MedPage Today’s Most-Read Stories of 2023

This year was a big year in medical news, with groundbreaking drug approvals, unusual patient cases, and unprecedented changes to the healthcare workplace. As 2023 comes to a close, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on the informative and engaging content that resonated most with our readers.

From breakthrough research findings to insightful interviews with healthcare experts, our end-of-year wrap-up showcases some of our most-read and most-noteworthy articles, videos, opinion pieces and columns, games, and more.

We look forward to continuing to be your trusted source for medical news in 2024. See you in the new year!

Articles

1. Fetus Removed From Brain of 1-Year-Old Girl
2. Lower Dementia Incidence Linked With Vitamin D Supplements
3. This Common Device Can Slow Cognitive Decline, Trial Shows

Breaking News

1. Second Omicron Booster Authorized
2. CDC Director to Resign
3. Alzheimer’s Drug Wins Full FDA Approval

Exclusives

1. New DEA License Requirement Starts in June
2. Stanford Study of Paxlovid for Long COVID Stopped Early
3. Stella Immanuel Highest U.S. Prescriber of Ivermectin and HCQ

D.C. Coverage

1. Biden Picks Next CDC Director
2. Shady Medicare Advantage Plan Tactics Blasted at Senate Hearing
3. Federal Judge Strikes Down ACA’s Preventive Care Coverage Requirements

Op-Eds

1. Why Is One Dose Suddenly Enough for the mRNA COVID Vaccines?
2. Kim Kardashian’s Problematic Post Is About More Than MRIs
3. I Never Asked Why the Bodies Kept Coming

Columns

1. Second Opinions
2. Faust Files
3. Of Parasites and Plagues
4. KevinMD
5. Building the Patient-Centered Medical Home

Culture Clinics

1. Is Berberine Really ‘Nature’s Ozempic’?
2. Madonna’s ICU Stay May Have Been Due to Sepsis
3. What Is Bed Rotting and Is It Actually a Problem?

Contributions From Our Editor-in-Chief

1. How to Not Kill Grandma This Thanksgiving and Holiday Season
2. Do We Need a Spring COVID-19 Booster?
3. FDA Chief on the Future of COVID

Video: Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest: A Cardiologist’s Perspective

Meeting Coverage: Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

Most-Commented Op-Ed: Putting an End to the Doctor-Nurse Game

Most-Played Break Room Game: Wordosis

Most-Engaged Article on Social Media: George Clooney’s Bell’s Palsy

Top Readership by State

1. California
2. New York
3. Texas
4. Florida
5. Georgia

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