found. Approximately half a year following hospitalization for COVID-19, 62% of patients reported that they experienced poor sleep quality, while 53% felt their sleep had gotten worse since leaving […]
Opinion | Perverse Economies: Who Is Worth Saving?
Back when I was a medical student I learned a lesson about who was expendable. I was doing research for the liver transplant team at UCLA, one of the largest organ-transplant centers in the U.S., and one of the surgeons gave me an assignment: can you track how sick the patients are before they come […]
One Doc’s Win for Trans Youth Healthcare in Texas
Amid the state’s aggressive push to roll back rights for transgender youth, a Texas endocrinologist has had to fight to keep treating new patients at the clinic she founded. Ximena Lopez, MD, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Medical Center (CMC), and an associate professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, will once again be […]
Terry Bradshaw’s Merkel Cell Carcinoma
With football back in action this fall, watchers of “Fox NFL Sunday” noticed that commentator and Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw looked different. He appeared to have gained weight and seemed unsteady on his feet. Fans flooded social media with concerns about Bradshaw. This past week, Bradshaw decided to address those concerns. In November […]