NC Nonprofit Hospital Execs Made Over $1.75B Since 2010, Report Shows
Over the past decade, CEOs and other top executives at North Carolina’s nonprofit hospitals raked in massive amounts of money as worker wages were stymied, medical debt mounted, and a lack of transparency persisted, according to a new report. Nonprofit hospitals in the state paid their top executives more than $1.75 billion from 2010 to […]
Opinion | A Rough Road Ahead for Healthcare Providers
After weathering the immense difficulties of COVID-19 for the past few years, medical groups and health systems leaders will not receive any respite in 2023. Huge challenges await these leaders in the coming year in many areas — finance, operations, clinical practice, and workforce. Yet, progress is possible as some will leverage the numerous strengths […]
A Fork in the Road on My ‘Cancer Journey’
For the past 12 years, I have been focused on my diagnosis of low-risk prostate cancer, and in 2016, I began sharing my experience and covering the latest developments in the field in my “A Patient’s Journey” blog for MedPage Today. But in recent months, a few events reminded me that prostate cancer isn’t my […]
COVID Superspreader Events Still Exist. Here’s What They Look Like Now.
We haven’t heard much about superspreader events in the past year or so, mainly because we haven’t really been looking for them. The United States defunded and scaled back its testing and contact tracing programs in early 2022, and in doing so, we lost track of just how widespread COVID is. But if you’ve been […]
Year in Review: Multiple Myeloma
Developments in multiple myeloma over the past year were marked by the approvals of a first-in-class drug for relapsed or refractory disease and a second chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, as well as some encouraging news and disappointments on the research front. New Approvals Last month, the FDA granted accelerated approval to teclistamab (Tecvayli) […]
The Drug- And Alcohol-Fueled Lifestyle Of Chefs: How Does One Escape?
In the past few years, mental health concerns have increased in the restaurant industry, as in the world as a whole. Anthony Bourdain’s suicide in 2018, especially, brought attention to the issue. Unfortunately, drinking and drugs are often par for the course in the food industry, as highlighted by a 2015 study on the high […]
Can I Use My Expired At-Home COVID Tests?
People who stocked up on at-home COVID-19 tests during this past winter’s Omicron surge may have expired test kits on hand. But before tossing them in the trash, check to see if their shelf-life has been extended, as the FDA has updated expiration dates for some tests based on new data. Among those tests are […]
Germany Study Warns of Increasing Acute Hep C Reinfections in MSM
Although rates of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections have declined over the past decade across Europe, a small increase in reinfections was seen among men who have sex with men (MSM), according to a German prospective observational study. Among 161 patients with acute HCV infection, 87% of whom were HIV-positive and 90% of whom […]
Is The Body Positivity Movement Just A Trend?
The body positivity movement has been on the rise in the past few years … but is it just trendy, or can this movement have staying power? “ICYMI By HuffPost” gets real about self-love and body image.
New Data On Youth Mental Health Is Here ― And It’s Not Good
The past couple of years have not been good for many kids’ mental health, but new data offers some devastating insight into the toll. On Monday, Mental Health America released an analysis of 5.4 million online mental health screenings people took through the organization’s website in 2021. According to the report, 45% of individuals who […]