As an aid for our readers, and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the week. Topics include a warning about an FDA-approved drug tied to eight deaths, the impact of ...

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One of the small ironies of modern medical research reveals itself during a routine PubMed search. A promising article ...

Practicing emergency room (ER) doctor Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, reacts to Episode 4's key cases, ...

Among 2,650 surveyed healthcare workers, 76.3% got a flu vaccine in 2024-2025. Rates were highest among pharmacists (94.6%) ...

Declining vaccination rates, misinformation, and the Trump administration's budget cuts and lagging response to outbreaks ...

Proposed cuts of $5 billion in NIH funding and $129 million to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) were ...

The EPA's Contaminant Candidate List identifies contaminants in drinking water not regulated under the Safe Drinking Water ...

Modifying vitamin D in midlife may reduce dementia risk, but clinical trials are needed. Higher serum levels of ...

For UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans, only 2.5% of claims require prior authorization, excluding certain requests, ...

The full implementation of a federal Medicaid work requirement program will put about 8 million enrollees at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage. Most of those at risk of losing coverage have ...

After he bought the recalled machines, he and others -- including his own children -- would open the devices, attempt to ...