Trump-Era Conscience Rule Rescinded; Lloyd Austin’s Cancer; Sinead O’Connor’s Death
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. HHS issued a final nondiscrimination rule that partly rescinds a sweeping 2019 Trump-era “conscience” rule, clarifying the process for enforcing federal conscience laws in healthcare and strengthening protections against conscience and religious discrimination. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra appeared to be making inroads with President Biden’s closest […]
McConnell’s Medical Report; Mask Mandate War Brews; OTC Naloxone Hits Stores
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had no evidence of stroke, seizure disorder, or movement disorder like Parkinson’s disease, Capitol physician Brian Monahan, MD, stated in a letter. (Politico) But Sen. Rand Paul, MD (R-Ky.), an ophthalmologist, thinks differently. (USA Today) Mask on; mask off: President […]
Deadly Milkshakes; Masks Back at College Campus; Task Force Updates PrEP Guidance
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Three people died after drinking milkshakes contaminated with listeria at a Frugal’s burger restaurant in Tacoma, Washington. (NBC News) Of course first-year medical residents who started training before the COVID-19 pandemic had lower rates of PTSD symptoms compared with those who started their training during the […]
Lisa Marie Presley’s Cause of Death; End of AIDS? Human-Animal COVID Transmission
Note that some links may require subscriptions. An autopsy report showed that Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, died of a small-bowel obstruction “caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery years ago.” (NBC News) States are scrambling to prepare for record high temperatures. (NBC News) The CDC announced its plan to […]
Fauci’s New Gig; Secret World of Penile Enlargement; Malaria Cases Emerge in U.S.
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Former White House Chief Medical Adviser and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, will join Georgetown University next month as a distinguished professor in the School of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases, and will hold an additional appointment in the university’s McCourt School of Public Policy. E-cigarettes are still […]
Healthcare Violence Breaks Record; U.K. Limits Puberty Blockers; HPV Discoverer Dies
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Attacks against medical workers and healthcare in conflict zones was the worst on record in 2022, with at least 232 workers killed and 298 kidnapped, a new report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition found. At least 728,000 Medicaid recipients have been unenrolled following the end of […]
Missing Doc’s Abandoned Car Found; Weak Legs and Heart Failure; HIV on the Decline
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Police have discovered the abandoned car of John Forsyth, MD, a Missouri family medicine physician who was reported missing after failing to show up to work earlier this week. (Newsweek) The FDA approved intravenous sulbactam-durlobactam (Xacduro) for adults with hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by certain isolates of […]
Tainted ‘Male Enhancement’ Pills; Green Card Freeze Hits Nursing; Monkeypox Rebounds
Note that some links may require subscriptions. The FDA issued multiple new warnings over tainted sexual enhancement products that contain “potentially harmful hidden ingredients,” some of which are found in prescription drugs. Private equity-backed Envision Healthcare filed for bankruptcy, but a group of emergency room doctors plans to keep suing the controversial staffing firm anyway. […]
Mail-Back Envelopes Will Be Dispensed With Outpatient Opioid Scripts
The FDA will require manufacturers of opioid drugs that are dispensed in outpatient settings to provide prepaid mail-back envelopes to outpatient pharmacies and other dispensers, the agency announced Monday. The move is part of the FDA’s comprehensive approach to addressing the overdose crisis, according to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD. “We believe these efforts will […]
Four-Year-Old Gets Hospital Bill; Woolly Mammoth Meatball; How AR-15s Damage Humans
Note that some links may require subscriptions. A Florida woman wanted to talk to the hospital about her 4-year-old son’s bill, but hospital officials said they couldn’t speak with her because the bill was in her son’s name. (NPR) The FDA approved the first over-the-counter naloxone (Narcan) product for reversing opioid overdoses. While over-the-counter naloxone […]