May 1, 2024
A plastic surgeon broke federal law when he restricted patients from posting negative reviews by requiring them to sign nondisclosure agreements before they received care, a […]
April 30, 2024
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday moved to make marijuana use a less serious federal crime, taking a step to reclassify the drug […]
April 30, 2024
Girls are catching up with and sometimes surpassing boys in terms of adolescent substance use, warned the authors of a new report detailing trends across several […]
April 29, 2024
(Reuters) – Health insurance plans run by U.S. states must cover gender-affirming surgeries for transgender people, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday. The 8-6 opinion […]
April 29, 2024
By February of 2022, Ella, a 25-year-old behavioral interventionist in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was sick with strep-like symptoms for the third time in 3 months. She […]
April 26, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs). The agency on April 24 approved pivmecillinam tablets […]
April 26, 2024
When child psychiatrist Javeed Sukhera, MD, PhD, was a few years into his career, he found himself doing it all. “I was in a leadership role […]
April 26, 2024
This month, Oregon’s Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill into law that officially changed the title of “physician assistants” to “physician associates” in the state. The […]
April 24, 2024
As the pendulum has swung against recommending aspirin for the primary prevention of heart attacks and strokes, clinicians should focus on other ways to help patients […]