AMA goes up against NRA, to lobby Congress for gun control research in 'public health crisis.' (Forbes) Click here for MedPage Today's full coverage of this and other AMA actions.
What percentage of donations to the Red Cross was spent on administration for the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief? (NPR)
Ultrasound could open blood-brain barrier to deliver therapeutics to the brain. (MIT Technology Review)
FDA cancer chief wants to put the brakes on immuno-oncology research. Bad idea? (Forbes)
Richard Selzer, MD, 87, a general surgeon who became a popular writer of medically-themed short stories, died Wednesday. His article, "A Question of Mercy" about an AIDS patient requesting suicide, was the basis for a play by David Rabe.
Peer into the unknown territory of "vaginal seeding." (Kevin MD)
And a former FDA official has been charged with insider trading. But that wasn't the only biotech insider trading bust yesterday. (STAT Pharmalot)
Drug companies know exactly what their products do inside your body, right? (STAT Signal Podcast)
A woman from New York has been charged with murder almost a year later after poisoning her boss with colchicine, which is a drug sometimes used to treat gout. (NBC News)
Can swallowing parasite eggs treat gut diseases? (The New York Times)
In out of hospital cardiac arrest, the case for resuscitation teams to double down with more voltage. (EP Monthly)
How much should you stress about damaging your baby's microbiome? (The Atlantic)
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