Special Reports

What's the Matter With For-Profit Nursing Programs?

— Promise of a flexible nursing degree is sometimes too good to be true

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Misinformation Obscures Standards Guiding Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

Misconceptions and misinformation conflate treatments, stripping youth of essential care

Jul 02, 2023
Madonna's ICU Stay May Have Been Due to Sepsis

Despite being life-threatening, sepsis can be easy to miss

Jun 30, 2023
Stanford Study of Paxlovid for Long COVID Stopped Early

Enrollment was halted earlier than planned after interim analysis

Jun 30, 2023
Waste Company's 'Concealed Human Torso' Suit; Impostor Nurse Reportedly Rips Out IVs

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

Jun 29, 2023
Stanford Study of Paxlovid for Long COVID Stopped Early

Enrollment was halted earlier than planned after interim analysis

Waste Company's 'Concealed Human Torso' Suit; Impostor Nurse Reportedly Rips Out IVs

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Experts Quell Worries About Locally Acquired Malaria in the U.S.

"It's not the next COVID," one global health expert says

Jun 28, 2023
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Lewis Capaldi's Tourette's Episode Shows Adults Can Be Diagnosed, Too

Tourette's is often diagnosed in childhood and symptoms abate with age, but not always

Jun 28, 2023
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Are Doctors Really Leaving Twitter in Droves?

Data from physician social media tracker suggest otherwise -- but they may be engaging less

Jun 28, 2023
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Pushed Into Palliative Care; Shady BioTech Trades; A Statin Surprise

This past week in healthcare investigations

Jun 28, 2023
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What Has Mehmet Oz Been Up To?

Oz went silent on social media after losing his Senate race, but appears to be making a comeback

Jun 27, 2023
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When Wegovy Doesn't Work for Weight Loss

Some people just don't respond; others have such severe side effects they need to stop

Jun 27, 2023
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Penn Medicine Pulls Out of U.S. News Hospital Rankings

The health system announced its decision after this year's medical school exodus

Jun 26, 2023
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At $20K, Stem Cell Eye Injections May Also Cost Patients Their Sight

Patients claim vision got worse after "clinical trial" at Florida stem cell clinic

Jun 26, 2023
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Another Online SARMs Retailer Gets a Warning From the FDA

Warrior Labz SARMS markets several drugs they claim could address weight loss, muscle growth

Jun 22, 2023
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Doc's Moral Character License Snub; ENT Gets 25 Years; Hospital Snooping Settlement

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

Jun 22, 2023
Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.
How Would Doctors Treat Titanic Submersible Survivors?

Should the sub be found, here are conditions medical experts would be looking for

Jun 22, 2023
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U.S. News Releases 'Best Children's Hospitals' Amid Ongoing Criticism

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu questioned the outlet's financial relationships this week

Jun 21, 2023
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A Year Later, Doctors Feel Impact of Dobbs Decision 'Every Single Day'

"Sometimes, I feel that I am not able to fulfill the Hippocratic Oath"

Jun 21, 2023
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