November 20, 2025
(WSJ) – Ruthia He, whose company was the subject of a WSJ investigation, was accused of orchestrating a scheme to profit from Adderall prescriptions A jury found Ruthia He guilty of conspiring to distribute controlled substances after her startup Done … Read More
November 19, 2025
(The Guardian) – Machine learning model predicts whether donor is likely to die within the timeframe that liver remains viable Recently, in cases where people need a liver transplant, access has been expanded by using donors who die after cardiac … Read More
November 19, 2025
(Bloomberg) – Your next doctor’s visit may include a prescription to join a book club or go to a party. Doctors have for years dolled out healthy lifestyle orders: exercise regularly and keep a nutritious diet. They might ask basic … Read More
November 19, 2025
European Journal of Human Genetics (vol. 33, no. 10, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 18, 2025
(KFF Health News) – As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media age. The massive study, which was … Read More
November 18, 2025
(WSJ) – Many doctors listed in insurer networks treat few or no Medicaid recipients, leaving patients with long waits; ‘Don’t get sick.’ Private Medicaid insurers dominate the government healthcare program that covers more than 70 million low-income and disabled Americans. … Read More
November 18, 2025
(Virginia Quarterly Online) – But buried beneath this evergreen drama of illness and cure, the promise of miracle biotech breakthroughs and heroic survivorship, is the story of how American business interests helped to steer politicians away from stopping the cancer … Read More
November 17, 2025
(CBC) – Gratton— who had a variety of health problems, including kidney failure and heart disease— spent a night in the emergency room before being moved to a bed in a hallway on the seventh floor. “There were no lights, … Read More
November 17, 2025
(New York Times) – Frustrated by the medical system, some patients are turning to chatbots for help. At what cost? Driven in part by frustrations with the medical system, more and more Americans are seeking advice from A.I. Last year, … Read More
November 17, 2025
Medico-Legal Journal (vol. 93, no. 3, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 14, 2025
(New York Times) – A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy caused complications to the liver, prompting a review of its use for younger patients. The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that it would narrow approval of a … Read More
November 13, 2025
(Scientific American) – Early findings indicate that Epstein-Barr Virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupus For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that infects 94 percent of the global population by adulthood and … Read More
November 12, 2025
(The Guardian) – Data also shows an average of nearly 400 newly reported cases of antibiotic-resistant infections a week last year The number of deaths linked to superbugs that do not respond to frontline antibiotics increased by 17% in England … Read More
November 12, 2025
(The Intelligencer) – As a palliative care physician, I strongly urge Gov. JB Pritzker to veto SB 1950, legislation to legalize assisted suicide in Illinois. I am opposed to this legislation for multiple reasons, but especially to protect my patients. … Read More
November 12, 2025
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 51, no. 10, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 11, 2025
(STAT News) – Now in retirement, he calls funeral homes and surveys undertakers to document alleged vaccine harms. Over the next two days, I heard versions of the same arc again and again: loss reframed as mission, grievance redirected into … Read More
November 10, 2025
(Lifehacker) – Hint: It’s not you. In discussing this topic with friends and family, most everyone I know assumed their health data enjoys robust federal protections under HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Sadly, they’re wrong. HIPAA applies … Read More
November 10, 2025
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (vol. 46, no. 5, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 7, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – Every day, physicians and therapists work to keep their patients safe. Medical rumors, misinformation, and an online web of disreputable sources aren’t making their jobs any easier. Unfortunately, this modern impulse to “do your own research” … Read More
November 7, 2025
(Wired) – TB is the world’s top infectious disease killer — with 3,500 people dying of it each day for an annual total of more than 1.2 million deaths. And the numbers are going up. One of the hurdles in … Read More
November 7, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine AI (vol. 2, no. 10, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
November 5, 2025
(Wired) – New diagnostic kits aim to revolutionize early screening of the disease, potentially allowing patients to receive treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—sooner. Last month, The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new blood test for assisting the diagnosis of … Read More
November 5, 2025
(Undark) – Some experts believe CKD is the first chronic illness directly linked to climate change. Prevention may be possible. Ignacio, who is undocumented and asked that his last name not be used, was diagnosed with Stage 5 kidney disease … Read More
November 5, 2025
(Washington Post via MSN) – Based on early clinical trial results, the Food and Drug Administration in October awarded the drug’s sponsor, biotech company Revolution Medicines, a new and unconventional accelerated review designed to get promising drugs to patients faster … Read More
November 5, 2025
(Wired) – By combining LED technology and nanomaterials, researchers have created a therapy that eliminates cancer cells using localized heat without damaging healthy tissue. In the fight against cancer, an important field of research is the search for safe alternatives … Read More
